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NABC EXECUTIVE STAFF Jim Haney Executive Director Reggie Minton Deputy Executive Director Carol Haney Senior Director of Internal Affairs Troy Hilton Senior Director of Corporate Relations and Association Affairs Stephanie Whitcher Chief Financial Officer Rick Leddy Senior Director of Communications Rose Tate Director of Membership Ebony Donohue Associate Director of Membership Mark Heatherman Senior Director of Special Events Janelle Guidry Director of Convention Wade Hageman Director of Corporate Relations Jenna Wright Director of Convention Housing Hunter Hageman Convention Assistant

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President, Page Moir Roanoke College First Vice President, Ron Hunter Georgia State University Second Vice President, Jeff Jones Old Dominion University Third Vice President, Paul Hewitt George Mason University Fourth Vice President, Bo Ryan University of Wisconsin 2012-13 Past President, Larry Gipson Northeastern State University 2013-14 Past President, Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's University Bill Self, University of Kansas Charlie Brock, Springfield College Lorenzo Romar, University of Washington Mike Brey, University of Notre Dame Gary Stewart, Stevenson University Trent Johnson, Texas Christian University Lennie Acuff, University of Alabama in Huntsville Mark Gottfried, North Carolina State University Cy Alexander, North Carolina A&T University Jamie Dixon, University of Pittsburgh Johnny Dawkins, Stanford University John Calipari, University of Kentucky John Thompson III, Georgetown University Matt Margenthaler, Minnesota State University, Mankato Sean Miller, University of Arizona Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University Bob Burchard, Columbia (MO) College Dave Archer, National High School Basketball Coaches Association

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NABC Executive Director: Jim Haney NABC Deputy Executive Director: Reggie Minton CPA: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLC NABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Daniel B. Adams, Ropes & Gray, LLP (Boston, MA) Board Secretary: Rick Leddy Board Consultants: Rick Jones, CEO of Fishbait Marketing David Berst, NCAA Vice President, Division I Dan Gavitt, NCAA Vice President for Men's Basketball N A B C I TI M E-OUT

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Departments From the Editor ........................................................................ 4

Important Information for 2015 NABC Convention Rick Leddy

From the Executive Director .................................................. 6

From Coach K’s 1K to NCAA Governance, Championships

Jim Haney

NABC Chaplain’s Corner ....................................................... 8

FAMILY. Fights Together, Not Each Other

Pastor Donnell Jones

NCAA Eligibility Center ........................................................ 18

16...10...7... Numbers You Need To Know

National High School Basketball Coaches Association ... 19

A Guide to Upcoming Events Dave Archer

National Center for Fathering ............................................ 20

NABC... Father Figures are a Big Part of the Answer

Carey Casey

America’s Family Coaches ................................................. 21

Success or Significance?

Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg

2014-15 Board Of Directors ............................................... 22

Features Despite Little Change In Front-Runners Expectations High for Indy Ending ................................. 9

By Ken Davis

Service, Sustainability are Hallmarks of 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® ....................... 13 Dafler, Reynolds and Shaw to Receive 2015 Outstanding Service Awards ................................. 16 Preliminary 2015 Convention Schedule ....................... 23 Cover: Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 2015 NCAA Final Four®.

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From the Editor, Rick Leddy

Important Information for 2015 NABC Convention

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n lieu of a regular column in this issue, I urge all NABC members attending the 2015 NABC Convention April 2-6 in Indianapolis to review the valuable information listed here.

Transportation information for Indianapolis Complimentary shuttle transportation will be provided from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to the hotels.

The shuttle service is free and being provided by Go Express. In order to utilize this shuttle service, proceed to the baggage claim area where ILOC volunteers will direct you to the shuttle pick-up locations. Please present your transportation permit, which has a bar code that will be scanned.

Note: If you have family with you without transportation permits, your permit will be scanned for each member in your party.

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Tuesday, April 7: 4 A.M. To 3 P.M. Shuttles will operate between designated hotels and the airport. Please plan to board the shuttle a minimum of two (2) hours before departure for return transportation to the airport Tuesday, April 7. All downtown hotel shuttle guests should board the shuttle for the return trip to the airport at a designated Go Express stop.

Shuttle to Lucas Oil Stadium, Final Four Fan Fest Presented by Capital One, NCAA March Madness Music Festival and NABC Convention Downtown hotels will not have shuttle service to these events; they are all within walking distance. Hotels outside downtown will have service to these events. See your transportation permit for schedule.

Friday, April 3: 10:30 A.M. To 8 P.M. (Reese’s® Final Four Friday® open practices, Reese’s College All-Star Game, Tip-Off Tailgate™) Saturday, April 4: 12:30 P.M. To 1 A.M. (NCAA Final Four semifinal games and Tip-Off Tailgate™) Monday, April 7: 3:30 P.M. To 1 A.M. (NCAA Championship game and Tip-Off Tailgate™)

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Flash Seats – Digital Ticketing The NABC will again be using the NCAA Flash Seats Digital Ticketing for this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four.

This is a paperless ticketing system that will be used for entry into Lucas Oil Stadium. Flash Seats is an ID based ticketing system that allows you to enter an event with just a swipe of your electronic ID (credit card) that you registered with Flash Seats. You will be able to enter the Lucas Oil Stadium with any valid credit/debit card registered with Flash Seats.

Your credit card WILL NOT BE CHARGED when you register on Flash Seats or, as you enter the Lucas Oil Stadium; it is only used to identify you as the owner of the ticket.

NO EXCEPTIONS: Your Final Four ticket will not be released to you until you complete your NABC registration.

NABC members must still pick up and sign for their tickets in-person at registration. Convention Registration begins on Thursday, April 2, 2014. You will be notified by email of your NABC seat assignment by Flash Seats.

If you attended the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta or the 2014 Final Four in North Texas and purchased a ticket to the NCAA Final Four through the NABC, you would have a current Flash Seats account.

If you need to set up a new Flash Seats account, we recommend you create your Flash Seats account prior to your arrival in Indianapolis.

For detailed information on accessing an existing account, setting up a new account and other information about Flash Seats, go to: http://ncaa.flashseats.com

Transfer of Tickets / Scalping Tickets purchased by NABC members are the sole responsibility of each member. If you transfer tickets to others (son, daughter, relative, friend, business associate) and those tickets are then sold to a ticket broker, you may lose your privileges to purchase tickets for up to five (5) years and the NABC ticket allotment will be reduced by the number of those tickets that are scalped.

