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THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

The 2018 FINAL FOUR & NABC CONVENTION Return to San Antonio

National Association of Basketball Coaches 1111 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Phone: 816-878-6222 • Fax: 816-878-6223 www.NABC.org ______________________________________________ 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 Eric Wieberg Director of Digital & Social Media

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THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

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COLUMNS From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 NABC Convention Highlights, Awards and Updates Rick Leddy From the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Q&A: N ABC Interaction with the Commission on Men’s College Basketball Jim Haney National High School Basketball Coaches Association. . . . . . . 18 NABC Convention Highlights For High School Coaches Dave Archer NCAA Eligibility Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Resources Available to Support Student-Athletes

______________________________________________ 2017-18 NABC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Self, President, University of Kansas Charlie Brock, 1st Vice President, Springfield College Mike Brey, 2nd Vice President, University of Notre Dame Jamie Dixon, 3rd Vice President, TCU Gary Stewart, 4th Vice President, Stevenson University Johnny Dawkins, Director, University of Central Florida Lennie Acuff, Director, University of Alabama in Huntsville John Calipari, Director, University of Kentucky John Thompson III, Director Matt Margenthaler, Director, Minnesota State University Tommy Amaker, Director, Harvard University Pat Cunningham, Director, Trinity [TX] University Bill Coen, Director, Northeastern University Ed Cooley, Director, Providence College Frank Martin, Director, University of South Carolina Matt Painter, Director, Purdue University Gary Waters, Director Jeff Jones, 2016-17 Past President, Old Dominion University Ron Hunter, 2015-16 Past President, Georgia State University Tom Izzo, Director Emeritus, Michigan State University Phil Martelli, Director Emeritus, Saint Joseph’s University Ernie Kent, Director Emeritus, Washington State University Bob Burchard, Director, Columbia College D ave Archer, Director, National High School Basketball Coaches Association T hom McDonald, Director, National Junior College Athletic Association ______________________________________________ EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS 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) B oard Secretary, NABC Senior Director of Communications: Rick Leddy Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Guerrero, Director of Athletics, UCLA Jeff Hathaway, Director of Athletics, Hofstra University and Chair, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee Kevin Lennon, NCAA Vice President for Division I Governance

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National Center for Fathering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Models of Character, Beacons of Hope Carey Casey NABC Chaplain’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Thy My Will Be Done Pastor Donnell Jones

FEATURES NCAA Tournament Tough to Predict With Turnovers at the Top of Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dana O’Neil, The Athletic For Homer Drew Basketball is a Family Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Bulldogs’ Garvin; Guardian of the Game and Guardian of Youth in His Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2018 NABC Division III Outstanding Service Awards. . . . . . . . . . 16 2018 Preliminary Convention Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 COVER Alamodome inside and out. (Photos courtesy Jeff Huehn-interior; San Antonio Sports-exterior) PHOTO CREDITS Page 8 – Duke Athletics; Page 10 – Daniel Kwon/ASU Athletics; Matt Riley/Virginia Media Relations; Chet White/UK Athletics; Villanova Athletics; Page 11 – Purdue Athletics; Wichita State Athletics; Jeffrey Camarati/UNC Athletics; Kyle Zedaker/Tennessee Athletics; Ty Russell; Page 12 – Valparaiso Athletics; Vanderbilt University; Baylor Athletics; Page 15 – South Carolina State University; Page 17 – Johns Hopkins Athletics; Elizabethtown Athletics; Washington University in St. Louis Athletics. Time-Out is published quarterly by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Printed by Allen Press.

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2017-18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Self President University of Kansas

Charlie Brock First Vice President Springfield College

Mike Brey Second Vice President University of Notre Dame

Johnny Dawkins University of Central Florida

Lennie Acuff University of Alabama in Huntsville

John Calipari University of Kentucky

Jamie Dixon Third Vice President TCU

Gary Stewart Fourth Vice President Stevenson University

John Thompson III

Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tommy Amaker Harvard University

Pat Cunningham Trinity (TX) University

Bill Coen Northeastern University

Ed Cooley Providence College

Frank Martin University of South Carolina

Matt Painter Purdue University

Gary Waters

Jeff Jones Old Dominion University

Ron Hunter Georgia State University

Tom Izzo Michigan State University

Phil Martelli Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University

Ernie Kent Washington State University

Bob Burchard Columbia College

Dave Archer NHSBCA

Thom McDonald NJCAA

FROM THE EDITOR, Rick Leddy

NABC Convention Highlights, Awards and Updates The 2018 NABC Convention and NCAA Final Four® are just weeks away in San Antonio, my personal favorite location of all of the cities in the rotation of eligible sites. Having attended the previous conventions held there in 1998, 2004 and 2008, I found it very enjoyable and here are some of the reasons I’m looking forward to this year:

Grotto in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. This event has been held in recent years on Thursday evening. For Division III coaches, the annual meeting, held on Saturday morning in the past, is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 2:30, also in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

• Climate – 300 days of sunshine a year

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• San Antonio is celebrating its 300th anniversary

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• All of the NABC hotels are downtown • All of the venues are within walking distance • T he River Walk has been significantly extended and enhanced • The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center has undergone a $325 million transformation • An abundance of excellent food options in the downtown area • The Spurs are home for games on Thursday (OKC) and Sunday (Houston) • On its 25th anniversary, the Alamodome showcases $50 million in improvements with expanded seating, wider concourses and new HD video walls and ribbon boards • 85 Exhibitors in the NABC Marketplace • An opportunity to connect with friends you haven’t seen since last year And....the Number One reason to get excited about the 2018 NABC Convention is the keynote speaker, Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show This year’s event is scheduled for Sunday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lila Cockrell Theater in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. As always, the show will feature awards for the top coaches and players in all NCAA divisions as well as special awards. Two award recipients were featured in this issue of TimeOut. Former Valparaiso coach Homer Drew will receive the Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award for long and outstanding service and South Carolina State head coach Murray Garvin will receive the NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Education presented by TallOrder.com.

