Championship Vision Basketball Podcast

Kevin Furtado
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**Championship Vision Basketball**, hosted by Coach Kevin Furtado, takes you inside the minds of championship coaches, basketball innovators, and leaders from across the game. With nearly 400 episodes, we explore X’s and O’s, culture, leadership, player development, practice design, Basketball Moneyball, and the stories behind great programs. Whether you coach youth, high school, or college basketball, each episode delivers ideas you can take directly to your team. **Learn from great coaches. Build your culture. Leave a legacy.**

  1. 2d ago

    BEYOND THE GAME: How to Build Your Brand, Tell Your Story, and Raise Thousands for Your Athletic Program

    “Beyond the Game: Building Your Brand, Growing Your Fan Base & Raising Thousands for Your Athletic Program” Featuring Christopher C. Herman — Founder, Story of the Season Welcome back to Episode 403 of the Championship Vision Podcast! Today's conversation is about something every high school coach and athletic director should be thinking about: How do we build an athletic program that connects with our community, promotes our student-athletes, celebrates our history, and generates financial support? Our guest is Christopher C. Herman, founder of Story of the Season, a company helping athletic programs tell their stories through media guides, digital promotion, alumni engagement, and sponsorship opportunities. We're going to explore practical strategies that coaches can take back to their programs immediately — including ways to raise thousands of dollars without relying entirely on traditional fundraisers. Show Introduction

    BEYOND THE GAME: How to Build Your Brand, Tell Your Story, and Raise Thousands for Your Athletic Program

  2. Oct 25

    Episode 402: “Give Coaches One More Thing They Can’t Buy: Time”

    Today on the Championship Vision Podcast, we’re talking basketball, coaching, technology, and one resource every coach wishes they had more of—time. My guest is Jason Dasinger, founder of ONE MORE, an AI-powered assistant built specifically for basketball coaches. Before launching ONE MORE, Jason spent 19 years in public education, including 10 years as a head high school boys basketball coach. His teams won four region championships, made nine consecutive state tournament appearances, reached two Elite Eights, and advanced to the Final Four in 2023. He was also named Region Coach of the Year four times and County Coach of the Year twice. But Jason’s philosophy has always gone deeper than wins and losses. He believes relationships come before results and that great programs are built around developing young people on and off the court. After stepping away from coaching in 2026, Jason took nearly two decades of experience in education and basketball and turned it toward a new challenge: How can technology help coaches without trying to replace the coach? That led to ONE MORE. ONE MORE is designed to learn a coach’s philosophy, terminology, players, and program so that AI can become an assistant—not the head coach. Today we're going to find out how it works, why Jason built it, and where he believes AI is taking basketball coaching. Jason, welcome to the Championship Vision Podcast.

    Episode 402: “Give Coaches One More Thing They Can’t Buy: Time”

  3. Oct 14

    Episode 401: Stop Losing Winnable Games: How Roy Weathers and Anova Sports Are Bringing the “Moneyball” Revolution to Basketball

    Welcome back to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast, where we talk with coaches, leaders, innovators, and difference-makers who are helping move the game of basketball forward. Tonight, we're going to take a look at what could be one of the biggest changes coming to basketball coaching: the use of artificial intelligence in scouting, analytics, and game preparation. Every coach knows the challenge. We watch hours of film. We break down opponents. We study tendencies. We look at statistics. And then we have to take all of that information and answer one important question: What do we actually need to do to win the game? My guest tonight believes technology can help coaches answer that question faster and better. Roy Weathers is the founder of Anova Sports, an AI-powered basketball platform designed to help coaches transform data, film, tendencies, and matchup information into actionable scouting and game-planning decisions. I had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with Roy at our Legends Coaching Clinic, and what impressed me wasn't simply the technology. It was his vision. Roy wants to bring the type of analytics and decision-making tools normally associated with higher levels of basketball into the hands of high-school coaches across the country. And tonight, we're not just going to talk about it. We're going to show you. Roy is going to take us inside Anova Sports, share his screen, and demonstrate how a coach can use the system to scout an opponent, identify tendencies, develop Keys to Victory, analyze matchups, and turn information into an actual game plan. So if you're listening on the audio version of Championship Vision, I encourage you to check out the video version of this episode as well, because you're going to want to see this technology in action. We're going to talk about basketball, scouting, technology, AI, coaching—and what the future of game preparation may look like. Roy Weathers of Anova Sports, welcome to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast.

