“The Dobber“ talks through his career as a high school basketball coach at Sprague HS and, most recently, at Cascade HS. Now a father or athletes, he also shared some valuable insight on being a parent while also being a coach at heart.
00:54 Transitioning from coaching 6A basketball to 4A basketball
02:20 State tournament experience at a high school campus
07:12 Growing up in Lebanon, OR and competing against the Salem schools
11:31 Moving on to Willamette University and playing for Coach Gordie James
19:00 Playing against an elite 8 Oregon Ducks team at Mac Court
21:20 The legendary Wally Wing and his coaching presence
24:15 Joining the Willamette Coaching staff as a grad student and then transition to the Sprague HS coaching staff
29:45 The changing of the game from 2005 until now
34:30 Looking back on his Sprague groups
39:39 Being a parent while also having a coaching mindset
46:33 The importance of good coaching at the younger ages leading up to becoming great teammates
49:09 The changing of the CVC through the decades
55:00 Listing off some of the greats from Salem in his time as a player and coach
