S2 Ep10 - Southwestern Christian Head Coach doesn't want basketball to be your identity (HBSML)

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 12:12 p.m.

Brandon Rollins, the head coach of Southwestern Christian University, has a phenomenal story to tell. He first played for SCU, now he is their head coach! He has so many gems to drop, but one of which he told student athletes not to make basketball their identity!


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SHOW NOTES 

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1:25 Introductions 

1:55 Heat Vs Lakers 

4:53 Lebron with 4 people on him is 60% 

6:25 Playing for SCU & Now head coaching there  

8:20 The plan was to be a therapist  

10:20 My brother was a basketball coach for 20 years 

12:20 NAIA deals with a lot of transfers 

13:35 Being a players coach  

14:10 How you got started hooping 

15:20 Your mom said no more football 

16:10 Your mom did you a favor 

16:30 The difference between assistants and head coaches 

21:00 Don't make basketball your identity  

22:45 Kobe Bryant didn't make basketball his identity 

26:00 Giving 10 years of your life to basketball 

27:00  Learning from my older siblings  

29:40 when did you realize you were going to play college basketball 

33:00 Who did you play against that busted your tail in NAIA 

35:40 Junior College is a chance to resell yourself  

37:50 what do you like for when recruiting 

40:45 What can players expect from you as a coach 

42:50 My specialty is getting guys back to where they once were  

45:44 NBA Bubble talk  48:10 How did basketball save your life 

49:30 I had a 1.9 GPA before high school basketball 

50:25 What message do you have for coaches and players

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