Not only is Popovich an outstanding coach with five NBA championships, but one of the most candid and entertaining personalities in sports. Check the Friday convention schedule online as we get closer to the convention for the site and time of his presentation.

Three other Guardian of the Game award recipients were featured in the winter issue of Time-Out: Kelvin Sampson and the Houston men’s basketball staff (Service); Bill Raleigh of Schreiner (Advocacy) and Lonn Reisman of Tarleton State (Leadership).

Schedule changes to note: Some schedule changes in this year’s NABC Convention schedule to note include the Nike NABC Welcome Reception, which will move to Friday evening beginning at 5 p.m. at the

Discounted tickets for NABC members may be purchased at Registration.

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Jim Haney

NABC Interaction with the Commission on Men’s College Basketball Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney The Commission on Men’s Basketball is to report its recommendations to the NCAA Board of Governors and the Division I Board of Directors in a few weeks. What are your thoughts regarding the Commission? As you may know, NABC President Bill Self, NABC Ad Hoc Committee member Ernie Kent and I met with the Commission in mid-December to address the state of men’s basketball in light of the indictments brought forth by the Department of Justice and FBI investigation into college basketball. Four men’s basketball assistant coaches were among those arrested. Personally, I thought naming a Commission to address grassroots basketball was a good idea on the part of NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors. They then stepped back and gave the Commission independence to determine how the Commission members would acquaint themselves with the complexity of grassroots basketball and college basketball recruiting and identify recommendations for change back to the NCAA. I thought that was a terrific decision on the part of the NCAA leadership. Commission chair Condoleezza Rice has provided strong leadership throughout the process. Bill, Ernie and I walked away from our meeting with the Commission members very impressed with their thoughtfulness and interest in learning about grassroots basketball from the coaches. No NCAA staff was present when we met with the Commission. Our role that day was to share our

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coaches’ experience in recruiting in the grassroots space to the Commission members. What role is the NABC playing now with the Commission? Back in late October, early November, the NABC Board approved the formation of an Ad Hoc Committee to discuss and ultimately make recommendattions to the Commission. The coaches on the committee represented the breadth of DI basketball. Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive and I chair the committee. One of the key challenges was that the work of the Ad Hoc Committee would have to take place during the season, making a two-day meeting at a central location impossible. As a result, the Ad Hoc Committee has conducted a series of conference calls. The November calls were focused on preparing a document that described grassroots basketball from the college coaches’ perspective. The January conference calls were focused on identifying recommendations for change to the Commission. We submitted our recommendations to the Commission the last week of January. We stand ready to assist the Commission if there are additional questions or requests for feedback. The NABC has not released those recommendations to the public. Why is that? It is a good question. First, we are committed to be part of the solution to the issues that the Department of Justice and FBI brought to light. Secondly, we have been asked to

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work with the Commission and not make our recommendations public. Third, the NABC Board of Directors formed an Ad Hoc Committee for Selection, Seeding and Bracketing of the Division I basketball championship. Rather than make those recommendations public prior to the Men’s Basketball Committee having the opportunity to read, discuss and take action on those recommendations, we would work with the Basketball Committee and let them make public the changes. There were 10 recommendations. All of those recommendations have been enacted or under review for activation. Clearly that approach fostered significant change. We are following a similar path with the Commission.

What is next for the NABC in the aftermath of the indictments?

In general, what do you see in the grassroots space that needs to be addressed?

There are actions that the NABC can take on its own in the wake of the Department of Justice and FBI investigation into men’s basketball. The NABC Board of Directors will take a leadership position on these considerations. In my mind there are two areas to address. The first relates to education. What can the Association do to encourage ethical behavior by our coaches more effectively than we are now? Clearly, what we have done to date is not enough. Should we hold an orientation for first-time head coaches? Should all first-time assistant coaches have an orientation? Can we require attendance in some way? Similar to accountants and other professionals, should college coaches be required to attend a specific number of ethics training clinics annually?

The pursuit of elite high school, one-and-done NBA prospects, or potential elite players as a high school prospect advances to become a senior, is the carrot, so to speak, that is being pursued by third parties. Third parties include agents, financial advisors, shoe companies, non-scholastic coaches and college coaches. Each is trying to leverage a relationship with the prospect for personal gain. Each believes they care about the well-being of the prospect and has his best interests at heart. The Department of Justice and FBI investigation reveals that these third parties are willing to pay good money to gain an advantage with the prospect. Having said that, I do believe change is coming! In general, there is attention on the summer environment. What happens to the July Evaluation period? It would be natural to say prevent college coaches from attending events in July. However, we know that July provides an excellent opportunity for 1500 or more prospects to be evaluated by college coaches. Eventually, over 1000 prospects will earn scholarships to attend college. July provides the coach a cost effective way to evaluate hundreds of prospects over a three-week period.

