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UNDER THE LIGHTS

Player Recognition

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Each episode of UNDER THE LIGHTS presented by Player Recognition will bring you conversations with Players and Coaches and give you an in-depth and behind the scenes view of the Canadian athletic recruiting landscape along with tips and tricks on how to get to the next level.
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On this week’s episode of Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by Scott Lagas, Head Coach of Mercy University Women’s Basketball. Coach Lagas has transformed Mercy into a powerhouse program, and he sits down with us to dive into the philosophies and habits driving their success. We explore: No-Middle Defensive Principles – how Mercy blends pack line concep…
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University of South Florida Head Coach Bryan Hodgson joins Slappin' Glass to reveal how he eliminates “human error” in coaching using analytics, player leverage metrics, and detailed shot-type reports. Learn how he maximizes substitutions, builds player trust with fact-based feedback, and runs competitive practices that translate to game-day succes…
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Episode Summary: This week on the Slappin' Glass Podcast, we're honored to sit down with renowned Anadolu Efes and Latvia National Team Head Coach, Luca Banchi, for a masterclass in offensive flow, decision-making, and building modern basketball habits. Coach Banchi shares his philosophy on: Teaching continuity and “broken set” offense in the moder…
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Episode Summary: In this high-level, candid, and engaging return to the show, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy joins Slappin' Glass for his third appearance. Van Gundy dives deep into what it takes to defend the NBA's best players—emphasizing the fundamentals of transition defense, rebounding, and avoiding reckless fouling. The c…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Radford MBB, Zach Chu! Before becoming Radford's HC, Coach Chu spent nine years in the NBA and in this episode dives deep into into why a data driven approach is necessary in modern offensive and defensive strategy, along with recruiting, culture building, and player development; and…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach, Author, and Leadership Development Consultant from Centerville HS in Ohio, Brook Cupps. In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach Cupps' thoughts on the power of story in building culture, accountability partners, and discusses role clarification in motion offense, and teaching players to …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with 3x German Bundesliga Coach of the Year, who has also coached extensively in Japan, John Patrick. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Coach Patrick's thoughts on pace and building an offense from someone who is an legendary defensive coach, and discuss defending tough PNR actions along wi…
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This week, we're revisiting a fascinating conversation on Slappin' Glass with the Head Coach of St. Thomas, Johnny Tauer! Originally recorded during the Tommies' transition from D3 to D1, Coach Tauer shares timeless insights on what truly wins at both levels. We also dive into discussions on intrinsic motivation, handling turnovers, managing over-e…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the former Head Coach of Nymburk, and recently hired Head Coach of Paris Basketball, Francesco Tabellini. Coach Tabellini recently led Nymburk to the Czech NBL Championship and is here today to discuss playing relentless, and and attacking through pace, stampedes, and cutting, and the trio discusses "Tagging …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Portland Trailblazers Assistant Coach, Tiago Splitter! In this fantastic conversation the trio dive into Coach Splitter's thoughts on creating advantages in the middle third of the floor, attacking via stampedes, and discusses first year head coaching decisions and handling midseason stressors dur…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Daemen University, Mike MacDonald! In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach MacDonald's thoughts on the ingredients of great teams, handling success, and discusses offensive rebounding and the two-guard offense during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join coach…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Mike DeGeorge. Coach DeGeorge has risen from D3, to D2, to D1 Head Coach and joins the show to discuss his thoughts on Process Driven Analytics, early "Hit Aheads", Pace of Play, and discusses training decision making, and program alignment during the always fun "St…
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by Houston MBB Assistant/Head Coach in Waiting, Kellen Sampson. In this terrific conversation the trio discuss winning the margins, unscripted points, offensive rebounding principles, and explore topics of playing with two bigs, and elite player development sessions during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or S…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Indiana Pacers Assistant Coach, Jenny Boucek! In this terrific re-run episode from 2021 the trio dive into PNR cutting concepts, late-game analytics, and discuss assessing player value, defending the Short Roll, and loyalty in coaching during the alway fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join coaches and championsh…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the HC of D2 Vanguard University, Rhett Soliday! The former NAIA Coach of the Year after winning the 2014 National Championship brings a wealth of knowledge to the show as the trio dive into Coach Soliday's philosophy on winning with smaller guards, defending all 94 feet of the floor, and discusses BLOB tacti…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Co-Founder and CEO of S2 Cognition, Scott Wylie! S2 is a leader in the field of measuring the cognitive underpinnings of athletes and high performers, and in this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into