HeyJaredNorthwoods Hoops World
Having a deep conversation with some of the best current, and former, high school basketball coaching in the Iron Range of Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/northwoodhoopsworld/support
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Episode 32: Justin Nelson - West Iron County High School (Bay College & UW-Stout) (opens the original)
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Justin Nelson brings a different perspective than our normal college basketball player from the Northwoods. Justin is a 6'8" forward from a rural part of the Upper Peninsula and took a gap year from playing between being at Bay College and UW-Stout. We discussed how being a defensive minded forward and scoring without the ball has helped shape a role for him in college basketball, and how those things help translate into winning. All of those pieces get broke down. How he figured out to use his
Episode 31: Brad Besonen - Ewen-Trout Creek (Northland College) (opens the original)
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Brad Besonen joined the podcast and talked about developing his love for basketball in a rural UP community like Ewen-Trout Creek. He played for the best team to play at Northland College and made it to the NAIA National Tournament. Those experiences helped shape some of his coaching philosophy to create a sustained culture when he returned back to Ewen-Trout Creek. While at Ewen-Trout Creek he won 278 games, 6 District Titles, 1 Michigan Runner-Up, and a Michigan AP Coach of the Year. We ended
Episode 30: Jake Smith - Rhinelander High School/UW-Superior (opens the original)
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My former college teammate, Jake Smith, joins the podcast this week. He discusses his experiences of playing at Rhinelander High School and UW-Superior. In high school he became a 1000 point scorer before heading to UWS and breaking the school's all-time scoring record. After his time at UWS he took over the Superior High School boys basketball program for nine seasons. We took a deep dive into being a young head coach and some of the highs during his time running the program.
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