The NCAA and Flash Seats have the ability to follow all transfers of the electronic tickets through entry to the stadium.

Please Remember: Ultimately, you are responsible for your tickets regardless if the tickets are transferred directly or indirectly to an unauthorized website. Do NOT take a chance of losing your privilege to purchase Final Four tickets for five (5) years.

NABC member coaches who register and attend the 2015 NABC Convention in Indianapolis, but are unable to use their NCAA Men’s Final Four game tickets (for Saturday and/or Monday), can ONLY transfer their Digital tickets for resale on the NCAA-authorized ticket exchange at www.ncaa.com/ncaaexchange.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 NABC Convention!

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From the Executive Director, Jim Haney

Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney

From Coach K’s 1K to NCAA Governance, Championships

Recently Mike Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game as a Division I head coach. When you reflect on that accomplishment, what comes to your mind?

First of all, that is a lot of wins! Secondly, he has competed in a very tough conference and with the success Duke has enjoyed over the years, every opponent gives them their best shot. Finally, the number of wins is just part of his legacy which is still being written, including 13 Final Four appearances, four national championships, 12 national coach of the year awards, two Olympic basketball championships and two world basketball championships.

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Any thoughts why he has been so successful?

You cannot win as he has without having good players. His ability to lead his players to sacrifice individual accomplishments for the success of the team stands out in my mind as well. It would be important to add that Mike Krzyzewski has been wildly successful, but college basketball is blessed with great depth of quality coaches. Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim is within striking distance of 1,000 wins. We have coaches who have and are winning with very high frequency and have won national championships. There are coaches doing great work who are not coaching at a Duke but are truly gifted coaches who care about their players at all levels of basketball.

Is there one personal quality that you identify with Mike Krzyzewski?

With all Mike's accomplishments and accolades that he receives, I believe his humility stands out to me. Frankly, my experience with our coaches who have won at the highest levels is the humility they display in their lives. I am reminded that the Bible says, “Pride goes before a fall, a haughty spirit before a fall”. To maintain long-term success at anything, I believe you must be humble and not get swelled up in pride that you are great.

Changing the subject, what are your thoughts about the January NCAA Convention and the new governance structure?

For the past four or five years we have witnessed the expansion of the ACC, Big 10, SEC, Big 12 and PAC-12. As universities and conferences considered change, the primary catalyst was increased television revenue and the advantages for football programs. The impact on the basketball program was a secondary consideration. The same five conferences wanted to have more control and autonomy over NCAA rules governing their

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football programs and athletic departments. During the past two years the NCAA has worked with Division I conferences and institutions to develop a new governance structure that accommodates the wishes of the five conferences to have more autonomy over football and other approved matters.

The five conferences supported maintaining Division I men's basketball as it has been managed including the distribution of revenue from the championship. About the same time, lawsuits were filed against the NCAA for limiting the amount of money for football and men‘s basketball. One of those lawsuits has been tried and the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs with some limitations on how much money student-athletes can receive. Within the past six months, the new governance structure was approved providing the five conferences the autonomy they sought.

In January the NCAA held its annual convention including private sessions for the membership of the five conferences. During their meetings, the five conferences voted and approved legislation including increasing athletic scholarships to cost of education. In my opinion, the new era of the NCAA is notable for the autonomy the five conferences now hold and the increased voice of student-athletes in the governance structure.

During the next few years we will be able to assess the overall impact of these changes.

What are your thoughts on the College Football Championship?

The first College Football Championship was held in January also. It was a great success and will only grow in popularity. We could also see increased demand for the expansion of the event to eight teams. That and the possible expansion of the NFL playoffs would push football deeper into February and would overshadow men's regular season basketball more. That is a concern.

In the aftermath of all these changes to college athletics, what is next?

In my opinion with all the changes that have occurred during the past five years and particularly the past year, the question that runs through my mind and I believe of those not advantaged by all the changes, is what about men's basketball. What is the NCAA going to do now for all the Division I conferences and institutions?

Do you have some thoughts on this?

I do. First, I believe men’s basketball needs to understand where it fits into the new governance structure. Much time and effort was devoted several years ago by the NCAA Management Council to develop a better recruiting model for the sport as well as addressing the high rate of transfers in our sport. Those changes are helping! How the issues in men's basketball will be addressed in the future is critical. Secondly, I believe there needs to be a more coordinated structure within the NCAA staff to oversee and manage men's basketball. Finally, there needs to be a collaboration of the NBA, NBA Players’ Association, NCAA and NABC to address the areas of common interest including how we provide better information to college undergraduate student-athletes considering applying for the NBA draft. There are too many making poor decisions and either not being drafted as high as they anticipated or not at all.

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NABC Chaplain’s Corner, Pastor Donnell Jones

FAMILY

Fights Together, Not Each Other

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he two oldest girls were much younger, barely 6 and 4. The tug of war over Ernie, their Sesame Street doll escalated to unnecessary roughness. “Stop! Give it to me.

No! it’s mine.” At some point no one could take it anymore, including Ernie.

Rescuing him from their small firm grips, I accidentally tossed Ernie into the trash. A hush filled the room. As we stood still in the lingering silence, I calmly elevated my voice. “Family Fights Together, Not Each Other” flowed with deep conviction. That sound still resonates in our home and hearts to this very day.

Whenever I hear the girls disagree with unresolved tension, I interject with one word. “Family?!” Instinctively, they reply in unison “fights together, not each other.” It matters little what’s in our hand - a toy, pet, video game controller, clothes, job, career, money. It matters most what’s in our heart. When what’s in our heart - patience, forgiveness, selflessness, love - is greater than what’s in our hand, our family wins.

What’s in our heart will always govern what we do with what’s in our hand. Show me what’s in your heart and I will show you what you will do with what’s in your hand. So what’s in your heart?

A great family is like a well-built house not a single brick. When you see a well-built house, you don’t say “that’s a nice brick”, you say “that’s a nice house!” No single brick or stone makes the house. All the bricks or stones properly arranged and joined closely TOGETHER make for a great house.

No stone can survive alone.

