Drew Culbertson

Head Coach of El Dorado High School Men’s Basketball

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A good high school basketball team doesn't need 5 scorers.
It needs a floor general, a lockdown defender, and somebody who knows their job is to rebound everything in sight.
Roles win games. Superstars are built out of teams that commit to those roles.

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

Congrats to our 2026 EHS Basketball seniors on graduation day! Excited to see what’s ahead for them! @jaxonsheff @scanlon_grady Ali Zogleman

[El Dorado USD 490 @eldoradousd490]

Summer wildcat basketball camp registration is open! https://t.co/UVaxFZr47u via @ParentSquare

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

Wildcat Basketball Camps
Tuesday May 26th through Thursday May 28th.

Register by May 20th to secure a camp t-shirt
https://t.co/4eToOedKIg...

Questions? Contact Coach Culbertson at [email protected]

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, one of the biggest challenges is understanding what athletes and parents truly want. Everyone says they want to win, but too often the communication I receive is centered around why practice is being missed, why workouts can’t happen, or why the commitment isn’t possible.

Winning is rarely about what happens on game day, it’s built in the unseen hours of preparation, consistency, and sacrifice. You cannot claim to want success while consistently avoiding the work required to achieve it.

Too often, “we want to win” really means “we want the rewards of winning without the discomfort of earning it.” When that gap exists, the blame often shifts to the coach instead of the habits.

Great programs are built when athletes, parents, and coaches all align in understanding that commitment comes before results. Wanting to win and being willing to do what it takes to win are two very different things.

[Daniel Bowlin @daniel_bowlin12]

#AGTG After a great talk and email with @CoachKRocheford and @MACBulldogsFB I’m blessed to receive my first Official Scholarship Offer!

[VYPE Kansas @VypeKS]

El Dorado’s Grady Scanlon - Athlete Spotlight - Presented by Willie's

https://t.co/VE0PukkKXr

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Parents: When you blame others (coaches, refs, teammates, conditions), you aren’t building confidence; you are raising an excuse maker

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

Congrats to @WLech10berg for earning Third Team All-Metro from the Wichita Eagle!

[Taylor Eldridge @tayloreldridge]

Introducing the 2026 Wichita Eagle All-Metro boys basketball team, led by Player of the Year @sebas_datguy5 of Collegiate.

@kmcathletics @MaverickBuckets @MaizeSouthAD @BlueAceAD @MaizeEagleAD @DerbyAD @DHSPanthersBB @WHtsHoops @WHtsAthletics

https://t.co/6yX98vln77

[Taylor Eldridge @tayloreldridge]

To understand how @CoachUnderwood led @IlliniMBB to the Final Four, you have to go back to his roots at @GoConqs and @KJCCCmedia.

New interviews and archive reporting reveal how his JUCO years in Dodge City forged one of college basketball's best coaches.
https://t.co/PEUkBpnR7M

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

Class 4A Boys Tennis Players to Watch in 2026

#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed

https://t.co/YSXI0mjTmg

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

👀 @WLech10berg

[Taylor Eldridge @tayloreldridge]

Introducing the Wichita Eagle's all-class boys basketball teams for the 2025-26 season.

This list is an attempt to recognize the best talent from every classification in Kansas high school basketball.

https://t.co/lnL572AzyO

[Kansas Select Basketball @kansas_select]

Kansas Select Boys — Final Roster Spots 🚨

We’ve got a few spots left to finish out our teams:

• 4 – 7th Grade (2031)
• 1 – 6th Grade (2032)

Sign up here: https://t.co/i0UTwXgvxP

#kansasselect #developmentovereverything

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

Well earned @WLech10berg

[Sports in Kansas @sportsinkansas]

Sports in Kansas 2026 4A Boys All-State 🏀 #sportsinkansas

[Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops]

Boise State forward Javan Buchanan will enter the transfer portal, source told @TheFieldof68. 

The 6-7 graduate transfer averaged 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. Represented by @GeorgeSLangberg of @GSLSportsGroup

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥

You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.

Hard is the lesson.

Watch. Share. Bookmark.

[Drew Culbertson @DCulb]

Congrats to @WLech10berg on earning Honorable Mention All-State for 4A!

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

2026 KSHSAA Covered Boys All-Class Teams

#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed

https://t.co/UHJiQEYa3d

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Ben McCollum shares what it feels like to be around first-place people and a first-place culture.

"I went to Northwest Missouri State, and my first practice with Steve Tapmeyer - best coach I've ever been around - I sat there and I'm like, 'This is what first place feels like. This is what a first-place culture feels like. This is what first-place people feel like.'"

That was the wake-up call. He realized what first-place people have:
"They've got an extreme work ethic. They've got an edge to 'em that other people don't - a competitive spirit."

Then he quoted John Thompson:
"You can tame a fool a lot quicker than you can resurrect a corpse...We want guys with a little edge to 'em."

You can coach skills, but you can't coach competitive spirit. You don't want to consistently coach their effort and attitude.

The last thing they look for: Energy givers.
"Over the years, we found that guys that are moody don't make it in our program."

"If you're moody, if you have low energy, if you suck the life out of the building - you don't make it."

Talent isn't enough. Your energy matters. Your attitude matters.

Successful people have a competitive edge, they bring energy, and they look to consistently get better.

They raise the standard through what they do.
(🎥 Watts Happening Podcast)

[Rod Briggs @RodBriggs3]

My solution allow athletic periods. 1st/5th block Freshman athletics. 4th/8th block Varsity. Start practice at 1:50 problem solved.

[Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion]

There's something for everyone in this one!

@kansas_select coach and director @jared_mocaby reached out to me with youth coaching questions—and we turned it into an episode packed with practical answers.

https://t.co/AJkTIVK4R8