No Place I'd Rather Be …
A podcast about St. John’s University (MN) basketball that features legendary coach Jim Smith as well as head coach and Johnnie alum Pat McKenzie ‘04. Hear from notable players and personalities that make this program one of the very best in all of Division III athletics. Whether a long-standing Johnnie basketball fan, a relative newcomer, or just a student of history, there's sure to be something for everyone on "No Place I'd Rather Be…"
Episodes
Today, the boys caught up with sophomore Gavin Olson and freshman Noah George and Max Spanier. Thanks guys for making the time!
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- Sue and Jim Bowe
- John Sch...
Today, the boys caught up with freshman Tommy Auge and junior Jamison Lien. Thanks guys for making the time!
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- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesLauriers
- Sue and Jim Bowe
- John Schultz
- Klerissa a...
Welcome back! Today, the boys caught up with managers C.J Cummins, Harisson Kreft, Logan Schad and Justin Holden (4 for 4 on celebrity shots) who talked with the guys about all things managing, how they ended up with the team and much more. Thanks guys for making the time!
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Today, the boys caught up with freshman Peyton Podany and Hudson Hochstedler along with a quick midseason visit with the head coach. Thanks guys for making the time!
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- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Ric...
In honor of the 2020 team's upcoming recognition at Saturday's alumni day game we're republishing last year's episode with the team. Enjoy!
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- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesL...
Today, the boys caught up with sophomore guard Justin Johnson and junior Anthony Thorman. Thanks guys for making the time!
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- Sixth Man Enterprises
- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesLauriers
- Sue and Jim Bowe
- John Schul...
We're back! Today, the boys caught up with junior guard A.J. McCleery and freshman post Evan Weichert. Thanks, guys, for making the time!
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Support for benchwarmers media productions provided by:
- Sixth Man Enterprises
- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesLauriers
- Sue and ...
Hello! We're taking a break from publishing new episodes over the holidays. We'll be back with brand new episodes in January. Until then, happy holidays!
Thanks to Charlie, Parker and Eli for making the time to talk to the guys!
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Support for benchwarmers media productions provided by:
- Sixth Man Enterprises
- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group for the use of their beautiful facilities
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesLauriers
- Sue and Jim Bowe
- John Schultz
- Klerissa and John Church
- Margaret and Paul...
We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming this week as they guys caught up with sophomore guard Liam Farniok and redhsirt freshman Henry Tschetter. Thanks guys for making the time!
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- Sixth Man Enterprises
- The Sexton Family Foundation
- Bobbi and John Augustine
- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
- Steve Cummings at Nova Group
- Matt Johnson
- Rick DesLauriers
- Sue a...
We're off this week, but wanted to stay on track with our weekly updates on the latest with the Cardinal and Blue. So we decided to re-air one of our favorites from past seasons in anticipation of the return of the rivalry. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Today, the boys caught up with juniors Vincent Hillesheim and Baiden Bean, who talked some early-season ball with the guys, their roles on the team and some academic success stories. Thanks Vinnie and Baiden for taking the time!
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Today, the boys caught up with new assistant coach Zach Filzen, who was nice enough to take some time to talk a bit about the path that led him to SJU. Thanks, Zach, for making the time!
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- Maggie and Marty McCaslin
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We're back! Season four starts today with a portion of the second annual Tip-Off Party at Basement Bar. Today's show includes interviews with Kyle Johnson, Thomas Menk and Vincent Hillesheim as well as with head coach Pat McKenzie. The full video is available at our YouTube page @benchwarmersmediamn.
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Hello everyone and welcome back! We’re here today with assistant coach Danny Quinn, who was nice enough to take some time Wednesday evening between team activities in Chicago to talk with the guys about the team’s travel plans changing due to the winter storm, some sight-seeing while in the windy city and the proper way to prepare a hot dog from a Chicago area native. Thanks, Danny!
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Hello and welcome to the Season 3 finale! Today, we welcome Jubie Alade, Lucas Walford, Colton Codute, Kyle Sorensen, Oakley Baker, Ethan Novacinski and Sean Ryan from the 2020 team who were generous enough to tell us about their experience with the covid-shortened 2020 season and NCAA tournament -- with a couple assists from Mark Lewandowski.
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Hello and welcome back! Today, we welcome back Griffin Rushin and Luke Budzyn to the program, who were nice enough to take some time Tuesday morning to get into the weeds on defensive philosophies, post graduation plans and a little breakdown of the final two regular season games.
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Hello and welcome back! Today, we welcome a handful of parents of this year’s team for our second installment of our version of The Parent Trap. We can’t thank Dave Scwhob, Cathy Budzyn, Heather Bean, Brian Healy, and Jeanine Wagner enough for their willingness to put into words what their experience with Johnnie Basketball has been from the perspective of a parent.
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Hello and welcome back! Today, we welcome back Luke Healy and Kyle Johnson to the program to talk about the last couple games of the regular season and how practices can differ from early in the season to now. Thanks guys for making the time!
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Hello and welcome back! Today, we revisit a fairly notable piece of the legacy of one of our previous guests this season … Fr. Roman Paur and his relationship with The Rats. Along the way we have some contributions from Joe Deignan, Troy Bigalke and Mike Dady along with the usual crew. Thanks to those guys for their contributions!
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