October 31, 2025 • 29 mins
Highlighting a wonderful tribute and top-notch sporting event this weekend, the 4th annual Remy Williams Memorial Invitational at Park University. Outstanding NAIA mens' and women's basketball teams gather to honor Remy, a Pembroke graduate, and aspiring lawyer killed by a drunk driver. He attended NAIA power Georgetown, and was a manager on the basketball team that won two NAIA titles. They are part of the event detailed by Park AD Kristen Gillette and men's basketball coach Jason Kline.
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It's a pleasure on this addition to highlight the fourth
annual Remy Williams Memorial Invitational at Park University Men's and
women's basketball not championships or tournament per se, but slate
of great games and the men's portion of the tournament
is being billed as Start in Kansas City, Finish in
(00:38):
Kansas City and AIA basketball championships always held at Municipal
Auditorium each year, and this highlights Remy Williams, a Pembroke
High School graduate in twenty nineteen Georgetown graduate who was
tragically killed in a car accident when a drunk driver
ran a stoplight at a high speed as Remy was
taking a late night break from studying for the bar
(00:59):
exam to grab some dinner in Kansas City. Remy helped
with his Georgetown University basketball team as a manager. He
played football at Pembroke High School here and over the
years developed a great relationship with that program, which won
a couple of national championships. While he was part of
that program, he had a bright future ahead of him,
and of course it was snuffed out by a drunk driver.
(01:21):
And this is the fourth time that schools have gotten
together to honor him. Georgetown comes out to Park University
every year. You get to meet with the family and
remember their great brother who was such a part of
the Georgetown basketball program. And Georgetown, of course is probably
the most successful at least recent NAIA program. This weekend,
(01:44):
from Friday at one all the way through Sunday at one,
there'll be great basketball games, nine of them on the
men's and women's side, a couple of ranked teams coming
to town. Park University always very competitive, and to highlight this,
we'll talk with the Park University athletic director, Christian Jellette
and the head basketball coach, Jason Klein, to talk all
(02:04):
about the event, the legacy of Remy, memories of Remy,
and great basketball competition and great sports programs that run
at Park University, little gem in Kansas City. I think
I refer to it during the course of a couple
of the interviews. It really has become an integral part
of the fabric of Kansas City, both sports and academics.
(02:25):
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to speak with Park University's athletic director, Kristin Gillette. We've
got a fantastic event, Heartfeldt event coming up this weekend
with the fourth annual Remy Williams Memorial Basketball Invitational and
Men's and women's competition. Actually they are just games. It's
not a tournament per se, but it's in memory of
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Remy Williams, who had such a great connection with the
NAIA and Georgetown University. You'll be playing this weekend. It's
the fourth time that university has had people come back
to visit with Remy's family. And this is all do
in great part, I'm sure to you, Kristin, it's a
pleasure to be speaking to you about the event. But
first off, tell us a little bit about your background
(06:04):
and the path that led you to Park University.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
Sure, well, thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 8 (06:10):
You know, I've been at Park here for four and
a half years, and prior to that, I was at
min American Nazarine University as an assistant athletics director. And
prior to that, I was at the NEI National Office
where I helped with our champions character program. I was
a sport manager and helped oversee championships, one being women's basketball,
(06:35):
and anytime that tournament was over, I'd hustled back to
Kansas City to try to get to the Division one
men's basketball championship and I just love sports. I mean
I love I've grown up with it and be able
to have a career and it has been awesome.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Tell me a little bit about your sports background as
a youngster growing up and obviously leading your path into
making it a career.
Speaker 8 (07:01):
Sure, well, you know, when you have an older brother,
that's a huge help right out of.
Speaker 7 (07:07):
The gate, and so.
Speaker 8 (07:12):
Playing you know, with him, and then through high school
played every sport possible. Had the opportunity to go and
play volleyball and basketball at Hannibal Lagrange my first two years,
which was Anni Institution, then transferred over to William Jewell
here in Liberty.
Speaker 7 (07:30):
Missouri, and finished out playing basketball.
Speaker 8 (07:34):
I attempted golf just for the fun of it, really,
but basketball was my jam and had.
Speaker 7 (07:42):
The opportunity to coach.
Speaker 8 (07:44):
Went out to Gonzaga University for my masters, and while
I was there, I helped at Whitworth College.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
And then came back to Kansas City.
