Austin Dufault

Basketball Coach | Former University of Colorado Buffalo

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

James Harden breaking down how to properly attack in a pick and roll

This is really good stuff

(Via @swishcultures_ 🎥)

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

Coby White has a message for y’all 🎤

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

COBY = HIM 🥶

Congrats to @CobyWhite for earning @Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month!

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

Coby White was ELITE in March:

27.7 points
4.7 rebounds
3.7 assists
50% FG
38% from three

Coby is the first Bull to be @Kia Eastern Conference POTM since DeMar in 2022.

[K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop]

Coby White joins Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan as only Bulls to earn at least one Player of Month award.

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

FOR THE WIN.

[NBA @NBA]

COBY WHITE TOOK OVER IN MILWAUKEE.

35 points.
7 threes.
6 boards.
5 assists.
4 steals.

The @chicagobulls get the road W 😤

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

there's the one.

[Austin Dufault @austindufault33]

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

What perspective!

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

Your 2024 Summer League Bulls 🫡

More ➡️ https://t.co/sBWCPjmxP9

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

I met Jerry West for the first time in 1979 at the Forum where he introduced me to Bill Sharman, Chick Hearn, and then Laker owner Jack Kent Cooke. My father, agent and I negotiated over lunch then Jerry took me to the locker room to show me my Lakers jersey. I started to cry and Jerry explained to me the expectation of wearing the purple and gold, how he saw my role, and how he envisioned me fitting into the organization. I’ll never forget that moment.

When training camp began, he gave me so many golden nuggets and really critiqued every facet of my game. After every practice he would give me notes on how I could get better and those sessions carried over to the regular season. Once a week we went over what I needed to improve and how I could dominate in the league. Those meetings meant everything to me because I learned so much from him.

We had a basketball camp in Hawaii called the Jerry West Magic Johnson Fantasy Camp for 20 years. At the camp we shared every meal together and that’s when we really bonded and solidified our great friendship outside of the Lakers. Jerry West was more than a general manager, he was a great friend and confidante. He was there in my highest moments, winning 5 NBA Championships, and in my lowest moment when I announced my HIV diagnosis and we cried together for hours in his office.

Every time I achieved a goal or crossed a milestone, one of the first calls I received was from Jerry West. When I started my business, was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame, was named Lakers President of Basketball Operations – he would always pick up the phone and give me a personalized call to congratulate me. 

Beyond his basketball accolades as a basketball player and NBA executive, Jerry West was a great man, a leader of men, fiercely loved his family and friends, and despite holding jobs with other franchises, he was a Lakers fan for life. Laker Nation, the only reason we have 17 NBA championships is because of Jerry West and his expertise drafting players, trading for players, and hiring the right coaches. Today is a sad day for basketball fans and sports fans across the globe.

Cookie and I are just devastated and continue to lift up his beautiful wife Karen; sons David, Mark, Michael, Ryan and Jonnie, extended family, and loved ones in prayer.

[Nate Tomlinson @Nate_Tomlinson]

Incase you weren’t sure yet @austindufault33 is an elite drop defender. Roll the tape.

[Josh Carpenter @JoshACarpenter]

I love this Bill Walton story about the Celtics seeing the Dead for the first time:

[CHGO Bulls @CHGO_Bulls]

Watch Coby White FaceTime DeMar DeRozan to let him know their play won the State Farm Assist Of the Year Award. Congrats fellas!!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥🔥👀👀😤

🎥 @NBA

[DNVR Buffs @DNVR_Buffs]

How wild is it that Kevin Harlan was on the call for both?! 🤯

[Austin Dufault @austindufault33]

LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!! Survive and Advance Buffs!!!!!

[Austin Dufault @austindufault33]

Skooooooooo Buffs!!!

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

Two games. Two days. Two wins.

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

The road trip continues tonight in Utah.