Life on the Road - A Coach's Journey

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage head out to the home of this year's Final Four (virtually), to catch up with the Head Girl's Basketball Coach at Sequoia Pathfinder at Verrado Way and 2023-2024 Coach of the Year, Lynn Ramage. Coach Ramage is also a part of Coach Bollwage's journey as they worked together at Greensboro College. He has a great

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Coach at Davidson-Davie C.C., Matt Ridge. Coming off another deep run in the NJCAA Division II Tournament, Coach Ridge discusses his early beginnings in the coaching profession as a Student Assistant at UNC, with their JV program to becoming the head coach at Davidson C.C. With five straight 30+ w

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage travel across the pond (virtually) and catch up with the head coach for Pallacanestro Trieste in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A, Jamion Christian. Coach Christian has a remarkable story to share with everyone, from being a "Player/Assistant" at Mount St. Mary's to working for Shaka Smart at VCU, then returni

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage bring back the head coach at Life University, Coach Kevin Easley to discuss the some of the "Madness" that takes place in March. Coach Easley was the Director of Basketball Operations (D.O.B.O.) at UNC Wilmington under current NC State Head Coach Kevin Keats when they made it to the NCAA Tournament back in 2016

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with Coach Andre Gray. Coach Gray is one of the most respected coaches throughout the state of North Carolina. We have the opportunity to listen to journey and hear all of the lessons he's learned along the way. As you'll see Coach Gray was very strategic on certain jobs he wanted to take, so he could ge

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage discuss one of the biggest topics in the coaching profession this time of year, the "Coaching Carousel". This time of year, many coaches are trying to win a conference championship and at the same time trying to keep their job. Coach Kee & Coach Bollwage discuss what is going through the mind of a head coac

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Milan High School in Milan, TN, Jason James. What makes this episode special is Coach James at an early age said he wanted to be a Division I head coach, and at the age of 31 that happened for him. And we get a chance to hear his Journey along his "Life on the Roa

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage head to Wolfpack Country (virtually), and talk with Larry Dixon who is an assistant coach at North Carolina State University. Coach Dixon started at the high school level and worked his way all the way up to the highest level of college basketball. During our conversation we focus on how being a college coach can effect

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage get a chance the talk with the head coach at Jack Britt HS in Fayetteville, NC, Ike Walker. Coach Walker has been the head coach at Jack Britt HS for 24 years (which is how long the school has been open for). With over 300 wins as a head coach, he shares some great stories and lessons learned along his "Life on the

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with Robert Brickey. Coach Brickey, like many coaches wanted to stay involved in the game of basketball once their playing career was over, so coaching was the next step. Coming off of an outstanding basketball career which included being named "Mr. Basketball" in the State of North Carolina, to three fina