Speaker 8 (07:56):
I coached high school both at Pembroke and at Barstow,
And while at Pembrooke here in town, we won two
state championships and that was exciting. And you know, this
is part of the story with Remy as Pembroke's a
big part of that, right.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Well, tell me about the brainchild for this, the evolution
of this. It's four years now. Remy tragically lost his
life in a drunk driving accident. Drunk driver ran a
red light at high speed, and he was studying for
the bar and he had a tremendously bright future in
front of him. Was part of manager and just support
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guy for a couple of Georgetown University national championships and
just a tragic loss. But this is just a small
way to make a little difference in his name.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (08:47):
So it was while at his funeral, Coach Briggs was there,
and following the funeral, I just approached Chris and just said, hey,
why don't you guys come back back?
Speaker 7 (09:00):
This fall played park and it's going to be an
opportunity for family and friends to get together.
Speaker 8 (09:05):
And Chris jumped at the at the idea and the opportunity,
and so we were really thankful for that.
Speaker 7 (09:13):
You know, I mentioned my brother earlier.
Speaker 8 (09:16):
So my brother is the football coach at Pembroke where
Remy played football, and they had gone My brother had
taken some high school football guys down to Guatemala to
build the trains and do some work down there, and
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that is where Remy got his connection to Guatemala. And
so with this tournament, we've been able to just shine
some light on the work that Remy did with his
time here.
Speaker 9 (09:52):
And and so this tournament, we are not a tournament
the invitation, we've been allowed to just spread that message
and raise funds for his foundation.
Speaker 8 (10:04):
And so each year it's just gotten bigger. That they came,
Georgetown came, then we were thinking, okay, what do.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
We do this second year? Does does Park go out
to Georgetown?
Speaker 8 (10:15):
And well, so we approached Chris and said, why don't
you come back and we'll get you an extra game,
and so Baker jumped on board that second year, so
they played one game here at Park and then went
down to Baker. Third year, we need to, you know,
we need to spread the word more, and so we
brought on some women's teams, and we brought in a
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couple more men's teams, and here we are sitting with
eight teams, four games a day, and it's just grown.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
It certainly has grown, and it's all going on all weekend.
Whenever you folks are listening to this. It started or
did start or will start at Friday at one pm
and continue Saturday, and then there's a feature game on
Sunday at one o'clock to wrap things up. What are
some of the other things that go along with the
event besides people getting to watch great basketball.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Yeah, actually, Thursday night here we are hosting a special
Olympics Clinic.
Speaker 7 (11:15):
It goes hand in hand with the NEI Champions.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
A character program, and a lot of the work that
Remy did here in town. You know, he just had
the kindest heart and was very selfless and always trying
to serve others, and so one of these organizations coming
tonight he had a connection with.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
So we've got the Special Olympics Clinic.
Speaker 8 (11:39):
All the gate proceeds go to help his foundation that
not only helps a school that's in his name down
in Guatemala, but helps the homeless here in Kansas City.
And so his family, his parents are wonderful and they
have connected with the where they get gifts for the
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homeless and then our park team will help wrap them
over the Thanksgiving break and then their family goes out and.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
Delivers it over the holidays.
Speaker 8 (12:12):
So lots of different connections that we're just excited to
continue in his name.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Our guest is athletics director Kristin Gillette from Park University,
and this is a very special event to obviously kick
off the basketball season, and the men's portion of it
is called you know, starting here, Starting Kansas City Finish
in Kansas City. Of course, the NAIA every year holds
their championships at Municipal and it's a fabulous event. But
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the Park University athletic department that you oversee is so
tremendously successful high level volleyball and many other sports. Tell
us about all that's going on at Park right now.
Speaker 7 (12:53):
Right well, thanks for that.
Speaker 8 (12:55):
So we're highly competitive and both the field and in
the classroom. We were really proud of our second place
conference finish last year. What that really means to us
is that every team is finishing in the top half
of the conference and then just getting it done in
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the classroom, and so we're really proud of everyone.
Speaker 7 (13:20):
I think when we didn't.
Speaker 8 (13:22):
Get that first place, the great thing I think as
the administrator is recognizing.
Speaker 7 (13:28):
That all of our coaches just felt like, oh, we
just would have.
Speaker 8 (13:31):
Gotten that one last win, and not that that's the
case right where we love what they accomplish, but that
drive and the pride that they have to just go
out and represent the university has been wonderful to be
a part of.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
And tell us a little bit about the future at
Park I mean, you have such a widely varied sports
and academic programs there. It's a really I don't even
want to call it a little gem, but it's a
tremendous champ in the Kansas City area. So what's the
future look like?
Speaker 8 (14:05):
Yeah, you know, I think Park has felt like a
hidden gem. We are tucked in Parkville, Missouri, and it's
the location is perfect, ten minutes from downtown and just
in a community that supports us.
Speaker 7 (14:24):
Right now where we have sixteen.
