Analisse Rios is the head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Connecticut Sun. She  dives into her experience working with the world's best athletes in the WNBA along with a behind the scenes look into program structure, communicatio...

Former NBA assistant coach and director of player development Dave Severns joins the podcast to discuss all things coaching and share many of the lessons he learned during his coaching career. One of the best sharers of the game, Coach Severns ...

Former college basketball player and founder of The Pack Basketball, Oney Harrison joins the podcast to discuss her journey as a player development and skills trainer. Oney has amassed a large audience on several social media platforms teaching...

Harvard Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Steve Harney joins the podcast to discuss his first year on staff working for Head Coach Carrie Moore. Harney helped lead the Crimson to a 20 win season and has had multiple coaching stops at all level...

Entering year 2 of her Professional basketball career in Spain, Aleksa Gulbe had a standout career as a Hoosier at the University of Indiana.  Hailing from Latvia, Gulbe scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 600 boards in her college c...

Juwan Brown is the head player development coach for the Texas Legends, NBA G-League organization. He is also working as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Seabears in the CEBL.   Topics discussed: - Differences between G...

Just a quick solo pod today catching you up to speed on what's been going on this summer! I discuss summer workouts at Quinnipiac, what i've been watching, listening to and reading along with some recruiting plans and getting more organized.

Bringing a new series to the podcast "HS Hoops Talk" where I will answer commonly asked questions and discuss topics geared towards high school hoopers who are looking to play at the next level! In this episode I discuss 3 major keys to...

NBA Player Development and Shooting Coach, Joey Burton joins the podcast to discuss all things player development, the art of shooting and coaching at multiple levels. Joey shares a message to coaches in regards to chasing your goals and being ...

A jam packed basketball conversation with Associate Head Coach, Calamity McEntire. Starting off as a manager for Pat Summit at Tennessee, Calamity has had coaching stops at Hawaii, Boise State, Dayton & Texas. She shares a wealth of knowled...

Coach Elkin dives into the nitty gritty of how to become an ELITE level Director of Baskebtall Operations at the Division 1 level. Having coached at all levels prior to his time at Yale, Matt shares what he's learned from the coaches he's worke...

Iowa Women's Basketball Video Coordinator and Director of Analytics Ben Lober joins episode 65 of the Backyard Buckets Podcast to discuss the run to the National Championship game and the role that analytics plays within the program. Ben discus...

Kicking off season 2 with a mashup episode focused on tips for younger coaches. This episode includes 4 shortened segments spanning all areas of the game including on court coaching, work life balance, speaking up and networking. These are 4 cl...

Quick recap of the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games along with final four predictions! We also touch on our experiences traveling to the final four and some of the benefits of attending for young or new coaches. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Joined once again by Carolyn Smalls, we recap the first and second round games and  discuss some of the best Sweet 16 matchups and more. The video version of this episode can be found on YouTube that includes clips from each of the games d...

A casual conversation from two hoops junkies around this years NCAA Women's tournament. This first episode was meant to be more general, giving big picture thoughts on the seeding and potential matchups down the stretch. We discuss a few possib...

Wrapping up "Season 1" of the podcast with a quick basketball update as we countdown the days until our first game. I give some insight into the daily schedule of our players during preseason and what recruiting looks like for coaches during th...

Entering his first season as an Assistant for Longwood University Men's Basketball, Quinn McDowell has published a number of courses and clinics on both the Princeton Offense and Ball Screen Continuity.  After a stellar playing career at W...

Mike Jagacki enters his first season on staff with SUNY New Paltz Men's basketball after spending the last three years as a video coordinator and then promoted to assistant coach for the Hofstra Pride Women's Basketball program. Top...

Really enjoyed this open ended discussion with Johns Hopkins Assistant WBB Coach Carolyn Smalls. Carolyn and I met through zooms and online clinics and were finally able to connect in person at this years final four. She is an active learner an...

Academy of Art Head Coach Scott Waterman joins the podcast. Fresh off the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance and 20 win season Scott discusses his path to the head chair. With stops at Dartmouth, Cal Fullerton, Long Beach State, Dominic...

Providence Friars Women's Basketball Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Jess Jenkins joins the pod to discuss her historic playing career and her transition from player to coach. Topics:Post Season Workouts...

Current Loyola Chicago Women's Basketball Assistant Jordan McCann joins the podcast to discuss his college coaching journey from the high school level to the division 1 level. With stops at the division 3 and division 2 level prior to getting h...

Sean Light is currently the CEO of Weight Room Wealth and former Strength & Conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Sean played college basketball at West Virginia & Quinnipiac University and majored ...

Recently completing her first season on staff at Boston University as Assistant WBB Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Brianna Finch has over 20 years of coaching experience and delivers some great advice and teaching points throughout this epis...