Basketball Coaches Roundtable Episode 6 features Shane Richards. Shane finished last season with Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. Shane has also played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Spojnia Stargard Szczecinski in the Polish Basketball League. Shane is the all-time leader in 3-pointers and graduated ranked as the 8th all-time leader in points for Manhattan College.
Topics covered
- His recruitment coming out of HS and how is journey shaped his mindset
- What he had to do to crack the rotation in college and the adjustments he made after the scouting report on him came out.
- The learning curve he went through when entering college and the professional ranks
- Playing in the G-League v. playing in overseas
- How he fostered total team buy-in as a leader on the teams he's played on.
- Recovering from a major injury that sidelined him for a year.
- Running a delay style offense
- How film and analytics changed his practice habits
Sitting at the Roundtable:
- Ben Newman - Host
- Jay Griffin - Assistant Coach, John Jay College, New York, NY
- Elle Greene - Head Coach, BCAM HS, Brooklyn, NY
- Chris Ballerini - Head Coach, DeWitt Clinton HS, Bronx, NY