National Geographic features the lifestyle of herds in the wild. They stick close together in a pack. Whenever predators come upon a herd, they don’t run into the middle of the pack and attack. No, they eye out the one that has drifted back from the pack each step falling further behind until separated and disconnected from the herd. A predator goes for this one because it is all alone. The predator goes for the throat for two reasons. 1. restrict the ability to cry for help and 2. slowly suffocate the life out of the prey. When you attempt to survive alone, sooner or later you will feel a sense of separation, relational distance. You feel like you cannot cry for help or be heard when you try. Life slowly ebbs out of you little by little.

No stone can stand alone.

All the stones of a house are joined together in such a way that the only thing between them is the mortar that keeps them together.

Mortar is the mixture of love, kindness and things like these that keep us together in storms, intense heated moments or extreme cold. Mortar allows us to weather the conditions that life serves up. Like mortar between stones, the love between individuals (a team, family, friends) makes us an unshakeable wall.

No stone can succeed alone.

It takes a family or a team to succeed. That’s why in basketball we have something called an “assist.” Fighting together is like assisting one another over and over again. It’s realizing that even if I don’t take the shot, the shot cannot be made without me. The points cannot be scored without my assistance. Winning requires all of us thinking and acting as one! Consistency leads to success.

In the same way, a family can survive, stand and succeed only when the individuals are properly engaged and joined closely TOGETHER. Instead of fighting over Ernie, we share him. Instead of fighting over the ball, we share the ball. Instead of fighting over money, we share.

When we fight together, we all win. No one loses. When we fight each other, every individual loses. No one wins. What’s in our hand ends up being pried loose and sometimes lost. When we lose what’s in our hand it’s because something was not found in our heart.

May all the individuals of your family, team and any other group learn to fight together, not each other.

“Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington DC, Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.” 8

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Despite Little Change In Front-Runners Expectations High for Indy Ending

By Ken Davis

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very college basketball season scripts a unique storyline. That’s why we come back, year after year, to see what will happen, who will develop, and who will compete for the prize waiting at the end of the road.

We take our best guess before we open the book, but the plot is often full of twists and turns no one could anticipate.

That hasn’t been the case in 2014-15. But like any good book, you need to read all the way to the final page.

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As early as the first week of the regular season, the title for this season’s book was clearly established. Call it “The Pursuit of Perfection,” with the Kentucky Wildcats as the primary characters.

Everyone knew in advance that coach John Calipari was blessed with historic All-America talent. Two NBA teams, some said. And with Calipari’s two-platoon system in place, Kentucky was able to send a strong signal to the college basketball world on Nov. 18.

A greatly anticipated showdown between No. 1 Kentucky and No. 5 Kansas at the State Farm Champions Classic in Indianapolis turned into a rout a stunning 72-40 victory for the Wildcats.

With that margin of difference between No. 1 and No. 5, would Kentucky easily return to Indianapolis in April and breeze to the national championship?

“We kind of bum-rushed them a little bit and every time they looked there were more tanks coming over the hill,” Calipari

told reporters that night. “It wasn’t substitutes, it was reinforcements. It kind of gets to you a little bit.”

Kansas fans thought the sky was falling. The nation was in awe. But the Jayhawks weren’t alone. Kentucky defeated North Carolina 84-70, annihilated UCLA 83-44, and traveled to rival Louisville for a 58-50 victory that gave the Wildcats a 13-0 record after completing the non-conference portion of the schedule.

“Right now, they're so far ahead where other people are,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “But other teams have a tendency to get better, too, and there will be teams out there who can challenge them. Whether they can beat them or not, I don't know."

Who can beat Kentucky? That became the season’s top question.

Of course, the intrigue surrounding perfection is always balanced by the degree of difficulty. Parity has made the

unblemished record virtually impossible in recent seasons.

The last team to reach perfection was Indiana, which posted a 32-0 mark as national champions in 1975-76. Others have tried, only to come up short. But others didn’t have the height, length, or the overall talent of Kentucky. Led by Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein, the Wildcats were leading the nation with more than eight blocks per game. That was a key ingredient in what will be remembered as one of the great defensive units in recent college basketball history. The Wildcats were holding opponents to just over 50 points a game.

Even after losing starting forward Alex Poythress to a torn knee ligament in December, the Wildcats were able to clamp down opponents with their defense.

Against UCLA at Chicago’s United Center on Dec. 20, Kentucky scored the game’s first 24 points and led at halftime by an astonishing 41-7.

“If they continue to play at that level defensively, I’m a firm believer they’ve got a chance to run this thing out,” UCLA coach Steve Alford said.

Duke appeared in the other half of the Champions Classic on Nov. 18 and by the time the Blue Devils had completed their 81-71 win over Michigan State, another part of the annual storyline seemed in place. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team, led by freshman Jahlil Okafor, presented itself as the most worthy challenger to Kentucky’s championship quest. The 6-foot-11 rookie scored 17 points, had five rebounds, blocked two shots and had two steals while entering the race for national Player of the Year in his first performance on the big stage.

“I’ve been watching him since the eighth grade,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said of Okafor’s performance. “I was just impressed with him.”

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Temple, Stanford, Wisconsin and defending national champion Connecticut. Just as the spotlight turned toward Krzyzewski and the countdown to his 1,000 career coaching victory, the Blue Devils hit a couple of speed bumps in Atlantic Coast Conference play. They lost at North Carolina State and had their 41-game home winning streak snapped by Miami at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

But Coach K, always masterful at making adjustments, switched to a zone defense and frustrated Louisville in a critical 63-52 road victory. Soon after that, his historic victory, a 77-68 win over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, went into the books and Krzyzewski became the first Division I coach to win 1,000 games.

When Duke lost its first game, it left only two unbeaten teams in the nation.

Kentucky was being monitored constantly, but Virginia might have qualified as the most under-the-radar team of all. When Duke tripped, it left the Cavaliers at the top of the ACC standings with a combination of offense and defense that was virtually unmatched. Junior guard Justin Anderson, one of the most improved players in the nation, led a balanced scoring attack for coach Tony Bennett.

The argument over strongest conference centered on personal preferences. The ACC built its case around a top-heavy league led by Duke, Virginia, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Louisville. Some thought coach Mike Brey might have put together his best team ever at Notre Dame. And the Irish, led by senior guard Jerian Grant, were masters of offensive efficiency.

