All Episodes - The ASSISTANTS' Podcast
A podcast that looks to highlight college and professional assistant coaches. Lead by Mark Williams, a former NAIA/NCAA college head coach and current lead skills instructor at Team FOOTPRINTZ Elite Basketball Training, this podcast will have phone conversations with current/former assistant coaches about the the importance of assistant coaches to college/professional teams, how to become an assistant coach and how to "move up" to coaching ranks. The podcast will offer funny/war stories and honest insight into the world of the "BEHIND THE SCENE BOSSES".
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#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Chiene Joy Jones
Coach Jones sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A. In the conversation, Coach Jones speaks on her over 20 years of coaching experience which includes a stop at NYU as well as her time with the famed NYC programs . Ms. Jones also speaks on experience as the Executive Director of “GROW OUR GAME” which is non profit company geared to providing leadership development through mentorship and basketball development for young girls aged 4-11 years old. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? Why are you still involved with grassroots basketball after 20 years? Who inspired you as a young player? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Rena Wakama
Coach Wakama sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Wakama begins her 6th year as a college coach and 1st year at Stony Brook University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Candice Hill
Coach Candice Hill sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Hill begins her 10th year as a college coach and 2nd year as Associate Head Coach at St. John’s University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Sade Jackson
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Sade Jackson Coach Sade Jackson sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Jackson begins her 8th year as a college coach and 3rd year as Head Coach at Adelphi University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Steve Pogue
Coach Steve Pogue sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Pogue begins his 13th year as a college coach and is currently an assistant coach at Stony Brook University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How was your first experience in the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? How was the experience of making back to back conference finals? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches? Who are you ?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Kim Waiters
Coach Kim Waiters sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Waiters begins his 9th coaching and is currently an assistant coach at Rider University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Jazmone Turner
Coach Jazmone Turner sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Turner begins her 3rd year at Delaware State University and is currently the Dover, DE institution’s Interim Head Coach . Coach Turner is entering her 10th year in the college coaching ranks with stops at Indiana State University, Coppin State and Ohio Valley University. J Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get into the coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Vince "Chico" Johnson
Coach Vince Johnson sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Johnson begins his 4th year as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University. Coach Johnson is a young veteran in the coaching ranks as he worked at Hoop Group as a DOBO at Lehigh University. Questions What is your “WHY”? How did you get your first start in the coaching world? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level? What advice would you give the next generation of coaches?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Keturah Jackson
Coach Keturah Jackson sits down with Team FOOTPRINTZ’ Shiclasia Brown for a quick Q & A as the Coach Jackson begins her 1st year as an assistant coach at Fordham University. Coach Jackson is no stranger to the coaching ranks having previously coached at Northeastern University, Duke University as well as on a high school level. Questions Why did you get into coaching? How did you get into the college coaching ranks? How do you as an assistant get your student-athletes ready for the next level?
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Tyson Wheeler
This episode, Mark Williams “chats” with Tyson Wheeler of UMASS. Coach Wheeler is entering his third year as an assistant coach at the Amherst campus after 10 seasons at Fairfield University. During a COVID-19 shortened season in 2021-22 that saw 17 games postponed or cancelled, the Minutemen still managed to secure the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, its highest seed since 2008. With one of the youngest squads in the conference, Massachusetts finished the season 8-7 overall and 6-4 in conference, tied for the 10th fewest games played in the NCAA. UMass advanced to the A-10 Quarterfinals for the first time since 2016 after a 34-point victory in the A-10 Second Round over Saint Joseph’s, the largest margin of victory in Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament history. During his first year as an assistant coach in 2019-20, Wheeler helped guide the Minutemen to a three-win improvement from the prior campaign with a 14-17 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in league play to finish the year with their most conference wins since the 2014-15 season to earn the No. 8 seed in the A-10 Tournament, its highest seed since 2015. UMass was playing some of its best basketball of the season, with wins in four of its final six games of the regular season, until the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19. Led by freshman Tre Mitchell, who became the sixth player in team history and first since 2004 to be named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, UMass earned a first-round bye to the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time since 2016 and won 11 games at the Mullins Center. Mitchell set the UMass rookie record for field goals in a season with 206, was nine points away from breaking the program record for freshman points in a season, and was a six-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection, the most for a Minuteman since 2004. Wheeler spent two of his 10 years at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations after a standout career at the University of Rhode Island, where he was a two-time Atlantic 10 First-Team selection as a junior and senior. He helped lead the Rams to an Elite Eight appearance during the 1998 NCAA Tournament and was named to the Rams’ All-Century team in 2005. As a collegiate player, Wheeler was a candidate for the John Wooden Award and was named the New England Coaches Association Bob Cousy Award winner. After wrapping up his career at Rhode Island, Wheeler was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 1998 NBA Draft and played for the Denver Nuggets during the 1998-99 season. Wheeler also played professional in the CBA, the ABA and overseas from 1998-2008.