Speaker 8 (14:25):
Sports, we're always looking at the potential of expansion and
what that could look like. Crazy enough, we were one
of the first here in Kansas City to have an
e sports program, and we're actually hosting that conference championship
for legal Legends here on Saturday as well, and it's
senior Day for soccer. So not a dull minute on
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campus really.
Speaker 7 (14:50):
But you know, we have new leadership at.
Speaker 8 (14:54):
The presidential chair and so we're excited to see what
conversations we can have and whatever that looks like. I
don't necessarily want to throw out a certain sport. We
are open to all. And with that though, and being
the heart of America Athletic Conference, the conference is tough
and we know we have to be able to recruit
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and compete at such a high level within this conference.
We got to stay up to date with our facilities.
Speaker 7 (15:22):
So you mentioned the gym. There are some tweaks we
would like to do, but it really.
Speaker 8 (15:29):
It's a great spot with so much potential in the
area in which we are well.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
It's a pleasure to speak with you, and this is
a fantastic event and it's great to highlight it. Back
a few years ago, I did a podcast about the
esports program and it was fascinating to see that developing
and it continues on to this day. So everything's thriving
at Park University. Should be proud of what you're doing
and proud of this particular weekend. Thanks for taking the time.
Speaker 8 (15:57):
Yeah, thanks so much for having us, and we hope
to just see people come out and just feel.
Speaker 7 (16:02):
The energy that with Remy's hand here in the mix.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
For sure, absolutely, and we'll talk more about it with
the head men's basketball coach and associate athletic director Jason Klein.
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Welcome back, and it's a pleasure to be joined by
Jason Klein, the longtime head basketball coach at Park University
and assistant director of Athletics. For a compliance as well.
When you're at a place like Park University, usually wear
more than one hat. He has won over three hundred
games at PARC almost four hundred and fifty in his
overall coaching career. That's quite a resume, coach. I'm sure
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you'll just say part of it, it just means that
you're growing older. But let's talk about your background, growing
up as an athlete and the path that led you
to Park University.
Speaker 11 (19:40):
All right, well, thank you for having me on. I'm
from Fort.
Speaker 12 (19:44):
Wayne, Indiana, and I grew up in a coaching household.
I played high school basketball and baseball at Snyder High School,
and then I played at Indiana Tech for a coach.
I was pretty familiar with my father, coach there for
twenty five to thirty years, and that's all I've seen
growing up as him being.
Speaker 11 (20:04):
A coach and athletic director. And I know he had.
Speaker 12 (20:09):
Some long nights and doing different things at the kitchen
table or paperwork.
Speaker 11 (20:14):
And budgets and scheduling.
Speaker 12 (20:16):
But that was something I wanted to get into because
it felt familiar to me from being around it all
the time. So I want to thank him, my mom
and dad for you know, supporting me and getting me
into coaching. And then I was at seven. I was
seven seasons at Indiana Tech and the last two years
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we went to the national tournament. And then I put
my resume out there a little bit and Park University
Claude English, the former coach and athletic director, gave me
a call and my wife and I came out and
met and the rest is history. And it was an
easier decision. My wife is from Texas. We're a lot
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closer to her family being in Kansas City compared to Indiana.
But everything happened for a reason. It's all worked out,
and I'm appreciative to everyone that's been along the way
with me.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Well many seasons there, many successful seasons. And you get
your three hundredth win at Park against Baker back in
twenty twenty two, and they keep ticking off the victories
and obviously the Heart of America Conference in the NIA
is very challenging. Tell us a little bit about the
program through the years.
Speaker 12 (21:35):
We've had very good players and Park is a special place.
It's a family atmosphere and we roll up the sleeves
and hang our hat on the defensive end and rebounding,
and when we've done that, we've had some pretty good
years here and been to the National Tournament.
Speaker 11 (21:54):
So we've been.
Speaker 12 (21:56):
Fortunate and blessed to have a tremendous young man. And
you know, the really exciting part for me is when
we see them walk across the stage and then when
they're successful later on down the road in life. That's
what it's all about for me. The wins and losses.
You know, there's going to be some good.
Speaker 11 (22:18):
Ones, there's going to be some bad ones.
Speaker 12 (22:20):
But hopefully as a coach, we want to mentor these
young men and whatever they choose to do down the road,
we want them to be successful.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
We must be proud to be part of this Remy
Williams Memorial Invitational. It brings some great colleges men and
women's teams to the area. Three day competition, a feature
game on Sunday. You get to play a couple of
strong teams as well a couple of ranked teams in
this field. But to do it in the memory of
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somebody who had such a close connection to the school
that you invite back every year in Georgetown, which obviously
is a powerhouse in the NAIA. Tell us about your
involvement and how special it is to be part of
this deal.
Speaker 11 (23:02):
It's really special.
