Episode 72: Josh Merkel – Randolph Macon

Randolph Macon head coach Josh Merkel joins the podcast to discuss the Yellow Jackets 33-1 National Championship season and the process of building a team that has gone 100-7 over the last four years. We chat about Josh’s coaching journey, offensive and defensive philosophies with a few recruiting stories mixed in.

Episode 71: USF Dons Chris Gerlufsen

The University of San Francisco Dons are coming off their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998 and their newly named head coach Chris Gerlufsen joins the podcast to talk about the first two months on the job as a first year head coach, the Randolph Macon coaching family, his east coast to west coast assistant journey and some recruiting stories. The future is bright for the Dons!

Sean McAloon: IMG Academy

Sean McAloon, the head coach of IMG Academy joins the podcast to talk about his basketball path which has taken him from a Division 3 assistant to the head coach at one of the top high school programs in the country. Sean talks about his formative coaching years at Randolph Macon with current VCU head coach Mike Rhoades, his time at Bucknell and then his high foray into high school. After running a successful program at Benedictine (VA), Sean toppled the WCAC empires of DeMatha and Gonzaga before joining IMG this past season. Great insight into the world of high school and college basketball.