Coaching Origins Podcast
1) Episode 34 - Presbyterian's Quinton Ferrell
Today we talk with Presbyterian Head Coach Quinton Ferrell. In my former television life, I actually covered Ferrell when he was a high school player in North Augusta, South Carolina. He played his co...Show More
2) Episode 34 - East Tennessee State's Desmond Oliver
Today we talk with East Tennessee State Head Coach Desmond Oliver. The native of Buffalo, New York started his coaching career with Niagara in 1994. After nine stops as an assistant, and 27 years, Oli...Show More
3) Episode 32 - Lehigh's Dr. Brett Reed
Today we talk with, I believe for the first time, a coach with a PhD -- Lehigh Head Coach Dr. Brett Reed. Reed is now in his 16th-season at Lehigh, but when he first got the job at 34 years old, he wa...Show More
4) Episode 31 - Bucknell's Nathan Davis
Today we catch up with Bucknell head coach Nathan Davis. His coaching journey started in 1997 after his playing career was done. He had assistant coaching stops that included Navy and Bucknell before ...Show More
5) Episode 30 - Texas-San Antonio's Steve Henson
Today we catch up with Steve Henson, the head coach of the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners. The native of Junction City, Kansas played his college ball at Kansas State, before being drafted by the NBA&a...Show More
6) Episode 29 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Steve Lutz
Today we talk with Steve Lutz, the Head Coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. After his playing career ended at Texas Lutheran in 1995, Lutz started his coaching journey. Unlike a lot of his peers, inste...Show More
7) Episode 28 - Florida A&M's Robert McCullum
Today we talk with Florida A&M Head Coach Robert McCullum. The native of Birmingham, Alabama started his career as a junior high coach back in 1976. It took nearly 25 years working his way up through ...Show More
8) Episode 27 - SIUE's Brian Barone
Today we talk with SIU Edwardsville Head Coach Brian Barone. Barone played at Texas A&M for his dad Tony, before transferring to Marquette and ultimately becoming part of the Tom Crean coaching tree. ...Show More
9) Episode 26 - Central Connecticut State's Patrick Sellers
Today we talk with Central Connecticut State Head Coach Patrick Sellers. Before he got his first head coaching job at CCSU, Sellers' coaching journey had 12 different stops, including a trip to C...Show More
10) Episode 25 - Wofford’s Jay McAuley
Today we talk with Wofford Head Coach Jay McAuley. Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight su...Show More