Jeremy Kipness
@CoachJ_Kip
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▪Assistant Coach @SHU_MensHoops ▪Former Director of Recruiting @memphis_mbb ▪Founder & Former Head Coach @kyaspireacademy
Joined June 2011
Please keep Gethro Muscadin in your thoughts and prayers. He was is a horrible car accident and is now fighting for his life. Him and his family need all the prayers they can get during this time.
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New chapter, different city, BUT always a Family affair! Proud to say I am a Ⓜ️emphis 🐅! #BlessedBeyondBelief #GoTigersGo
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Your 2020-21 NIT Champions!!! So proud of this team for the way they persevered all season and finished strong! #GTG Ⓜ️ 🐅📈✂️🏆
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4 years, 2 NCAA births, an AAC 🏆, an NIT 🏆 & a # 1 recruiting class, BUT what I will cherish most are the relationships built & the memories made together in our relentless pursuit of excellence. Excited for my next chapter but the Ⓜ️🐅 program will be a part of me forever! 🫶
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Ⓜ️ 🐅📈.
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AAC Tournament Champions, but the jobs not finished yet! Best time of the year with the best group of guys. Ⓜ️ 🐅
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I’ve got a history filled with thanks and a future filled with praise! #NITChampions #GTG #BlessedBeyondBelief #AttitudeOfGratitude Ⓜ️ 🐅📈
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So excited & proud of @gethromuscadin for signing his NLI to further his📚&🏀 career at @KUHoops next year! The Aspire Family is so happy we were able to be a part of your special day! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #Kansas #Jayhawks #SigningDay #TheBestIsYetToCome
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Do you want to be part of a legacy?!. Or do you want to create one?! #AspireAcademy #TheAspireWay #JoinTheMovement
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Couldn’t be more excited to hit the ground running as a Pioneer. I am so grateful to Head Coach @AnthonyLatina and the entire Sacred Heart athletics staff for this opportunity. #WeAreSHU.
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Rest in eternal peace Gethro. Your infectious personality, the way you made people feel and that smile of yours will always stay with me. Gone way too soon but never forgotten!
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This time last year, every1 including the so-called “professionals” believed there was no way that he would be a D-1 full qualifier without having to go juco for 2 years. WELL. @curtlewis10_ just signed his NLI w/ @EKUHoops & will be a full-qualifier upon stepping on campus!
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🏀 doesn’t care what color ur skin is, what language u speak or what religion u practice. It doesn’t care if ur big or small, fast or slow. It just asks u to compete, to lose with dignity & win with humility. & if ur wise, to utilize the 🏀 as a 🚗 to create change & opportunity!
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It’s crazy how much can change in 1 year. Blessed beyond belief is an understatement to be in the position I’m in with some incredible people to learn from and grow with. From a @kyaspireacademy 🧙♂️to a @Memphis_MBB 🐅‼️#InThisGreatFutureYouCantForgetYourPast #GTG #LetsBeElite
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In NY recruiting some future Wizards & had to fit in some time to catch up with 1 of my former players & incoming @LIUBasketball freshman @ousmane_ndim & get some authentic Senegalese food! So incredibly proud of Ous for the person he is, above all else! #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard
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So proud of Aspire alum @thtboycaleb00 for leading @AStateMB to a come from behind win on the road over Colorado State last night! Finished w/a team-high 22 pts, as well as 5 rebs & 4 assts! Looked more like a seasoned-vet than a frosh PG in his 1st college game on the road!
