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Ran over 200 clinics worldwide. Player Development Coach. @PGCBasketball | @NWSelect | Join my mailing list here ⬇️
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We’re celebrating one year in with The Basketball Academy!
@dustinaubert
& I want to extend our gratitude to all our subscribers and the amazing guests who have joined us along the way.
We're thrilled for another year of growth and are eagerly anticipating the introduction of
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The Most Efficient College Basketball Team’s In The Country ⬇️👇
0 Reversals = .633 ppp
1 Reversal = .83 ppp
2 Reversals = 1.10 ppp
Reverse the ball = more BUCKETS
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Here is how
@AlabamaMBB
creates advantages 🐘
1. Two on the ball
2. Stampede the 45
3. Spray outs on drives
4. “EPA’s” Early Pitch Aheads
Three ways you have to be able to score effectively in todays game 🏀
1. Advantages
2. Cutting
3. Pick N Roll
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This is scary 👀 It's a GREAT DAY TO BE A DUCK‼️
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We had FUN introducing "Basketball Tennis" at our
@NWSelect_UAA
workout.
Working on footwork, fingertips, vision & a few turnovers 😂
Thanks for the assist
@AlexJSarama
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Incredible.
“Envisioning making it in the huddle”
“Practice for the situations and moments”
“I thought it was money”
“This was for our seniors”
Ultimate competitor and teammate
@CaitlinClark22
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#UNDERDOG
@BPortistime
Continues to improve year after year 📈
Two options when you drift baseline ⬇️👇
1. Shot
2. Shot-fake ➡️ uphill
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@DrewHanlen
You’re also paying double for those... In-In-Out well done fries with spread is hard to beat!
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🚨 ⬇️ 💪
@ava_heiden
💪 ⬇️ 🚨
6’4 C || C/O 2024 || Sherwood HS
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ Strong, physical, & athletic
✅ Finishes & passes well with both hands
✅ High IQ
✅ Rims runs
✅ High work ethic & desire to excel
@NWSelect
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Morning Routine:
-Wake Up
-Cold Shower
-10 Minutes of
@Headspace
Meditation
-Daily Primes
-10 Minutes of
@duolingo
-Exercise
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Great to be back at the
#1
school in the country! Thanks for having us
@GoDucksKG
best of luck to you &
@OregonWBB
in Vegas!
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Coaches & Athletes… Here is a quick 15 minute workout with a ball handling challenge! Enjoy.
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“The ball will always find the guy who's supposed to get the shot.”
-
@SteveKerr
One minute & sixteen seconds of pure GOLD
@OldManAndThree
x
@Money23Green
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We had the pleasure of having
@Doug_Lemov
on the pod.
In the episode, Doug shared an interesting perspective on coaching and teaching.
He believes that asking questions of players is crucial because the game itself asks questions of them.
Doug emphasizes that without the
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@SNYUConn
Great teams buy into the game plan. UConn as a whole has consistently been the standard for two years now.
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Great ball handling skills to add to your workout. You can do these anywhere with a ball!
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Kyle Colvin working on attacking the hoop in the unseen hours with game like moves which translates to game results!
#GameSkillsGameResults
@PureSweat
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Practice shooting
Advice for attacking a zone when you have limited shooters?
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🔥 ⬇️
@KennedieShuler
⬇️ 🔥
5’9” G || C/O 2023 || Barlow HS
@BeaverWBB
commit
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ High-level defender
✅ Creates off the bounce
✅ Excellent decision maker in PnR
✅ Scorer from all 3 levels
✅ Competes
@NWSelect
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Why would you have a senior athlete in your high school program if you don’t plan on playing them on senior night?