Speaker 12 (23:03):
And uh, I didn't know Remy, but I know from
from this tournament.
Speaker 11 (23:09):
The Memorial the last few years.
Speaker 12 (23:12):
His family is a special family, their top notch, their quality,
they're just awesome people.
Speaker 11 (23:19):
And how this came about.
Speaker 12 (23:22):
We've played Chris at Georgetown, I don't know how many times,
and we've played them two or three times at the
national tournament. So Chris does a fantastic job. It's a
top notch program. We understand they got the most wins
probably at the NAI National Tournament.
Speaker 11 (23:41):
But that that's what we want.
Speaker 12 (23:42):
We want to bring in quality teams, quality individuals for
this memorial because that's that's what Remy was, just a
top quality individual and it's it's really a special it's
a special tournament memorial honoring him, honoring his family, and
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we appreciate Georgetown coming up here and being a part
of it.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Every year it has expanded and gotten bigger and bigger,
including women's competition. Also, you have to coach your team, obviously,
but you, as I said, wear many hats. What other
things do you have to do as far as this
weekend is concerned, Well.
Speaker 12 (24:24):
This morning, the women's coach and I were changing the nets.
We're just trying to get trying to get everything ready
to go. But I was talking to my dad last night,
and I really enjoyed talking to the coaches and the
officials that have been around and I've.
Speaker 11 (24:41):
Got to know them.
Speaker 12 (24:43):
I just like to be associated with good people and
people that do it the right way and work hard.
And I think that's Remy and his family. That's how
they are. And it's just a special weekend for US
and Georgetown and everyone that's in this memorial.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
Talk about the competition in the Heart of America and
how difficult it is and how hard it is to
keep up, and you mentioned you try to be gritty
and defensive and hit the boards and such, but keeping
up with all the fine programs in this conference and
then trying to get to the ultimate championship, the NAIA,
which is always in the hometown of Park. Basically, that's
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pretty cool.
Speaker 11 (25:22):
Yeah, very cool.
Speaker 12 (25:23):
The Heart of America conference is very good from top
to bottom. It doesn't matter who you're playing, you better
lace them up tight and be ready to go because
the teams at the top or the bottom could win
or lose on any given night. And you know Peru
States coming in here to the memorial and they are
very good.
Speaker 11 (25:43):
I mean very good.
Speaker 12 (25:45):
So you know Arizona Christian I got to know Jeff
a little bit.
Speaker 11 (25:50):
Used to be an assistant at the ZEUSA Pacific when
we played.
Speaker 12 (25:54):
We played at ZEUS in my second year at the
national tournament. So it's nice reconnect being with some of
these coaches that we've crossed paths with earlier in our
coaching careers. And he does a fantastic job out there too.
But it's going to be a very competitive weekend, and
(26:14):
the Heart of America is as strong as any conference
in the country from top to bottom.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
Yeah, Arizona Christian ranked preseason number two, Georgetown number three,
and Perue State getting votes so high. Cotton competition as well.
You're still a young man, Yeah, I assume you very much.
Enjoy what you're doing. Tell us a little bit about
the future and what you're trying to get done with
the Park University program.
Speaker 12 (26:40):
Well, we want to hopefully our goal is every year
to put ourselves in the top half of the conference,
the top three or four teams, because I think that
if a team does that, they give themselves a realistic
chance at qualifying for the national tournament with the strength
of our conference. But I enjoy the recruiting aspect and
(27:02):
I enjoy the practices. I just enjoy being around the
guys and try to help mentor them. And you know,
they're not all the same. Everyone's got different things going on.
So I have two boys at home, but I really
have about thirty sons coaching all these guys with the
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varsity and the JB and making sure everything's good for
them to be successful, not only on the basketball floor,
but in the classroom and anything outside of campus as well.
Speaker 11 (27:32):
Well.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
It must be kind of cool. You're in a university
that is, you know, small ish enough so that the
guys probably know that you're around, that they might see
you if they're messing up or whatever. That must be
a kind of a good aspect of it.
Speaker 11 (27:49):
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 12 (27:49):
And they know my door's open and they come in
whenever they want. Now, the older guys come in, probably
a little more of the newer guys until they fill
me out a little bit. They're kind of heads intent,
but yeah, they're around.
Speaker 11 (28:04):
And you know, I tell every player that plays for me,
I'm gonna.
