Ron Everhart recalls coaching T.J. McConnell before his strong NBA career
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So they're going to have some good matchups coming up. Ron Everhart joining us here. You know him from Duquesne and various other spots. Great college basketball coach. A great basketball mind, I might add. And a great memory. He knows everybody here who's had some connection to basketball. I've seen people just walk up to him and say, hey, Ron. It's incredible. And they have a history. He remembers everyone and their backgrounds and everything else. I guess that's part of it when you're recruiting. You have to find a way to remember names and faces even if you met them once, right? Well, yeah, it always helps. You know, I think that, you know, the way recruiting used to be for sure, you know, it was all about creating a relationship and, you know, it was always a good thing to be able to remember things about and, you know,
definitely a plus the one guy though i tell you i ran the one guy i i got to know very well and i've known him since i was a kid he used to come and play against us as a as an eighth grader in basketball was guy named bill stewart so bill was a football coach yeah who became the head football coach in west virginia yeah and um my parents were school teachers in marion county and bill was a fairmont state football player and They knew each other very well, and he used to, I mean, it was incredible, man. He knew names. Grandkids would ask about how your parents were doing. I mean, he was incredible, you know, and I think, you know, over the years, that was one thing I always thought about as a coach is, you know, that becomes really important, right?
Because obviously you're looking for any advantage you can have. And I think at the end of the day, that's a huge one. Oh, there's no question. And it's also an art to know to do it. Because you've got to remember everything about it. And it's hard. You may not see someone in two years. But if you can remember their name, even though you haven't been, that's pretty impressive. And I guess that's part of the game. Oh, man, is it ever. There's legendary recruiting stories out there from everybody's past. I'm just curious because we all talk about how much of a cat fight goes on between coaches. Especially now, you can get a guy on anyone's roster. It used to be you couldn't do that. He's with that team. You can't do that until that person decided, I want to transfer.
But now you can go and try to set your sights on somebody at another program. What has that meant? What has it led to among coaches? Is there trust, distrust? If you decided you wanted to go, oh, I'm watching this kid over here in Colgate because I think he could fit in here with Duquesne.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:01
2
How did Ron Everhart first recognize T.J. McConnell's potential?
6:01–7:51
3
What strategies did Ron use in recruiting players like T.J. McConnell?
7:51–17:01
4
What memorable game showcased T.J. McConnell's skills?
17:01–20:49
5
How did T.J. McConnell's performance impact his future in basketball?
20:49–22:49
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