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Obviously, we are in a wait and see period regarding the Commission recommendations to the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors at the end of April. Once those two boards receive the recommendations, the NCAA has publicly stated that the recommendations will then be turned over to the NCAA Division I Council and its committee structure to draft legislation to activate the Commission’s recommendations. The Board of Governors and the Division I Board of Directors are looking to take action on those proposals during their August meetings.

Secondly, what punitive action should the NABC take for coaches who have been arrested, indicted or named in an NCAA investigation? Is a public reprimand appropriate? Should the coach’s membership be suspended? Are there other considerations? Finally, once the Commission recommendations move to the NCAA in late April, we expect it to be a very busy summer for the NABC as the Division I Council prepares proposed legislation to be voted on by the Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors.

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NCAA Tournament Tough to Predict with Turnovers at the Top of Rankings By Dana Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil

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Mike Krzyzewski didn’t necessarily love the idea of starting the ACC season in midDecember, but the Duke coach acquiesced, understanding the Blue Devils merely were getting a jump on the future as the ACC preps for a 20-game conference schedule. So on December 9, his undefeated Blue Devils took their No. 1 ranking, their undefeated record, and their impressive wins against Michigan State, Florida and Texas to Boston College, winner of all of two league games the year before … and watched the Eagles bomb 15 3-pointers on the way to a five-point win. Which promptly made Duke not only trendsetters in league scheduling, but also in establishing the theme for the 2017-18 season. Let’s call it curious, rather than downright chaos, a sort of what’s-up-is-downand-down-is-up unrest. Norms were abnormal, the unexpected became the expectations. Arizona, presumed to be locked and loaded for the Final Four, looked awful out of the gate. Arizona State, presumed to be … well, nothing since no one really talked about the Sun Devils, stormed up the rankings. Trae Young didn’t even make the preseason all-Big 12 team. He became the national player of the year frontrunner after producing jaw-dropping numbers not normally seen outside of NBA2K. Hotshooting Villanova lost despite sinking 12 3-pointers because Butler drained 15 from the arc and defensive savant Virginia lost to West Virginia because it couldn’t stop Jevon Carter from scoring. Alabama played part of a game with three players and nearly won. Kentucky played UCLA after the Bruins booted three guys and lost. And we haven’t even mentioned LaVar Ball. The biggest curiosity of this season is that we never stopped to ask which team was NABC

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the best; we’ve been too busy trying to figure which, if any, are truly great. It seems we’ve been posing that same query for a few years now. In all likelihood we will for a few years to come. Dynasties seem more like dinosaurs as the NBA age limit has evened the playing field. Turnover for teams at the top has made them more vulnerable, while experience for those outside the NBA prospect periphery has made them more stable. Fortunately March has a way of sorting all this out, annually bringing clarity to the clouds. After all, the absence of obvious greatness doesn’t eliminate the potential for greatness. And there are plenty of teams who have the potential. We’ll start where we began, with Duke. The Blue Devils’ prospects went from good to great as soon as freshman Marvin Bagley announced he would reclassify and join an already impressive Duke rookie class. The young Devils hardly disappointed, with Bagley, Gary Trent, Jr., Trevon Duvall and Wendell Carter accounting for more than 60 percent of the team’s offense. Only Grayson Allen prevented a freshmen statistical sweep. The argument against such youth is that they aren’t supposed to handle adversity well. But Krzyzewski’s team belied that stereotype early, rebounding for comeback wins against Florida and Texas, and again later in the season, clawing back against Miami, arguably one of the best defensive squads in the ACC. And let’s face it in Allen, the Devils have a terrific teacher when it comes to adversity training. Sean Miller had no such leader early in the season, a bigger problem than even the Wildcats’ slow start. After Arizona returned from a three-losses-in-three-days humbling in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the coach worried more about his team’s gumption than its record, CONVENTION 2018

challenging his upperclassmen to lead the way. They responded, winning nine in a row after that disastrous start to reset the start button on a season that debuted with Final Four promise. Rawle Alkins, who missed the trip to the Bahamas because of a foot injury, has provided that steadying leadership; Allonzo Trier, who opted for his junior year, has added even more offense to his game; Deandre Ayton has taken care of everything else. The freshman is a once-in-a-generation sort, a Bahama-born monster who averages a double-double and makes it look effortless. He was the reason everyone expected so much from Arizona early in the season. He’s the reason it would be foolish to count the Wildcats out now. No one, of course, will ever count Tom Izzo out in March. The man is known for having his team ready at exactly the right time. But this Spartans’ team, like the entire season itself, has been a puzzle to the head coach. Loaded with experience and talent, including Miles Bridges who set the table for Michigan State when he stunningly chose to return for his sophomore season, the Spartans looked shaky in January. Their offense, usually fluid and open in transition, got an unsuspecting gut punch from Ohio State and took a while to recover, almost losing to Rutgers and falling against to Michigan. The Spartans’ struggles left the door ajar for Matt Painter’s Purdue team and the Boilermakers barreled right through. With

