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Episode Synopsis
Tobin Anderson, current Iona men's basketball head coach joins this week's episode of to talk about his college basketball career. Coach Anderson shocked the world in the 2023 NCAA March Madness tournament where he became the 2nd coach in NCAA history to lead a #16 seed over a #1 seed. Prior to his one year historical run with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, Anderson was a five-time Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division II Coach of the Year during a nine year dominant run at St. Thomas Aquinas College. Anderson enters his second year with the Iona Gaels men's basketball team following a 16-17 record. Hear about Tobin's 20+ year coaching career, why he was so confident FDU could beat purdue, and what his expectations are for Iona's 2024-25 team. This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel for more college sports content. Enjoy the episode!Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:47Utica/Alfred Updates- 00:47-01:38Intro- 01:38-04:08Coach Anderson's System- 04:08-07:58Preview of Iona MBB- 07:58-09:28Preview of FDU vs. Purdue- 09:28-10:20Intro- 10:20-11:42Preseason MBB (D3 vs. D1)- 11:42-14:20Getting Adjusted to Living in New Rochelle- 14:20-15:46Growing up in Iowa and Committing to Wesleyan MBB- 15:46-18:33Relationship with Wesleyan MBB HC Joe Reilly- 18:33-20:39Dave Paulsen's Influence on Tobin's Career- 20:39-22:50Ball Handling Clinics / Players Being Comfortable with the Ball- 22:50-26:46First NCAA Appearance at Hamilton College- 26:46-29:38First D1 Coaching Experience at Sienna College- 29:38-31:58Dominance Coaching at St. Thomas Aquinas College- 31:58-35:04Decision to Leave STAC for Fairleigh Dickinson University- 35:04-38:50Break- 38:50-39:00FDU's 2023 NCAA Tournament Run / Finding Players with a Chip on their Shoulder- 39:00-57:46Leaving FDU for Iona after a Historic Season- 57:46-01:02:07Establish Tobin's Culture at Different Schools- 01:02:07-01:06:00Identifying his System / Developing System with Analytics- 01:06:00-01:11:112024-25 Iona MBB Preview- 01:11:11-01:14:46What Keeps Coach Anderson's Going- 01:14:46-01:18:05Rapid Fire (Funniest Players Coached/Fav Food Spots at Different Schools/Fav Pastimes)- 01:18:05-01:22:03Starting 5: One Player from Each HC Job- 01:22:03-01:23:55Outro- 01:23:55-01:25:43
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