Episode 6 - LSU's Matt McMahon

08/12/22 • 44 min

After a successful seven-year run at Murray State, Matt McMahon is entering his first season at LSU. After starting his career as a part-time assistant at Appalachian State, McMahon worked his way through the coaching ranks before finally getting his first head coaching job at Murray State in 2015.
Follow McMahon on Twitter @CoachMcMahon.
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.
Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_DFgSI38Z4&list=PLzXbsNEoUTeueFU7HLf_YN-IGqaDEkkpu

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Episode 5 - Eastern Kentucky's A.W. Hamilton

A.W. Hamilton is entering his fifth-season as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky. The Kentucky native spent the majority of his early coaching career at a prep school in Virginia, before spending one year as an assistant coach at NC State. After that one season, Hamilton returned home to Kentucky to take over at EKU.
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAjz2_HB3k&t=1s
Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.

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Episode 7 - Portland State's Jase Coburn

Jase Coburn has one of the most unique stories we'll ever bring you on this podcast. Growing up, he was a national karate champion. At 18, he ran his own AAU program. At 23, he earned his first high school varsity coaching job. Just three years later, he led his team to a state championship. After working his way through the Junior College ranks, Coburn made his way to Portland State, where he became the head coach in 2021.
Follow Coburn on Twitter @JaseCoburn.
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.
Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadGAhe7j9c&list=PLzXbsNEoUTeu9vQ2P41lOio0JD0MMqKIl