Still, it was hard to argue against the Big 12 as the best conference, top to bottom. Seven (out of 10) Big 12 teams – Kansas, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor and Oklahoma State – were in the national polls in January during a week when Kansas State led the conference standings. Iowa State’s early win over Kansas gave the Big 12 hope that someone could end the Jayhawks’ streak of 10 consecutive conference titles won or

shared. But that remained to be seen.

In the Big Ten, Frank Kaminsky delivered as a Player of the Year candidate as Wisconsin pursued back-to-back trips to the Final Four. Surprisingly, Mark Turgeon’s Maryland team and Tom Crean’s Indiana Hoosiers developed as Wisconsin’s top challengers. The same theme developed in the Pac-12, where Utah and Stanford made things interesting as Sean Miller tried to direct Arizona to the Final Four. Utah’s Delon Wright and Stanford’s Chasson Randle built strong resumes in the Player of the Year chase.

The Big East, realigned and refreshed, reminded everyone of its relevance again.

Villanova led the way but Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Providence brought back memories of their glory days.

Gonzaga, Wichita State, Virginia Commonwealth and Northern Iowa – who helped prove long ago that there is no such thing as mid-majors – were all regulars in the Top 25 rankings. Many believed Gonzaga, led by Kyle Wiltjer and Kevin Pangos, may have its best team ever in the Mark Few era.

All things considered, don’t be surprised if Kentucky reaches the Final Four. Duke might get there too. But there’s always room for a surprise, such as the one UConn accomplished in 2014.

The last time everyone gathered in Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium treated us to a classic championship game with Duke surviving at the buzzer against Butler in 2010.

No one saw that storyline coming.

But, as usual, nobody complained.

Material from The Associated Press was used in this story.

Kansas native Ken Davis is an award-winning sportswriter, author and radio host. He is the author of several books including “100 Things Kansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die”; “Connecticut Vault Book”; and “Kansas Vault Book”. The Connecticut resident has covered University of Connecticut basketball since 1985.

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Service, Sustainability are Hallmarks of 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® When watching your next college basketball game, either in person or on television, take a close look at the student-athletes playing and try to imagine this: You may see a United States military officer ready to defend America; a medical doctor committed to serve those in a developing nation; scientists dedicated to finding ways for communities everywhere to become more sustainable; or men committed to helping needy and impoverished people locally, nationally and across the world.

You could very well be watching members of the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team®.

For the third year, Allstate and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) have partnered to create the Allstate NABC Good Works Team® to recognize a select group of men’s college basketball student-athletes who stand out for their charitable achievements and community involvement. The 158 student-athletes nominated for this prestigious honor by sports information directors and college coaches across the N A B C I TI M E-O UT

country are committed to enriching the lives of others while contributing to the greater good of their communities.

Allstate assembled a high-profile voting panel to select the members of the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® including former college basketball student-athletes Grant Hill (Duke) and former Final Four MVP Mateen Cleaves (Michigan State); former head coaches Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech/College of Charleston) and Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech); media members Seth Davis (Sports Illustrated/CBS) and Dana O’Neil (ESPN); and Pam Hollander, vice president of marketing for Allstate Insurance Company.

This distinguished panel selected five (5) student-athletes from NCAA® Division I and five (5) from NCAA Divisions II and III and the NAIA as members of the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team®.

Members of the Allstate NABC Good Works Team® will be invited by the NABC and Allstate, an official corporate partner of the NCAA, to the 2015 NABC Convention and 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four® in Indianapolis, where they will

participate in a community project benefitting the host city.

Through its partnership with the NCAA, title sponsorship of the Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, and the Allstate “Good Hands®” Field Goal Net program, Allstate has become one of the most recognizable sponsors in college sports.

Since 2008, Allstate has also sponsored the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which for 23 years has honored college football student-athletes whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among the more than 50,000 student-athletes participating in the sport.

This year will also mark the third Allstate WBCA Good Works Team®, a partnership between Allstate and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to recognize women’s college basketball student-athletes for their “good works” off the court and in their communities.

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Student-Athletes selected to represent NCAA Division I:

Kevin Alter has two causes in his life that he holds a personal devotion to: service to his country and service to underprivileged youth. A senior at the U.S. Naval Academy, Alter will become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a 1954 Naval Academy graduate. Alter volunteers with the Randy Foye Foundation in Newark, N.J., which provides opportunities for underprivileged youth and has also worked with Covenant House in Washington, D.C., a privately funded agency providing varied services for the homeless and runaway youths. Alter was selected by his teammates as Navy’s captain, a choice which must also be accepted by the Academy chain of command.

Kevin Alter Navy

A coaches’ first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection a year ago, the University of Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon also excels in the classroom and was a member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Away from the court, Brogdon is dedicated to helping others and his goal is to create a non-profit NGO to support people in impoverished areas of Africa and the Caribbean and develop strategies and skills needed to be self-sustaining and productive. The 6-5 guard has completed a pair of Mission trips to Africa, delivering supplies and working with children. Brogdon also works with fifth grade students at the Broadus Wood Elementary School and at the Boys and Girls Club in the Charlottesville area.

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Jordan Green

Texas A&M University’s Jordan Green openly states that his passion is ministry, glorifying God and that he plays for “an audience of One”. The senior guard volunteers at Still Creek Ranch to speak, play and shop for Christmas gifts for those who reside at this home/school for children who don’t have parents or have been removed from their homes. Green volunteers at a local homeless shelter (Hall House), a local shelter for battered women and children (Phoebe’s Home) and joins fellow students in Aggies Can, which provides canned food for a community food bank. His work includes physical labor as well as spiritual counseling to show people they are cared for, have value and hope in their lives. Selected as an athlete of the year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, he traveled with Athletes in Action for a mission trip to East Asia.

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Michael Obacha

While junior forward Michael Obacha studies and plays basketball at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., his thoughts are never far away from his home in Edo State, Nigeria. He spent countless hours over the course of his sophomore year collecting 700 pairs of shoes and other basketball supplies to bring back to his homeland for children, most of who play the game without shoes. With assistance from former Davidson basketball standout Andrew Lovedale, who also grew up in Edo State and founded the charitable organization Access to Success, Obacha traveled to Nigeria to distribute the shoes and basketball equipment, helping children develop basketball skills and learn the value of education. Obacha is already working on plans for a more sizeable effort this year.

