Ep. 337 Donnie Jones, Stetson Hatters
About this episode
Coach Brendan Suhr interviews Donnie Jones about leadership and coaching philosophy.
In this week's episode, Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Donnie Jones, head coach at Stetson University, for a conversation about leadership, connection, and coaching people rather than coaching basketball. Jones and Suhr open by discussing trust — how you build it quickly in a transactional era, why vulnerability creates vulnerability and how listening creates connection. Jones shares what he learned about serving players from his time alongside Billy Donovan at Florida, and reflects on friend and mentor John Maxwell's reminder that plenty of people can communicate but very few canconnect. From there the two get into the craft of coaching and the current landscape within the profession. Jones talks about maximizing the talent you have rather than the talent you wish you had, changing defenses to steal possessions and shift momentum, and the retention-first mindset that now decides seasons. All that and more on Episode 337 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Noah Basketball. Noah Basketball is trusted by 28 NBA teams, over 200 NCAA programs, and over 1,000 high school programs to capture and analyze key shooting metrics to help your players perfect their shot and reach their…
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Host: Brendan Suhr
Guest: Donnie Jones
Topics covered
- leadership
- coaching
- trust
- connection
- basketball
- player development
Keywords
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- leadership
- trust
- basketball
- player development
- Noah Basketball
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Organizations: Stetson University
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