Recruits: when a coach comes to your game & U get subbed out - the coach is watching U on the bench more than the game going on. R U some1 they HAVE to have or some1 they don’t want on their team? What kind of teammate U R is more important than how many points U score that night
So much to say but for now:
I’m thankful for this final season
@CUAACardinals
to honor all the people that made this place so special.
If I knew 11 years ago that it ends this way, I’d still do it. We met amazing people here & built genuine relationships w/our players/families
My 19th college hoops season starts tomorrow. I’ve been a player, asst coach, admin staff & head coach @ NAIA/D1/D2/D3. I have the same 2 thoughts every year:
1-You’re not guaranteed to be part of college hoops next year. Be grateful.
2-Every team is different. Enjoy THIS team.
The world catching up is a good narrative, and there are great players from all over the world. But Team USA just won Gold with Lebron, Steph, AD, Harden, Kawhi, Kyrie watching on TV.
When I got into coaching, one of my mentors said something I’ve always remembered & it definitely resonates:
“It can be hard to know who the good guys are because the bad guys wear suits too.”
Tough pill to swallow for the “what will boycotting the playoffs accomplish?” crowd.
It accomplished an effort to reduce voter suppression in less than 48 hours, for one thing.
BREAKING: The NBA just announced that all basketball arenas will he turned into 2020 voting locations.
Ample space for large amounts of people to vote safely.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6
God’s work is being done here. We will remain faithful. I ❤️ this campus.
Year 7 with
@lbyahn
was definitely a year of adventure! It was our first full year as parents 👨👩👧, Hawaii with
@cuaahoops
🏝, family reunion Disney Cruise 🚢 , and we moved (again) 🏠. Happy anniversary!
Wow! What a weekend! Our guys just kept fighting both nights & found a way. We showed what we are capable of when we are tough & together. Excited to keep getting better on Monday!
Quick, but memorable trip to WV! So great to reconnect with some former teammates & friends. It was extra special to show our kids around at both of my alma maters.
Nick Saban says: are you an “and” or “but” guy?
When they say “he’s really talented...” is that followed by: AND he’s a great teammate, AND he’s coachable, AND he stays out of trouble.
Or: BUT he doesn’t work hard, he’s selfish, he’s got discipline issues.
Are you better than your problems?
That's the question every good college coaching staff and NBA team uses to evaluate whether or not to recruit/sign; for pro teams, draft/sign/or trade for. 'Are you better than your issues?' They're not willing to risk organization culture.
Recruit tip: Contacting coaches & saying you’re looking for a place to “showcase your talent” is a bad look. Not one college coach is looking for that. We want guys who want to be successful & contribute to winning. It’s a team, not a talent circus.
No team in the country has faced the adversity we have. So proud of our guys tonight!
A lot of special players & assistant coaches in my time here. Tons of respect for the players & coaches before us as well! I hope we get more chances to add to the history of
@cuaahoops
#Faith
We didn’t play well against a very good Indiana Tech team, but that doesn’t change what
@CUAAHoops
has done over the last month/this season.
We graduated our 4 leading scorers last year, were picked last in the preseason poll, but earned the 6 seed & advanced to the semifinals.
More embarrassment for
@WheelingJesuit
@WJUCardinals
- apparently the “rules violations” were “serious” enough to fire Coach Sancomb after the most successful stretch in school history without an investigation, but not remotely serious enough for Cal Pa to hire him already?
Bittersweet end to our season. We had a lot of things not go our way this season, but our guys never quit. Down 12 inside of 10 minutes in our last game of the season against our school rivals. Dug down and pulled out a great win! We’ll miss Myke, Andrew, Jalen & Dakota!
Was just texting with a friend. Lebron has scored 40+ in the playoffs 22 times. Sounded ridiculous. Turns out it is, it’s 2nd most ALL TIME. Then I’m reminded, Michael did it THIRTY EIGHT TIMES!
For those of you born after 92, now, imagine watching this and still being like “Wow, I don’t know if he’s the greatest but Good God.” That’s how great MJ was, and I rooted against MJ for six years.
Next season, somehow I’ll be in my 6th year as a head coach, but it will be my 1st year without
@ligerlukas
&
@T_Travis34
. You’ll never find two more selfless players, better teammates. The last of the OG’s that were here in
@apatty14
’s era!
First time getting
@CUAAHoops
together for a workout in almost 6 months! We are limited in what we can do, but it’s great having the TEAM together, in person!
A lot of guys want to be the “point guard”. A lot of guys want to be a “leader” or “captain”. Not a lot of guys want to do this 👇🏼 possession after possession, day after day.
