Greg Tonagel on Daily Habits and Fearless Players (EP422)
The Basketball Podcast
Chris Oliver
4.3 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Greg Tonagel, one of college basketball's most accomplished coaches, discussing his coaching philosophy centered around habits and fearlessness. Be sure to check out his All Access coaching video series available at gregtonagelbasketball.com and immersionvideos.com, offering an inside look into championship-level program building. Greg Tonagel shared how he transformed his approach from focusing on behavior modification to developing habits that drive success, explaining his shift from using a "box" mentality to a "line" approach that emphasizes growth and movement rather than categorizing players as either in or out of expectations.
The conversation covered practical examples of habit formation, including defensive techniques like "walling" at the rim, and offensive habits like creating for teammates, while addressing how to measure and reinforce these behaviors through practice and game situations. Tonagel also discussed his approach to in-game coaching, emphasizing the importance of leading through belief in players rather than over-coaching, and shared insights about managing player development while navigating the current challenges in college basketball.
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| 0:00.0 | Awesome to welcome back Greg Tonigal to the basketball podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Tonigal stands as one of the most accomplished coaches in college basketball history, |
| 0:08.1 | leading Indiana Wesleyan to three NAA national championships while becoming the winningest coach in program history with over 500 career wins. |
| 0:17.6 | He is the youngest coach across NCAA and NAA basketball to reach 500 victories, |
| 0:25.5 | pairing elite competitive success with sustained national dominance. We are also very fortunate |
| 0:31.7 | that Coach Tonigal has created his All Access coaching video series, which is available at Gregtonagall |
| 0:39.8 | basketball.com and immersion videos.com, offering an inside look into championship level |
| 0:46.2 | program building, including all access to coaches meeting, a player film session, |
| 0:53.5 | in-game coaching sessions, and practice footage. |
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