Speaker 12 (28:08):
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It's a pleasure on this addition to highlight the fourth
annual Remy Williams Memorial Invitational at Park University Men's and
women's basketball not championships or tournament per se, but slate
of great games and the men's portion of the tournament
is being billed as Start in Kansas City, Finish in
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Kansas City and AIA basketball championships always held at Municipal
Auditorium each year, and this highlights Remy Williams, a Pembroke
High School graduate in twenty nineteen Georgetown graduate who was
tragically killed in a car accident when a drunk driver
ran a stoplight at a high speed as Remy was
taking a late night break from studying for the bar
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exam to grab some dinner in Kansas City. Remy helped
with his Georgetown University basketball team as a manager. He
played football at Pembroke High School here and over the
years developed a great relationship with that program, which won
a couple of national championships. While he was part of
that program, he had a bright future ahead of him,
and of course it was snuffed out by a drunk driver.
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And this is the fourth time that schools have gotten
together to honor him. Georgetown comes out to Park University
every year. You get to meet with the family and
remember their great brother who was such a part of
the Georgetown basketball program. And Georgetown, of course is probably
the most successful at least recent NAIA program. This weekend,
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from Friday at one all the way through Sunday at one,
there'll be great basketball games, nine of them on the
men's and women's side, a couple of ranked teams coming
to town. Park University always very competitive, and to highlight this,
we'll talk with the Park University athletic director, Christian Jellette
and the head basketball coach, Jason Klein, to talk all
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and great basketball competition and great sports programs that run
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I refer to it during the course of a couple
of the interviews. It really has become an integral part
of the fabric of Kansas City, both sports and academics.
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to speak with Park University's athletic director, Kristin Gillette. We've
got a fantastic event, Heartfeldt event coming up this weekend
with the fourth annual Remy Williams Memorial Basketball Invitational and
Men's and women's competition. Actually they are just games. It's
not a tournament per se, but it's in memory of
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Remy Williams, who had such a great connection with the
NAIA and Georgetown University. You'll be playing this weekend. It's
the fourth time that university has had people come back
to visit with Remy's family. And this is all do
in great part, I'm sure to you, Kristin, it's a
pleasure to be speaking to you about the event. But
first off, tell us a little bit about your background
(06:04):
and the path that led you to Park University.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
Sure, well, thanks so much for having me.
Speaker 8 (06:10):
You know, I've been at Park here for four and
a half years, and prior to that, I was at
min American Nazarine University as an assistant athletics director. And
prior to that, I was at the NEI National Office
where I helped with our champions character program. I was
a sport manager and helped oversee championships, one being women's basketball,
(06:35):
and anytime that tournament was over, I'd hustled back to
Kansas City to try to get to the Division one
men's basketball championship and I just love sports. I mean
I love I've grown up with it and be able
to have a career and it has been awesome.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Tell me a little bit about your sports background as
a youngster growing up and obviously leading your path into
making it a career.
Speaker 8 (07:01):
Sure, well, you know, when you have an older brother,
that's a huge help right out of.
Speaker 7 (07:07):
The gate, and so.
Speaker 8 (07:12):
Playing you know, with him, and then through high school
played every sport possible. Had the opportunity to go and
play volleyball and basketball at Hannibal Lagrange my first two years,
which was Anni Institution, then transferred over to William Jewell
here in Liberty.
Speaker 7 (07:30):
Missouri, and finished out playing basketball.
Speaker 8 (07:34):
I attempted golf just for the fun of it, really,
but basketball was my jam and had.
Speaker 7 (07:42):
The opportunity to coach.
Speaker 8 (07:44):
Went out to Gonzaga University for my masters, and while
I was there, I helped at Whitworth College.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
And then came back to Kansas City.
Speaker 8 (07:56):
I coached high school both at Pembroke and at Barstow,
And while at Pembrooke here in town, we won two
state championships and that was exciting. And you know, this
is part of the story with Remy as Pembroke's a
big part of that, right.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Well, tell me about the brainchild for this, the evolution
of this. It's four years now. Remy tragically lost his
life in a drunk driving accident. Drunk driver ran a
red light at high speed, and he was studying for
the bar and he had a tremendously bright future in
front of him. Was part of manager and just support
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guy for a couple of Georgetown University national championships and
just a tragic loss. But this is just a small
way to make a little difference in his name.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (08:47):
So it was while at his funeral, Coach Briggs was there,
and following the funeral, I just approached Chris and just said, hey,
why don't you guys come back back?
Speaker 7 (09:00):
This fall played park and it's going to be an
opportunity for family and friends to get together.
Speaker 8 (09:05):
And Chris jumped at the at the idea and the opportunity,
and so we were really thankful for that.
Speaker 7 (09:13):
You know, I mentioned my brother earlier.
Speaker 8 (09:16):
So my brother is the football coach at Pembroke where
Remy played football, and they had gone My brother had
taken some high school football guys down to Guatemala to
build the trains and do some work down there, and
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that is where Remy got his connection to Guatemala. And
so with this tournament, we've been able to just shine
some light on the work that Remy did with his
time here.