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4 years ago, @aspireacademyky & @tennprepacademy seized to exist. To all the other dreamers out there, don't ever stop or let the world's negativity disenchant you or your spirit. If you surround yourself with love & the right people, anything is possible. Just ask @coachrayford
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Time flies. Memories fade. BUT Family is forever! #TheAspireWay #AspireTogether #AchieveForever #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #Brotherhood #DeSalesFamily #BaccalaureateMass
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A little Magic Johnson in Class of '19 Joel Brown @GeneralBrown22 , wouldn't you say?! Crafty #Elusive #Vision
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4 yrs ago I was coaching @CB_ONES23 as a jr in HS. Last night I got to see him have a double-double with the @sixers finishing w/13 pts, 10 rebs & 4 blocks. So proud of him for always staying ready when his # is called! #ProudCoach #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #TheBestIsYetToCome
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So incredibly proud of @CB_ONES23 not just for what he has been able to achieve as only a college freshman (supposed to be a HS sr but reclassed up & graduated early) but more importantly for the way in which he has carried himself on & off the court! #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard
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Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to accomplish something big, that we fail to notice the little things that give life magic. Blessed to be able to wake up every single morning with a hunger to live out my purpose & do what I love! #TheAspireWay #CountYourBlessings
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Missing a few but the Brotherhood! Family always and forever! #LaFamilia #riseabove2013 #OnceACardAlwaysACard
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Had to treat my two West African samaways to some neckhena trop Senegalese food 🥘!!! #TheAspireWay #ChezSeneba #Senegal #WestAfrica
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We would like to present to you our 2019-2020 Aspire Academy Wizards. First set of games this weekend up in Minneapolis! The Aspire Family is ready to go! #TheAspireWay #AspireTogetherAchieveForever #BeElite #WeOverMe #95Over5 #NikeElite #HS #PostGrad
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Filled with gratitude to be with these guys for Thanksgiving and for the blessing they are in my life! I love to coach them and watch them grow everyday in all aspects of their development! We are a Family here at @aspireacademyky ! Happy Thanksgiving from the Aspire Family!
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Happy Birthday to the 🐐 @RealPitino ! So thankful & blessed for everything you’ve done for me, & all the knowledge & lessons you’ve imparted in me not just pertaining to the game of basketball, but to life. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Honored to be selected to the inaugural class of @TopConnectLead with @RobEhsan ! Look forward to networking with up and coming coaches from all over, while learning & gaining knowledge from coaches who have paved the way!.
We're excited to announce our inaugural class of basketball graduate assistants for #TopConnectGALA presented by @RobEhsan!
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This young man has EARNED this opportunity!!! Don’t be surprised to see him make an impact & add value to a big-time Big Ten Program, 1 day potentially earning a scholarship! #ProgramPlayer.
The Aspire Family is so incredibly excited for Aspire alum @aidddoooo on the opportunity he has earned of being a Preferred Walk-On for @RutgersMBB where he will receive a terrific 📚& get to play for HC @CoachPikiell ! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #Rutgers
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Blast from the past. Can’t believe it’s already been 7 years!!! #2013NCAANationalChampions #L1C4 #MOP
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10% is what happens to you…90% is how you respond to whatever it is that happens. This team responded with incredible fight & resiliency every step of the way - sticking together, staying the course & never giving up on the mission. Next season starts NOW!.
From 9-8 on Jan. 20, to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and giving the nation's top team all it can handle. #MemphisInMarch. Lots to be proud of in the 901. #GoTigersGo | #TunnelVision
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These 2 are as talented as they get and have been an incredible asset to our program. As hard working as they get and they continue to raise the bar with their work.
From training me on my first day in coaches film, to confetti showers doing what we love. So glad to call this guy my best friend, GS4L. CHAMPS Ⓜ️
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So proud of my PG @thtboycaleb00 for signing his NLI today w/ @AStateMB to play for @CoachBalado next year! Will be getting 1 of the toughest & grittiest PG’s around, relentless in his pursuit to make his teammates around him better! Bright future ahead for a special young man.
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Yr 3 is underway with our 1st scrimmage in a week. Blessed to be doing what I love & helping change lives! When U wake up EVERY single morning w/pure excitement & motivation for the day ahead, U know UR exactly where UR supposed to be, doing exactly what UR supposed to be doing.
