Four years. Countless wins. Record books rewritten.
Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn leave behind a legacy that will live forever with @BoilerBall 🖤
An important message for parents.
Negativity at home always finds its way to the locker room.
Parents have the power to help build a positive culture…or poison it.
"We've been through so much through these four years... You were the coach I needed" 🥹
Alex Karaban sits down for a unique coach-player interview with Dan Hurley to discuss his time at UConn culminating with one final visit to the #MFinalFour 🎙️
#MarchMadness
Dear Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn,
Thank you for an incredible four years of college basketball.
What you stand for and represent will never be taken for granted.
Walk proud.
Today.
Tomorrow.
And Forever.
Sincerely,
America
Ertel and Vise, fire and ice. Mt. Vernon's 1-2 duo might not always agree. But their relationship is a big reason why the Marauders will play for a Class 4A state championship tonight. https://t.co/iNgmcP8JjS
“Now we’re just supposed to hug and kiss everybody. You know what? Do your job right. Go to class and you won’t hear about not going to class. Kids have so many distractions they don’t stay focused on the task at hand. Accountability is going to be big until I leave,” Tom Izzo
"I've never known what a generational player was until I had Luke"
Mt. Vernon head coach Joe Bradburn weighs in on the impact guard Luke Ertel (@ErtelLuke) has had on the program. 🏀
Click here for our full conversation. 🔗 https://t.co/261AyU4evB
@WISHNews8 | @mvmarauders
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Inductee Highlight | Cliff Hawkins 🏀
Cliff Hawkins, a 1972 Cascade High School graduate and 2004 Indiana All-Stars head coach, retired in 2025 after 44 varsity seasons and a 604–402 career record, including a 19–7 final year at Tipton.
Best known for his 12-year run at DeKalb, Hawkins went 195–87 with six sectional titles, three regionals, a semi-state championship, and a 2003 Class 4A state runner-up finish. Across eight schools, his teams won 12 conference titles, eight conference tournaments, 12 sectionals, three regionals, and one semi-state.
Hawkins coached eight 20-win teams, two Hall of Fame Classic titles, and future stars including 1997 Mr. Basketball Luke Recker, and All-Stars, Adam Liddell, and Andrew Smeathers.
Inductee Highlight | Cliff Hawkins 🏀
Cliff Hawkins, a 1972 Cascade High School graduate and 2004 Indiana All-Stars head coach, retired in 2025 after 44 varsity seasons and a 604–402 career record, including a 19–7 final year at Tipton.
Best known for his 12-year run at DeKalb, Hawkins went 195–87 with six sectional titles, three regionals, a semi-state championship, and a 2003 Class 4A state runner-up finish. Across eight schools, his teams won 12 conference titles, eight conference tournaments, 12 sectionals, three regionals, and one semi-state.
Hawkins coached eight 20-win teams, two Hall of Fame Classic titles, and future stars including 1997 Mr. Basketball Luke Recker, and All-Stars, Adam Liddell, and Andrew Smeathers.
Parents are burning cash on private basketball trainers because of FOMO. They think development requires a credit card. It does not. The best academy in the world is your driveway or local park.
Here is the evidence on why you need to go old school. 🧵 👇
Gregg Popovich said, “It’s your job to make me play you.”
Playing time is earned.
A victim mindset says…I didn’t play because coach doesn’t like me.
A winning mindset says…I didn’t play because I haven’t earned it yet.
Don’t be a victim.