Speaker 9 (09:52):
And and so this tournament, we are not a tournament
the invitation, we've been allowed to just spread that message
and raise funds for his foundation.
Speaker 8 (10:04):
And so each year it's just gotten bigger. That they came,
Georgetown came, then we were thinking, okay, what do.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
We do this second year? Does does Park go out
to Georgetown?
Speaker 8 (10:15):
And well, so we approached Chris and said, why don't
you come back and we'll get you an extra game,
and so Baker jumped on board that second year, so
they played one game here at Park and then went
down to Baker. Third year, we need to, you know,
we need to spread the word more, and so we
brought on some women's teams, and we brought in a
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couple more men's teams, and here we are sitting with
eight teams, four games a day, and it's just grown.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
It certainly has grown, and it's all going on all weekend.
Whenever you folks are listening to this. It started or
did start or will start at Friday at one pm
and continue Saturday, and then there's a feature game on
Sunday at one o'clock to wrap things up. What are
some of the other things that go along with the
event besides people getting to watch great basketball.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Yeah, actually, Thursday night here we are hosting a special
Olympics Clinic.
Speaker 7 (11:15):
It goes hand in hand with the NEI Champions.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
A character program, and a lot of the work that
Remy did here in town. You know, he just had
the kindest heart and was very selfless and always trying
to serve others, and so one of these organizations coming
tonight he had a connection with.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
So we've got the Special Olympics Clinic.
Speaker 8 (11:39):
All the gate proceeds go to help his foundation that
not only helps a school that's in his name down
in Guatemala, but helps the homeless here in Kansas City.
And so his family, his parents are wonderful and they
have connected with the where they get gifts for the
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homeless and then our park team will help wrap them
over the Thanksgiving break and then their family goes out and.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
Delivers it over the holidays.
Speaker 8 (12:12):
So lots of different connections that we're just excited to
continue in his name.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Our guest is athletics director Kristin Gillette from Park University,
and this is a very special event to obviously kick
off the basketball season, and the men's portion of it
is called you know, starting here, Starting Kansas City Finish
in Kansas City. Of course, the NAIA every year holds
their championships at Municipal and it's a fabulous event. But
(12:43):
the Park University athletic department that you oversee is so
tremendously successful high level volleyball and many other sports. Tell
us about all that's going on at Park right now.
Speaker 7 (12:53):
Right well, thanks for that.
Speaker 8 (12:55):
So we're highly competitive and both the field and in
the classroom. We were really proud of our second place
conference finish last year. What that really means to us
is that every team is finishing in the top half
of the conference and then just getting it done in
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the classroom, and so we're really proud of everyone.
Speaker 7 (13:20):
I think when we didn't.
Speaker 8 (13:22):
Get that first place, the great thing I think as
the administrator is recognizing.
Speaker 7 (13:28):
That all of our coaches just felt like, oh, we
just would have.
Speaker 8 (13:31):
Gotten that one last win, and not that that's the
case right where we love what they accomplish, but that
drive and the pride that they have to just go
out and represent the university has been wonderful to be
a part of.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
And tell us a little bit about the future at
Park I mean, you have such a widely varied sports
and academic programs there. It's a really I don't even
want to call it a little gem, but it's a
tremendous champ in the Kansas City area. So what's the
future look like?
Speaker 8 (14:05):
Yeah, you know, I think Park has felt like a
hidden gem. We are tucked in Parkville, Missouri, and it's
the location is perfect, ten minutes from downtown and just
in a community that supports us.
Speaker 7 (14:24):
Right now where we have sixteen.
Speaker 8 (14:25):
Sports, we're always looking at the potential of expansion and
what that could look like. Crazy enough, we were one
of the first here in Kansas City to have an
e sports program, and we're actually hosting that conference championship
for legal Legends here on Saturday as well, and it's
senior Day for soccer. So not a dull minute on
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campus really.
Speaker 7 (14:50):
But you know, we have new leadership at.
Speaker 8 (14:54):
The presidential chair and so we're excited to see what
conversations we can have and whatever that looks like. I
don't necessarily want to throw out a certain sport. We
are open to all. And with that though, and being
the heart of America Athletic Conference, the conference is tough
and we know we have to be able to recruit
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and compete at such a high level within this conference.
We got to stay up to date with our facilities.
Speaker 7 (15:22):
So you mentioned the gym. There are some tweaks we
would like to do, but it really.
Speaker 8 (15:29):
It's a great spot with so much potential in the
area in which we are well.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
It's a pleasure to speak with you, and this is
a fantastic event and it's great to highlight it. Back
a few years ago, I did a podcast about the
esports program and it was fascinating to see that developing
and it continues on to this day. So everything's thriving
at Park University. Should be proud of what you're doing
and proud of this particular weekend. Thanks for taking the time.