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four seniors, a bulldog defender in Dakota Mathias and a 7-2 rim protector in Isaac Haas, Purdue earned a reputation as one of the hardest playing teams in the country. It’s been 18 years since a Big Ten team won a national title; the Boilers are good enough and if anyone isn’t counting on the Spartans, they haven’t been paying attention. Speaking of streaks, well, yes we are talking about Kansas and the Big 12. The league was an absolute gauntlet this season, with the one-time basement dwellers mounting an insurrection. Chris Beard has made Texas Tech a nightmare to play against, the Red Raiders defense as suffocating as any you’re going to find. Down the road, Jamie Dixon is in the process of righting his alma mater with offense. TCU ranked nationally in the top five in scoring. Mix in West Virginia and Jevon Carter, the embodiment of Press Virginia, and Oklahoma and high-scoring Young and you have a stylistic cornucopia that is enough to make a game-planning coach nutty. Oh and right. Kansas. The Jayhawks were in disarray early, with freshmen Silvio De Sousa awaiting NCAA clearance and Billy Preston sidelined in an odd investigation into the ownership of his car. But things always seem to settle around the Jayhwawks and this year was no different, seniors Devonte Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk guiding Kansas through the murky waters. NABC

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Of course if you are looking for a steadying hand to guide you, the only place is to look is at Villanova. Put Jalen Brunson on an EKG and you’d have to search for a blip. The junior plays with near robotic calm, an unflappable point guard who has led Jay Wright’s squad back to the top again. Though Brunson, along with Donte DiVincenzo and Phil Booth, give the Wildcats the appearance of a typical guardheavy Wright team, these Cats are different. Redshirt freshman Omari Spellman, four-man Mikal Bridges and Eric Paschall, who looks more like a tight end than a basketball player, add balance to a team known for bombing 3-pointers. The Cats, of course, bombed the biggest trey in college hoops history two years ago when Kris Jenkins launched a shot for the ages. Funny, no one could quite figure out who was great in 2016, either. And then along came March to sort it all out for us. Dana O’Neil is a senior writer for The Athletic and a former president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

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For Homer Drew Basketball is a Family Business The Family Business. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you hear when one generation follows previous generations in the same profession. There is a particular affinity with the phrase among firefighters, policemen and members of the military.

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college basketball has its share of generational ties in the coaching profession, with one family sharing a unique distinction of having a father and two sons all serve as head coach at the same university. The highly respected head coach at Valparaiso University for 22 years, Dr. Homer Drew, was followed in the position by his first son, Scott, now the head coach at Baylor, and later by his second son, Bryce, the current head coach at Vanderbilt.

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Homer Drew, the family patriarch who retired from coaching in 2011, is the recipient of the 2018 Hillyard NABC Golden Anniversary Award for long and outstanding service to men’s college basketball. He will receive the award at the NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show on Sunday, April 1, at the Lila Cockrell Theater in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, during the annual NABC Convention. Homer, who was also the head coach at Bethel (IN) and Indiana University-South Bend prior to Valparaiso, guided his teams to 640 wins over 34 seasons. In 22 years as head coach at Valpo, his teams won 371 games and the Crusaders made nine postseason appearances, including seven berths in the NCAA tournament. Arriving at Valparaiso prior to the 1988-89 season, Homer had a “Building a Tradition” philosophy and his Crusaders became a team no one wanted to face in the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament. During a stretch from 1994-95 through 2001-2002, Homer’s teams won a conference regular season or conference postseason tourney in eight straight seasons with six NCAA berths. The streak included a run to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1998, highlighted by an opening round upset of Ole Miss by the 13th seeded Crusaders. In that game, with Valpo trailing by two points with 2.5 seconds to play, Bryce Drew hit a game-winning threepointer and the Crusaders followed

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with an upset of Florida State in the second round. Homer left the bench in 200203 to serve as special assistant to the president for university advancement at Valparaiso and handed the coaching reigns over to son Scott, then a Valpo assistant coach. The elder Drew returned to the court a year later when Scott was named the head coach at Baylor. In that 2003-04 season, the Crusaders won both conference regular season and tournament titles, and made another trip to the NCAA tournament. Homer’s final season as head coach was in 2010-11 with home games played on a newly installed floor of the Athletics-Recreation Center that was officially dedicated as Homer Drew Court. His son Bryce succeeded him as head coach the following season and in five seasons before leaving for Vanderbilt guided the Crusaders to a 101-38 record with four postseason berths. A St. Louis native, Homer earned an undergraduate degree at William Jewell, a Master of Arts degree at Washington University in St. Louis; and a Doctorate in educational administration from Andrews University. He coached for one season (197172) at Washington State University where he met another young coach, Dale Brown. “I was the jayvee coach and Homer was the freshman coach,” said Brown. “I would sit and watch his practices and listen to him teach and talk to his players.

The way he treated them was exemplary and his players played hard for him.” The following year, Brown was named head coach at LSU and brought Drew along as an assistant. “Homer is the first person I called when I got the LSU job. He has all of the ethics in the world and I believe he is the model coach, ” said Brown. “Homer is one of the finest men I have ever met and has many of the qualities of John Wooden. He is quiet and dignified, doesn’t seek the spotlight and treats everyone well.” Through the years, Homer has received numerous honors including the Lumen Christi Medal, Valparaiso University’s highest honor, in recognition of a lay person’s distinguished service to church and society; the Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award from the Naismith International Basketball Foundation; and the 2012 Coach John Wooden “Keys to Life” Award at the annual Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast at the Final Four. Homer and his wife, Janet, have recently relocated to Nashville to be closer to family. In addition to Bryce, his wife, Tara, and their son, the Drew’s daughter Dana and her husband, Casey Shaw, a Vanderbilt assistant coach, reside there with their four children. “With one son and his family and daughter and her family living in Nashville with five of our eight grandchildren, it’s exactly where we want to be,” said Homer.