Appalachian State

With aspirations to become a medical doctor and serve people in a developing country, Santa Clara University graduate student Dominic Romeo carries an impressive and varied resume. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2014, where he was a double major in Chinese and political science. Romeo’s efforts have touched people on many continents, including North America, Asia, Central America and Africa. He was a leader in the Appalachia Service Program; mentored 10 different orphaned children in Honduras; taught English to 30 local indigent children in Beijing; and served as a researcher and instructor at the Veldman Vocational Training Center in Tanzania.

Dominic Romeo Santa Clara

Student-Athletes selected to represent NCAA Divisions II, III and NAIA:

Rob Anderson, a junior guard at the California Institute of Technology, is working to create a better environment while pursuing renewable energy opportunities. The Orono, Minn., resident designed and coded a Decision Support Tool with the University of Minnesota during the summer following his freshman year to calculate the economic feasibility of growing crops that could be used for conversion into cellulosic ethanol.

Seeing a need to promote sustainability and hands-on engineering projects on campus, Anderson founded a club to design and develop two sustainable vehicles on campus and now has close to 10% of the entire student body assisting with the project.

Rob Anderson Caltech

Karl Barkley

Swarthmore College basketball captain Karl Barkley is a close match when it comes to sustainability.

He has spent his college career helping improve the local community and helping people in need. Barkley worked with the college's sustainability committee and organized the school's first ever “Zero Waste Game”, an initiative that brought awareness to the student body about recycling and responsible waste management.

The initiatives he directed led to automatic lights being installed and recycling bins being placed throughout Swarthmore’s campus, actions which have further inspired a culture of sustainability. He shared Swarthmore’s athletic program’s sustainability initiatives with other colleges as a part of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Green Sports Consortium (PACGSC).

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Justin Kuhlman

Justin Kuhlman didn’t waste any time becoming involved with volunteerism and community service when he arrived at Belmont Abbey College. Since his freshman year, Kuhlman has volunteered weekly as a mentor at North Belmont Elementary School, acting as a role model for the children in fostering social, emotional and academic development. As a sophomore, the senior guard became a Benedictine Volunteer Coordinator, assisting the monks of Belmont Abbey College in their mission of sending four graduates to Nairobi, Kenya.

Kuhlman volunteers twice a week at the Mission House Clinic, dedicated to meeting the medical needs of poor and uninsured adults in Jacksonville Beach; and volunteers during the summer, with the McKenzie Noelle Wilson Foundation, helping and serving children from underprivileged communities in Jacksonville.

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Pittsburg State University’s Sam Pugh has led community service areas both in and around the campus community as well as in his hometown of Branson, Mo. Pugh works with the Mathletes program, in which student-athletes visit each third grade class in the Pittsburg school district to teach basic math skills using sports.

He has also worked to help raise money for Make-A-Wish through the Gorillas Got Talent student-athlete talent show, took part in a bachelor auction and is highlighted in the current video campaign. The senior guard has worked with children with autism in a local elementary school for the last two years; and helps with the Fishes and Loaves program in Branson to feed the homeless.

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Joel Redfoot

Penn State Altoona

Growing up just 20 minutes from the Penn State Altoona campus, Joel Redfoot has been a dynamic advocate for his team, his university and his community. Redfoot has initiated community service efforts for The Mountain Lion Backpack Program - which provides nearly 350 students each week with a backpack with food items that they can have to use over the weekend. The senior forward has organized groups of student athletes to volunteer at the program offices with unloading trucks, organizing food items, and putting together the backpacks. Working with the Greg and Cathy Griffith Family Foundation, one of the leading organizations in the country for pancreatic cancer research, Redfoot is an advocate to bring awareness for the GFF through its events and “Sideline Cancer” program.

Dafler, Reynolds and Shaw to Receive

2015 Outstanding Service Awards Three outstanding former NCAA Division III coaches who have a combined 100 years of service to intercollegiate athletics will be honored with outstanding service awards from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on April 4 in Indianapolis, Ind., during the NABC’s annual convention.

Jim Dafler, former athletic director and head basketball coach at Westminster College (PA); Dick Reynolds, long-time head basketball coach at Otterbein University (OH); and Jim Shaw, former head basketball coach at Rose Hulman institute of Technology (IN) will receive the awards at the NCAA Division III coaches’ meeting. Presented annually since 1997, these awards recognize those who have contributed significantly “inside and outside the lines” of coaching as distinguished members of their communities.

A member of the athletic coaching and administrative staffs at Marietta College, Bethany College, the University of Mount Union and Westminster College, Dafler has over 40 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics. Dafler held various positions including assistant and head basketball coach as well as head coach of track and field and tennis. He was named director of athletics at Westminster in 1999 and was a key figure in the institution's transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II and to 16

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NCAA Division III. Dafler served four years on the NCAA Division III men's basketball committee, including as committee chair during the 2008-09 season. He has also served on the membership committee of the NABC and as the chair of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Athletic Directors' Council. A graduate of Capital University, where he was a three-year letterman in basketball and was inducted into the Capital Varsity Hall of Fame in 1996, he earned a Master's Degree from Ohio University.

Reynolds retired from Otterbein following the 2012 season as the all-time wins leader in the history of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) with 653. A nine-time OAC coach of the year, Reynolds became the first OAC coach to take his team to league titles over four different decades. His squads earned six outright conference championships and shared it another five times with eight conference tournament titles. The Cardinals advanced into the NCAA Division III championship tournament 13 times under Reynolds, winning the NCAA championship in 2002 and reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991. Selected as the NCAA Division III coach of the year by the NABC in 2002, Reynolds’ teams had an overall record stands of 653-426 (.606). Reynolds, who won four letters each in football, basketball and track as an undergraduate at Otterbein, was inducted

into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame and the Otterbein University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Shaw resigned from his position at Rose-Hulman last March for personal reasons. The second winningest coach in school history, Shaw’s teams compiled a 303-221 career record over 20 years, including a mark of 82-29 in his final four seasons. His career winning percentage (.578) also ranks second in school history.