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe sits down with our #markwilliams where the newly minted St. Bonaventure University men's basketball assistant coach "kicks it" about myriad topics. Chris Lowe joined the St. Bonaventure University men's basketball coaching staff in August 2021 and enters his first season with the Bonnies during 2021-22. Lowe most recently spent the past year on staff at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), serving as special assistant to the head coach. While he spent the 2020-21 season in the Lone Star State, he brings a wealth of Atlantic 10 experience to Western New York from previous stops in his basketball career. He was a star player at UMass from 2005-09, graduating as the Minutemen record-holder in career assists with 678, a total that stands sixth all-time in conference history. During his collegiate playing days, he became only the seventh Atlantic 10 player to post 1,000 points with 600 assists while serving as the starting point guard all four seasons with the Minutemen. His work there earned him a spot as a member of UMass' 100 Seasons of Basketball All-2000s Team. In 2009, he was named by Sporting News as the Atlantic 10's "best passer." His playing ability led him around the world after turning pro as he played professionally for eight years, first in the NBA G League during 2009-10 before moving on to play in Lithuania, Slovakia and Austria. After wrapping up his pro playing career, he transitioned to the coaching ranks with a return to the A-10, joining the staff at Saint Louis as a graduate assistant while working on his Master's Degree. During his time with Saint Louis, Lowe helped the Billikens to a 46-21 record and an A-10 title in 2019. Lowe has also been involved in charitable work, using basketball to bring new opportunities to youth in his hometown. He created the C-Lowe 14 Skills and Drills Foundation in his native Mount Vernon, N.Y., using the foundation to provide athletic, academic and scholarship opportunities to children in the surrounding communities. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 2009 from UMass and his Master of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Development in 2020 from Saint Louis University.
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Bryen Spriggs
Bryen Spriggs will serve as the Chief of Staff and brings a wealth of experience to the program as a head coach and as an assistant over the last decade. He most recently served on Joe Golding’s staff at Abilene Christian as a special assistant to the head coach during the 2020-21 season. During his time at ACU, the Wildcats posted a 24-5 overall record and a 13-2 mark in league play. ACU won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, upsetting heavily-favored Texas 53-52 on March 20, 2021. Prior to ACU, Spriggs served as both the head men's basketball coach and Athletic Director for the Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, Pa. While there, his team compiled a 75-12 record, won a pair of WPCC conference championships, and earned a trio of top-10 national rankings. Spriggs also coached nine all-conference selections. Before he was at Beaver County, Spriggs spent one year as an assistant coach at both Mineral Area College in Missouri during the 2016-17 season. MAC finshed with a top-5 national ranking and a 28-3 overall record. Seven student-athletes went on to play at the Division I level. Three players were named all-region players and one was an All-American. Prior to Beaver County, Spriggs served as an assistant coach at Lincoln Trail Community College in Illinois where he was tasked with various roles in supporting the teams during the 2015-16 season. Lincoln Trail CC was the GRAC runner-up, and finsihed with a 19-12 overall record. Two players were all-conference selections, while one was named the freshman of the year. Spriggs served in a variety of roles during his career, including the assistant director of admissions at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (2014-15), an assistant boy's basketball coach/drug and alchohol counselor at Summit Academy School for Boys in Herman, Pa., (2013-14), a case manager at Franklin County Children Services in Colombus, Ohio (2013), and a criminal justice professor/assistant men's basketball coach at Marshaltown Community College in Iowa (2012-13). Spriggs did both his graduate and undergraduate degrees at Slippery Rock University where he spent two years playing (2008-10) and two years as a graduate assistant (2010-12). During his time at Slippery Rock, the team made the PSAC playoffs twice and made the NCAA tournament in 2011. Spriggs is a member of the NACDA, MOAA, NATYCAA and NABC. He received a bachelor of science in professional studies with a concentration in sports management in May 2010, and his master of arts in criminal justice in July 2012.
