Sam Jones on Mindset, Coaching Adaptability and Embracing Growth (EP351)
The Basketball Podcast
Chris Oliver
4.3 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, NIKE Academy Director Sam Jones joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on mindset, coaching adaptability and embracing growth.
Jones has served as the Nike Camp Director and is presently engaged in various initiatives aimed at the development of coaches and players in support of the EYBL
Before joining Nike, Jones served as an assistant coach at Colorado State for two seasons. He also spent two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the role of player development coordinator. Prior to these positions, he was part of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G-League for three seasons from 2016 to 2019, concluding his tenure there as the associate head coach.
Jones started his coaching career in The Netherlands, working with Den Bosch Eiffel Towers for three years as an assistant coach before taking over as head coach of Den Bosch SPM Shoeters (club changed names). With SPM Shoeters, he led his team to the Dutch Basketball League and NBB Cup crowns in 2014-15 and Dutch Basketball Supercup title in 2015-16. He also spent his final three years in the Netherlands as the associate head coach with the Dutch Men's National Team.
Prior to coaching, Jones played 10 seasons in Europe, including playing in the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain and Cyprus. During his time playing, he won two titles with Den Bosch Eiffel Towers and appeared in multiple All-Star games.
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| 0:00.0 | Awesome to welcome Nike Academy director Sam Jones to the basketball podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Jones has served as the Nike Camp Director and is presently engaged in various initiatives aimed at the development of coaches and players in support of EYBL. |
| 0:13.3 | Before joining Nike, Jones was an assistant coach at Colorado State for two seasons. |
| 0:20.4 | He also spent two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the role of player development |
| 0:24.2 | coordinator. |
| 0:25.2 | Prior to these positions, he was part of the coaching staff for the Cleveland charge in the NBA |
| 0:29.5 | G League for three seasons from 2016 to 2019, concluding his tenure there as the associate |
| 0:36.8 | head coach. |
| 0:38.2 | Jones started his coaching career in the Netherlands, working with Den Bosch, Eiffel Towers, |
| 0:43.0 | for three years as an assistant coach before taking over his head coach. |
| 0:47.1 | He led his team to the Dutch basketball league and NBB Cup crowns in 2014-15 and Dutch |
| 0:52.7 | basketball Super Cup title in 2015-16. He also spent his final |
| 0:56.9 | three years in the Netherlands as the associate head coach with the Dutch men's national team. |
| 1:02.5 | Hey coach, a brief interruption from the podcast. Are you passionate about coach development like we are? |
| 1:08.0 | Our podcast dives deep into coaching techniques, strategies, and philosophies to |
| 1:11.8 | elevate your coaching. |
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| 1:20.1 | that has helped coaches around the world. |
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| 1:27.0 | Sam, welcome to the basketball podcast. Thanks for having me, Chris Oliver. So fun. Hey, listen, one of the things that's been a great blessing for me is that with my role with the NBA, getting to meet people like yourself and getting to be involved with people like yourself. And honestly, it's been awesome. And let's maybe start just for the listeners. Your intro obviously says you've done a lot of different things in basketball, but talk maybe more specifically about what is your role with Nike right now? |
| 1:51.3 | Currently, I'm the Nike Academy Director where we bring out maybe the top 30 to 50 high school players in the country to our Nike headquarters and we give them the Nike experience. |
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