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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