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BULLDOGS’ GARVIN:

GUARDIAN OF THE GAME AND GUARDIAN OF YOUTH

IN HIS COMMUNITY In recognition of his outstanding efforts, Murray Garvin will receive the NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Education presented by TallOrder.com at the annual NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show. The event will be held on Sunday, April 1, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Lila Cockrell Theater in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Each year, as summer is turning to fall, South Carolina State University men’s basketball coach Murray Garvin is busy getting things set for the start of the school year. He needs to make sure that all of his players are set with classes and beginning preparations for his season. There’s much more for Garvin, however, who has another group that he is passionate about helping to get ready for school. Through his foundation, Garvin’s Goals, with the motto of “Lifting As We Climb”, he works in the Orangeburg community to conduct an annual Back to School Bash. This fall, Garvin’s group handed out some 300 backpacks, filled with items needed for school as well as personal hygiene products like toothbrushes. He even arranged to provide free haircuts and teach students how to perform CPR. “We want to make the children in our community enthusiastic about the school year ahead and it also takes the pressure off of parents who may not be able to supply the items needed,” said Garvin. “We get a great deal of support from local sponsors and it’s always one of the best days of my life.” Now in his fourth full season leading the Bulldogs, Garvin became involved with the NABC’s Stay In To Win program when he was the interim head coach in 2013. Stay In To Win connects college coaches and student-athletes with middle school aged children to serve as positive role models and stress the importance of academic performance. Garvin and his players have mentored students enrolled at Howard Middle School, which is directly across the street from the SCSU campus, and the Felton Laboratory School, located on the campus.

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They make several return visits to the schools throughout the year to reinforce the Stay In To Win message of the advantages of pursuing educational goals and staying in school. Additional initiatives are conducted throughout the year to expose local youth to the SCSU campus with the goal of inspiring them to want to work hard in school, reach their full potential and be better prepared to attend college. Each season, a Stay In To Win night is scheduled when students are invited to attend a basketball game on campus and are recognized at halftime in a special ceremony. “I think sometimes the kids feel like they’re forgotten and we try to get them involved through athletics and our interaction with them,” Garvin said. “It makes quite an impact on our players, not only to see the kids excited but also to show how important it is to give back to your community.” “When I first met Coach Garvin, he told me that if he wasn’t a coach, he would have been a teacher,” said Al Foderaro, who developed the Stay In To Win program and works with the college basketball programs to implement it in local schools. “As a result of his commitment to the program and the community, he has influenced the lives of hundreds of area youth by teaching them what it takes to achieve success in school and in life.” “I have had the pleasure of working with Murray Garvin of South Carolina State University since 2014. Coach Garvin spearheads the “Stay in to Win” dropout prevention program at our school, Robert E. Howard Middle School, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. I have witnessed the impact that Coach Garvin and the players have had on our students. They are able to have one-toone mentoring and whole group sessions that allow our students to learn decision-making skills, as it relates to their academic and personal life. Their presence in our building also impacts other students who are not participants in the program. When they visit the school, and greet each of our students at the beginning of the day, it generates a high level of excitement. This gesture, which may seem very small, is quite meaningful, as it allows our students to witness the benefits of staying in school. The work that Coach Garvin and the players are doing with our students is phenomenal. I am certain that their efforts will have a lifetime impact on some of our children.” Racel R. Wilson, Student Services Interventionist Robert E. Howard Middle School Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5

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Distinguished Coaching Trio To Receive

2018 NABC DIVISION III OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS

For Longevity, Service and Success

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Following the 2016-17 menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball season, Mark Edwards, Bill Nelson and Bob Schlosser hit the century mark with a combined total of 100 years as head coaches in NCAA Division III.

Nelson retired after 37 years, including the last 24 at Johns Hopkins University, and Schlosser retired following 27 years at Elizabethtown College. Edwards is still directing his Washington University in St. Louis team in his 37th season with the Bears, once again solidly near the top of the Division III national rankings in 2017-18. This distinguished trio of coaches will receive the 22nd annual Division III outstanding service awards on Friday, March 30, at the NABC Division III coaches meeting during the annual NABC Convention in San Antonio, Texas. These awards recognize those who have contributed significantly “inside and outside the lines” of coaching as distinguished members of their communities. Edwards, a three-time national coach of the year, has a long list of outstanding accomplishments during his career at WashU. Under his guidance, the Bears have won numerous University Athletic Association (UAA) titles and is one of only four programs in Division III to win back-to-back NCAA championships, winning 54 of 62 games in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. All of those accolades, however, seem to pale in comparison to what Edwards and long-time director of athletics John Schael accomplished beginning in 1981. Edwards played for the Bears as an undergraduate and was team captain and most valuable player as a senior in 1969. He stayed on as an assistant coach for one more season before serving in the U.S. Army and coaching for several years at Washington State University. That’s when Schael called and offered Edwards the head coaching position back in St. Louis. What seemed like an easy decision to go back “home” was complicated by the fact that WashU had not had a basketball team from 1971-81. NABC

