Ep 126 | Ali Farokhmanesh | The Value of Building Relationships

Ali Farokhmanesh is in his fifth year as an assistant coach with the Colorado State men’s basketball program in 2022-23. He helped ead the turnaround in the CSU program from 11 wins in 2017-18 before he arrived to three consecutive postseason invitations, the most conference wins in back-to-back seasons and the highest win percentage in program history in 2021-22. He was named one of the top 40 coaches (head and assistant) under 40 by ESPN in 2020. He spent the 2017-18 year on Medved’s staff at Drake University, helping the Bulldogs to a 10-game turnaround from the previous year and most wins in Missouri Valley Conference action in 10 years. Prior to his year on the Bulldogs’ staff, Farokhmanesh spent the previous three seasons at the University of Nebraska, serving most recently as the Director of Player Relations and Development. At Nebraska, he managed and oversaw the off-the court responsibilities of the student-athletes including the implementation of mentoring programs and community outreach. On campus, he directed recruiting operations, including on-campus hosting duties. Following his storied career at UNI, Farokhmanesh spent four seasons playing professionally overseas in the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. In 2013-14, he was the Sixth Man of the Year in the Dutch Basketball League, averaging 10.4 points, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game. His best season was with SAM Massagno Basket in the Swiss league in 2010-11, where he averaged 19.5 points, 3.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 48 percent from 3-point range.  Visit www.unitedbasketballplus.com and use Coupon Code - UBPlus for 20% off an annual membership.  This episode is sponsored by the Dr. Dish Basketball. Mention "United Basketball & Leadership Podcast" and receive $300 off on the Dr. Dish Rebel, All-Star, and CT models.  Connect with Dr. Dish on Twitter or Instagram @drdishbball Connect with our host, Matt on Twitter - @coachmwsmith and @unitedbballplus