Shaw's last three seasons were arguably the best three-year run in Rose-Hulman basketball history as the Fightin' Engineers qualified for three consecutive NCAA Division III tournaments, won three conference tournament titles and two regular season championships. Shaw's tenure at Rose-Hulman included six NCAA Division III tournament appearances; five regular season conference championships; five conference coach of the year awards; four conference tournament titles; and four seasons featuring 20 or more wins. He also served as Rose-Hulman's men's golf coach for several years, and won a pair of league coach of the year honors on the links. Shaw coached two All-America players and one national player of the year and continued the team's tradition of foreign travel, taking his teams to France (2011), China and Japan (2007), London and Greece (2003), Japan (2000) and Italy (1997).

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Jim Dafler has over 40 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics. He was a member of the athletic coaching and administrative staffs at Marietta College, Bethany College, and the University of Mount Union before coming to Westminster in the fall of 1989. Along the way he served as a head basketball coach for 18 years, a head track & field coach for nine years, a head tennis coach for eight years, and an assistant basketball coach for 12 years. He was named Director of Athletics at Westminster in 1999 and was a key figure in the institution's transition from NAIA to NCAA D-II and to NCAA D-III. He served four years on the NCAA D-III Men's Basketball Committee, including serving as committee chair during the 2008-09 season. He has also served on the Membership Committee of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and as the chair of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Athletic Directors' Council. He is a graduate of Capital University where he was a three-year letterman in basketball and was inducted into the Capital Varsity Hall of Fame in 1996. He earned a Master's Degree from Ohio University. He was also elected to the Preble County Sports Hall of Fame.

Dick Reynolds is the most successful basketball coach in the history of the Ohio Athletic Conference, winning conference championships in four decades, earning nine OAC Coach of the Year awards, and finishing with a 653-426 record. The Cardinals advanced into the NCAA Division III Tournament 13 times under Reynolds’ tutelage, winning Otterbein’s first and only national championship in 2002 and reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991. The Cardinals also won or shared the regular- season title 11 times and won the post-season tournament eight times. In 2009, Coach Reynolds was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition to his basketball duties, Coach Reynolds served as the director of men’s athletics since 1992. He was also placed in charge of women’s athletics in 1998 after Otterbein combined both men’s and women’s athletics into one department. As a student-athlete at Otterbein, Reynolds earned 12 letters, four each in football, basketball and track and field. He earned all-conference honors at both quarterback and defensive back in football, and also in basketball. He held the school record for interceptions, seven in one season, and pole vault, 14-4, for several years. Reynolds also received the Augspurger-Ballenger Cup. He retired at the end of the 2011-12 season.

Jim Shaw compiled a 303-221 career record over 20 years as head coach at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, including a mark of 82-29 over the past four seasons. His career winning percentage (.578) also ranks second in school history.

Shaw’s 20 years at Rose-Hulman included six NCAA Division III Tournament appearances; five regular season conference championships; five conference Coach of the Year awards; four conference tournament titles; and four seasons featuring 20 or more wins. He also served as Rose-Hulman's men's golf coach for several years, and won a pair of league Coach of the Year honors on the links.

In addition, Shaw continued the team’s tradition of foreign travel. Under his direction, the team took trips to France (2011), China and Japan (2007), London and Greece (2003), Japan (2000) and Italy (1997). He also coached two All-Americans and one National Player of the Year.

Shaw’s last three seasons were arguably the best three-year run in Rose-Hulman basketball history. The Fightin' Engineers qualified for three consecutive NCAA Division III Tournaments, won three conference tournament titles, and achieved two regular season championships from 2011-12 through 2013-14.

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16...10...7...

Numbers You Need To Know For many athletes who dream of playing Division I basketball, their high school careers can be a numbers game. Are they scoring enough points? Are they increasing their rebounds and reducing turnovers? Are they hitting their free throws? As their coach, you may even have given them another number to think about: 2.3, the minimum high school GPA needed for a Division I freshman to compete if they enroll full time after August 1, 2016.

But, did you know your high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors also need to remember the numbers 16, 10 and 7? Starting August 1, 2016, high school graduates (your current junior class) must meet the following core-course requirements to compete in their first year at a Division I school:

16: High school students must complete 16 core courses.

10: Students must complete 10 of their core courses before the

great student, also. As coaches, you are an integral part in helping spread the word about these academic standards. We need your help in emphasizing that from the beginning of ninth grade, courses and grades are more important than ever.

Share this information – including the available downloads at 2point3.org – with players, fellow coaches, parents and high school administrators. Together we can make sure students have the information needed to become successful both on and off the court.

Academic achievement has always been important, but now more than ever, students must pay attention to their high school courses and grades. Tell students who plan to compete in Division I to visit 2point3.org for the full list of eligibility requirements.

Coaches, here is a handy checklist to assist your athletes and parents with the NCAA initial-eligibility process.

start of their seventh high school semester. For most students, that’s the start of their senior year.

CHECKLIST

7: Students must complete 7 of their 10 core courses in English,

• Visit NFHSLearn.com and join the more than 6,000 other coaches who have completed the free online NCAA Initial Eligibility course.

• Make sure your athletes who want to play sports in college have registered at eligibilitycenter.org.

• Talk to the parents of your athletes about the upcoming increase in academic standards.

• Spread the word to your colleagues in the scholastic and nonscholastic coaching communities, including athletics directors.

• High school counselors should have received a letter from the NCAA Eligibility Center. When requesting transcripts or on visits to high schools, take a moment to talk with the counselors to make sure they are familiar with the academic standards.

math or science.

Your students have until the start of their seventh semester to complete their 10 core courses. That may mean summer school for students who are finishing their sixth semester without the necessary 10 core courses. Just remember that summer school courses must be on a school’s approved List of NCAA Courses, as well as completed before the first day of the student’s seventh semester.

Any summer school classes taken through nontraditional programs must be approved by the NCAA to count toward the 16 core-course requirement. You can search for NCAA-approved nontraditional programs at eligibilitycenter.org.

If your athletes want to play NCAA Division I or II sports, they need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. That means they need to be more than a great athlete. They need to be a

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A Guide to Upcoming Events

by Dave Archer, NHSBCA President Emeritus

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website: www.nhsbca.org

he NABC Convention in Indianapolis will have plenty of activities for high school coaches. First, on Friday morning there is an open meeting for the representatives of state basketball coaches associations. All high school coaches are welcome to attend. The meeting is an opportunity to bring up issues facing high school coaches and discuss possible solutions. There will be a High School Coaches reception on Friday evening. This is a sponsored event where refreshments are provided. This provides the opportunity for high school coaches to socialize, network and exchange ideas in an informal atmosphere.

