Rick Johnston

Retired BB coach and school superintendent, ESPN+ Color Analyst @ UE Purple Aces Men’s BB, fan of antique trucks/tractors; Basketball=Life; totally Blessed...

[Kyle Peach @kylejpeach]

A senior day I won't soon forget. @UEAthletics_MBB playing for pride... and it showed. @AndreCaseyjr_23 a CAREER day! @RickJohnston and I had the call. @bwalls233 with the awesome video recap.

[UE Athletics @UEAthletics]

AJ Casey checks in at #6 on @SportsCenter Top 10!

🏀 #ForTheAces

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Crazy good game!!

[UE Men's Basketball @UEAthletics_MBB]

AJ CASEY CALLS GAME 🔥🔥

🏀#ForTheAces

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@GraMatthews @kylejpeach Sorry for the late response!! Definitely caught that!!

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@GraMatthews @kylejpeach

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Great job today Payton!

[Payton Buse @BusePayton]

A cleaner look of the “6-7” moment at Ford Center today! Shoutout to my awesome ESPN crew for their work today!

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@jordanrmichael @UEAthletics_MBB @kylejpeach Great to hear!!

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Was a very appropriate moment today! Loved being part of the call!! Too funny!! @UEAthletics_MBB @kylejpeach

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

The Education Day crowd goes CRAZY as @UEAthletics_MBB hits 67 points 😂🤦🏻‍♂

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@coachbruceweber Congratulations Bruce! Well deserved for the footprints you left at SIU….

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@coachbruceweber Congratulations Bruce! Well deserved for the footprints you left at SIU….

[WCIA @WCIA3]

BREAKING NEWS: Carle Health has announced that its healthcare plans through Health Alliance will cease business at the end of this year. This is a developing story:
https://t.co/vZSGxcvHiH

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@cheekshannon Happy Thanksgiving!

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Watched and met with @Coach_DeVries the past two years while covering @hoops_mvc while he was at Drake. Not surprised with the West Virginia win over #3 Gonzaga. One of the good ones! @WVUhoops

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Congratulations! Bring it home Dogs!!!

[M-SHS Athletics @mshsathletics]

State Finals bound!

[Terry Grier @tgrierhisd]

Good leaders don’t think like everyone else. They don’t make excuses. They don’t let the noise impact their decisions. They are not afraid of going first. They will not tolerate the status quo. And, they never turn down the help they need.

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

@OnAir_RBlackman Buttons busting’ ….As you should be!!! Go Braves!

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Ball has to move boys!!

[Chris Steed @csteed]

Ball Reversals 🤝 Paint Touches

Data like this is extremely powerful. This is a study of 12 'high level D1 schools'.

Regardless of level, the goal is to get to 1.00 PPP. Out of any system/style, this data shows us the key to having an efficient offense is having an element of penetration and kick.

Paint touches, and paint touches + ball reversal limit the amount of straight line close outs. They also slow down defensive decision making, which keeps the offense in a big advantage situation.

PAINT TOUCH + BALL REVERSAL is a MUST in half court and secondary transition. Think DOMINOES.

An easy way to teach this is to constrain the score differently:

- no paint or ball reversal is +0

- paint touch is + 1

- paint touch + ball reversal is +2

- explain/emphasize hockey assists and TRACK THEM

@ShotTracker

[Lou Holtz @CoachLouHoltz88]

Too often, people stand around and say, “I don’t think that’s right,” but they don’t do anything about it.

Let’s stand up and be accountable for what we believe, so when they put you in this ground years from now, you can say, “We made a difference.”

[Rick Johnston @RickJohnston]

Vanessa and I really enjoyed watching the Golden Arrows and the North Patriots battle thru a 5 game gritty contest. #5 and #12 respectively can PLAY! Great visiting with your families too! Battle on brothers!