Episode 280: Jerrod Calhoun, Unlocking Offensive Efficiency and Success

Aug 9, 2023

58:53

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Guest: Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown State Head Coach

Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on unlocking offensive efficiency and success.

Jerrod Calhoun, who owns an 11-year career record of 220-134, has 96 wins at Youngstown State and owns a 76-52 record over the last four seasons, has elevated the Penguins’ basketball program to unprecedented success including the 2023 Horizon regular season championship, the first coach in program history to do so, and for which he was named 2023 Horizon Coach of the Year.

Jerrod Calhoun began his coaching career as an assistant at Walsh University from 2004 to 2006. He then joined Bob Huggins' staff at West Virginia, where he spent five seasons and helped the Mountaineers reach four NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 2010.

In 2012, Jerrod Calhoun became the head coach at D2 Fairmont State where he turned them into a national powerhouse, winning four conference titles and reaching the national championship game in 2017. He compiled a record of 124-38 in five seasons at Fairmont State, earning three conference Coach of the Year honors and two national Coach of the Year awards.

Breakdown

1:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Offense and Fight For Spacing

6:00 - Spain and Staff

9:00 - Adding and Subtracting

11:00 - Removing Ego and Attacking Matchups

17:00 - Shallow and Slide Cuts

20:00 - Partnership with Fairmount State

22:00 - Combining Structures

23:00 - Concept of Leveraging

28:00 - Developing Shooting

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