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Rod Clark
This episode Mark speaks to Rod Clark of University of Tennessee as he begins his first year as an assistant in Knoxville, TN.. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Clark spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Governors posted a winning record and led the Ohio Valley Conference in offensive rebounding while ranking second in rebounding defense, third in turnover margin and fourth in scoring. In Clark’s lone season at Austin Peay, senior forward Terry Taylor was named OVC Player of the Year after finishing the season as the only player to rank among the Division I top 10 in both scoring (eighth, 21.6 ppg) and rebounding (seventh, 11.1 rpg). Clark’s first stop as a collegiate coach came in the Horizon League as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2019-20. The Flames posted impressive defensive statistics, leading the league in field-goal percentage defense, 3-point defense (14th nationally) and blocks per game. UIC finished the season with an impressive run to the 2020 Horizon League Tournament championship game. For a two-year span from 2017-19, Clark honed his skills in player development, video breakdown and scouting as the top assistant coach at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas—a national prep basketball powerhouse. In 2018, Sunrise Christian went 24-2 and finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally according to USA Today and MaxPreps. The 2019 squad followed with a 22-5 record, finished the year ranked 10th nationally and earned the program’s first-ever appearance at the Geico National Tournament. Check out our interview with Rod Clark @coach_rc5 - IG /@coachrodc_ut - Twitter)
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Erika Brown
This episode Mark speaks to Erika Brown of St. Francis University (PA) as begins her first year as an assistant at the Loretto, PA university. Erika Brown joined the Red Flash staff in May 2021 as an assistant coach. Brown works with the guards and wing players and serves as co-recruiting coordinator. She is the director of video and academic liaison. Brown comes to Loretto after spending last season as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Harcum College. While at Harcum, Brown was responsible for recruiting, scouting opponents and skill development, while also serving as the academic liaison. She assisted with the development of all-conference first team selection Courtney Turner. Brown served as the video coordinator at Stony Brook in 2019-20. During Brown's sole year at Stony Brook, the Seawolves had a record breaking season and was one of the best teams in the country, finishing with a 28-3 record. Stony Brook captured the America East Championship and was poised for a NCAA Tournament run had the tournament not been canceled. Brown began her coaching career at Florida International University, spending two years as the assistant director of basketball operations and video coordinator. Brown was a four-year starter and captain at Delaware (’17), where she earned a degree in health behavior science. At the conclusion of her collegiate career, Brown ranked 10th in program history in points (1,402) and was in the top 20 in seven other career categories. Coach Whittington on Brown: “Erika and I share a Blue Hen connection, where we are both University of Delaware alums. She is very passionate about coaching and wanting to contribute in any way to the success of our program. She also brings infectious energy that will overflow into our team and staff.” Check out our interview with Erika Brown(@coachebrown_ - IG /@coachebrown - Twitter)
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Duane Woodward
This episode Mark speaks to Duane Woodward as he enters his third year as an assistant coach at the New Jersey (South Orange) University. Check out our interview with Coach Woodward where we spoke about his coaching experiences which include D3, D2, D1 programs and his NBDL experience, his battles in the “old big east”, and his involvement in the Coaches For Action where 21 (MBB) assistant coaches from the entire BIG EAST look to establish a movement to engage multiply movements via their founding initiatives which are as follows. * Educate players, fellow coaches and people in Big East communities on the importance of voting in both local and national elections. CFA is calling on each Big East program to host a voter registration drive in early October. * Create a scholarship fund to assist first-generation minority students with at least a 3.0 GPA who elect to attend a Big East school. Each CFA member has already committed to a monetary donation, and they will lobby their head coaches (and donors with whom they have relationships) to also contribute. * Support the Black Lives Matter movement by placing Black Lives Matter patches on each home and away jersey of every men's basketball player in the Big East. Additionally, Big East coaches will wear Black Lives Matter pins. Meet Duane Woodward. (@coachwoodward40/Twitter) -------------------------------------- #duanewoodward #bostoncollege #europeanprofessional #martimecollege #queenscollege #fordhamuniversity #monmouthuniversity #setonhalluniversity #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#theASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Craig Carter
This episode Mark speaks to Craig Carter of the University of Wisconsin as he wraps up his 20th year as an assistant and 5th as a WISCONSIN Badger. Check out our interview with Coach Carter where he spoke about his transition into coaching from the business world, importance of the mid range shot, the difference in coaching men & women basketball players, growing and playing in NYC and he touches upon his next step in his coaching career... (@coachcrcarter/Twitter) #CraigCarter #rutgersuniversity #assistantcoach #wisconsinbasketball #badgersbasketball #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Anjale Barrett
