Brad Stevens is a former basketball player and current head coach for the Boston Celtics of National Basketball Association (NBA). Brad played basketball in high school and college. He grew up in Zionsville, Indiana where he starred on the Zionsville Community High School basketball team and set four records. He attended and played for DePauw University, Brad... read full bio
In the world of sports, Pat Riley, the president of the Miami Heat and a member of the Hall of Fame, is a legendary person. Riley has made incomparable accomplishments and contributions to the game of basketball over the course of an almost 50-year career. Riley had already made a name for himself before taking on his present executive position. His... read full bio
Basketball Hall of Famer Phil Jackson is unquestionably one of the most talented and successful coaches in NBA history. With eleven NBA championships to his name, six with the Chicago Bulls and five with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson is the penultimate sports speaker. Drafted by the New York Knicks, Jackson also spent thirteen years as a player in the... read full bio
Tom Izzo is an American college basketball coach. He has been the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, presiding over a prolonged period of success. Under Izzo, the Michigan State program has been one of the most successful in the country. Izzo has led the Spartans to the 2000 NCAA Division I National Championship, the NCAA... read full bio
Jeff Van Gundy is an American TV analyst who has also been the basketball coach of both the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. The following year he became a graduate assistant under Rick Pitino at Providence College, helping the... read full bio
In the world of professional basketball, Pat Riley is a legendary personality who is renowned for his outstanding coaching abilities and long-lasting contributions to the game. Riley has led the Miami Heat to unprecedented success as the NBA team's president, creating a lasting impression on the game and its culture. Riley's basketball career started as a player, when he showed a... read full bio
Glenn Anton Rivers, most well known as Doc Rivers, is a retired NBA player who became a coach after his professional basketball career. He is the coach and president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, but as a player, he was best known for his excellent defensive skills. Rivers was an All-American during his time playing high school... read full bio
Mike Fratello spent six seasons as the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach. In those six campaigns, he collected 248 wins and 212 losses, taking the Cavaliers to the playoffs in all but two seasons. Fratello also served as the Atlanta Hawks head coach seven seasons compiling a 324-250 record. He led five of those Atlanta teams to the post-season, which captured... read full bio
Head Coach Nick Saban cemented his status as one of the greatest coaches of all-time in any sport After leading the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship over Clemson. With five National Championship wins, he currently shares the record for most College Football Championships with former Alabama coach Bear Bryant. Along with... read full bio
The head football coach at the University of Georgia, Kirby Smart, led the Bulldogs to consecutive national titles. He led the Bulldogs to a stunning Rose Bowl victory over Oklahoma in double overtime and a 12-win season. In addition to garnering numerous coaching honors and assisting the Crimson Tide in winning three National Championships, Smart gained notoriety as the defensive coordinator... read full bio
Coach Kara Lawson has inspired audiences worldwide, inspiring millions of people when her "Handle Hard Better" motivational speech went viral on social media. Coach Kara challenges and inspires all of us to focus on our dreams and reach our full potential by sharing her experiences as a player for legendary coach Pat Summitt, WNBA champion, first Black coach of Duke's... read full bio
Joe Mazzulla became the youngest head coach to win an NBA championship since Bill Russell when he guided the Boston Celtics to victory. Mazzulla started out as an assistant coach at Glenville State before moving on to Fairmont State. He later rose to the position of head coach at Fairmont State, where he guided the squad to a number of... read full bio
Urban Meyer, a two-time National Coach of the Year and one of the nation's top coaching talents, serves as the head football coach at Ohio State University. He possesses thirty years of college coaching experience, including fifteen as a head coach. Meyer turned around the football program at Bowling Green State University and engineered a reversal of fortune at the... read full bio
Football player and current head coach of the Carolina Panthers Ron Rivera has had a spectacular career. During his time at UC Berkeley, when he displayed his abilities on the field, Rivera developed a liking for the game. When the Chicago Bears selected him in the 1984 NFL Draft, his abilities were noted. Rivera had a fruitful nine-year playing career with... read full bio
American basketball coach John Calipari has had a lot of success both in the college and pro ranks. His tenure as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team, one of the most esteemed programs in collegiate sports, is what most people remember him for. Calipari's ability to turn underperforming teams into national powerhouses has distinguished his coaching... read full bio
College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. Johnson wrote Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football. He went to college at the University of Arkansas and was... read full bio
Richard Digger" Phelps is a former college basketball coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team from 1971 to 1991 and, since 1993, an analyst on ESPN. Phelps began his coaching career in 1963 as a graduate assistant at Rider College (now Rider University), where he had played basketball. After a move to St. Gabriel's High School in... read full bio
Jason Kidd has served as both coach and former point guard for in the NBA. With a professional basketball career spanning nearly two decades, Kidd was a ten-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. Selected second overall in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he was... read full bio
Jerry Stackhouse was the Toronto Raptors assistant coach and is currently the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men’s team. Previously, he was a professional basketball player who played eighteen seasons with the NBA. Throughout his basketball playing career, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and was a two-time NBA All-Star. Prior to becoming a coach, Jerry... read full bio
Over his 34 years at the University of Connecticut, legendary head coach Geno Auriemma has completely redefined what success means. Auriemma made the women's basketball program the best in the nation during his storied tenure, both on and off the court. The Huskies moved from having only one winning season to winning eleven national titles, twenty Final Fours, six perfect... read full bio