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So happy for some former @kyaspireacademy 🧙♂️‘s on their commitments in the last few weeks - @TheLamine10 - @MasonMBB , @DeseanEikens - @UNOPrivateers , @shavaul1 - @UTRGVmbb , @3Mihaicarcoana - @ToledoMBB , & @KaiSteinman13 - @PnwBasketball ! #OnceAWizard #AlwaysAWizard
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College coaches are 😴 💤 on Matt Williams!!! Most consistent all-around player in the whole program. Makes winning plays on both sides of the ball. A no-brainer D1 talent with all the intangibles to match! 4.0 GPA and 24 ACT as well!.
Aspire Post Grad Wing Matt Williams scored 59 points 2 games this weekend in the Minnesota Prep Classic while going 2-0. Athletic Wing with a big time motor. @CoachR_Gatewood.
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Had a great time catching up with former @aspireacademyky Wizard @joelntambwe2 today at the EYBL! The most rewarding part of being a coach is the relationships established with former players long after they are done playing for you! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard
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From meeting while working the Billy Donovan Florida Gators 🏀 Camp as college students 5 years ago to having him come visit @aspireacademyky now as an assistant w/ @HCrossMBB it’s crazy to look back & see how far we both have come. Grind recognize grind, my brother @Coach_Dooz !
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Practices like tonight really pump me up & just reaffirms that l am living out my life’s mission. We have 1 hell of a group this year, with a collection of some very special young men. Cannot wait to see what’s in store for them! #TheAspireWay #WeOverMe.
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I’d like to thank @UofLSheriff50 , @lukeskywalka11 and all the great people at @939TheVille for having me on air today to talk @aspireacademyky ! I had a blast, and look forward to coming back in studio this summer to give some more updates! #TheAspireWay #939TheVille #ESPN
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Always great getting to spend some time with my guy @coachsamferry and talk some basketball! Terrific basketball-mind with a relentless work-ethic & passion for what he does. Will make 1 hell of a Head Coach 1 day! When you’re done learning, you’re done growing! #Family
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Our point guard @miltonwordlowpg turned 18 yesterday & his wonderful Family surprised him with a custom Aspire Cake!
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Just remember when you pray for opportunity you're also praying for preparation. And preparation often feels like prevention. Push thru!!!.
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Had 2 take my man Poppi out for some of the best Senegalese food you can find after our first workout together #YassaPoulet #CharliesProgram
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Play with pace ✅ .Play with the pass ✅.Play with force ✅.Play with heart ✅ #TheAspireWay #UnfinishedBusiness #RiseToTheOccasion
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He trusted the process, embraced the grind and stayed the course, & as a result he’s winning the day!!! So proud & excited for you & cannot wait to see what the future holds! #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #FromAWizardToARunninRebel #TheBestIsYetToCome #ProudCoach #BlessedBeyondBelief
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Finally arrived in the great state of Kentucky, home of @thegrindsession & now @aspireacademyky !
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Overcome with emotion seeing my dad @WizardPicks accomplish something he has dreamt about his whole life, but has never been able to do; win a race at our home track of Saratoga as an owner. Even sweeter, legendary rider Joel Rosario was aboard repping our @aspireacademyky silks!
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Respect to the fullest to Dan, Scott & the whole @thegrindsession & @tanagersports Family for being able to put everything in place to be able to make this happen! They are the def. of innovative & progressive, & always have the kids’ interest at the center of everything they do!.
Excited to announce the first schedule for this season! The 2020-21 season tips off with Group 1 in the November Phoenix Bubble on Nov. 2! You can catch all the action on
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Such a special feeling getting to see one of my former players @MakhtarGueye22 play last night for @UAB_MBB in their game vs. @WKUBasketball ! What I have learned is that time flies, memories fade, BUT Family is forever! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #TheBestIsYetToCome
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“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. ” 🏀 🔴⚫️ #TheAspireWay #BiggerThanBasketball
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Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. #TrustTheProcess #EmbraceTheGrind #StayTheCourse #WinTheDay #BlessedBeyondBelief
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So incredibly proud & happy for @TheLamine10 ! 1 of the best young men I’ve ever been blessed to work with, w/a heart of gold & as hard a worker as they get. Going to do big, big things at the next level. @MasonMBB is getting a steal! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard.
