Episode 179: Coach Sam Caldwell (Head Girls Basketball at New Hope Academy) Landover Hills, MD (3x Geico National Champion)

New Hope Academy, Athletic Director and Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Lady Tigers AAU - 2019 GEICO National Champions & Consensus #1 Team in the US Sam Caldwell is entering his 4th season at the helm at New Hope Academy, bringing 20 plus years of coaching experience and a commanding 344-90 overall record.  A proven leader and championship coach, coach Caldwell was selected as the 2014 Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and a finalist for the prestigious Pat Summit Coach of the Year Award.  He has college coaching experience at UMBC and Bowie State respectively and is one of the all-time winningest coaches in All-Navy Basketball history. Moreover, he was inducted into his high school’s Hall of Fame on October 11, 2013 at Luther Burbank High School (CA).  He has been recognized as one of the best high school coaches in the country, which makes the Lady Tigers a contender anytime they take the court.  He was selected to coach in the prestigious Nike Skills Academy, the Jordan Brand All American Games, and a court coach for the 2020 17U USA Basketball Team. Coach Caldwell made a lot of history during the 2018-2019 season becoming the first coach to win 3 Geico High School National Championships!  He became the first coach at the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) sports history to win NACA Division I Girls Basketball National Championships with two different programs.  The Lady Tigers finished the season the consensus #1 team in the country in all the national polls MaxPreps, USA Today, ESPN and Blue Star. Coach Caldwell is currently authoring his first book entitled "What Winning Looks Like," details coming soon.  His passion for the game is unwavering and you'll be hard pressed to find a more industrious and ambitious leader.  The best is yet to come! [email protected]  @CoachCaldwell1