COACH WITH DEEP ROOTS IN UTAH HOOPS PART OF OREGON STATE BASKETBALL’S CINDERELLA STORY

(INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) -- Though BYU and Utah State both faced first round exits in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the state of Utah was well represented in the Elite Eight thanks to Oregon State Basketball Associate Head Coach Kerry Rupp.

Rupp’s roots in Utah hoops began in Magna, UT as a Cyprus High School graduate and passionate member of their basketball team. Kerry was the son of Glen Rupp, a longtime head football coach and tennis coach for the Pirates who was later inducted into the school’s Legend’s Hall of Fame. Rupp’s brother Laurie, a year Kerry’s senior, played on the basketball team at Cyprus as well.

Rupp started his collegiate basketball career in Logan as an Aggie before transferring to Southern Utah, where he would lead the Thunderbirds in scoring and rebounding. Rupp also led the team to SUU’s...

What's the big fight at the center of the Alston v NCAA case that the Supreme Court will hear this month? I take you through the origin of the argument, how it's developed over time, and what makes the particulars of this case so significant.

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I'm re-sharing an episode that originally aired on Ed Bowers' Sports Career Podcast. We discussed the variety of clients I've represented and why agents need to have a ‘value system’ before representing elite athletes.

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This week, Grace DeWitt, founder of Douglas Digital - Modern Sports Marketing, joins me to discuss what Clubhouse is and how to use it strategically to network and grow your personal brand.

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Coaches Archie McDaniel (Texas State), Van Malone (KSU), and Tremaine Jackson (Colorado Mesa) introduce the MCAA and share how they are supporting coaches in their pursuit of leadership roles in athletics.

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This week, SJSU's Brent Brennan joins me for a conversation about his path to becoming a head coach, SJSU's success & how he rebuilt the program, and what young coaches should do to advance in this profession.

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