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Undaunted, Edwards and Schael not only resurrected Bears’ basketball, they elevated the program to status as a perennial national contender. Over 36 years, Edwards has guided his teams to 33 consecutive winning seasons, 14 UAA titles and 19 NCAA tournament berths. Ranked fifth among active coaches in Division III for career victories, Edwards’ overall won-lost record entering this season was 663-289, a winning percentage of .696. Since 1919, Johns Hopkins University’s first season of men’s basketball, only one coach has led the Blue Jays for more than 10 seasons, for more than 75 wins and a winning percentage over .526. That one coach is Nelson, who became the program’s winningest coach just two games into his sixth season at Johns Hopkins. Two years earlier, he guided the Blue Jays to their first 20-win season and their second NCAA tournament berth, the first of five straight for Hopkins. Over his 24 seasons in Baltimore, Nelson’s teams had six seasons with 20 or more wins, including a program record 24-5 in 2006-07. He led the Blue Jays to a 606-365 won-lost record, a .624 winning percentage. Nelson helped his players earn 71 all-conference awards including three Centennial Conference player of the year honors, two All-America awards and one Jostens Trophy. A two-time Centennial Conference coach of the year and two-time NABC MidAtlantic coach of the year, Nelson was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. As well as the Blue Jays performed on the court, seven earned CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, five garnered NCAA postgraduate scholarships and one Walter Byers scholarship. Nelson began his coaching career at Rochester Institute of Technology before moving on to Nazareth College. Over a 37-year career as a head coach, his teams won 606

games to rank 17th all-time for NCAA Division III coaches. Schlosser’s start at Elizabethtown College has similarities to that of Edwards. In 1990, Elizabethtown director of athletics Ken Ober was looking for his third head coach in three seasons. He didn’t go too far to find Schlosser, who had guided Allentown Central Catholic High School to more than 200 wins and a pair of Pennsylvania state championships. The Blue Jays didn’t need to find another coach until Schlosser retired in 2017 after 27 seasons. It didn’t take him long to take a program, which over its first 62 years had captured two conference titles and made two trips to the NCAA tournament, on a more successful path. He had the Blue Jays in the conference tournament in his first season and back in the NCAA tournament in his third season, something Elizabethtown had missed for more than a decade. Then, in 2001-2002, Schlosser’s team won a program record 29 games and advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four. The Blue Jays topped Rochester in a semifinal before losing in the championship game to Otterbein. That was the start of a three-year run in which Elizabethtown won two more conference crowns and automatic berths in the NCAA tournament under the four-time conference coach of the year. Schlosser’s legacy at Elizabethtown extended well beyond the basketball court. “Bob Schlosser has set a high standard for coaching excellence and personal integrity as a coach at Elizabethtown College,” said President Carl J. Strikwerda. “We will miss his work ethic, sense of fair play and deep belief in helping young people develop their talents.” CONVENTION 2018

NABC Convention Highlights For High School Coaches by Dave Archer, Senior Director of Operations, NHSBCA As a scholastic basketball coach we need to continually grow professionally as an individual coach. As a scholastic basketball coach we need to help our profession to consistently grow and thrive as well. The NABC Convention in San Antonio allows a coach to make progress toward both of these goals. The NABC Convention will have a range of activities for high school coaches in attendance. 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 and participate. The meeting is an opportunity to bring up issues facing high school coaches and discuss possible solutions. This the chance to compare trends, issues and concerns throughout the country. It is interesting to listen to situations and possible solutions that are shared among coaches. Very often suggestions from this meeting become building blocks for action nationally. The High School Coaches Reception on Friday evening has grown to be a featured part of the convention. This sponsored event with refreshments 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. Often there is a presentation by representatives of the NCAA and NAIA as well. 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 Whether you attend the convention or not, we all have an obligation to strengthen our profession. High school coaches have a collective responsibility in guarding our game and developing our coaches.

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Over the past year, the National High School Basketball Coaches Association has published positions to do just that. First, the Youth Basketball Landscape in the U.S. provides a guide about all that exists in regard to youth basketball in the country. It also contains some guiding thoughts and questions for use by parents and players. Second, the Active Roles for High School Basketball Coaches piece outlines three important roles that varsity high school basketball coaches should fulfill. The varsity high school basketball coach is uniquely qualified and positioned to play a central role in the sport. The coach should be a leader, connector and communicator in regard to the world of amateur basketball in a community. The NHSBCA is in the process of putting together guides and practical suggestions for coaches to perform these roles. These documents and others can be found on the NHSBCA website. The National High School Basketball Coaches Association will hold its annual Summer Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July. As always representatives from state basketball coaches associations will be present over three days. Representatives from states that do not have a basketball coaches association are welcome to attend. 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. About the NHSBCA The National High School Basketball Coaches Association is an organization uniting the 30-plus states that have State Basketball Coaches Associations to work for the betterment of the game. The NHSBCA also serves as the High School Congress within the NABC. The NHSBCA is the national voice for high school basketball coaches, working to foster high standards of professionalism and to support coaches.