6’8 forward Mouhamed Lamine Mbaye has verbally committed to George Mason he tells @247Sports. Story:
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Proud of how both teams competed 2day up at Vincennes Jamboree. Far from a finished product on our path to becoming Elite, but a lot we can build on & learn from. It’s all about being better 2day than we were yesterday. & then waking up 2morrow & being better than we were 2day!.
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The closer to Louisville I get, the more excited I get! 3 hours & 225 miles remaining until I'm back in the 'Ville!
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Passing Albuquerque, New Mexico en route to Louisville. Now 19 hours & 1,300 miles out.
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Family = Forget About Me, I️ Love You!!! #AspireFamily #TheAspireWay #AspireTogether #AchieveForever #WeOverMe
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So proud of @ahmard_harvey for signing his NLI with @CoastalMBB ! Went from getting cut from his Bahamian HS team less than 3 years ago to receiving a full scholarship to attend a D-1 program! What hard work, perseverance and sacrifice will get you!!! ##OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard
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There’s a saying: “Big doors swing on little hinges.” You have to keep adding hinges and plugging away. Eventually, all those hinges will line up to open a very big door. #RelentlessConsistency
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@Genzz22 is a special player & 1 of the top pg's in class of '19. You saw some of that watching him today w/ @bouncettcaau in win w/ 8 asts.
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The NCAA can take the banner away, but they can never take our memories away, or break the Brotherhood. #L1C4 #OnceACardinalAlwaysACardinal #Brotherhood #Family #ProudAlum #2013NCAANationalChampions #RoseToTheOccasion #StillHaveMyRing #StillHaveMyMemories #StillHaveMyBrothers
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Not the result we were hoping for but proud of the fight & grit we played with while only having 6 able bodies! When the tourney dir. comes up to u after & tells u that “ur guys play harder & give more effort than every other team in the tourney,” u know ur on the right path.
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My best friend and college roommate @lukeskywalka11 got married yesterday to his best friend and soulmate! Thank you for having me by your side on your special day. The family has grown! #LukeWhoMarryingKaelyn #LaFamilia #BlessedBeyondBelief
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Survive & Advance! Special things can happen when no one cares who gets the credit! Honor your role and play your part.
“I feel like everybody came to play and we did our part today.” #MemphisInMarch. 🗣 @iamalo02. #GoTigersGo | #TunnelVision
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This woman believed in me & my vision long before any1 else did. When every1 was laughing at me & questioning why I believed we could create something special from nothing, she was always in my ear telling me that I could achieve anything w/ “enough hard work & perseverance.”
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Time flies, memories fade, but F.A.M.I.L.Y. is forever! Congrats to our 4 Seniors who played in their last home game of their HS careers, finishing the regular season on a high-note leading into @thegrindsession ‘World Championships’! #TheAspireWay #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard
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Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. #AspireFamily #WeBeforeMe
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“Grit? What is it? I believe it’s driven by love. Inspired by vision and purpose. Fueled by optimism and belief. Powered by faith and hope. Revived by resilience. Kept alive by stubbornness. And if we’re honest includes some fear of failure and desire to prove oneself.”
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It was a tough decision to leave DeSales who have been outstanding supporters & partners but the integrated housing facilities were a critical component for the future growth of our program. We would like thank DeSales’ Administrators, teachers & students for all their support!
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Looking forward to welcoming our 2018-19 @aspireacademyky & @apsireKYpg boys to our program & new integrated 🏘on campus of @HCHSCougars in <10 days! They will come from across the 🇺🇸 & from around the 🌍 w/the same goal of developing into more of a complete student-athlete!
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“You don't choose your passions, your passions choose you.” #DoWhatYouLove #LoveWhatYouDo #BiggerThanBasketball
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Proud of our guys! Executed our gameplan to perfection & locked up on D from start-to-finish! Still unfinished business! We’ll have our work cut out for us vs. a talented @BellaVistaHoops team BUT we’ll be ready & prepared for a battle! #SurviveAndAdvance.