When we came to Hawaii for our honeymoon, the first place we went was Pearl Harbor. Amazing experience to be back 6 years later as a family. Evelyn loved the boat ride to see the USS Arizona Memorial!
Despite a couple losses to start the year, I thought our team was playing as tough & TOGETHER as any team we’ve had here. Guys believed & we got a big win to start conference play! Excited for another big test on Saturday.
We’re hiring a GA. Role offers a lot of responsibility & opportunity!
We have big shoes to fill, as twitterless Coach G was an absolute rockstar of a GA the last two years!
Anyone that thinks they’re “too good” to play NAIA should be required to watch the last 10 minutes of that game. That was a ridiculously high level of play & shot making down the stretch.
Great thoughts from Coach
@JohnBeilein
! In life, there are going to be times you work really hard for something & you want it so bad, but it doesn’t happen. Getting close to “it” doesn’t define you. What you do after “it” does.
John Beilein is a wise man.
"This is why I coach, to be in that locker room right now with these kids, to have the opportunity to tell them this is life."
Great to open the year with a win! Awesome crowd tonight - thank you
@CUAAHoops
supporters!
We have some things to clean up for a big tournament this weekend against two very talented opponents!
#Consistency
One of the biggest lessons you learn in sports, sometimes the hard way, is there is no escaping accountability. If you can’t hold yourself accountable & refuse to let your inner circle (coaches, teammates) hold you accountable, the outside world WILL.
NBA All-Star. Getting ready to play in The Finals. Locked in for form shooting reps.
Spoiler Alert: if you’re an HS/College player, you’re not “too good” for form shooting.
I ❤️ this team! All year we’ve talked about the different between playing hard & competing. We COMPETED tonight. Held them to 26 in the first half, then we scored 50 in the 2nd half. Rallied from down 9 in the 2nd half. Can’t wait for Semifinal Saturday!
#RollCards
Our coaches are wearing
#suitsandsneakers
tonight to help raise awareness with
@CoachesvsCancer
. I shaved my head & have been wearing this pin for Ovarian Cancer, after my mom was diagnosed last month & began Chemo. Please consider joining me in donating!
This picture from our workout today gives a great glimpse into what it’s like playing in our program.
HARD WORK 💪🏻 on a beautiful campus 🖼 right behind the Chapel ✝️
#Brotherhood
🤜🏿🤛🏻
This is worth a listen.
While assessing his team following an 88-80 loss to Notre Dame,
#Purdue
head coach Matt Painter shares some advice to high school players looking to compete in college:
"You have to get over yourself."
Ann Arbor Huron 2025 G Macari Moore buzzer beater 3 to win it
D1 Regional Semi-Final:
#16
Ann Arbor Huron (20-4) beat
#8
Detroit Catholic Central (15-9) 54-53
@A2HuronBball
@Mac2121_
My Chinese daughter & wife deserve better than this disgusting & indefensible tweet from a leader at this time.
There’s a reason this tweet isn’t RT’d by the
@potus
account.
Lip-service comments that “all” Americans need to stick together & then fanning racist flames is sick.
The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!
Another gritty win for
@CUAA_Football
! 4th & 2, down 3-0 late in the 4th quarter &
@JoeConner_13
answers the bell with a big TD run! Then
@Tarek_Dalou
with a game saving, cross field chasedown. Go Cards!!
A friend sent me this article from a few years ago. Randy Moss. Mike D’Antoni. The Logo. White Chocolate. OJ Mayo. Hot Rod Hundley.
As flattering as it was to be listed,
@lbyahn
kept me humble. Her first comment: “so, are you the last 1 that made it?”
#abcorder
#butyesprobably
D2/NAIA/D3’s with an opening for an assistant or D1’s hiring support staff - our outgoing GA would be a big time hire.
Eddie was involved w/every aspect of our program, here every single day & is extremely loyal. Selfishly, we want to keep him but if you have a spot, he’s ready!
We’re hiring a GA. Role offers a lot of responsibility & opportunity!
We have big shoes to fill, as twitterless Coach G was an absolute rockstar of a GA the last two years!
Some big time upgrades on campus this summer. Construction is underway for our
@CUAATFXC
track & turf field. Meanwhile, renovations continue in the fieldhouse. Floor is sanded down. Wait until you 👀 the new floor design! 🔥
Congrats to
@T_Travis34
for completing his undergraduate degree this week! He’s the 2nd guy in 3 years to begin his master’s degree while playing for
@CUAAHoops
. Trevor is the definition of our core value: STUDENT-athlete!