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🔥 ⬇️ NEXT UP ⬇️ 🔥
🚀
@jazz_davidson6
🚀
6’1 G || C/O 2025 || Clackamas HS
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ High level scorer by ATTACKING
✅ Extremely skilled in all phases of the game
✅ High Character
✅ Workaholic
@NWSelect
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This week on The Basketball Academy we have two amazing coaches from
@DavidsonWBB
Coaches
@Coach_JJenkins
&
@LBarry15
Here is a sneak preview of what we discussed
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Subscribe to The Basketball Academy to receive weekly stories, life hacks, and basketball insights. Link in
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Recharged 🔋
Spent 3 weeks rafting the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
Completely unplugged, faced with challenges, thoughts, amazing people, conversations, and new ideas.
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Coaches… how do you determine who your “DOGS” are on your teams?
Huge fan of the visual
@UCLAMBB
uses to have players compete for most deflections 🦴
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Golden nuggets from
@CoachSamAllen
"It's not WHAT you do, it's HOW you do what you do."
@PGCGlazier
@PGCbasketball
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🚨 ⬇️ NEXT UP ⬇️ 🚨
🔥
@reagan_jamison
🔥
6’ G || C/O 2024 ||
@PapermakersWBB
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ High-level passer all over the floor
✅ Shooter
✅ Extremely efficient coming off pindowns
✅ Cuts w/ precision
@NWSelect
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Here is Two Minutes of
@NWSelect
16U’s hunting 7 & 9’s
#AsOne

Shot selection wins games.
Shot generation wins championships.
-
@Tylercoston
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I asked
@paigebueckers1
how she would encourage the next generation to be a playmaker with & without the ball and take great shots.
Take a listen 👇👇
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So impressed with Coach Thompson’s
@PapermakersWBB
squad! Team competes, shares, and plays with joy!
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Excited to announce my Summer Tour schedule!
Will be directing camps & clinics in these locations.
Looking forward to making an impact with y’all.
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Day 2 - Iceland 🏀
Preparation
If you work just as hard as the person in front of you, they’ll stay in front
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Praise Effort ‼️
➡️
@nextlevel_03
⬅️
1/ Back when Jevon Carter was in high school, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was at Disney World watching an AAU basketball tournament.
He saw Jevon pressing full court at 8am, called his assistant and said "we've gotta sign this guy."
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Former
@OregonWBB
athlete & manager still working! Had a blast putting
@lexip33
through a
@PureSweat
workout!
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Congrats to the
@PureSweat
fam Kyle Colvin on his commitment to play at
@calpolymbb
next year! Kyle is a true winner & makes everyone around him better!
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Extremely grateful to have played with or coached these amazing people!
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Max Rowley has been working relentlessly on tightening his handles & game shots for his senior SZN ‼️
@PureSweat
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Pick a task that is meaningful enough to make a difference, but simple enough that you can get it done -
@JamesClear
Jerry Seinfeld says that to be a better comedian, he needed to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day
Listen to how 2
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Chris Paul played two years of JV basketball
Dominate where you are
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🎯 🔥 ⬇️
@anniekoenig2
⬇️ 🔥 🎯
5’11” G || C/O 2023 || Barlow HS
GPA - 4.0
Film Review 🎞 🏀
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ SHOOTER
✅ High level pindown reads, spacing, off ball movement
✅ Uptempo
✅ Unselfish
✅ Competitor
@NWSelect
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🚨 COLLEGE COACHES 🚨
Check Out 2023 5’11 GUARD
@anniekoenig2
in Ohio
July 20-22 - Battle in the Heartland
July 23-25 - The Finale
🎞 Review - July 10-12
@SelectEventsBB
Session II
📍Indianapolis
Annie Koenig || 5’11” W
C/O 2023 || Barlow HS
GPA - 4.0
3PT SNIPER.
Will get into paint & make plays when run off the 3.
High basketball IQ.
Great decision maker.
Length + versatility on defense.
High work ethic & desire to excel.
WINNER.
@anniekoenig2
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I don’t have all the answers, I have more questions
I was at a basketball coaching clinic.
The same coach gave back-to-back segments.
