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TN United Basketball Club

TN United Basketball Club

By TN United Basketball

Sports creates endless opportunities for life lessons. Lessons that go beyond the field of play and pour over into everyday life. We created this podcast to bring value to both players and parents.
On the TN United Basketball Podcast, Ryan Cahak will be joined by leading voices in the sports and business space, and it will unpack many life lessons and the secrets to why people succeed.
Each one of us has the potential to reach and exceed his or her goal. We want our podcast to leave its listeners with takeaways each week that will help them become the hardest workers in the room.
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Dustin Kerns

TN United Basketball ClubSep 28, 2022

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Kenny Hall

Kenny Hall

Kenny Hall joins us on the podcast to discuss the importance of having a good relationship with your coach. He gets into his relationship with Coach Cuonzo Martin and a pivotal moment for him during college.

Jun 07, 202321:42
Christian Simmons

Christian Simmons

Christian Simmons goes into great detail about the recruiting process and what to look for in trainers and coaches. 

Feb 22, 202336:43
Kim Rosamond

Kim Rosamond

Coach Kim Rosamond goes into her programs core values. She breaks down recruiting and what they look for. 

Feb 15, 202327:49
Brooks Savage

Brooks Savage

Coach Savage goes into the recruiting process and talks about how important learning to play without the ball is. 

Feb 08, 202323:11
Justin Underwood

Justin Underwood

Coach Underwood gets into lessons that he learned from Pat Summitt, along with how his current hot start to the season. They are currently undefeated, and are looking to make a run at another state title.

Feb 01, 202327:36
Casey Alexander

Casey Alexander

Immediately after graduation, Alexander joined the Belmont coaching staff under Rick Byrd, where he stayed for 16 seasons. He was a part of a coaching staff that reached four NCAA Tournaments. In 2011, Alexander got his first head coaching job at ASUN Conference rival Stetson, where he guided the Hatters to a 24–36 record in two seasons. On May 18, 2013, Alexander was named the head coach of Lipscomb, remaining in the A-Sun, and returning to his native Tennessee. In 2018, Alexander coached Lipscomb to its first Atlantic Sun title and first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, and coached Lipscomb to its 1st regular season championship in 9 years in 2019. He was the 2018 recipient of the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award.[2] On April 10, 2019 he was named head coach for Belmont University, following former head coach Rick Byrd's decision to retire after 33 seasons.

Dec 21, 202224:10
Lauren Sumski

Lauren Sumski

Coach was a great player and is already a great coach. In this episode, we get into the recruiting process and some great questions to ask during the process. She has done a great job at Lipscomb and will continue to do great things. 

Dec 14, 202227:06
Drew Maddux

Drew Maddux

Coach is one of the best basketball minds and leaders in the state. He gives great leadership lessons throughout this episode. 

Dec 07, 202214:50
Ken McDonald

Ken McDonald

Coach breaks down his basketball history. We get into Bearden Coach Justin Underwood and what a great coach can do to alter your life.


Nov 30, 202237:22
Don Showalter

Don Showalter

Coach Showalter joins the podcast to discuss  the culture of USA Basketball, and how to development a basketball player on and off the court.  Coach is one of the most respected people in the game of basketball. This is a must listen podcast for parents and coaches. 

Oct 26, 202232:13
Eric Devendorf

Eric Devendorf

Eric Devendorf is 14th on the all- time scoring list at Syracuse. He played 7 years and won the TBT title. We get into his patch to Syracuse, and what all goes into making it as a college basketball player.

Eric is building a tremendous program in Syracuse, and we talk about the challenges in today's basketball world. This is a great listen for kids that want to play in college. 

Oct 19, 202230:56
Raul Placeres

Raul Placeres

Coach P has been in the coaching profession for a long time. He started at GPHS, then has worked his way to being a Head Coach at Maryville College.

On this episode, we talk about the youth coaching world and how do you look for a good coach for your kids. We get into his practice plan, and why smaller group live action is great to do.

