Riding The Pine

WE ARE BACK!! Another brand new episode kicks things off in the brand new month of September as we return to Friday RTP episodes with having a current member of the St. Francis men's basketball team join the show, Cam Gregory (1:43-14:12)! Cam and I discuss his career at SFU, the personal connection that his family has to the school, getting ready for this upcoming season and so much more!

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Join me for another brand new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a fantastic guest who has worked his way through the coaching world to find himself in his first ever head coaching position, current head coach for the Seton Hill men's basketball team Coach Ben Wilkins (2:09-34:30)! Coach Wilkins and I dive into his career in the coaching world and what got him interested in wanting to be a...

Join me for another fantastic new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a guest who made the switch from basketball player to coach and even coached at his alma mater, current assistant men's basketball coach at University of Albany, coach Bobby Jordan (2:00-21:47) ! Coach Jordan and I dive into his career as a player at first and why he wanted to get into coaching, his experience this year a...

Join me for another brand new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's show, I'm joined by a guest who has been at the center of the growth his program has experienced over the years, current head women's basketball coach at Seton Hill University, Coach Mark Katarski (2:07-32:19)! Coach Katarski and I dive right into his career in coaching and what led him to becoming a coach, his time at Chatham University prior to Se...

Join me for another fantastic new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a head coach who recently captured a conference championship, current head men's basketball coach at Chatham University coach David Richards (1:50-16:52)! Coach Richards and I dive into this season and what it was like guiding the Cougars to their second ever PAC championship victory, when during this season he felt his t...

Join me for another tremendous new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's show, I'm joined by a guest who made the switch from the playing world to coaching world in basketball after a very successful career on the hardwood, current Franklin Regional boys basketball varsity head coach Jesse Reed (2:08-35:25)! Coach Reed and I dive into his career in hoops starting with being a big time name in the Western PA area and what...

Join me for another amazing new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I sat down with the head coach of a basketball program that has gone through not only a name change but also a change in NCAA divisions, current Utah Tech head men's basketball coach Jon Judkins (1:56-27:52)! Coach Judkins and I dive into his career as a coach and what got him interested in wanting to become a coach, what it's been like ...

Join me for another fantastic edition of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a guest who has guided his program to back-to-back 17-plus win seasons, current head coach of the Chatham University women's basketball team Coach David Saur (1:52-17:16)! Coach Saur and I discuss how this season went for the Cougars and how the group exceeded even his own expectations, how they were able to power through a 7...

Join me for another amazing episode of Riding The Pine! On today's show, I'm joined by a tremendous guest that has been to not one but two NCAA Tournaments, current Vermont men's basketball player Robin Duncan (1:56-15:31)! Robin and I dive into his career at Vermont and what it was like playing with his older brothers as a freshman at Vermont, his experience going to two NCAA tournaments and which season was more ch...

Join me for another outstanding new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by an amazing new guest who has recently earned his first head coaching job at the division I level, current head coach for the Cleveland State men's basketball team coach Daniyal Robinson (1:51-29:41)! Coach Robinson and I dive into his career as a coach and what got him interested in becoming a coach initially, his time ...

Join me for another incredible new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by an amazing guest who has quickly made a name for himself as one of the top rebounders in the nation, current Cleveland State men's basketball player Deante Johnson (1:50-14:32)! Deante and I discuss his career in basketball and what it was like to go to the NCAA Tournament during the Covid-19 Pandemic, how he's beco...

Join me for another amazing new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a college coach that has had quite the journey to the school he is now the head coach of today, current Maryland Eastern Shore head men's basketball coach Jason Crafton (1:44-22:24)! Coach Crafton and I discuss his career in coaching and what made him want to become a coach, his time as a video coordinator for Villanova and...

Join me for another amazing new episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a guest who has been making a name for himself as one of the top guards in the Northeast Conference, current Wagner men's basketball player DeLonnie Hunt (1:51-22:28)! DeLonnie and I discuss his career at Wagner and what it was like to be recruited to play in college during the peak of the pandemic, what the adjustment was ...

Join me for another incredible episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I am joined by a guest who has seen many stops along the way during his college career, current Detroit Mercy men's basketball player A.J. Oliver (1:46-17:50)! A.J. and I discuss his career starting out at Clemson and what led him to transfer to Old Dominion and eventually Detroit Mercy, what it's been liking having to adjust to new teams...

Join me for another incredible episode of Riding The Pine! On today's new show, I'm joined by a guest who was a standout in the Pittsburgh area on the hardwood, who has now taken his career in basketball to the professional level, current overseas pro basketball player Kason Harrell (1:58-33:42)! Kason and I discuss his career at Purdue Fort Wayne and the interesting story as to how he made his decision to go to Fort Wayn...

Join me for another tremendous episode of Riding The Pine! On today's brand new show, I'm joined by a guest who left his mark at his college and continues to be a dominate basketball player at the pro level, current overseas pro basketball player in Belgium Keith Braxton (1:59-19:44)! Keith and I discuss his career at St. Francis and what it was like being named the NEC Player of the Year his junior season, entering into ...

Join me for another sensational episode of Riding The Pine! On today's show, I'm joined again by a coach from the basketball world that has already shared his story with us once on RTP and now shares an inside look into the season, head men's basketball coach at St. Francis Coach Rob Krimmel (1:50-29:27)! Coach Krimmel and I dive into how this season has been for the Red Flash and how the team has bounced back from t...

Join me for another wonderful episode of Riding The Pine! On today's show, I'm joined by another member for the St. Francis men's basketball team that shares his journey to Loretto, current Red Flash men's basketball player Luke Ruggery (1:43-18:29)! Luke and I discuss his career in basketball and what led him to wanting to continue his career at St. Francis, what it meant to him and his high school team to be t...

Join me for another amazing episode of Riding The Pine! On today's episode I'm joined by a tremendous guest from the St. Francis men's basketball program, Josh Cohen (1:57-13:39)! Josh and I discuss his season this year and what it's been like scoring 40 points in not just one but two games this year, what it's meant to the team to come out to a strong start in conference play, the Red Flash's out-of-c...