This episode Mark speaks to Anjale Barrett of Columbia University as she wraps up her 1st year as an assistant at New York's famed university. Check out our interview with Coach Barrett where we spoke about her transition into coaching from highly successful high school and college career, coaching on a division 3 level, where she also provided a cheat code for aspiring coaches to get into the coaching profession and her battles with her older brother (Andre Barrett). DISCLAIMER: Anjale was ranked top 25 in the USA but was NOT selected to the prestigious McDonalds' All American game due to a late season injury (@anjalebarrett/Twitter) #anjalebarrett #universityofmaryland #europeanpro #assistantcoach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Jamal Robinson
This episode Mark speaks to Jamal Robinson of Hampton University as he wraps up his 2nd year as an assistant at the historical Hampton, VA university. Check out our interview with Coach Robinson where we spoke about his playing resume, coming back to America after many years overseas, working with nike as a skills instructor, today’s player compared to “yesteryear”, his current coaching situation and his mentorship of today’s next generation of player... (@jamalrobinson/Twitter) #jamalrobinson #universityofvirginia #europeanpro #assistant coach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Dante Milligan
This episode Mark speaks to Dante Milligan of NYU as he wraps up another year as an assistant coach. Check out our interview with Coach Milligan where we spoke about his playing career, time as a graduate student at St. Louis University, working at a D3 as opposed to a D1 college, and tract to become an assistant coach. (@coachdmilligan/Twitter) #dantemilligan #saintlouisuniversity #newyorkuniversity #assistantcoach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Norm Richardson
This episode Mark speaks to Norm Richardson of the Fort Wayne MAD ANTS as he wraps up another year as an assistant coach for he Indiana Pacers' G League team. Check out our interview with Coach Richardson where we spoke about his playing career, coaching in Germany, the difference in Euro and NBA basketball, and tract to become an assistant coach. (@coachnormrich/Twitter) #normrichardson #hofstrauniversity #indiandpacers #fortwaynemadants #Dleague #Gleague #assistantcoach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Marcus Douthit
This episode Mark speaks to Marcus Douthit of Community College of Rhode Island as he wraps up his first year as an assistant at the Providence, RI college. Check out our interview with Coach Douthit where we spoke about him coming back to America after many years overseas, the trials and tribulations of being an assistant coach and trying to "reach" the next generation of players. (@douthitmarcus/Twitter) #marcusdouthit #providencecollege #communitycollegeofrhodeisland #rhodeislandbasketball #assistant coach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Serge Clement
This episode Mark speaks to Serge Clement of Marist College as he wraps up another year as an assistant coach. Check out our interview with Coach Clement where we spoke about coaching on the D3, D2, and D1 levels as well as the politics attached to rising up the coaching ranks and the trials and tribulations of being an assistant coach. (@sergeclement12/Twitter) #sergeclement #cortlandstatecollege #adelphiuniversity #stpeterscollege #assistant coach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Ashley Langford
This episode Mark speaks to Ashley Langford of James Madison University as she wraps up another year on the JMU campus. Check out our interview with Coach Langford where we spoke about the maintaining communication with staff, current team and incoming first year players, how to become a coach, positive role modeling / mentorship, her coaching experiences. (@ashlangford/Twitter) #ashleylangford #tulane #auburn #bucknell #navy #norforkstate #olddominionuniversity #jamesmadisonuniversity #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Rasheen Davis
This episode Mark speaks to Rasheen Davis of Arizona State University as he wraps up his first year on the Tempe, AZ campus. Check out our interview with Coach Davis where we spoke about the coaching / recruiting schedule, how to become a coach today compared to past years, recruiting and importance of mentorship, his coaching experiences and presents his all time players by position (high school/college ONLY). (@rasheendavis/Twitter)
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Clive Bentick
This episode Mark speaks to Clive Bentick of St. Francis College as he wraps up another year as an assistant at the Brooklyn, NY college. Check out our interview with Coach Bentick where we spoke about the importance of mentorship, his coaching experiences and the trials and tribulations of being an assistant coach. (@coachclive10/Twitter) #clivebentick #canisiuscollege #lemoynecollege #stfranciscollege #assistant coach #teamfootprintz #markwilliams
#TheASSISTANTS' PODCAST - Monica Wright
This episode Mark speaks to Monica Wright of the University of Virginia as she wraps up her 1st year as an assistant at her alma mater and under Basketball Hall of Famer Tina Thompson. While as a student-athlete at the Charlottesville University she was named an All American (3x), achieved over 2500 points and is a member of the storied school’s Hall of Fame. Upon graduating from UVA - she took her talents to the professional ranks were she earned Two (2) WORLD Championships as a member of the NBA backed WNBA and later several individual awards while playing in Europe. Check out our interview with Monica Wright (@monnie222 IG /@monnie22 Twitter) RATE | REVIEW | SUBSCRIBE
THE INTRO
This episode serves as an introduction to our series and what to expect from our "conversations" with many of the best and brightest assistant coaches from the college and professional ranks. #theassistantspodcast #teamfootprintz #footprintzmediagroup