Championship Vision Basketball Podcast

🧠 Andrew Fellner — Founder, LKRM

Andrew Fellner is the Founder of LKRM, a high-school sports technology company developing digital tools that give coaches a competitive edge. A 2025 graduate of Furman University, where he studied Physics and Politics/International Affairs, Andrew combines analytical rigor with a deep passion for team culture and innovation. At LKRM, he leads the development of the company’s flagship platform — unit...

Thom McDonald is the Head of Coaching Development at Championship Productions and a nationally respected leader in basketball education. With a background as a successful high school and college coach, Thom now plays a pivotal role in shaping how the game is taught through innovative clinics, instructional videos, and coach development programs. He also serves as Commissioner of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference and ho...

Episode Title: The Evolution of Rocket – A Conversation with Jeff Fox and Jeremiah De Soto

In this episode of the Championship Vision Podcast, host Kevin Furtado sits down with Jeff Fox and Jeremiah De Soto of Rocket Alumni Solutions to explore the dynamic journey of Rocket—from its early foundations to its cutting-edge innovations in athlete placement and program support. Jeff and Jeremiah share insights into how Rocket has evolved...

🏈 Coaching Journey & Achievements

• Coach Ford was hired by Effingham County High School in January 2021 to lead the Rebels football program.

• Before joining ECHS, he served as defensive coordinator at Bleckley County High School for two seasons.

• His head coaching résumé includes successful stints at Roswell High School and Buford High School, where he compiled a 61–17 record over six seasons.

• At Roswell (2013–2016), his team...

Kevin Abrams is the Co-founder and CEO of Coach Portal, a platform built by coaches, for coaches, designed to give every coach visibility, access to career opportunities, and a chance to be discovered.

Before founding Coach Portal, Kevin spent 11 seasons as a Division 1 college football coach—first as a student assistant and quality control coach at the University of Illinois (2009–13), then serving as a graduate assistant at the Un...

Podcast Interview Guide for Coach Kevin Furtado

Guest: Chris Verdi – Muscle Activation Techniques (MATRx®) Specialist & Founder of

Core Restore, HIP-A-LINE, and The Core Restore Training System™

INTRO TO CHRIS VERDI

Chris Verdi is a certified MATRx® Specialist—the highest level of certification offered by

Muscle Activation Techniques®, with only approximately 200 people certified at this level

worldwide. He is also the fo...

EDUCATION:

• Stanford - 1989-93

YEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO:

• Sept. 2016 - Present

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AT SAN FRANCISCO:

• Molly Goodenbour, a two-time national champion at Stanford who has over a decade of head coaching experience on the collegiate level, was named the ninth head coach in University of San Francisco women's basketball history on Sept. 28, 2016. This is Goodenbour's third coaching stint on the Hilltop,...

episode 372 of the championship vision podcast today we have Dr. Anthony Pappas. Dr. Pappas I'm going to tell you right now and he's in his 45th year as head coach of the Waterloo West High School and 48th year overall as head coach as a prep athlete played on Mason City High School basketball.

and baseball teams that participated in five state tournaments while winning two state championships. He achieved all state and hon...

Head Coach Bradley Sutphin will begin his fourth season at Narrows High School and his 16 overall season coaching. Coach Sutphin has previously coached at Fort Chiswell High School, George Wythe High School, and Pulaski County High School. 

During his 17 years Coach Sutphin has coached Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball. Coach Sutphin led Pulaski County to a state quarterfinalist appearance, Region 4D Championship, Regular...

Billy Teedan

Coach Teeden just finished his 10th season as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Plant City High School. He has led the Raiders to 8 regional appearances and a district championship title. Prior to coaching and teaching at Plant City, he was the Head Boys Basketball coach at East Bay High School. In six seasons, he became the all-time winningest coach in school history, while winning three district championships and had ...

Coach Earnhardt came to Rabun Gap after serving as head girls coach at Asheville School for seven seasons and coaching boys basketball in Florida. He is in his 17th year of coaching basketball at Rabun Gap.In addition to his coaching duties, Coach Earnhardt serves as Rabun Gap’s Athletic Director and started the football program in 2009.He’s led the Rabun Gap girls basketball program to new heights during his tenure as head coach. ...

Chris Fore is a veteran Athletic Director and Head Football Coach from Southern California who specializes in the hiring process among the highly competitive athletic world. His consulting business,EightLaces, has been instrumental in helping coaches navigate the employment process.  He counts former NFL players, collegiate coaches at all levels, and high school coaches from all sports as his clients. (One client just landed a NCAA...

Coach Slatten started his career as a Graduate Assistant at Tennessee Tech University in 1989 where he was in charge of player development, scouting, and strength and conditioning. While there he worked with future NBA draft picks Milos Babic of the Cleveland Cavaliers and John Best of the then New Jersey Nets.

Coach Slatten coached 23 years as a head coach with a record of 512-234. He guided 4 different schools, Perry County, C...

Alex Carlson Coaching Bio  

Boise State Grad Assistant  

2 seasons 

Pacific University (Men’s/Womens) Assistant  

2 Seasons 

2014 Men’s Basketball 15-10 record first winning record at Pacific in 13 seasons 

University of Alaska Anchorage Assistant  

2 seasons 

2015 Ranked #1 in NCAA D2 for 4 weeks 

2015 Conference Champions, Conference Tournament Champions 

Southern Oregon University Head Coach  

6 seasons as head coach (5 year r...

Record at UAA: 281-62 (.819), 12 seasonsCareer Head Coaching Record: 295-75 (.797), 13 seasons

One of the brightest coaching talents in the NCAA ranks, Ryan McCarthy has taken the Alaska Anchorage program to unprecedented heights in his 12 seasons, producing a 281-62 record and making the Seawolves annual title contenders.An Anchorage native, McCarthy enters 2024-25 with a top-10 career winning percentage (.797) among active NCAA...

Coach Cal BoydAthletic DirectorHead Boys Basketball CoachMt. Bethel HSTopic: "Mt. Bethel Defensive System"

Now in his fifth year at the helm of the Mt. Bethel boys’ basketball program, Cal Boyd brings with him a wealth of experience and a long list of accolades. Boyd has spent 29 years working at private schools in the Metro Atlanta area.

A local standout at nearby Campbell High School, Boyd helped lead his teams to two ...

Alex Demczak is a former SEC quarterback for the Missouri Tigers. Alex graduated with a degree in Communication and a minor in Business. Alex is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and author who challenges businesses, schools, and teams to maximize their impact.

He is the best-selling author of The Sale with Jon Gordon. The Sale delivers an invaluable lesson about what matters most in life and how to achieve it. The business fabl...

Coach Durden is entering year twenty as head girl's coach of the Buford Lady Wolves. He is originally from Midville, GA and played basketball at Coastal Community College in Brunswick, GA., where he received an Associate Degree in Business. He then attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education. Durden is semi-retired and his daily duties include ser...