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The Basketball Podcast

Patrick Crarey on Relationships then Championships (EP378)

The Basketball Podcast

Chris Oliver

Basketball, Sports

4.3525 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this week's coaching conversation, Grambling State head coach Patrick Crarey shares insights on Relationships then Championships.

Crarey comes to Grambling State after spending one season as the head coach at Florida A&M. Crarey reignited the FAMU men's basketball program, exceeding expectations and guiding the Rattlers to the SWAC Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2022. He led the Rattlers to a 13-16 overall record and a 10-8 mark in conference play. He also  coached Sterling Young, who was named the SWAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Prior to coaching at FAMU, he served as head coach at St. Thomas University for three years, posting a 61-27 record with two consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances and three straight winning seasons.

Crarey led the Bobcats to a 22-9, 10-4 record in 2023-24 and were the Sun Conference Regular Season Champions. The Bobcats made it to the NAIA Tournament 2nd Round and finished the season ranked 21st in the nation. The Bobcats regular season success led to Crarey being named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year.

His coaching journey has taken him from assistant roles at La Sierra University to head coaching stints at Washington Adventist University, St. Thomas University, and Florida A&M. Crarey’s track record of success includes multiple championships and accolades, including the 2014 USCAA Men's Division I National Championship, conference titles, and six NAIA National Tournament appearances. He has guided six teams to 20-plus win seasons, earning Coach of the Year honors in both the ICAA and Sun Conference.

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0:00.0

Awesome to welcome Grambling State University head coach Patrick Crary to the basketball podcast.

0:05.2

Barry, you've reignited the FAMU men's basketball program, exceeding expectations and guiding the Rattlers to the SWAC basketball tournament for the first time since 2002.

0:16.1

He led the Rattlers to a 13 and 6 overall record in 10 and 8 mark in conference play.

0:22.2

He also coached Sterling Young, who was named the Swack Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Prior to coaching at

0:26.4

FMU, he served as head coach at St. Thomas University for three years, posting a 61 and 27

0:32.2

record with two consecutive NAA tournament appearances and three straight winning seasons.

0:38.8

His coaching journey has taken him from assistant roles at Le Sierra University to head

0:43.0

coaching st.

0:44.0

St.

0:45.1

Thomas University, Florida, A&M.

0:48.5

His track record of success includes multiple championships and accolades, including the 2014 USCAA Men's Division I National

0:56.4

Championship, Conference titles, and 6 NAA national tournament appearances.

1:02.0

He has guided six teams to 20-plus win seasons, earning Coach of Year honors in both the ICAA

1:07.3

and Sun Conference.

1:09.7

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1:15.0

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1:19.2

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1:24.1

with a playbook for your coaching staff and players will make your teams and

1:28.3

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1:33.1

that can do the following for you. Add plays, including text descriptions, diagrams, other

1:38.4

images, and videos from just about anywhere, link to real-life examples of these plays from your game

1:43.8

videos, categorize playbook entries as plays, actions, drills, moves, and from just about anywhere. Link to real-life examples of these plays from your game videos.

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