how S2 measures decision making capabilities, as well as how coaches can use that knowledge, …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Westmont College, after a successful tenure at Midwestern State, Justin Leslie! In this highly insightful conversation the trio explore Coach Leslie's thoughts on creating an adaptable offense, simplifying actions, attacking through the middle third of the floor, and discuss how guar…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the legendary Head Coach of Davidson MBB, Bob McKillop! In this fantastic conversation the trio explore Coach McKillop's thoughts on the core principles of offensive execution and efficiency, the importance of self reflection, and discuss maximizing odd practice situations, and healthy confrontations during t…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Minnesota MBB, Niko Medved! In this replay episode from when Coach Medved was at Colorado St., the trio dive into a ton of interesting and useful topics including: gaining confidence in building a program, staying seamless in half court offense, balancing analytics and gut instin…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former NBA, NCAA, and G-League Head Coach, and current Consultant with the Minnesota T'Wolves, Mike Miller. In this great conversation the trio discuss the art of being a great assistant coach, and dive into attacking a Box and One, and building a program through losing season during the always interesting "S…
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Matt Brase! Coach Brase has extensive experience as a coach at various levels of basketball, and the trio dive into his thoughts on Bench Production and Management, and discuss Drag Screen Angles and Post Game Analysis during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join c…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Founder and CEO of Elite Cognition, Brittany Loney. In this highly interesting conversation the trio dive into all things about improving group excellence and decision making, and discusses coaching through volatility and uncertainty, and optimizing the planner during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head of Athletic Performanse and Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union, as well as author of the highly successful book, The Language of Coaching, Nick Winkelman. In this highly detailed discussion the trio dive into Coach Winkelman's thoughts on miscommunication amongst teams, and where things go wr…
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by author and performance consultant for some of the best coaches in the NBA and NCAA, Bob Levant. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Bob's thoughts on building emotional IQ, the role of fear in coaching and leadership, responding vs. reacting, and discusses "dripping" culture daily to your …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week for a second time on the show with one of the world's most sought after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante! In Round 2 the trio dive deep into the areas of fear and anxiety in high performance, finding flow states, and attributions of success and failures. To join coaches and championship winning staffs fr…
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In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass sits down with now Drake MBB Head Coach, Ben McCollum. In a highly thought provoking episode the trio explore a wide array of topics including Coach McCollum's thoughts on playing at a slower and more methodical pace, the art of changing PNR screening angles and locations, and talk stats that matter an…
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In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass revisits one of the most inspirational and motivating episodes of all time with now Wyoming MBB Head Coach, Sundance Wicks. Coach Wicks brings a ton of energy and passion to the podcast as the trio dive into the areas of building "scout" specific and base defenses, hiding poor defenders, and the trio t…
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Slappin' Glass revisits one of the all-time most popular and interesting episodes on the show with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D'Antoni! In this episode the trio dive into the history and evolution of "Pace and Space" offense and discuss challenging great players, impossible tags, and much more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To joi…
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Slappin' Glass sits down in this episode with the legendary, Rick Pitino! In this "December Rewind" episode with the current St. John's Head Coach the trio dive into Coach Pitino's thoughts on 8 different practice segments, the evolution of the PNR, and discuss the benefits of pressure defense and helping assistants be prepared for becoming a Head …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach of the Houston Rockets, Ben Sullivan! In this highly informative conversation the trio dive into Coach Sullivan's thoughts on building elite shooters, and the habits that go with it, and discuss various switching techniques along with personnel-based film preparation during the always fun …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Assistant Coach of Texas MBB, Frank Haith! In this highly interesting conversation the trio dive into Coach Haith's thoughts on building teams that can win late in games, pressure free throws, and discuss internal program measures on defense, and "trick traps" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To j…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Portland MBB, Shantay Legans! In this highly entertaining conversation the trio dive into Coach Legans' thoughts on coaching with an edge, teams becoming an extension of yourself, and explore the "Deep" BLOB defense, along with protecting foul-prone players during the always fun "Start, Sub,…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for the Toronto Raptors, Pat Delany! In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach Delany's thoughts on defending great offensive teams in the half court, and discusses coaching skills learned in the film room, along