In this powerful episode of the Coaching Minutiae Podcast, host Nic Carothers sits down with Indiana coaching legend DeeAnn Ramey to unpack the challenges and blessings of a 40-year career in basketball. From her Final Four playing days to leading programs through decades of change, Coach Ramey shares hard-won wisdom about:
- 🌱 The importance of relationships over wins—why consistency and character last longer than trophies.
- 🔄 How the new transfer rules in Indiana are reshaping high school basketball and testing team loyalty.
- 🏀 The truth about AAU—what families get wrong, what players need to know, and how to choose wisely.
- ❤️ Stories of impact: saving lives, shaping futures, and the unseen sacrifices of coaching.
- 📝 Her “Letter to a Young Coach”: 3 lessons she wishes she could’ve told her younger self.
Coach Ramey doesn’t hold back—this episode is equal parts raw, inspiring, and practical for coaches, players, and parents navigating today’s basketball landscape.
➡️ Stick around until the end for her must-hear guest nomination for a future episode and a story about the time she crossed paths with Rick Fox as an Indiana All-Star manager.
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