Episode 124: Last month I shared that I helped co-author a book called, There’s More Than 1 Way to Skin A Cat. We’ve got 2 NBA, 3 Division 1 and 5 European Basketball performance coaches contributing to chapters on mobility, stability, power, agility, periodization and recovery. I received my copies of the book last month and they turned out awesom…

Episode 123: Today’s episode is a sneak peak into our new book, There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat, where I interview nine basketball strength coaches and ask, “What’s your approach to testing and what’s the most common test you use? And then you get to hear exactly how the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Kansas Jayhawks and Louisville Cardina…

Episode 122: Learn everything you need to know about basketball pre-game meals from one of the best in the business. Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD is a Los Angeles-based Sports Dietitian with an eclectic career working with elite-level athletes, creating engaging social media content, and is a highly sought-after speaker and mentor. She earned her Bache…

Episode 121: Dr Andy Galpin has his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Linfield college, a masters degree in human movement science from the university of Memphis and his PhD in human bioenergetics. He considers himself a scientist, teacher and coach, with his full-time job being a professor at Cal State Fullerton.. As a scientist, he’s the…

Episode 120: Tyler Whitmer oversees the Olympic Sports Performance department at Boise State, works with their men's basketball program, and started an athlete mentorship group for their athletic department. Prior to joining the Broncos, He earned his masters of science in Education with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from the University of…

Episode 119: Ben Greenfield is a New York Times best-selling author, health & fitness biohacker, and fellow podcaster who is extreme about practicing what he preaches. I don’t know anyone who pursues mental, physical and spiritual health more passionately than Ben. His book, Boundless, is a health encyclopedia that combines timeless wisdom with up-…

Episode 118: Lifestyle Performance with Portlands Bryant Ferate. Bryant is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at the University of Portland and works with their women’s basketball program. We’ve had some awesome battles over the last few years, going back & forth during the regular season and WCC tournament championships. And so this podc…

Episode 117: There is huge value in doing hard things. A challenging task can make normal, everyday life seem easier. If you paddle boarded for 8 hours straight in the ocean, it makes going to the gym for a 30-minute run seem like a walk in the park. It also raises your pain threshold and gives you confidence that you can try new things. So many of…

Episode 116: Today’s guest needs no introduction. Anyone listening to the Hoop commitment podcast knows who Jay Bilas is. And I feel so lucky that I was able to pick his brain on what it means to be tough. If you’re like me, you read his legendary ESPN article and immediately shared it with your players and coaches. It was the first time that someo…

Episode 115: And now to part 3 of the Dr. Dave Tiberio Trilogy! I’ve been excited for this interview because I’m learning how important training fascia is, but I’m not sure I’ve been optimizing it with my players. As always, DT does an amazing job of taking the complicated and making it understandable. Click here if you want to watch the 22-part Fa…

Episode 114: This is part 2 with Dr. David Tiberio and he spends the entire episode talking about proprioceptors… what they are, where they’re located, how they communicate with the body, and how we can tweak exercises to improve performance on the court. You’re going to love learning the science behind activating specific proprioceptors by trainin…

Episode 113: Dr. David Tiberio is the dean of the Gray Institute’s 40-week mentorship program, which is known for training, treating and conditioning athletes in all 3 planes of motion. Dr. Tiberio has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and is professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut. In 2007, Dr. Tiberio received the Kend…

Episode 112: Now I’ll admit that I’m a little biased, but I don’t remember ever seeing a college basketball player with better footwork than Drew Timme. He is unguardable in a 1-on-1 scenario because of his creativity and endless moves. Last year Drew was named the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year and this year became Gonzaga’s All-Time Leadin…

First off, huge thank you to the wonderful Brendan Born who has been waiting patiently for this episode for almost a year. Second, huge apologies for the sudden hiatus. This past year has been very busy and challenging, a lot of ups and downs for the Gaos. We can't promise regular uploads but we hope you are all excited about Adepticon 2023. In thi…

Episode 111: This interview is about finding better ways of having your practice time transfer to game success. As a strength coach, I’m always thinking about how the exercises we do in the weight room impact my player’s ability to move and handle contact on the court. Just because someone can add more weight onto a barbell, doesn’t mean they’ve be…