    Episode 401: Stop Losing Winnable Games: How Roy Weathers and Anova Sports Are Bringing the “Moneyball” Revolution to Basketball

  4. Oct 10

    Full Circle Leadership Lesson with John Combs- Championship Vision Podcast Episode 400

    Our guest today has experienced South Carolina basketball from nearly every perspective. John Combs began his journey as a student manager at Irmo High School under legendary coach Tim Whipple. He later served as a student manager, graduate assistant, and special assistant at the University of South Carolina under Eddie Fogler. Coach Combs went on to become a successful high school basketball coach. During his 11 seasons at Ridge View, he led the Blazers to 10 playoff appearances, two region championships, and the first state championship appearance in school history. He later served as the athletic director at Spring Valley High School and now serves as an Assistant Commissioner with the South Carolina High School League. John has also served on the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association executive board since 2006 and currently serves as its Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer. This is a story about mentorship, service, relationships, leadership, and growing from a student manager into a statewide leader. Coach John Combs, welcome to the Championship Vision Podcast.

    Full Circle Leadership Lesson with John Combs- Championship Vision Podcast Episode 400

  5. Oct 7

    Episode 399: Beyond the Shot: What Jefferson Mason Teaches Us About Building Better Basketball Players

    “Beyond the Shot: Jefferson Mason’s Journey from All-American to Pro Basketball, Player Development & Dr. Dish” Championship Vision Podcast — Episode 399Featuring Jefferson Mason — Director of Basketball Experience & Partnerships, Dr. Dish Basketball Welcome back to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast, where we connect coaches, leaders, innovators, and basketball people who are committed to growing the game. Today's guest has experienced basketball from almost every possible angle. Jefferson Mason was an All-American at Minnesota State Mankato, helped lead the Mavericks to the 2011 NCAA Division II Final Four, and was inducted into the Minnesota State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022. His playing career took him around the world, including stops in Germany, Romania, Luxembourg and Turkey, along with an opportunity in the NBA Development League. But Jefferson's impact on basketball didn't stop when his playing career ended. He became involved in youth development with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, developed into a global clinician and player-development specialist, and today serves as the Director of Basketball Experience and Partnerships at Dr. Dish Basketball. Today we're going to talk about his journey, player development, shooting, technology, relationships, and where he believes the game of basketball is headed. Jefferson Mason — welcome to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast! Show Introduction

    Episode 399: Beyond the Shot: What Jefferson Mason Teaches Us About Building Better Basketball Players

  6. Sep 22

    Episode 398: Coach Jamie Parish:“Measure What Matters: Building Better Players Before the Season”

    Jamie Parish is in his 13th year at Sioux Falls Washington High School, where he teaches physical education and serves as the head girls basketball coach. Jamie is a native of Yankton, South Dakota. He earned his education degree from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, a master's degree in physical education from the University of South Dakota and an Education Specialist degree from the University of Sioux Falls. His coaching journey has included stops at the University of South Dakota, Mount Marty College and Hot Springs, along with serving as the head girls basketball coach and athletic director at Centerville and the head girls basketball coach at Vermillion. And his résumé speaks for itself. Coach Parish has the unique distinction of coaching state tournament qualifiers in all three classifications of South Dakota girls basketball. During his career, his teams have made numerous state tournament appearances and he's won four state championships, including the 2007 championship at Vermillion and championships at Sioux Falls Washington in 2015, 2021 and 2023. But what I really like about today's conversation is that we're not just talking about what Jamie has won. We're talking about how he develops players and builds a program. Coach Jamie Parish, welcome to the Championship Vision Podcast.