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Merry Christmas Eve from my family to yours! #LaFamilia #BlessedBeyondBelief #NewYorkCity #RockefellerCenter
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How incredibly blessed am I to have the relationships I do with my family that makes it so hard to leave every time I come home?! Christmas 2019 in the books, now it’s time to get back to the ‘Ville. One thing is for sure though; it’s not goodbye. It’s “I’ll see you soon!”
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Big fan & supporter of @ProlificPrep ! They do it the right way! @coachbmcknight @coachpdoherty & @JeremyRussotti are class acts!.
From open gym to the books! Got to take care of the books. Thanks coach @coachbmcknight for helping the guys with chemistry. A great photo. @adidasHoops
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Always great connecting with my brother @CoachJayDavid who is building a national-power & changing lives with his @NYJayhawks & @Gateway_TGI programs! First-class dude who is all about the grind & making a difference in this 🌎 through 🏀 & 📚! Much respect, my guy!.
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I’ve been fortunate to have been able to lock-down some pretty big-time recruits since @aspireacademyky ‘s inception, but none bigger than getting this man, Roger McClendon to join the Aspire Family and serve as our President and Co-Chair of the Board! #BlessedBeyondBelief
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Birthday started with a 5am drive up to Cincy followed by a trip to Lexington just to evaluate & form relationships. Some might consider that a wasted birthday, but in the life of a coach it’s just another another day on the job. #DoWhatYouLove #LoveWhatYouDo #TwentyEight.
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Bittersweet moment as a coach watching 3 of my seniors on ‘Senior Night’. Instead of just being part of a legacy, they have created a legacy of their own, laying the groundwork for what the Aspire program will look like for years to come! #OnceAWizardAlwaysAWizard #ProudCoach
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As coaches during ssn & time recruiting, it’s easy to let urself go, eat poorly, don’t exercise much & flat-out not take care of ur physical & mental being while ur so caught up w/ur team & ssn at hand. This was towards end of ssn & as u can see I did NOT have any endurance!!!
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The evolution of @Thelionkilla . Where will he end up next 👀👀 🇸🇳#TheAspireWay #TheSEEDFamilyWay #TheBestIsYetToCome
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Was not able 2 spend Easter with my family back in CT but at least had some of my Aspire Family with me 2 take part in our Easter Egg Hunt!
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10 of our 12 boys finished with a 3.1 or better, including 8 who finished with a 3.5 or better, & 2 who finished with above a 4.0! These young men rose to the occasion & I’m so proud of them for doing so! #TheAspireWay #AspireTogetherAchieveForever #BiggerThanBasketball.
Adapt + Adjust = Overcome. That is exactly what our 12 boys who attend @HCHSCougars did this past semester! This is a testament to all the hard work & effort our boys put in through these unprecedented times & the incredible instruction & support from the HC teachers & staff.
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Our Aspire Post Grad finishes 2-0 up at the @MinnPrepAcademy “Minnesota Classic II” w/wins over the host-school @MinnPrepAcademy & Minnesota Day. Very underrated group who play hard, play together & are well-coached by @CoachR_Gatewood . Will shock a lot of teams this season.
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Survive and Advance. Nothing better than this time of the year! #TheAspireWay #WorldChampionships #SurviveAndAdvance #RiseToTheOccasion #ByAnyMeansNecessary #TakeCareOfBusiness
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There are friends, there’s family, and then there are friends that become family. #BlessedBeyondBelief #LaFamilia #LukeWhosMarryingKaelyn
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To the world, you are a mother. But to me, you are the world. #BlessedBeyondBelief #SurpiseTripToLouisville #AsLongAsImLivingMyMamaYoullBe
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As first-class a program as any run by great people in @coachpdoherty & @JeremyRussotti ! Appreciate all your support & have loved competing vs. you guys w/ @coachbmcknight & Coach Joey Fuca on the sidelines!.
We will miss you guys in 2020-2021 coach. We will see you guys the following year!.
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