On Saturday morning there will be a discussion of high school basketball rules with a representative of the National Federation of High Schools. This is a great opportunity to provide input as well as gain understanding of what rules changes and experiments are coming.

There will be several clinic sessions aimed at high school coaches in both a classroom setting as well as on the court. Be sure to check your clinic packet for the date, time and location of these events.

The NHSBCA Annual Summer meeting will be held in Las Vegas on July 14-16, 2015. This meeting is for the leaders of the 30 state basketball coaches associations. Individuals from states that do not have a state basketball coaches association are welcome to attend and participate and to have a voice and a hand in developing the future of scholastic basketball in the United States. A new clinic style format will be used this year. There will be sessions to help state associations grow and develop. There will be a formal general session/business meeting in which issues are discussed and plans formulated for the good of the scholastic game and coaches. The Court of Honor banquet will be held on Wednesday evening, N A B C I TI M E-O UT

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recognizing individuals who have contributed to the scholastic game of basketball at the national level. Informational sessions will be held with other organizations such as the NCAA, NFHS, NAIA, NJCAA and USA Basketball. This year, plans are in place to interact with the NBA Developmental league during the meetings.

The NHSBCA summer meetings are the one time each year when representatives of high school coaches from throughout the country have the opportunity to identify common issues and solutions.

States that have state basketball coaches associations are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (southern), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

We wonder why don’t all 50 states have state basketball coaches associations and we have tried to find out. In some states, the overall coaches association is very strong and there does not appear to be a need for a basketball specific organization. And naturally in some states there is no hoop group because no one has formed one as of yet. The NHSBCA will gladly help coaches form a basketball coaches association in their state.

The National High School Basketball Coaches Association also serves as the High School Congress of the NABC. The NHSBCA conducts two general meetings per year, one at the NABC Convention and the other in July. Additionally, the NHSBCA Executive Committee conducts monthly phone conference meetings.

For additional information about the NHSBCA, visit www.NHSBCA.org.

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NABC...

Father Figures are a Big Part of the Answer

by Carey Casey, CEO, National Center for Fathering

Much has been written and said over the past several months about the tragic, racially-charged events that have taken place in Ferguson, New York and elsewhere. And a lot of what I’ve heard and read makes me feel like we’re looking for Band-Aids to put on wounds that require surgery.

Or, maybe more accurately, it’s like putting ointment on a man’s chest for his heart disease, when what he really needs is possibly surgery, but for sure a total lifestyle change—diet, exercise, daily habits, and so on. Similarly, what we need in our country is a total lifestyle change.

I believe these tragedies are symptoms of a much greater problem, and it’s all about that phrase we quote so often from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He dreamed of a time and place where his children “will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

In today’s world, it’s clear that more and more people do not have the character to respond positively in heated, potentially dangerous situations—or the foresight to avoid those situations in the first place. For a whole host of reasons, not enough children today are growing up with strong character.

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players also have character. They believe in themselves and their teammates; they step up and perform at their best in challenging situations; they persevere through setbacks and keep working to succeed. These are inner qualities that will serve them well on the court, but also in other areas of their lives—and for many years to come.

Ideally, players will come into your program with these kinds of virtues pretty well in place. They also have less tangible qualities like a general air of confidence, security, poise, a sense of purpose—which are too often missing in today’s kids (and often they don’t even realize what they’re missing). They just aren’t getting that at home, for whatever reason.

Here at NCF, we believe fathers are a big part of the “lifestyle change” I described that today’s culture needs so desperately. And with so many children today growing up in difficult situations, coaches and other father figures also play a key role.

Male role models can shape young people’s character directly—teaching them, coaching them, and helping them develop virtues that will serve them well.

I’m sure you’re doing a lot of that in your role. I believe there’s also a lot you’re doing simply through your presence.

When caring father figures are just there—showing love, being patient,

listening, engaging them—it makes a huge difference.

My youngest son Chance is a teenager, and no matter how weird things get for him, he knows Daddy’s here for him. No matter what happens in his life, I’m on his side. When his friends aren’t coming around to talk, his daddy is. And I’m trying to use my involvement and my influence to shape his character and make sure he’s ready to show poise in any and every situation.

Will Chance be perfect? No way. No child ever will. But I’m doing all I can to increase the odds that he continues to make good decisions and not bad ones.

That’s one of the kids under my influence, just like you have a group of kids who look up to you. As we all use our influence and prepare young people to deal with life, together we can bring about a lasting lifestyle change for this ailing country.

Coaches, it’s urgent that we do our best in that role and make those investments in the generations to come.

Carey Casey is Chief Executive Officer at the National Center for Fathering and author of Championship Fathering (available at fathers.com). He is married with four children and nine grandchildren. See more articles and resources for dads at www.fathers.com, or contact the Center with a question or comment at dads@fathers.com.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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Success or Significance?

How do you define success? Is it making your mark in the world? Being financially secure? Becoming the best at what you do? Being “somebody”?

Today we want to look at a concept we discuss in our book, Guard Your Heart—the difference between success and significance. Often times our idea of success involves what we do in this lifetime to gain recognition and honor. There’s nothing wrong with desiring to be successful, but when our drive to succeed overtakes our desire to love and serve our spouse and family, we begin to lose sight of what’s really important.

Let’s look at the ways our quest for success can turn ugly, especially in our most important relationships. The following signs are what we call “potholes on the road to success.” Do you recognize any of these traits?

Going for the Jugular Competition can be healthy and beneficial.

Employees compete at work for top salesperson or employee-of-the-month to increase business and profits. Our kids compete in sports and for good grades in school. But without the proper boundaries, competition can cross the line to unhealthy and harmful. We all know it’s easy to go too far or say too much in the heat of the moment. Do you often step over the line from fair play and sportsmanship to winning at all costs? Do you view and treat your rival as the enemy? If competition turns you into someone you don’t want to be, it is likely affecting your relationships at home. Is the prize worth that steep a price?

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viewed in a healthy way, but just like competition, it’s easy to step over the line to a harmful view of success if we’re not careful. Do you expect “better” than what others get? Do you find yourself butting heads with others because they don’t see eye to eye with you? When you allow success to lead to pride, your relationships will suffer and you will eventually push your family and loved ones away.

