Andrew Wade on Coaching Lessons from Unrivaled 3-on-3 (EP368)
The Basketball Podcast
Chris Oliver
4.3 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, New York Liberty Director of Player Development and Unrivaled Laces head coach Andrew Wade joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching lessons from Unrivaled 3-on-3.
Andrew Wade is currently the Director of Player Development for the New York Liberty, the reigning WNBA champions. In 2024, Wade took on the role of head coach for the Laces in Unrivaled, the professional 3-on-3 women's basketball league.The team finished the regular season standings in third place.
In 2019, Wade joined the Washington Wizards' G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, as a video coordinator. His role expanded to include player development responsibilities with the Washington Mystics, where he served as a player development assistant coach. During his tenure, he was instrumental in implementing "vitamins," a practice routine focusing on intentional skill development.
Wade's journey in basketball began at the Catholic University of America, where he played collegiate basketball. His passion for the game led him to establish Prism Basketball, a consulting firm aimed at simplifying basketball analytics for teams and players. He also contributed as a sports blogger, analyzing NBA strategies and trades.
If you have not had the opportunity yet be sure to check Coach Wade’s excellent masterclass excerpt presentation available on our Basketball Immersion YouTube channel called “Using Video for Basketball Teaching Success with Andrew Wade.” The full video is available on demand to all members of our community inside the membership portal.
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| 0:00.0 | awesome to welcome New York Liberty Director of Player Development and unrivaled Laces head coach, |
| 0:06.1 | Andrew Wade, to the basketball podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | Wade is currently the director of player development for the New York Liberty, the reigning |
| 0:12.8 | WNBA champions. |
| 0:14.7 | In 2004, Wade took on the role of head coach for the Laces and unrivaled, the professional |
| 0:20.1 | three-on-three women's basketball |
| 0:21.3 | league. The team finished the regular season standings in third place. In 2019, Wade joined |
| 0:27.1 | the Washington Wizard's G-League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, as a video coordinator. |
| 0:31.9 | His role expanded to include player development responsibilities with the Washington Mystics, |
| 0:36.3 | where he served as a player development assistant coach. During his tenure, he is instrumental in implementing vitamins |
| 0:41.5 | of practice routine focusing on intentional skill development. If you have not had the opportunity |
| 0:47.4 | yet, be sure to check out Coach Wade's excellent master class, excerpt presentation, available |
| 0:52.9 | on our Basketball immersionersion YouTube channel called |
| 0:54.9 | Using Video for Basketball Teaching Success with Andrew Wade. |
| 0:59.2 | The full video is available on demand to all members of our basketball immersion community |
| 1:02.9 | inside the membership portal. |
| 1:05.5 | Hey coach, a brief time out from the podcast to bring you the Analytics Minute sponsored by Hoopsillitics. |
| 1:11.4 | Do you really know which play, sets, and actions are working for your team? |
| 1:15.0 | On offense, how valuable are paint touches and post entries? |
| 1:18.8 | On defense, do you get more stops playing man or zone? |
| 1:22.1 | Like high-level college and pro teams, you can use an analytic system like Hoopsiletics |
| 1:26.3 | to get data-driven answers to help guide your in-game strategy and practice emphasis. |
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