  7. Sep 17

    Episode 397: All In or Average How Hall of Fame Coach Kevin Orr Builds Culture, Connection and the Squid Defense

    Welcome to another episode of the Championship Vision Podcast. I’m Coach Kevin Furtado, and today we’re talking about something that goes far beyond X’s and O’s. We’re talking about building a program with an identity. My guest today is Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame coach Kevin Orr, longtime head coach at Rice Lake High School. Coach Orr has spent more than two decades building successful basketball programs, winning hundreds of games, conference and regional championships, and leading Rice Lake to back-to-back appearances in the Wisconsin Division 2 state championship game. But today's conversation isn't really about the wins. It's about culture, relationships, leadership, trust—and getting players to become completely invested in something bigger than themselves. Kevin has a phrase that I absolutely love: “All In or Average.” We're going to talk about what that looks like inside a basketball program. How do you move players from simply participating to becoming fully invested? How do you intentionally teach leadership and character? And how do you create experiences where your players learn that being part of a team is about serving others? Then we're going to take that culture onto the basketball court. We're going inside one of the most unique defenses I've come across—the Squid 2-1-2 Pressure Defense. Why Squid? Because Kevin wanted five defenders to feel like 10 arms surrounding an offense—getting into passing lanes, creating deflections, forcing uncomfortable shots and making opponents feel like there was nowhere comfortable to go. We'll break down the philosophy behind Squid, how Kevin teaches it, and some of the different ways Rice Lake can create pressure with GO, LAVA and GATOR. But what really interests me is the connection between the two. You can't play an aggressive, trapping defense without communication. You can't rotate without trust. You can't create pressure without effort. And you can't build something special with players who are only halfway invested. That's where culture and basketball meet. All In or Average. Today we're going to find out what being ALL IN looks like in Coach Kevin Orr's program. Coach Orr, welcome to the Championship Vision Podcast.

  8. Sep 4

    Elevate Your Offense with Coach Tyler Whitcomb: Creator of the "The Elevation Offense"

    Welcome back to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast. I’m Coach Kevin Furtado, and this is Episode 396. Today we're going to spend most of our time talking basketball offense with the creator of one of the more unique continuity systems in the game — the Elevation Offense. My guest is Coach Tyler Whitcomb, Athletic Director at Kuyper College and creator of the Elevation Offense. Coach Whitcomb has built a diverse career in basketball and athletic leadership. His background includes serving as a high school head coach and Athletic Director, college basketball coach, professional basketball owner and executive, basketball scout, clinic director, administrator and educator. He has more than 100 high school coaching victories and has shared his basketball knowledge nationally through clinics and Championship Productions. But today we're going to concentrate on something Tyler created: The Elevation Offense. It's a Horns-based, 3-out, 2-in continuity offense designed to create spacing, screening actions, downhill attacks, post opportunities and, most importantly, reads for players. We're going to break down where it came from, how Tyler teaches it, how defenses try to stop it, and how coaches listening today can incorporate Elevation concepts into their own programs. Coach Tyler Whitcomb, welcome to the Championship Vision Basketball Podcast.

    Elevate Your Offense with Coach Tyler Whitcomb: Creator of the "The Elevation Offense"
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**Championship Vision Basketball**, hosted by Coach Kevin Furtado, takes you inside the minds of championship coaches, basketball innovators, and leaders from across the game. With nearly 400 episodes, we explore X’s and O’s, culture, leadership, player development, practice design, Basketball Moneyball, and the stories behind great programs. Whether you coach youth, high school, or college basketball, each episode delivers ideas you can take directly to your team. **Learn from great coaches. Build your culture. Leave a legacy.**

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