Caleb Hollander

| Belmont MBB Alum | Breakaway Basketball | Jeremiah 31:3 |

[Breakaway Basketball @BreakawayBball]

@michaelnee23 is an amazing example for every player on our program. Basketball has taught him lessons that will be with him for the rest of his life. Amazing to see him share that so eloquently here.

Work hard, be a great person, and be the best shooter in the @3ssbcircuit

Stay hungry and humble @GEastHoops

[Breakaway Basketball @BreakawayBball]

In our program we call Coach Caleb the nicest person you will ever meet. He’s a tremendous coach who can connect with kids of all ages and abilities. But most of our families don’t realize Caleb is a flat out baller. Throwback clips of Caleb playing at D1 Belmont University!

[Caleb Hollander @caleb_hollander]

Animal @_GraysonMurphy_

[Lakers Lead @LakersLead]

#LAKERSWIN 3 IN A ROW 🔥🔥🔥

FINAL: LAL 107 | CHI 81

Blake Hinson: 25 pts, 5 3PT
Quincy Olivari: 20 pts, 6 3PT
Moses Brown: 10 pts, 8 reb
Grayson Murphy: 5 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast

No Bronny, no Dalton, no problem 🎯

[Mackenzie Hudson @mackhuddyphotos]

Soon-To-Be Hollanders: pt. 1

[Caleb Hollander @caleb_hollander]

Did the thing!! @jacyandrews_ ♥️

[Breakaway Basketball @BreakawayBball]

Congrats to our 4th grade gold boys on their buzzer beating win!

[Indiana Pacers @Pacers]

relentless 😤

Ben Sheppard forces the turnover and lays it in to make it a two-point game.

[NBA G League @nbagleague]

A historic night for Dylan Windler ⭐️

With a career-high 33 REB, he now sets the new record for most boards recorded in a single-game in G League history! @wcknicks

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Last year, my daughter got cut from her 7th grade volleyball team.

She made the first cut, and thought she had a good chance. But on the second and final cut, they called her name, and she put her head down and walked out to the car where her mom and I were waiting.

She opened the car door, sat down, and started bawling. It was so hard to watch. She wanted to be on that team more than anything. I thought she was good enough, but the coach didn't.

My heart went out to her. But we didn't sugarcoat things for her. We told her we understood how much it stings. I've been cut before. Her mom had been cut from sports before, too. It's an ego shot and a gut punch.

We told her to go ask the coach what she could work on for next year. The coach gave her good feedback. And told her she was the "first girl cut". Which sounded promising, but only added to the sting. She said to me, "If only I had been a little bit better and made a few more serves..."

We told her she had a few choices. She could let this be the end. Or she could use this as fuel and fire. And to use it as motivation to work hard to make the team next year.

For a solid year, she practiced 4-5 times per week minimum. She went to every camp, every practice session she could find, found a travel team she could play on, and spent her entire summer at camps, practices, or in our backyard smashing the volleyball against our house (and denting our siding lol).

She had her tryouts this week. In the first tryout, she unleashed her new jump serve and hit 20 straight volleyballs over the net. The coaches were stunned. She said all the coaches came up to her immediately in the first 5 minutes with their clipboards and said, "What's your name?"

They started using her as a demonstrator, saying "Hey, Brooklyn, can you show everyone how to do this?" Even over the returning starters.

I asked her how she did when she got back. "Hey, you've been around a lot of volleyball in the last year. How did you do? Were you in the upper half of the players?"

She's a humble girl. And she proudly said, "I was the best player on the court."

She made the team, obviously. I'm beaming as a father this week.

I told her how proud I was of her. But not just because she made the team, or she's a great player now. But because she didn't give up. She didn't cry about it (after that first day). She didn't ask mom and dad to go lobby for her to be on the team.

She got after it and worked hard for a full year, taking no breaks. Her other volleyball friends were for sure taking it easier. Chilling out and vibing during the summer. She was attending camps and practicing and getting better while they were relaxing.

Sometimes as a parent, you hope you're teaching your kids how to do things.

But this was a case where she taught me how to do things. 100%.

[Indiana Pacers @Pacers]

Ben Sheppard sees his Pacers jersey for the first time. 💙

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

The @BelmontMBB r going to the finals of @ESPNEvents Invitational as they give @IonaGaelsMBB their 1st L after starting the season (6-0 )72-65!

[Jacy Andrews @jacyandrews_]

.@caleb_hollander - let’s get it!!

[Belmont Basketball @BelmontMBB]

Highlights straight from 'the Bank'!
#ItsBruinTime | #BruWIN

[Belmont Basketball @BelmontMBB]

#️⃣🔟: Caleb Hollander
📚: RS Junior
📍: Nashville, TN

#itsbruintime
#StrongerTogether

[Belmont Vision @belmontvision]

Bruin Vision: How adversity helped Caleb Hollander succeed https://t.co/7OIIy7kYuk

[Bob Goff @bobgoff]

Over-communicate hope.

[Caleb Hollander @caleb_hollander]

A few things I have been reflecting on recently,

[Lecrae @lecrae]

We haven’t lost control of our lives, we’ve lost the illusion we were ever in control.

[Caleb Hollander @caleb_hollander]

The past 48 hours......🤯😢