Coach Sam Casey

Head Coach | Program Builder
PRO | NCAA | NAIA | JUCO

Disciplined programs win.
Culture sustains them.

Integrity • Service • Excellence

[Coach Sam Casey @coachsamcasey]

“Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people.” #NickSaban #highstandards #noexceptions #highachievers #doyourjob #belichick #patriots #alabama #culture #champs #championshipculture #motivation #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes

[CollegeHoopsGuru @NCAA_HoopsGuru]

🧨guru exclusive🧨

jordan harbeck & reese sauerbrun have been added to the mercer mbb staff as grad assts

harbeck was a student manager @ dayton
sauerbrun was a student manager @ ohio st

@11W @Buckeye_Nation @WDTN @RoccoMiller8 @GTGhoops @mid_madness @soconhoops

[HoopDirt.com @HoopDirt]

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach – Lake Region State College

https://t.co/U3eaLSW9N4

[Brian Kight @BrianKight]

“Look how much TALENT that team had. HOW did they not win a championship?!”

Because talent won’t win a championship unless the team also forms a culture strong enough to win a championship. Too many ways for a team to break down.

Talent is required but it’s never enough.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“What I try to be is be honest with them, be transparent, be authentic. The biggest thing is, be authentic and don’t try to be fake. We see each other every day. I hope we have some level of care for what they do as people and as players,” Mike Vrabel

Winners care about people.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Underrated coaching truth:
The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent.

They’re obsessed with effort.
With attitude.
With toughness.

Because when it gets hard,
that’s what still shows up.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Nate Oats said, "There's nobody above the program
- including the head coach."

Culture wins, not individuals.

The best teams aren't built on one person. They are built on:
• Culture.
• Leadership.
• Accountability.

[Coach Sam Casey @coachsamcasey]

Programs looking for a tough, competitive guard and strong locker-room leader should take a serious look at Kenny Burns III.

Kenny has been a valuable part of our program and a guy our team respects because of the way he works, competes, and leads every day.

Any program that brings him in is getting a great teammate, a leader, and someone who will positively impact a locker room.

[Kenny Burns III @KennyburnsIII]

I will be entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer w/ 1 year of D1 eligibility remaining.

Averaged: 18.5ppg 3.4apg 3.0rpg on 45.9% FG | 80.5% FT in 24-25 at the NAIA level

2nd half stats of 25-26:

10.4 PPG
3.8 RPG
1.2 APG
0.9 SPG

41.8 % FG
81.8 % FT

*D1 Experience*

[Kenny Burns III @KennyburnsIII]

I will be entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer w/ 1 year of D1 eligibility remaining.

Averaged: 18.5ppg 3.4apg 3.0rpg on 45.9% FG | 80.5% FT in 24-25 at the NAIA level

2nd half stats of 25-26:

10.4 PPG
3.8 RPG
1.2 APG
0.9 SPG

41.8 % FG
81.8 % FT

*D1 Experience*

[Bob Hoffman @CoachBobHoffman]

Our program is going through something much bigger than basketball. One of our own could really use your help and support. We love you Noah. Praying hard for you and your family. Be Strong and Courageous. #NoahStrong

https://t.co/pxGwi1odIH

[Adam Nelson @HD_DirtKing]

The NCAA is a joke. It’s the Wild West at the D1 level, but they actually enforce outdated rules at the D3 level.

D3 Augsburg XC/track athlete Mohammed Bati has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA for accepting $6000 from the community to help him stay enrolled in school. He had been working nearly full time hours (overnight at a hospital) to pay his tuition.

Bati posted the following on his Strava +
more here: https://t.co/EoVpqQMCGm

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Doesn’t have to do with your talent. Doesn’t have to do with your skill. Doesn’t have to do with your size. It just has to do with your genuine belief in fight every day,” Grant McCasland

Winning begins when your mind understands what it takes to be a relentless competitor.

[Ranger Athletics @NWOSUAthletics]

DOWN GOES SNU! DOWN GOES SNU!!! MIKEY HAWKINS WINS IT AT THE BUZZER TO UPSET THE #3 TEAM IN THE NATION!! #RRR

[Ranger Basketball @NWOSUBasketball]

DID WE JUST SEE WHAT WE THINK WE JUST SAW??? WOW!!!

#RRR

[Ranger Athletics @NWOSUAthletics]

MBB | DOWN GOES #3 IN THE NATION. #RRR

[NCAA D2 Buzzer Beaters @D2BuzzerBeaters]

ABSOLUTE SCENES IN ALVA

The half court heave AT THE BUZZER from Mikey Hawkins (@mikeeyhawkins2) is true as @NWOSUBasketball prayers are answered!

They take down #3 and previously undefeated Southern Nazarene 63-60!

@SickosCBB | @NCAABuzzerBters

[Ranger Basketball @NWOSUBasketball]

Lineup is locked. Quick roll call. 🎥👀 #RRR

[Jeff Dolan @courtvisionmbb]

Thank you to all the players, JUCO Coaches, 4 year coaches, Trae Young Facility, media, refs, and staff for the Incredible day. Hope you enjoyed it. Next up ATL for the Corry Black Juco Jamboree.

@JUCOadvocate @CoachJohnSay @ToddAZollinger @CoachCodyHop @JucoScoop @VerbalCommits

[JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble @JUCOadvocate]

Lunch time!!

[Coach Sam Casey @coachsamcasey]

@big_matt_murph @CoachEMorrissey @BrownHCPerry @CoachW_Edwards @Coach_Mul @CoachPXMurphy @coach_jonke @CoachBreiner @CoachBAM93 @coachDjackson1 @CoachPDeCapito @TylerYearby @BrownU_Football @LvilleBigRedFB @CoachPoeWins Best of Luck BIG MATT MURPHY! BE GREAT BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO BE! @coachsamcasey_

[Southland Conference @SouthlandSports]

What a run for UIW to reach the @CBITourney Semifinals!!

Cards left it all on the floor tonight 👏

📸: @ashleyrmphoto

#GTL x @UIWMBB