EPISODE 269: BRUCE WEBER
🏀 In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Matt Sayman sits down with legendary college basketball coach Bruce Weber. With 45 years in coaching and stops at Southern Illinois, Illinois, and Kansas State, Coach Weber shares incredible stories, lessons, and insights from a career that included a Final Four run with the 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini, multiple Big Ten and Big 12 championships, and mentoring some of the game’s greats like Deron Williams, Dee Brown, and Luther Head.
🔥 Topics in this episode:
How Deron Williams developed into an NBA All-Star through competitiveness, IQ, and skill work
The importance of daily habits, communication, and teaching as a coach
Why European players often have higher basketball IQs and how they develop it
Skill development strategies like 1-on-1, 3-on-3, and limiting dribbles to teach decision-making
Building culture and team chemistry in today’s era of the transfer portal and roster turnover
Lessons from coaching mentors like Gene Keady and John Wooden
How to help players climb “over the wall” and build stronger coach-player trust
Why flexibility, constant learning, and humility are key traits for successful coaches
🎙️ Whether you’re a high school coach, college coach, or basketball junkie, this episode is packed with timeless wisdom, practical drills, and coaching nuggets you can apply today.
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