John Meeks

Christian, Husband, Father, Former Collegiate Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics @ Vincennes University (IN), Molder of the Next Generation for the Kingdom

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Let’s goooooooo, @jjgibbons11! TN juco league had better look out…Jay will have the Bucks competing for championships right away! Happy for my guy!

[Jay Gibbons @jjgibbons11]

🏀 Excited and honored to be named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Motlow State Community College!

20+ years of collegiate coaching experience.
2017 NCAA Final Four staff.
MEAC Championship experience.
8 NBA players developed.
30+ professional players developed.

Ready to build something special in Tullahoma.

Defense. Development. Winning.
#defensetravels
#MotlowState #MotlowBucks #NJCAA #CollegeBasketball #GoBucks

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

‘If your culture only works when you’re watching, then you’ve merely just created compliance.’ #Truth 👇

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

Joe Mazzulla on the importance of building a culture that doesn’t depend solely on the head coach.

“You don't want to be the sole person controlling the environment. You almost want it to run better when you're not around because that's a testament of the people.”

If your culture only works when you’re watching, then you've merely just created compliance.

The best environments are sustained by the people and shared ownership inside them.

📹: Verse Us Podcast

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

@CoachKKeatts I know KJ is making dad proud! All grown up now!!!

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

The state of Alabama is getting another tremendous basketball coach! ACCC…look out. Jason will have Reid State in the mix for championships very quickly!

[Reid State @ReidStateLions]

Reid State Community College has announced the hiring of Jason Hopkins as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach.

Read more at: https://t.co/Jimr01HGag

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

Brad Stevens has a sign in his office with three questions.

1) What do you want?
2) What's true?
3) How do you get there?

This is a great framework for coaches or leaders to evaluate themselves and their teams, especially after a disappointing outcome.

It forces you to define the destination, confront the current (and honest) reality, and identify a plan for how to close the gap.

Great leaders (and teams) don’t just review their results. They study their gaps and use the truth as the starting point for growth.

📹: Boston Celtics

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

#Truth

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Brad Stevens shares his non-negotiables for life.

"I wanna enjoy who I'm working with. I wanna enjoy where I'm working. I wanna have a goal, but I also wanna enjoy the journey of getting to that goal."

"For me, it starts with being a great teammate. That is something I look for in people. Those relationships are probably the most important thing."

It starts with the people and the character of those people.

Then he explained what it means to show up every day:
"You put your signature on your work every day. You give it everything you have."

"You do it for the good of the whole. You do it to get better at your own job. You do it to improve the whole and see where the chips may fall."

It means giving your best effort and bringing a mindset of excellence to yourself and your team.

"I've been lucky enough to be on really good teams. Teams that have had chances to play for things that are really, really special."

Then he shared what stays with you:
"Very rarely when you look back on those teams - whether at Butler or here - do you think about the individual games or even the moments of the games."

"You think about the people and the individual times with the people."

"That's the special part about being a part of a sports team. That's why you walk through the building every day."

The relationships always stay.

Stevens' wisdom is simple: it comes down to character.
• Be a great teammate.
• Strive for excellence.
• Enjoy the people and the process.

Character isn't what you say - it's what you do consistently.
(🎥 Way of Champions)

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Entitlement is a killer!

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“I think being a D1 basketball player, you grow up with this sense of entitlement, as if the whole world revolves around you. And…if I wanted to be a better husband, a better father, a better coach, I had to get rid of that type of entitlement.”

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

No better coach and person than @CoachDreGray! Big-time hire by ECU!

[East Carolina Men’s Basketball @ecubasketball]

Join us in welcoming Assistant Coach Andre Gray to Pirate Nation!

#GoPirates

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Clemson keeps locking in great coaches. Another tremendous hire of @CoachHollender…fantastic coach and better human!

[Clemson Basketball @ClemsonMBB]

Excited to welcome Coach Hollender to our basketball family!!

Release: https://t.co/lFT4401pYs

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Doesn’t get much better than adding a highly successful former head coach to your bench. @CoachWarnerMN will do great things at Clemson!

[Clemson Basketball @ClemsonMBB]

Excited to welcome Coach Warner to our staff!

Release: https://t.co/fAg8lnC9JH

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Let’s gooooo @CoachDreMorgan! Will be GREAT in the ACC!

[Clemson Basketball @ClemsonMBB]

Welcome to Clemson, Coach Morgan!

Release: https://t.co/AxJAEO5Mg2

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Great hire by Clemson of @CoachTMurray in this position. Will no doubt crush the opportunity in this new landscape!

[Clemson Basketball @ClemsonMBB]

Join us in welcoming Tyler Murray as our new General Manager!

Release: https://t.co/JqiMq1t142

[Nations of Coaches @NationofCoaches]

When the season ends, the record is what’s remembered publicly…but it’s not the most important thing you built.

The conversations no one saw.
The standards you set.
The way you showed up day after day.
The way you led, even under pressure.
That’s the legacy.

Wins and losses come and go. Jobs can change. Seasons end. But the impact you’ve made in the lives of your players and staff, that goes with them long after this season is over. Coach, what you built still matters.
And it always will. 🏀

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

My guy @FreyJfrey wins everywhere he goes. Will crush it in Memphis on this new staff! One of the best recruiters and developers in the business.

[Memphis Women's Basketball @MemphisWBB]

A proven winner joins the 901 💪

Welcome to Memphis, @FreyJfrey ‼️

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Another great hire. @Coach_Spivey23 is one of the best and now leading one of the best programs in all of Georgia!

[North Cobb Athletics @nchswarriors]

The Warrior Nation is proud to announce Marcus Spivey as the new Boys Head Basketball Coach. Welcome to the Warrior Nation. #GRIT #1 percent @cobb_sports

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Let’s gooooooo @CoachCabralHuff! Big time hire…Huff is a great coach and even better person…gonna crush it at UNF!

[UNF Men's Basketball @OspreyMBB]

Welcome to North Florida, @CoachCabralHuff!

Cabral Huff joins the staff as an Assistant Coach!

#SWOOP

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Let’s gooooo @IamCoachJJ! Great hire…tremendous staff that will win from day one!!!

[ULM Men's Basketball @ULM_MBB]

New faces on the bayou‼️

📰: https://t.co/e7x3JGwMdb

#TakeFlight

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

One of the best Womens basketball coaches, regardless of level. Winning games and impacting lives!!!

[Lee Women's Basketball @LeeUWBB]

The Legacy Continues 😤

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

@CoachDreGray @scoutsfocus Congrats bro! Know you’re gonna crush it.

[John Meeks @CoachJohnMeeks]

Big-time hire! @CoachKreider is one of the best recruiters and developers of talent & men in the business. Will crush it back in the south!

[Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball @GTMBB]

Welcome to The Flats, @CoachKreider!

#StingEm