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We spoke with Alex about his basketball journey, being raised by two former players, his strengths and weaknesses on the floor, his goals, his why, and so much more!
1:00 The warm up
4:00 Basketball beginnings
5:00 Circle
5:45 Self scout
7:00 BABC
8:00 Adversity
8:30 Gym schedule
9:00 Undervalued skills
10:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop
10:30 What do you value?
11:00 Off court/career interests
11:30 Goals**
14:00 Connecticut basketball
14:45 Why should people believe in you as a prospect?
15:30 Alex’s why
1 Jul 2026
Episode 163: Book Richardson of St James Academy
0:45 Where did the nickname book come from?4:00 Winning a state championship 7:00 Coach’s impact14:45 Survival mode22:00 Gauchos25:30 Hoop Group to Marist28:45 Back to Gauchos30:00 Kemba 33:30 University Games35:30 Xavier41:15 Arizona 45:00 Coaching development 48:45 Recruiting50:30 2011 NCAA Tournament 54:30 Being a HM Assistant 57:00 Dark days1:00:00 Moving on without an apology1:04:00 Transition back to society1:08:15 The St James1:12:15 Green room1:15:30 Book’s Why
17 Jun 2026
Next Up: Vermont AC Nathan Johnson
We spoke with Coach Johnson about his playing career, growing up in Canada, coming from a coaching family, coaching overseas, learning from Coach Hardaway at Memphis, coaching under Coach Becker at Vermont, and much more!
0:30 Learning from mom
3:00 Coaching family
5:00 St Francis Xavier University AC
6:45 Coaching Prep
8:55 quote
9:30 Coaching in China
11:15** Cutting teeth in prep world
12:30 Covid
14:00* Memphis
16:00 Role and Growth
18:00 Learning from Coach Becker
21:45 Building a program
23:45 Finding your voice as an assistant
26:30 Assistant Coach Excellence
28:15 Evaluations
29:10** evaluation
32:00 Evaluating mental makeup
33:00** Dylan story
34:45 Retention
37:30 Building culture
39:30 Blind belief
40:15 Daily habits
41:45 Whats your superpower?
42:30 Advice to younger self
44:00 Coaching at a MM
46:15 Timing in recruiting
47:45 Vermont standards
48:45 Do you hate losing or love winning
49:45 Eliciting buy-in
51:30 Key to coaching development
54:30- working backwards, cut
55:00 NCAAB would be better if…
57:15 Legacy
58:30 Canadian basketball
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