Episode 110: Now this month’s podcast is a little unusual, since my guest is the host of another basketball performance podcast, and in this episode, he actually interviewed me. We hit it off and so I wanted to share our episode and encourage you to check him out online. Justin Ochoa is the owner of PACE Fitness Academy located in Indianapolis, wor…

Episode 109: Tyler Lesher the Head Athletic Trainer for UCLA men’s basketball program. He’s a certified orthopedic physician extender and certified strength & conditioning specialist. Before joining UCLA’s staff, he worked in the NBA and G League. Tyler earned his doctorate in Health Science and exercise leadership, focusing on reducing systemic in…

Episode 108: Cliff Spiller is the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Men’s Basketball at the University of Oregon. Prior to joining the Duck’s staff, he was an assistant with the NBA’s Utah Jazz. We became friends through the Gray Institute’s 40-week Fellowship in Applied Functional Science, so I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk about f…

Episode 107: TJ Conley is the Head of Sports Performance for EWU Men's & Women's Basketball. He's a former NFL player turned strength & conditioning coach who joined me on the podcast to talk about the importance of speed in basketball. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside TJ Conley for years at U-District PT and Gonzaga, and I don’t know if …

Episode 106: The Hooptown Youth League will launch in Spokane, WA in the fall of 2022. Our schools, private businesses, coaches and basketball experts have all come together to create the best youth basketball league on planet Earth. If you want to learn more, go to hooptownusa.com. Our website will be updated with information by mid-July. If you w…

Episode 105: Brandon Davis is a mental performance consultant at U-District PT and holds a masters degree in Sport & Performance Psychology. In addition to his formal education, he also has real life experience playing collegiate and professional basketball. Brandon joined me on the show today to talk about pre-game routines. He shares how to use t…

Episode 104: Author & keynote speaker, Alan Stein, joined me on the podcast to share ways to manage stress, beat stagnation and avoid burnout. Alan started his career as a basketball performance coach, working with NBA greats like Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Kobie Bryant. He now works in the corporate world, taking the lessons he learned in sport…

There have been so many events recently we can hardly keep up! In this episode join us as we chat with Josh Songer, winner of the IA Command Vassal tournament back in February, about his highly effective ISB Palpatine list. Coming up next! Episode 29: Kirton Games UK recap with Oliver Dewhurst Episode 30: Adepticon chat with Brendan Born Check out …

Episode 103: Luka Svilar is an author, lecturer and the Head of Physical Performance at FC Bayern Basketball in Germany. He has a masters degree in kinesiology and in 2018, he successfully defended his PhD project called, Load Monitoring and Management in Elite Basketball. Luka was kind enough to share his basketball textbook with me, The Essential…

Continuing from our discussion with Noa and Jake last episode, Jake comes on to chat about IACP and our thoughts on the Adepticon IACP tournament as well as four player pods!โดย Isaac, David and Jessica

Episode 102: Brian St. Pierre is the director of nutrition at Precision Nutrition, the coauthor of PN’s Level 1 Certification textbook, and the mastermind behind the Precision Nutrition Calculator. He holds a master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Maine. He’s also a Registered Dietitian (RD), Certified Strength a…

Who's excited for Adepticon?? In the runup to the two Adepticon tournaments we chat with Noa about the meta for both the FFG version of the game and the current IACP competitive season. He also gives some pointers for those of you who are interested in getting into IACP for the first time. A wild Jake also appears! But he was too powerful and had t…

We are back! Sorry for the delay, folks. Life's throwing a lot at us recently but we are back with a much long overdue UK Games Expo tournament recap and are joined by UKGE IACP Champion Joshua Hunt to talk through his list and the event overall.โดย Isaac, David and Jessica

Episode 101: Will Lo is a basketball strength & conditioning coach, business owner and basketball podcaster in Hong Kong. He joined me on the podcast to talk about building better basketball players through the 4 Pillars of Performance. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.com…

Episode 100: Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach, Mark Few, shares his definition of success on and off the court. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 099: Carl Bergstrom is the Director of Performance for the Golden State Warriors. Today he shared essential physical qualities for basketball players and how he trains them in the weight room. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.com…