with efficient and focused practice planning during the always f…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the recently retired Head Coach of the French National Team, after being in the role for 15 years, Vincent Collet! The trio dive into Coach Collet's thoughts on developing young talent, after he played a major role in the ascent of Victor Wembanyama and Nicolas Batum, and discuss tactical chess as an underdog…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Associate Head Coach of UCLA MBB, Darren Savino! Coach Savino has been at Mick Cronin's side for over 15 years helping build some of the best defenses in the country year after year, and shares his thoughts on those core principles and philosophies. The trio also discuss teaching methods in practice and P…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Finnish NT Head Coach, along with Head Coach of Japan's Yokohama B-Corsairs, Lassi Tuovi! In this highly detailed conversation the trio explore Coach Tuovi's thoughts on modern offensive thoughts, playing smaller lineups, and discuss how to defend good ball movement and mentally refreshing as a coach duri…
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Finch! In this highly thought provoking conversation the trio dive into Coach Finch's thoughts on late clock management and gaining extra possessions, offensive rebounding habits, and talk defending flare screens and important coaching moments during the alway…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Idaho MBB, Alex Pribble! In this thoughtful conversation Coach Pribble shares his experiences in being a part of successful rebuilds, including the foundations that must be in place, and the trio dive into tough actions to guard with a talented 4-man, playbook and ATO designs during the alwa…
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Former NBA Head Coach and current advisor to the Charlotte Hornets Front Office, Steve Clifford, returns to the show this week! In a highly interesting and informative conversation the trio dive into pre-season foundations, including the three things coaches must address, and discuss lineup protection and dangerous skip passes during the always fun…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Lipscomb MBB, Lennie Acuff! Coach Acuff is one of the best teachers in the game and the trio dive into his thoughts on fixing "5 Out" spacing, the benefits of a great "toss" game, and discuss defending dominant post players and the "out culturing" opponents during the always interesting "Sta…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Co-Founder of the Mission Critical Team Institute, Dr. Preston Cline! In this highly entertaining conversation with one of the world's best leaders when it comes to working with teams in high pressure situations the trio dive into Dr. Cline's thoughts on managing uncertainty, assessing risk, and discuss h…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Xavier MBB, Sean Miller! In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Coach Miller's thoughts on all things about handling pressure, including playing through the "gray areas" of it, and discuss transition defensive concepts and teaching guards to hedge ballscreens during the al…
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of Seattle University MBB, Chris Victor! The trio dive into Coach Victor's thoughts on all things defense, including shading left, changing ballscreen coverages, and not switching; and discusses off-ball screening actions and improving team passing during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit!?" To …
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Loyola Maryland MBB, Josh Loeffler! In his second appearance on the podcast, Coach Loeffler dives headfirst into the areas of late-game coaching, including psychology, preparation, and situational work, and discusses reestablishing a culture and defensive rebounding tactics during th…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Central Arkansas MBB, John Shulman! In a wildly entertaining and thoughtful conversation the trio dive into Coach Shulman's thoughts on BLOB defenses, along with the value of being unpredictable in them, and discusses his preference of switching on defense and "reading the room" …
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Today, Slappin' Glass teams up with best-selling author and high-performance coach, Owen Eastwood, to discuss the age-old code of belonging and togetherness that can transform a team's dynamics and performance. Discover the intricate dance of cliques and alpha personalities, and how to channel their energy towards a shared vision. Leadership is abo…
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by one of the world's most successful and sought-after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante. Dr. Gio is renown for his work with pro golfer, NBA and NFL players and coaches, and some of the top investors on Wall Street. The trio dive into an interesting conversation on humiliation and loss, mastery vs. ego o…
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In this special episode we hear from some of the best coaches in Europe who have shared their insights on a variety of topics over the years. Hear from Tuomas Iisalo, Ettore Messina, Sergio Scariolo, Israel Gonzalez, Pablo Laso, Chus Mateo, Andrea Trinchieri, and Sito Alonso on flow vs. sets, principles of play, the role of a leader, and much more.…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this the newly hired Head Coach of Washington St. MBB, David Riley! The trio dive into the areas of creating efficient offense, different types of advantages, the value of teaching through 3v3, and talk BLOB sets and winning with non-shooters during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join coaches and championship winn…
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the G-League's Osceola Magic, Dylan Murphy! The trio dive into Coach Murphy's thoughts on coaching meetings, including "Rumbles", moving big rocks, embracing the gray, and explore winning the PNR battle, and Plato and Aristotle during a highly entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join coac…
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