Really proud of our effort tonight against another top 10 opponent. We’ve had a tough couple days & found ourselves down 18 with 12mins left on the road. Cut it to 2 with 30 seconds left & had our chances. Our guys haven’t had much go our way, but this TEAM refuses to quit!
As long as I’ve known
@lbyahn
, she’s been a loving daughter, sister, wife, aunt & godmother, so naturally she is an amazing mother to Evelyn! We love you so much!!
I think what so many of us are feeling right now is that no one loved basketball more than Kobe. And yet, when his career ended he found other passions. He embodied the balance of giving EVERYTHING in your being to the game, but not allowing the game to become your identity.
It’s been a tough stretch for our group & we were down 15 to the 2nd place team in our league tonight. These guys refuse to quit & fought their way to a 2OT win! 5 guys played over 40min & everyone stepped up in a big way tonight! So proud of their toughness.
#OvercomeLoss
🏀FINAL/2OT🏀
@CUAAHoops
comes from behind for a dramatic double-overtime victory over LTU!! 🤩
Kip French led the Cardinals to the win with an impressive performance, leading the team in points, rebounds, and assists! 💪
#GoCards
Prospects: You never know who is watching you, and coaches from all levels talk. Friend of mine on a D1 staff reached out to me about a kid he knew I’d seen play live. Wasn’t asking about talent, but about character. Kid committed to that school this week.
So proud of this team. We’ve been down, but not out & our guys are playing so hard for each other. Fun to watch this group learning how to compete & win!
There’s so much “Kobe” in this clip of his final bucket.
- Game Winner.
- Legendary entertainers like Jack, Hova, Ye are entertained.
- Shaq, of all people, knows what Kobe’s capable of, & even he is stunned.
- Vanessa & his girls.
- Any time he laced them up, magic could happen.
College coaches will love class of 2036 Evelyn’s motor. Active & engaged. Supposed be nap time in the Toddler room, but she’s currently waking the whole room and rallying the troops for playtime instead.
We haven’t had the start to our season we expected, but I believe in our
@CUAAHoops
guys. We won’t quit & had one of our best practices today. Most of the best things in life come after the biggest disappointments.
🚨🚨HS Coaches & Recruits🚨🚨
@CUAAHoops
has scholarship 💰 available for our Reserve Team & for Student Assistants/Managers. DM me for details if interested.
Big help if you have a 3.0 GPA & qualify for Pell!
The response for our
@CUAAHoops
GA position has been overwhelming. It’s humbling to see how many talented, qualified coaches are looking for an opportunity. Excited to find the right fit out of a great group of applicants.
As usual for our
@CUAAHoops
team, faced a lot of adversity tonight, but found a way for a 20-point conference win! It’s awesome when guys like
@T_Travis34
&
@pvziii
step up the way they did!
#nextmanup
Very thankful to be a small part of the best college basketball tournament in the country! It means so much to so many people - & we all compete for the right reasons! Thank you to the students who made the trip - ZERO question who the best fans were this weekend!
#CU
#AA
My guys
@ConnorPhee
&
@diekevers32
are the first guys I got to know in HS through recruiting & watch finish their careers with us. 2 GREAT players that are both even better men than they are athletes, and made a tremendous impact with
@CUAAHoops
&
@cuaa
Bittersweet end to the season. Glad we got to send these 6 Seniors out with a win! So much adversity throughout the year, but this group never quit.
So many other thoughts, but for now, we wait to see what the future holds… thankful that we know who holds it.
Happy birthday to an incredible wife & mother! Our little girls are so blessed to have such an amazing role model as they grow up.
And, looking this great 5 days after giving birth?! Hopefully our girls inherited that gene!
For the 3rd year in a row, our GA was hired into a full-time job in basketball!
Our GA position provides a lot of growth opportunity, and our guys have gotten jobs!
Reach out if interested, or if you know someone who would be a good fit.
When Columbine happened, the entire country was shook. It was devastating, unthinkable. Had a similar feeling to 9/11 in that you thought/hoped it was a once in a generation type of thing. 20 years later it’s not even on the list below. It’s become a regular occurrence.
El Paso shooting is the 8th deadliest in modern US history:
58 - Las Vegas concert
49 - Pulse nightclub
32 - Virginia Tech
27 - Sandy Hook
26 - Sutherland Springs
23 - Luby's Cafe
21 - San Ysidro
*20 - El Paso Walmart*
18 - University of Texas
17 - Parkland
14 - San Bernardino