Enough is Never Enough You’ve worked hard to afford the perfect house for your family, but when a friend invites you over for dinner, your house suddenly looks pretty ordinary. You’re happy with the goals you’ve accomplished at work this year, but they pale in comparison to what others in your field have achieved. These exact scenarios may not ring true for you, but do you recognize the tendency to measure your success in life against that of others around you? You want more than you have—you want what they have. When you struggle with envy, enough is not good enough if someone else has more—but it’s difficult for you or your family to be at peace when you’re constantly struggling to have as much as others.

The Weight of Worry Many times when we set out to accomplish a goal, we can become consumed by it.

Things like eating healthier, spending more time at the gym or working toward a raise are great goals, but not if our lives eventually revolve around trying to achieve them.

When we are all-consumed with the details of being successful, we allow worry to crowd out the benefit. Worrying can also

take time away from our loved ones, or bring them down with us.

We’ve looked at how the quest for success in this life can lead to competition, pride, envy, and worry. Now we want to look at the concept of significance. Here’s the difference: You can achieve a lot of success in life—a great job, plenty of money, obedient children—without achieving meaning and significance. And you can achieve significance—serving God, loving others and being there for your spouse and kids—without achieving success by the world’s definition. If your life is all about finding success in terms of financial security, making your mark, or attracting fame, you may leave your family in the dust. But if you devote yourself to a life of spiritual and eternal significance, your goal by its very nature will nurture your spouse and children. Achieving significance means pursuing the things that matter most and will far outlast your time here on earth.

We pray you will consider the difference between a life marked by success and one marked by significance for the sake of your spouse and family…and the legacy you leave behind.

Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg, America’s Family Coaches, in partnership with Nations of Coaches, will be hosting a luncheon after the worship service on Sunday, April 4th on Four Sure-fire Ways to Win at Home! 11:30am at the Indiana Convention Center (Room 105 & 106). Lunch is provided. Space is limited... Please register early!

Please RSVP to Sarah Rosberg sarah@afcoaches.com or by calling 1-888-608-COACH.

Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg, America’s Family Coaches, are award-winning authors, popular radio hosts and internationally known speakers. Through a unique program called The Great Marriage Experience, the Rosbergs equip couples, churches and military marriages with the resources, events and tools they need to keep their marriages growing stronger for a lifetime. Join them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to be coached UP! in your marriage and relationships.

Learn more at americasfamilycoaches.com.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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2014 -15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Page Moir Roanoke College

First Vice President: Ron Hunter Georgia State University

Second Vice President: Jeff Jones Old Dominion University

Third Vice President: Paul Hewitt George Mason University

Fourth Vice President: Bo Ryan University of Wisconsin

2012-13 Past President: Larry Gipson Northeastern State University

2013-14 Past President: Phil Martelli Saint Joseph’s University

Bill Self University of Kansas

Charlie Brock Springfield College

Lorenzo Romar University of Washington

Mike Brey University of Notre Dame

Gary Stewart Stevenson University

Trent Johnson Texas Christian University

Lennie Acuff University of Alabama in Huntsville

Mark Gottfried North Carolina State University

Cy Alexander North Carolina A&T

Jamie Dixon University of Pittsburgh

Johnny Dawkins Stanford University

John Calipari University of Kentucky

John Thompson III Georgetown University

Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State University, Mankato

Sean Miller University of Arizona

Jim Boeheim Syracuse University

Bob Burchard Columbia College

Dave Archer, National High School Basketball Coaches Association

PRELIMINARY 2015 CONVENTION SC HEDULE Thursday, April 2

Saturday, April 4

10:00 am

7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am

12:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:15 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality PDS X&O Clinic Horizon League Meeting Latino Coaches’ Association Meeting PDS X&O Clinic Mid America Conference Meeting NAIA Executive Board Meeting PDS Personal Clinic Assistant Coaches Committee Meeting PDS X&O Clinic Summit League Meeting NIKE - NABC Welcome Reception

Friday, April 3 8:30 am 9:00 am

10:00 am 10:30 am 11:15 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm 12:45 pm 1:00 pm

1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm

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4:00 pm 4:30 pm 6:00 pm

Division I Head Coaches’ Meeting presented by adidas Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality NAIA Coaches’ Meeting Division II All-America Committee Meeting Division III All-America Committee Meeting PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic NHSBCA Meeting Assistant Coaches’ Meeting PDS Personal Clinic Hillyard - NABC Champions Luncheon Bounce Back Forum PDS X&O Clinic Academics Committee Meeting The Sun Conference Meeting NABC - BTI Scheduling Meeting General Membership Meeting PDS Ethics Clinic: “NCAA Ethics Panel Discussion” PDS Personal Clinic Division I Congress Meeting Division II Coaches’ Meeting Division III Congress Meeting Junior College Coaches’ Meeting Rules Committee Meeting Research Committee Meeting PDS Personal Clinic NABC Ministry Team Coaches’ Forum PDS X&O Clinic Asian Coaches’ Meeting NABC - Reese’s College All-Star Game High School Coaches’ Reception

9:00 am 9:15 am 9:45 am 10:00 am 11:15 am 11:30 am 12:15 pm 6:09 pm

Northwestern Mutual Road to the Final Four® 5K Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Meeting Division II Congress Meeting PDS Personal Clinic High School Coaches’ Rules/Roundtable Discussion MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality Division III Coaches’ Meeting PDS Ethics Clinic: “NCAA Ethics Panel Discussion” Jewish Coaches’ Association Meeting PDS X&O Clinic NABC Alumni Reception & Gathering PDS Coaching Clinic- High School Clinic PDS Personal Clinic NABC Foundation Meeting NABC International Coaches’ Forum NCAA Division I Men’s Semi-Final Games

Sunday, April 5 8:00 am 8:30 am 10:00 am

11:30 am 1:00 pm 2:15 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm

Big Ten Conference Meeting Maui Invitational Meeting Ministry Team Worship Service Catholic Mass National Association of Collegiate Basketball Managers Meeting NABC Past Presidents’ Luncheon PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show & Reception presented by Saint Louis University

Monday, April 6 8:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:30 pm

PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic NCAA NABC Eligibility Forum PDS X&O Clinic – B-down & Analysis of the Final Four 9:18 pm NCAA Division I Men’s Championship Game Post-Game NCAA - NABC Coaches’ Trophy Presentation

*Dates and time subject to change

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