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Adam Scott came to Ohio Northern University in the fall of 2019 as a hyper-athletic and equally immature basketball player in search of an identity and a purpose. After a 4-year career that saw him experience more than his share of ups and downs, both individually and with his team. He experienced a COVID-marred sophomore season and a coaching change heading into his senior season. And essentially one year after receiving his degree, Adam is now the head coach at Danbury High School in Lakeside, Ohio. The remarkable turnaround is just a part of Coach Scott's journey. Enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Coach Adam Scott of Danbury High School.

Matt Croci has been the head coach at Wittenberg University since 2016. In that time he has led his alma mater to 142 wins and 3 appearances in the Division III NCAA tournament, including a 28-2 record and the Sweet 16 in 2020, when the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19. Coach Croci graduated from Wittenberg in 1994, when he was the NCAC Player of the Year and an All American, before beginning his coaching journey. Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Coach Matt Croci of Wittenberg University.

Tim Fralick played college basketball at both Oakland University and Saginaw Valley State University. He went on to coach collegiately at both Ashland University and Gannon University before becoming the head coach at Ashland High School (OH). He then joined the staff of the Ashland University women's basketball program, when his wife Robyn, became the head coach. After almost unheard of success at Ashland, the Fralick's have moved on, first to Bowling Green and now Michigan State University. While Tim has had to step away from full time coaching, he continues both personal and group training as well as youth coaching with Be Transformed Basketball. Please enjoy my conversarion about Basketball and Life with Tim Fralick.

John Ellenwood will coach his 16th year as the head coach at Ashland University in 2024-2025. We sat down at the beginning of year 15 last September and discussed his remarkable basketball journey from a young man struggling to be a junior high player in Sylvania, Ohio to becoming a Division III All American at the College of Wooster, all the way through his quest to become a head coach (and turn down a possible job with the FBI along the way). Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Coach John Ellenwood of Ashland University.

The relaunch of the podcast in July of 2023 resulted in 20 terrific episodes! Unfortunately, a number of things occurred during 2023 that led to another interruption of the podcast and we are truly sorry for that! Thanks for checking back... Stay tuned for Episode 99 with Ashland University head coach John Ellenwood and more in the coming weeks!

Andy Moore spent 25 years as an assistant basketball coach in the college ranks including stints at the United States Air Force Academy, and in both the Mid-American Conference and the Big Ten.  He is beginning his fourth season as the head coach Reynoldsburg High School in central Ohio.  After playing for his father at Mt.Vernon High School, Andy had a stellar playing career at Division III Muskingum College for legendary head coach Jim Burson. His career in college coaching began at Kenyon College as an assistant to Bill Brown in the early 1990’s, and continued through the pandemic in 2020.  Andy’s journey in high school coaching may have been unexpected, but his success should not be. Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Coach Andy Moore of Reynoldburg High School.   Andy Moore spent 25 years as an assistant basketball coach in the college ranks including stints at the United States Air Force Academy, and in both the Mid-American Conference and the Big Ten.  He is beginning his fourth season as the head coach Reynoldsburg High School in central Ohio.    After playing for his father at Mt. Vernon High School, Andy had a stellar playing career at Division III Muskingum College for legendary head coach Jim Burson.  His career in college coaching began at Kenyon College as an assistant to Bill Brown in the early 1990’s, and continued through the pandemic in 2020.  Andy’s journey in high school coaching may have been unexpected, but his success should not be.  

Brook Cupps first joined the podcast in the fall of 2020 on Episode 72. Since that conversation Coach Cupps has seen his team at Centerville win a state championship and make 3 consecutive trips to the state Final Four in Ohio's big school division. He has also seen his son be named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and accept a scholarship to play basketball at Indiana University. Did I mention that he has also published a book, Surrender the Outcome, co-authored a 2nd book, The Score That Matters, and he remains the head coach of one of the most respected high school programs in the country. Enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Brook Cupps of Centerville High School.

Cody Hartzler is in his ninth season as an assistant coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2023-24. Hartzler came to BW after spending two years as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) College. Prior to W & J, Hartzler served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bluffton University for two seasons. Coach Hartzler also served as the assistant men’s basketball coach for two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Please enjoy my my conversation about Basketball and Life with Cody Hartzler of Baldwin Wallace University.

Jon Tropf is a northwest Ohio native, raised in Van Buren, Ohio just minutes away from the ONU campus in Ada, Ohio. However, his journey has been about a lot more than the distance between 2 small towns in the Buckeye state. Coach Tropf spent his undergraduate years at Eastern Michigan University serving as a student manager, including 3 years as the head manager. He began his college coaching career at Oakland University. He then spent 8 toal seasons at Goshen College, his first three as an assistant to Neal Young followed by 5 seasons as the head coach. He has since re-joined Coach Young at ONU. Please enjoy my convesation with Jon Tropf as we talk Basketball and Life!

Nick Sales is enetring his 2nd season as the head basketball coach at RHIT, an NCAA Division III program in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Coach Sales previously spent 9n seasons as an Assistant Coach and then Associate Head Coach at Marietta College. He enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Defiance College where he was the HCAC Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All American in 2010. Please enjoy my conversation with Coach Nick Sales as we talk Basketball and Life.