Speaker 8 (15:57):
Yeah, thanks so much for having us, and we hope
to just see people come out and just feel.
Speaker 7 (16:02):
The energy that with Remy's hand here in the mix.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
For sure, absolutely, and we'll talk more about it with
the head men's basketball coach and associate athletic director Jason Klein.
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Welcome back, and it's a pleasure to be joined by
Jason Klein, the longtime head basketball coach at Park University
and assistant director of Athletics. For a compliance as well.
When you're at a place like Park University, usually wear
more than one hat. He has won over three hundred
games at PARC almost four hundred and fifty in his
overall coaching career. That's quite a resume, coach. I'm sure
(19:29):
you'll just say part of it, it just means that
you're growing older. But let's talk about your background, growing
up as an athlete and the path that led you
to Park University.
Speaker 11 (19:40):
All right, well, thank you for having me on. I'm
from Fort.
Speaker 12 (19:44):
Wayne, Indiana, and I grew up in a coaching household.
I played high school basketball and baseball at Snyder High School,
and then I played at Indiana Tech for a coach.
I was pretty familiar with my father, coach there for
twenty five to thirty years, and that's all I've seen
growing up as him being.
Speaker 11 (20:04):
A coach and athletic director. And I know he had.
Speaker 12 (20:09):
Some long nights and doing different things at the kitchen
table or paperwork.
Speaker 11 (20:14):
And budgets and scheduling.
Speaker 12 (20:16):
But that was something I wanted to get into because
it felt familiar to me from being around it all
the time. So I want to thank him, my mom
and dad for you know, supporting me and getting me
into coaching. And then I was at seven. I was
seven seasons at Indiana Tech and the last two years
(20:36):
we went to the national tournament. And then I put
my resume out there a little bit and Park University
Claude English, the former coach and athletic director, gave me
a call and my wife and I came out and
met and the rest is history. And it was an
easier decision. My wife is from Texas. We're a lot
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closer to her family being in Kansas City compared to Indiana.
But everything happened for a reason. It's all worked out,
and I'm appreciative to everyone that's been along the way
with me.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Well many seasons there, many successful seasons. And you get
your three hundredth win at Park against Baker back in
twenty twenty two, and they keep ticking off the victories
and obviously the Heart of America Conference in the NIA
is very challenging. Tell us a little bit about the
program through the years.
Speaker 12 (21:35):
We've had very good players and Park is a special place.
It's a family atmosphere and we roll up the sleeves
and hang our hat on the defensive end and rebounding,
and when we've done that, we've had some pretty good
years here and been to the National Tournament.
Speaker 11 (21:54):
So we've been.
Speaker 12 (21:56):
Fortunate and blessed to have a tremendous young man. And
you know, the really exciting part for me is when
we see them walk across the stage and then when
they're successful later on down the road in life. That's
what it's all about for me. The wins and losses.
You know, there's going to be some good.
Speaker 11 (22:18):
Ones, there's going to be some bad ones.
Speaker 12 (22:20):
But hopefully as a coach, we want to mentor these
young men and whatever they choose to do down the road,
we want them to be successful.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
We must be proud to be part of this Remy
Williams Memorial Invitational. It brings some great colleges men and
women's teams to the area. Three day competition, a feature
game on Sunday. You get to play a couple of
strong teams as well a couple of ranked teams in
this field. But to do it in the memory of
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somebody who had such a close connection to the school
that you invite back every year in Georgetown, which obviously
is a powerhouse in the NAIA. Tell us about your
involvement and how special it is to be part of
this deal.
Speaker 11 (23:02):
It's really special.
Speaker 12 (23:03):
And uh, I didn't know Remy, but I know from
from this tournament.
Speaker 11 (23:09):
The Memorial the last few years.
Speaker 12 (23:12):
His family is a special family, their top notch, their quality,
they're just awesome people.
Speaker 11 (23:19):
And how this came about.
Speaker 12 (23:22):
We've played Chris at Georgetown, I don't know how many times,
and we've played them two or three times at the
national tournament. So Chris does a fantastic job. It's a
top notch program. We understand they got the most wins
probably at the NAI National Tournament.
Speaker 11 (23:41):
But that that's what we want.
Speaker 12 (23:42):
We want to bring in quality teams, quality individuals for
this memorial because that's that's what Remy was, just a
top quality individual and it's it's really a special it's
a special tournament memorial honoring him, honoring his family, and
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we appreciate Georgetown coming up here and being a part
of it.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Every year it has expanded and gotten bigger and bigger,
including women's competition. Also, you have to coach your team, obviously,
but you, as I said, wear many hats. What other
things do you have to do as far as this
weekend is concerned, Well.