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Knowing what resources are available to support studentathletes can save you effort, support their goals and educate those involved in their lives. When the goal is college athletics, the secret to success for many student-athletes often comes down to a simple premise: Knowing what resources and tools are available to them, and maximizing those options. A prime example of this, Lebron James once said, “I’m going to use all of my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.” As a coach and leader of young student-athletes, you have the opportunity to share tools and skills—for both on and off the court—as well as resources and information that may help them along their journey toward college athletics. The following resources should be familiar, frequently accessed items in your toolbox when addressing college-bound studentathlete questions. NCAA Guide For The College-Bound Student-Athlete This 40-page in-depth guide was designed to help you assist student-athletes and their families with understanding the NCAA initial-eligibility process. The guide helps the student-athlete prepare for transitioning from high school to becoming an NCAA Division I (DI) or Division II (DII) studentathlete. Information on eligibility, registration, time management, academic requirements and more are provided, and this comprehensive document is updated annually. Set a calendar reminder to download a new copy at the beginning of summer each year so that you always have a current copy of the guide available. The “NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete” should be the first source for students serious about playing DI or DII college basketball.

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Need more tools?

The NCAA Eligibility Center’s High School Portal includes these and many other resources and tools you can use as you mentor and guide your players toward their goals and success both on and off the court.

The guide is available on ncaa.org/publications, as well as in the “Student Resources” section of the High School Portal’s “Resources” tab. Division I/Division Ii Academic Requirements Fact Sheets These one-page flyers clearly outline the academic requirements student-athletes must meet in order to qualify for DI or DII collegiate athletics. Each division’s requirements (including SAT/ACT scores) are clearly outlined on their respective document, and present an easy format with which to begin a discussion regarding eligibility with your players and their families. The two fact sheets, titled “DI Academic Requirements” and “DII Academic Requirements,” are available on ncaa.org, as well as in the “New Important Rules” section of the High School Portal’s “Resources” tab. Initial Eligibility Brochure A two-page downloadable brochure, the “Initial Eligibility” brochure provides a checklist of what students should do, starting in grade nine, to prepare for certification to be a student-athlete at the DI or DII level. Particularly beneficial for explaining the overall steps to reach certification, this brochure assists when working with younger athletes, families unfamiliar with the eligibility process or older students looking to ensure they are going in the direction toward certification. While this same information is presented within the “Guide to College-Bound Student-Athletes,” the brochure is a more compact, one-page document. The document is available on ncaa.org, as well as in the “Student Resources” section of the High School Portal’s “Resources” tab. CONVENTION 2018

Models of Character, Beacons of Hope. by Carey Casey, CEO, National Center for Fathering

and they’re known for that. But there’s a lot more going on than just basketball or whatever they’re coaching. I live in Chicago, in a neighborhood that’s known for being rough. There is crime and desperation all around us, but my bride and I, along with others at our church, are trying to make a difference. I get to interact with many people, young men especially, who need a sense of purpose and direction. They know some people have come out of this neighborhood and become great in a particular area of life, but the examples are rare. As I watch and interact with people, I can sense that they’re looking for hope. I believe a positive role model can convey hope to people. There’s something about how he carries himself, how he dresses, how he interacts with people, his general demeanor. What kind of man is he? What does he believe in, and do those values show up in his daily life? Even more, it matters that he is there, among them. They can see, hear, and touch him every day. He isn’t just another personality on TV. Still, he stands out dramatically in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation, as if he were from another planet. In my experience, coaches are often those role models that people look up to—even if the people don’t play ball or they have little interest in basketball or any other sport. The coaches I’m talking about are successful with the team,

I played football, and when I was in high school I had the privilege of playing on an allstar team coached by Herman Boone, the long-time coach at T.C. Williams High School, made famous when he was played by Denzel Washington in the movie Remember the Titans. Coach Boone and I still talk from time to time. And maybe he was simply in the right place at the right time, but he led his team in such a way that they achieved greatness off the field even more than on the field. He probably never set out to inspire people or be a source of hope, but that’s exactly what he has become. I was fortunate to play for a number of other coaches who never had movies made about them, yet because of their values and their strong character they helped to shape me into the man I am today. What other coaches do you think of whose influence proved to be much larger than the game? Thankfully, quite a number have been portrayed in movies. There’s Ken Carter (the subject of the movie Coach Carter), who took extreme measures to teach his players the importance of taking their studies seriously. Or, how about Don Haskins of Glory Road fame, who did what he believed was right when it wasn’t popular and inadvertently became known as a pioneer for race relations.

I have written before about Coach Dean Smith, at my alma mater, who showed genuine interest in me on campus even though I played football, not his sport. I looked up to him as a role model, for sure. More recently, I had the chance to meet Bill Snyder at Kansas State, who is known for being very detail-oriented. He leads his team based on his 16 Goals for Success, knowing that each of the goals will shape his players as men just as much as they will improve their play on the field. So he talks to them constantly about commitment, unselfishness, unity, daily improvement, toughness, selfdiscipline, and so on. Several years ago, one former K-State student applied Coach’s goals to weight loss, and dropped 50 pounds in six months. Who do you think of? And even more importantly, how are you emulating them? Are you being intentional about modeling character in ways that go beyond race and economics? In your unique situation, given the personalities and the challenges before you, how are you making a difference, instilling values, providing direction and encouragement and hope? Keep up the good work, coach. Carey Casey is CEO at the National Center for Fathering (NCF) and author of Championship Fathering. He is married with four children and nine grandchildren. The vision of NCF is to have an actively engaged father or father figure in the life of every child. See more articles and resources for dad at www.Fathers.com or contact NCF at Dads@Fathers.com.