Oct 12, 202228:16
Dustin Kerns

Dustin Kerns

Dustin Kerns is the current Head Coach at App State. He has been in coaching a long time and goes into the new recruiting world and how it will impact you. The conversation with coach Kerns will leave you with several nuggets that you can take back to your own life.


Sep 28, 202229:22
John Shulman

John Shulman

Coach John Schulman is in his 3rd season at UAH.  Coach has been in the college basketball world for a long time, but he is one of the best people you will ever come across. This podcast is a must listen to anyone who wants to be a better person.

Coach gives some credit advice to parents, along with players.


Sep 21, 202245:28
Wes Lambert

Wes Lambert

Coach Lambert is going into his first year at Maryville High School. Coach goes into what you should be doing in the off season to prepare for your high school season.

This is a great episode for this time of year.

Sep 14, 202238:00
Russ Willemsen

Russ Willemsen

Russ Willemsen is currently on staff at TSU. Coach going into the recruiting process and the experience of the Jay Bilas camp.

Sep 07, 202231:05
Kevin Giltner

Kevin Giltner

Giltner, one of the more authoritative voices at practice, has been a key cog in developing the Hokies into a consistent winner since head coach Mike Young's arrival. Giltner has provided an eye for the details and none of that came more to fruition than the breakout season of Keve Aluma, a transfer from Wofford, who took his game to another level (8 ppg in 2018-19), averaging 15 points and eight rebounds per game on his way to an All-ACC season in 2020-21. In his first season in Blacksburg, Giltner was the special assistant to the head coach and played an integral role, as Tech broke the ACC and school record of most 3-pointers made in a game (21) and upset then-No. 3 Michigan State.

He goes into what they look for during the live periods, and how important it is to keep good people around you.

Aug 17, 202240:35
Jim Boeheim

Jim Boeheim

Coach goes into the day in the life of a college basketball player. What the recruiting process is like now, and how to catch the eye of a college coach, when you're not currently on the list.

Coach gives great insight into the current rules that the NCAA has on how often the coaches can work the players out in and out of season.

Aug 10, 202216:12
Houston Fancher

Houston Fancher

With over 30 years of college basketball coaching experience, including nine years as a Division I head coach, he brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode.

Get your pen and paper ready for this one. 

Aug 03, 202227:27
Coach Andy Pennington

Coach Andy Pennington

Do you have a dream that you are chasing? We all should, but how many of us give up on our dreams before we should. We sat down with Coach Pennington before he started his new dream job. 

During this podcast, you will be inspired to keep working toward your goals. Life is full of challenges, but you have to stay focused and continue to lead by example.  Before I became a father, I heard, " More is caught than taught." Coach Pennington is teaching his children to dream big and chase after them.


Jul 27, 202235:07
Coach Ryan Gensler

Coach Ryan Gensler

Coach Ryan Gensler is currently at the University of Illinois. He has over 10 years of experience on the women's side. We go into what the portal has done for the high school athletes. 

This podcast has great insight for parents being able to navigate the new recruiting world.

Jul 20, 202231:11
Coach Brittney Ezell Interview

Coach Brittney Ezell Interview

Wow! What a fantastic first podcast by Coach Ezell. She educates us about what college coaches are looking for during the live periods. She explains how important it is for an athlete to be a winner because that's what college coaches are recruiting, and she is very informative about how to get on a recruiting list. 

She also gives great insight on how a family should choose a Club Basketball Coach and gives some information on what you should know before you decide on a program.

This podcast gives so many facts and details about the process of recruiting from the perspective of someone who has handed out many scholarships to athletes on every level.

Jul 13, 202217:12
Intro to 865 Elite Podcast

Intro to 865 Elite Podcast

Sports creates endless opportunities for life lessons. Lessons that go beyond the field of play and pour over into everyday life. We created this podcast to bring value to both players and parents.

On the 865 Elite Podcast, Ryan Cahak will be joined by leading voices in the sports and business space, and it will unpack many life lessons and the secrets to why people succeed.

Each one of us has the potential to reach and exceed his or her goal. We want our podcast to leave its listeners with takeaways each week that will help them become the hardest workers in the room.

Jul 10, 202201:00