Speaker 12 (24:24):
This morning, the women's coach and I were changing the nets.
We're just trying to get trying to get everything ready
to go. But I was talking to my dad last night,
and I really enjoyed talking to the coaches and the
officials that have been around and I've.
Speaker 11 (24:41):
Got to know them.
Speaker 12 (24:43):
I just like to be associated with good people and
people that do it the right way and work hard.
And I think that's Remy and his family. That's how
they are. And it's just a special weekend for US
and Georgetown and everyone that's in this memorial.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
Talk about the competition in the Heart of America and
how difficult it is and how hard it is to
keep up, and you mentioned you try to be gritty
and defensive and hit the boards and such, but keeping
up with all the fine programs in this conference and
then trying to get to the ultimate championship, the NAIA,
which is always in the hometown of Park. Basically, that's
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pretty cool.
Speaker 11 (25:22):
Yeah, very cool.
Speaker 12 (25:23):
The Heart of America conference is very good from top
to bottom. It doesn't matter who you're playing, you better
lace them up tight and be ready to go because
the teams at the top or the bottom could win
or lose on any given night. And you know Peru
States coming in here to the memorial and they are
very good.
Speaker 11 (25:43):
I mean very good.
Speaker 12 (25:45):
So you know Arizona Christian I got to know Jeff
a little bit.
Speaker 11 (25:50):
Used to be an assistant at the ZEUSA Pacific when
we played.
Speaker 12 (25:54):
We played at ZEUS in my second year at the
national tournament. So it's nice reconnect being with some of
these coaches that we've crossed paths with earlier in our
coaching careers. And he does a fantastic job out there too.
But it's going to be a very competitive weekend, and
(26:14):
the Heart of America is as strong as any conference
in the country from top to bottom.
Speaker 2 (26:20):
Yeah, Arizona Christian ranked preseason number two, Georgetown number three,
and Perue State getting votes so high. Cotton competition as well.
You're still a young man, Yeah, I assume you very much.
Enjoy what you're doing. Tell us a little bit about
the future and what you're trying to get done with
the Park University program.
Speaker 12 (26:40):
Well, we want to hopefully our goal is every year
to put ourselves in the top half of the conference,
the top three or four teams, because I think that
if a team does that, they give themselves a realistic
chance at qualifying for the national tournament with the strength
of our conference. But I enjoy the recruiting aspect and
(27:02):
I enjoy the practices. I just enjoy being around the
guys and try to help mentor them. And you know,
they're not all the same. Everyone's got different things going on.
So I have two boys at home, but I really
have about thirty sons coaching all these guys with the
(27:22):
varsity and the JB and making sure everything's good for
them to be successful, not only on the basketball floor,
but in the classroom and anything outside of campus as well.
Speaker 11 (27:32):
Well.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
It must be kind of cool. You're in a university
that is, you know, small ish enough so that the
guys probably know that you're around, that they might see
you if they're messing up or whatever. That must be
a kind of a good aspect of it.
Speaker 11 (27:49):
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 12 (27:49):
And they know my door's open and they come in
whenever they want. Now, the older guys come in, probably
a little more of the newer guys until they fill
me out a little bit. They're kind of heads intent,
but yeah, they're around.
Speaker 11 (28:04):
And you know, I tell every player that plays for me,
I'm gonna.
Speaker 12 (28:08):
Treat you like my son, and I'm gonna pat you
on the back and i'm gonna put my foot in
your butt. And that's just the way we do it.
And I think they appreciate it because they know where
I'm coming from, and.
Speaker 11 (28:22):
I just like them.
Speaker 12 (28:23):
I like being around now. I don't know if they
like me half the time, but I like them and
I look forward to going to practice every day.
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Jason Klein, the head coach at Park University, is a
big part of this special weekend for the Remy Williams Invitational.
It goes on all weekend long up at Park University
and all kinds of great things going on around it,
and great things that are being helped out foundations and
the like, and all kinds of fantastic stuff. Coach, thanks
(28:52):
very much for taking the time.
Speaker 11 (28:53):
Thank you very much for having me on.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Jason Klein, the head coach at Park University. This weekend
it's Amy william Memorial Invitational. It's a great, great addition
to the Kansas City sports scene and in its fourth
year now of paying tribute to a wonderful young man
who had everything in front of him and did many,
many great things in his short time on earth. So
it's a pleasure to feature it on Kansas City Profiles
(29:18):
presented by Eastern Roofing.
Speaker 1 (29:22):
We hope you enjoyed the latest Danny Klinkscale reasonably irreverent podcast.
Come back soon for something fresh and new. This podcast
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