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

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THY MY WILL BE DONE Dickens got it right when he said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” We all love the best of times, but the worst of times are really tough. Donnell Jones Pastor, Grace Covenant Church DC www.GraceCovDC.org The best of times are the moments in life when she says yes to marriage, a sudden promotion in your career, the birth of your firstborn and a dream vacation just to name a few. The worst of times knock the wind out of us. The pain of loss, getting fired, a diagnosis of cancer, the foreclosure of a home, the death of a child. Who can bear it? No one gets a free pass on the hardships of life. In utter disbelief, we cry “Why me? Why us? Why now? Disappointment, discouragement and despair show up like triplets born in turn one after the other. Overwhelming? Absolutely! What on earth…? That’s just it. Our earthly perspective is insufficient for the worst of times. The worst of times requires much more. Those who put their trust in God will never be disappointed. How does that work? In the early years of marriage, I remember living in a two-bedroom apartment. At one point, we were married with three children and one on the way. The meeting with the reassuring loan officer went really well. So I was disappointed when the letter came in the mail. It stated that we did not qualify for the loan we requested a month earlier. I was angry. This was not the first rejection. I stopped the search for a home. I didn’t care to meet with a realtor any longer. I was done. I was disappointed. It was not what I expected. My hope was in a house, a loan officer, a process, a good feeling. Misplaced trust leads to disappointment. I shifted my trust from

my expectations to God. We moved into our home three months before our baby was born. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 The process of home buying did not happen the way I expected. Disappointment is the result of unmet expectations. This occurs when something does not happen when I want it, the way I want it. I want, I expect. I do not get what I want the way I expect. It’s tough not getting what you want. Trust in God enables us to realize the place of frustration can become the place of transformation. It’s where God changes us. It is letting go of our expectations for his expectations. It is allowing the clarity of what he wants to unfold in ways that we simply would not imagine or desire. It’s His will over our will. We pray “Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, THY will be done” -- not MY will be done. We say THY but often mean MY. Disappointment is often the gap between THY will and MY will. The more we lean on our own understanding of how something ought to turn out, the greater our disappointment. The more we TRUST God without leaning, the more we cling to him even in the worst of times. None of us want to be in those moments, but we persevere because we recognize Him in it with us. If we always get what we want the way we want it, we are rarely satisfied. Character is often formed by the resistance we experience when yielding our will to His will. It does not feel good, but what it produces in us is really good. We get character. We get humility. We get patience. We get perseverance. The worst of times are undesirable, but they can be the moments that produce the best in us.

Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington, D.C., Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.

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2018 PRELIMINARY CONVENTION SCHEDULE Stay updated on the 2018 NABC Convention Schedule, Speakers, Exhibitors and more by downloading the NABC Event Guide App on the Apple iTunes Store or Google Play Store.

Thursday, March 29 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:15 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Personal Clinic USA Basketball Coaching Clinic Mid-American Conference Meeting NAIA Executive Board Meeting PDS Coaching Clinic Assistant Coaches Committee Meeting Summit League Meeting NAIA Basketball Rafters Committee Meeting NCAA Ethics Coalition Reception & Panel

Friday, March 30 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm NABC

NAIA Coaches’ Meeting Division II All-America Committee Meeting Division III All-America Committee Meeting Assistant Coaches’ Meeting (NEW TIME) Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality Academics Committee Meeting PDS Ethics Clinic NHSBCA Meeting Division III ASG Executive Committee Meeting NABC BTI Scheduling Meeting PDS Coaching Clinic Hillyard NABC Champions Luncheon* (NEW TIME) NABC Ministry Team Character Coaching Forum PDS Personal Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic Division II Congress Meeting (NEW TIME) Division III Congress Meeting General Membership Meeting PDS Coaching Clinic Division I Head Coaches’ Meeting Division II Coaches’ Meeting Division III Coaches’ Meeting (NEW TIME) Junior College Coaches’ Meeting Research Committee Meeting PDS Personal Clinic NABC Reese’s All-Star Game PDS Coaching Clinic Asian Coaches’ Meeting Nike NABC Welcome Reception** (NEW TIME)

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Saturday, March 31 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 5:09 pm

Missouri Basketball Coaches Assoc. Meeting NABC Foundation Meeting High School Coaches’ Rules Discussion NAFCED Board Meeting PDS Personal Clinic PDS Personal Clinic MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality Division I Congress Meeting (NEW TIME) Alumni Reception & Gathering Maui Invitational Meeting PDS Ethics Clinic PDS Personal Clinic High School Coaches’ Meeting PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic NABC International Coaches Forum FCA Coaches’ Luncheon (NEW TIME) NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Semi-Final Games

Sunday, April 1 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 6:00 pm

Big Ten Conference Meeting Collegiate College Consortium* Nat’l Assoc. Basketball Mgrs. Reception Ministry Team Non-Denominational Worship Service Catholic Mass PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Ethics Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show & Reception**

Monday, April 2 8:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:30 am 6:20 pm

Collegiate College Consortium* PDS Personal Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS Coaching Clinic NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Game

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