Paul Biancardi is ESPN's national recruiting director for boys high school basketball. Prior to joining ESPN, he was a long-time college basketball coach culminating with Horizon League Coach of the Year honors when he was at Wright State University.  Click here for Coach Biancardi's complete bio In today’s episode, we discuss: Being cut as a D3 athlete to being captain of the team Playing for future NBA coach Tom Thibodeau Transitioning from assistant to head coach Recruiting advice for players and parents ... and so much more!!!   Resources, Books, and Links  Twitter: @PaulBiancardi Instagram: @PaulBiancardi Website: CoachBiancardi.com College Basketball Recruiting Secrets by Paul Biancardi Articles of Interest . . . ESPN's Paul Biancardi offers recruiting tips Biancardi joins ESPN Biancardi named head coach at Wright State University Biancardi reflects on his first 10 years at ESPN Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . . Clark Kellogg (College Basketball Analyst) - Episode 149 Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (2020 ACC WBB coach of the year) - Episode 145 Adrian Griffin (Toronto Raptors assistant coach) - Episode 141 Mike Lombardi (former NFL General Manager) - Episode 138 Kevin Eastman (former NBA coach and executive) - Episode 121 Dan Hughes (WNBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 120 Jon Gordon (author of "The Energy Bus) - Episode 100 Alan Stein, Jr. (motivational speaker & world-class performance coach) - Episode 003 Dwane Casey (2018 NBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 001 Paul Biancardi in Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ME0OepJpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPK_Ce8IFPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrrW1IAy9Pg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjgLOc9ECkE Today’s podcast is brought to you by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Our friends at audible are offering a free download of some of our past guests including Todd Gongwer, Kevin Harrington, Lolly Daskal, Bob Burg, Amy Morin, Michael Burt, Larry Winget, Jon Gordon, and Pat Williams). Take advantage of this great deal by visiting www.AudibleTrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Rate and Review Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”   Jamy Bechler is the author of The Leadership Playbook, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. Bechler spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. He has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.