10-11am was on Xs & Os… Standing room only! (300+ people)
11-12pm was on Culture… less than 10 people in the room. By far the best talk I
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Last chance to see
@elizabuerk
this week in OHIO‼️
Z always puts the TEAM first.
Scores efficiently from the 3 and post.
Makes plays by shooting, rebounding, and passing!
@NWSelect
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@SelectEventsBB
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Two-Point Rule 💭
@Doug_Lemov
gives great insight into Dean Smith’s famous “2-point Rule”
Inclusion creates happiness. Here are three components of happiness:
🔥 Pleasure
🔥 Meaning
🔥 Community Connection
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First time attending a High School game without a shot clock... how is this even legal?
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Three ways you have to be able to score effectively in todays game 🏀
1. Advantages
2. Cutting
3. Pick N Roll
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🔥 🚨 ⬇️
@RhyanMogel
⬇️ 🚨 🔥
5’10” G || C/O 2023 || Clackamas HS
GPA - 4.0
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ 1on1 Creator
✅ Attacks well off the bounce
✅ Shooter from all 3 levels
✅ Passes with precision
@NWSelect
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ABSOLUTE GAMER‼️
One of the most committed players I’ve ever had the pleasure to be around.
Rhyan Mogel || 5’10” G
C/O 2023 || Clackamas HS
GPA - 4.0
WARRIOR & WORKER.
Plays with a high motor on both ends.
Athlete w/a dynamic skillset.
Handles and shoots it well from perimeter.
Elite on-ball defender.
Relentless competitor.
WINNER.
@RhyanMogel
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So proud to be a
@OregonWBB
manager alumni! What a fantastic job
@GoDucksKG
has done in the last four seasons in Eugene. Very excited for the team as they’re officially PAC-12 Champions!
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Just completed the 30 day
@DrewHanlen
challenge of No bread, dairy, fried food, fast food, and only water. It’s no joke & has excellent results!
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Finished reading
@theprogramorg
Highly recommend to any coach, athlete, CEO, or anyone who wants to be better‼️ Thank you
@erickapitulik6
@samcila1
&
@gunfighter19
for sharing your stories‼️
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Couldn’t thank everyone enough as
@dustinaubert
& I have reached over 10,000 subscribers on The Basketball Academy!
We look forward to continuing to make an impact & add value to players & coaches around the world 🏀 🌎
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'People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.' - F. M. Alexander
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🏀 Leaders...
Brad Stevens 🔑’s to being a great leader:
- Serving Others
- Be Authentic
@BradStevensTeam
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Can't say enough about Ashley & Erin that choose to serve & make others around them better. Both have committed to play at the next level due to a high level of training, competing & sharing. I'm grateful to have been apart of their journey & very excited for their future!
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Practice what happens most in games to get results!
We emphasize:
1️⃣ Ball & Player Movement
2️⃣ Setting Great Screens
3️⃣ On-Ball & Off Ball Screen Reads
It’s not what you do, it’s how you do what you do
@NWSelect
x
@SelectEventsBB
x
@PBRhoops
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2023
@KennedieShuler
made plays!
☑️ Extremely high motor
☑️ Defends
☑️ Passes & finishes with both 🙌
☑️ High IQ 🧠 coming off PNR and Pindowns
☑️ Shoots the ball well off the dribble & catch
Absolute WINNER
@NWSelect
x
@SelectEventsBB
x
@PBRhoops
x
@ShaneLaflin
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With college basketball starting I think about my time with
@OregonWBB
& how lucky I was to have been around so many future coaches when they were student athletes!
