S2E6: USF Basketball ft. Chris Johnson, Jack Thompson, Travis Traphagen, and Brecli Honner

This week we get to hear from both the men’s and women’s basketball programs here at USF. In the first half of the episode, Head Coach Chris Johnson, as well as senior guard Jack Thompson, share what it is like preparing for the upcoming season. They touch on how they will continue to build off of last year’s season, as well as the team culture they have created. In the second half of the episode, we are joined by women’s head coach Travis Traphagen, as well as junior guard, Brecli Honner. Coming off a tough season last year, which contained many unfortunate injuries, both Coach Traphagen and Brecli talk about their goals to get the team back into the top group of the conference. We also get to hear about the team culture and important factors that make up their program. Tune into this week's episode to hear all about the basketball programs at USF and what makes them strong competitors for any team in the NSIC. Men’s Basketball- Chris Johnson and Jack Thompson00:00 - Introduction00:33 - Building off of last season 07:17- Standout players08:40 - Preparing for the first scrimmage of the year 10:54 - Conference tournament 13:48 - Scheduling/competitors15:34 - Team culture/core valuesWomen’s Basketball- Travis Traphagen and Brecli Honner19:21 - Building off of last season24:52 - Standout players26:05 - Team culture/goals32:06 - Starting practices34:15 - Scheduling/competitors 40:14 - Wrap upUSF Athletics: https://usfcougars.com/Podcast Instagram: @cougarsportspodcastShow notes written by Alivia Tindall