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From young assistants to head coaches, Rising Coaches sits down with some of the brightest minds in basketball to talk about their rise through the profession and what they are working on now.
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Episode 45 - Amit Tailor, Manager of Basketball Operations, Grand Rapids Gold
Amit Tailor is the current Manager of Basketball Operations at Grand Rapids Gold in the NBA G League. Coach Tailor has a wide range of knowledge expanding from a Game Day Statistician with the Chicago Bulls, a Scout for the Knicks and NetScouts Basketball as well as an assistant for the University of Florida, Santa Clara University, Clemson as well as assisting with USA Basketball. Most recently Coach Tailor was a Video/Player Development Associate with the Houston Rockets and is now currently with the Denver Nuggets G League team, the Grand Rapids Gold.
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Episode 44: Kendall Aldridge, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Purdue University Northwest
Kendall Aldridge is a Rising Coaches Member and current Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Purdue University Northwest, Coach Kendall Aldridge. Coach Aldridge has a great career path for young Coaches as he started in the high school ranks at Decatur Central High School, as well as various other High school positions and ultimately landed his first NCAA Division 3 coaching gig with Houghton College. Following Houghton, Kendall gets a position where he currently stands at Division 2 Purdue University Northwest. Kendall is definitely a coaching name on the rise!
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Episode 43: Ben Sanders, Head Coach, Guaymas Mexico
Ben Sanders is the current head coach of Guaymas in Mexico and current Rising Coaches Member. Coach Sanders brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast working in various roles in the G league with the Windy City Bulls, Long Island Nets, and Wisconsin Heard as well as a stint in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls. Prior to these roles, Coach Sanders held positions in the NCAA with New Mexico, Rice and Alfred University all playing a pivotal role in his new found head coaching gig.
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Episode 42: Kevin Noon, Financial Advisor for Coaches, Northwestern Mutual
Kevin Noon is a former Division 1 assistant coach, Rising Coaches Member and current Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual. Noon has made various coaching stops ranging from being a walk- on then manager at Rider University, Graduate Assistant at the University of Miami, Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Maryland, back to Rider as the DOBO and most formerly Bowling Green University as an assistant for 8 years. Coach Noon now works as a Financial Advisor looking to assist everyone but looks to assist basketball coaches in the industry with their financial planning. Learn more: https://www.northwesternmutual.com/financial/advisor/kevin-r-noon/
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Episode 41: Alan Stein Jr, Coach, Author, and Keynote Speaker
Alan Stein, Jr. is a very influential person as he is a coach, trainer, author and motivational speaker. Coach Stein was a Director of performance for Pure Sweat Basketball, Founder of Stronger Team, Author, and Motivational speaker who has worked with the biggest names in basketball today including, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry. Coach Stein brings us a wealth of knowledge as we will get to learn more about his techniques for coaches and players to improve their mindset in game as well as on a day to day basis.
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Episode 40: Luka Voncina, Co-Founder & CFO - Razturi na maturi
Luka Voncina is a former professional basketball player and current Founder of LV prospects. Luka is a current owner and operator of a company in Slovenia to help assist players to pursue their collegiate careers in other countries. Luka helps give us some insight on how coaches can use International agencies to their advantage in the recruiting processes.