@coachniaj
@Jasminholliday
@katiegruys
@AKayeDelgado
@lexip33
@JOLOcinco
@drewmuscatell
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Being The Best Assistant Coach 💭
@CoachBurton13
gives incredible advice on how you can be a great assistant coach:
1. Add value across the board to your players & head coach
2. Be a great teammate
3. Build trust
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🔥🚨 ⬇️
@_kyleighbrown
⬇️ 🚨🔥
5’8 G || C/O 2024 || Silverton HS
Film Review 🎞
@SelectEventsBB
“The Finale”
📍Cincinnati, OH
✅ Knockdown shooter
✅ Incredible vision & passer
✅ Quick & clever finisher
✅ Hunts the paint
@NWSelect
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Come check out 2023 6’2 F
@OPoulivaati
this week in Ohio in the
@SelectEventsBB
Moves well off the ball, finishes through contact, and DEFENDS!
Olivia is also one of the best rebounders we’ve ever coached.
Any school will be lucky to have her!
Olivia Poulivaati || 6’2” F
C/O 2023 || Tualatin HS
GPA - 3.8
X - FACTOR.
Tough on the boards.
Great instincts & great passer.
Can space w/range out to 3.
Can put it on the floor & finish strong with R/L.
Gives you length, athleticism & physicality!
WINNER.
@OPoulivaati
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American vs European basketball training development
In Europe, players have a great understanding to star in the role they have in order to help their team be as successful as possible.
They keep workouts simple, and effective while not skipping steps.
Understanding rather
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Film Review 🎞 :
C/O 2025 ||
@jazz_davidson6
📍 Heart of Texas
✅ COMPETES.
✅ Efficient with & without the ball.
✅ Two-way player who makes winning plays.
✅ High character & an incredible teammate.
@NWSelect
@PBRhoops
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@ShaneLaflin
x
@bballjkey
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Very excited to be a part of Pro Day with the
@PureSweat
fam
@TheTraeYoung
@moritz_weasley
@AngelDelgado
@alexbazzell24
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Athletes... Someone who wants to beat you, worked out today
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It takes 1 second to shoot.
It takes 1 second to turn the ball over.
Mistakes happen. It's your response to your mistakes that matter most.
Don't let seconds effect minutes.
@WDWconvo
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Great week with this amazing staff at ASU Playmaker II
@PGCbasketball
. Director
@jaysonwells_
did a phenomenal job!!
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So freaking excited for you
@markefree
!! Congrats!
.
@WashU_WBB
announced the hire of Marke Freeman as the women's bball assistant coach. Congrats Marke and welcome to the
@WUSTL
family!
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Film Review 🎥:
C/O 2024 ||
@ava_heiden
📍 Heart of Texas
✅ Moves well off the ball
✅ Uses strength well to create space for baskets
✅ Excellent decision maker from the post & mid-post
✅ Always competes & brings energy
@NWSelect
@PBRhoops
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@ShaneLaflin
x
@bballjkey
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🚀
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Film Review 🎞 :
@SelectEventsBB
📍 Heart of Texas

@NWSelect
White (16u)
🚨 Drive & Kick 🔑’s 🚨
1️⃣ Be dangerous when attacking
2️⃣ Draw help
3️⃣ Kick to your shooters!
@PBRhoops
/
@ShaneLaflin
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Before you go to trainings and camps to work on your “Bag” 💭
Learn to play the game with space, share, and be a great teammate!
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Basketball is the same language all around the world. Loved growing the game in China to 300+ coaches and athletes at all levels!
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10 Things that take 🚫 Talent, but will get 💯 % Respect
1. Being on time
2. Work Ethic
3. Effort
4. Body Language
5. Energy
6. Attitude
7. Passion
8. Being Coachable
9. Doing Extra
10. Being Prepared
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Congrats
@olivia_moultrie
‼️
"I'm just so glad it went in, because all I cared about was winning the game, and for us moving on to the next match. And that's what we did,''
#WINNER
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LETS GOOOOOO‼️ SO PROUD OF YOU RHYAN ‼️
Super excited to announce my commitment to the University of Portland. Looking forward to being a Pilot!💜🤍
Special thanks to
@NWSelect
and
@_AngieSun
as well as the countless others who have helped me along the way.
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