Episode 37: Enrique Sandoval - - Lessons learned on the way to a state championship

Enrique Sandoval has decades of experience in the game as a player and coach. Most recently, he led the Gervais girl’s program the the 2023 2A State Title. We discuss his upbringing and how it helped shaped him as a player and person. We also get into the impact of the Oregon Latino Basketball Tournament as well to why he did not recruit me when he was coaching at Chemeketa. 2:38 Developing his love for the game 5:50 Memories from the Oregon Latino Basketball Tournament 11:03 His state runner-up team as a senior at Woodburn HS 16:50 Battling through failure in high school 19:30 Encouraging our kids through failure rather than keeping them away from failure 25:10 His path to college basketball 31:48 An all-time George Libbon story from Chemeketa practice 35:53 Being able to handle intensity from coaches 38:05 Playing for legendary coach Bart Valentine at Warner Pacific 43:10 Returning to Chemeketa CC to start his career as a basketball coach 46:23 Transitioning to coaching at Sprague HS 48:40 Returning home to coach at Woodburn HS 51:30 Leading the Gervais girl’s team to a state title 57:50 The changing of youth basketball through one generation 59:40 All-time Woodburn starting 5 1:06:06 All-time Salem starting 5