Mount St. Mary’s Coach Donny Lind: Building a Winner, Recruiting & Today’s College Basketball

Mount St. Mary’s head coach Donny Lind joins me to talk college basketball, recruiting, and building a winning program.Lind discusses his unconventional path from Loyola student manager to Division I head coach, what he learned working for Shaka Smart at VCU, and why relationships remain at the center of his coaching philosophy.He also explains what college coaches look for in today’s players, how the transfer portal has changed recruiting, and why Mount St. Mary’s went all-in early on Loudoun County standout Ryan Brzezanski.Finally, Lind looks back at a remarkable first season that included 23 wins and an NCAA Tournament victory over American, and previews a Mountaineers team he believes can contend for a championship.