Join Isaac, Jess and David as they take a deep dive into each individual card released with the latest wave of IACP. With the launch of IACP Season 6, we see a brand new era for Imperial Assault. Featuring fan-favorite characters from The Mandalorian Season 2, this season is sure to shake up the way that each faction can play on the tabletop; seemi…

Episode 098: Hooptown USA's Hoopcast. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 097: Amy Yeoman is a registered dietician and came on the show to discuss intermittent fasting for basketball athletes. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 096: Gonzaga Men's Basketball new Assistant Coach, Stephen Gentry. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

IN-PERSON IMPERIAL ASSAULT! At long last, in-person games are returning to our favorite tabletop games! In this episode, join the full Built on Hope Crew as we discuss this upcoming event, what lists we plan to run, what we expect to see, and so much more! Stay tuned for Part 2, where we take a deep dive into IACP Season 6 and all of it's magic, fr…

Episode 095: Cem Eren is an entrepreneur and gym owner who also trains Damian Lillard in boxing during the off-season. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Back at it again! In this (Old, but newly edited and released) episode, join Isaac and David as we bring on new IACP Steering Committee member Josh Songer, to discuss his experiences with the Committee, before taking a deep dive into Season 5, and a rather curious tangent into the concept of auto-includes! See you in the next one! UKGE Imperial Ass…

Episode 094: Gonzaga has had some unbelievable point guards over the last few decades, with John Stockton being the most notable player. But John isn’t the all-time leader in assists at GU… It’s actually Josh Perkins. In the history of Gonzaga Basketball, no one has assisted their teammates more than Josh. And so today, I wanted to pick his brain o…

Episode 093: Learn the 9 ways I help players get repetition without repetition. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 092: Memphis Grizzlies's strength & conditioning coach shares how he uses basketball plyometrics to improve the explosiveness of his athletes. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 091: Former Gonzaga star, Eric McClellan, joined me on the podcast to give us insights into the mindset of a professional basketball player. Instagram @HoopCommitment Twitter @HoopCommitment Facebook HoopCommitment Website HoopCommitment.comโดย Mike Nilson

Episode 090: Now today’s interview was bitter sweet because although Rem Bakamus is a Zag at heart, he was part of the Baylor Men’s basketball team that beat us in the National Championship game. Rem played for the Zags and was part of our 2017 Final Four team that played North Carolina in the National Championship game. I thought it would be fun t…

Episode 089: Rick Betts is the founder of Hoopfest, the world's largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Today we explores what it takes to create a successful basketball tournament and why sports are so important for our youth. Hoopfest was started in 1989 and had 512 teams participate. Now, around 7,000 teams signup to play in the famous tournament …

Episode 088: In this episode I am joined by South Carolina’s Molly Binetti. We talk about Off-season Training for basketball and how impactful it can be for a player’s season. Molly Binetti joined the University of South Carolina staff in June 2018 as the Performance Coach for the women’s basketball team, under Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley. Prior…

Episode 087: Gonzaga Women's Basketball coach, Craig Fortier, shares his personal story and how to be resilient. From being cut from his high school team, to failing at his Guinness Book Of Wold Records attempt, Craig always found a way to dust himself off and get back up. In today's interview, Craig shared: That you can't know what "enough" is unt…

Episode 086: Pat McCloskey is the Director of Training Development at 1 to 1 Fitness in Washington D.C. and helped create the Gray Institute's Certification in Applied Functional Science. Applied Functional Science was created by converging the principles of the physical, biological and behavioral sciences. I became a Fellow of Applied Functional S…

Episode 085: Collin Henderson is an author, speaker, podcast host and mental skills trainer and he joined me on the podcast to talk about mental toughness. As you might know, I take my teams through an 18-week leadership program every year. They’re going to be with their teammates almost every day in all sorts of environments, so giving them leader…

Episode 084: Boise State Men's Basketball Coach, R-Jay Barsh, joined me on the podcast to share the basketball recruiting process. Starting in 7th grade, boys become recruitable athletes and are able to communicate with Division 1 programs. How is it possible to tell how good a 13-year old will be in college? Do kids really need to travel to exposu…

Episode 083: Sports Illustrated Senior Sports Writer, Greg Bishop, joins me on the show to talk about success in basketball. Greg's feature subjects have ranged from Ricky Williams to Adrian Peterson to Aaron Rodgers. He spent time as the Jets beat writer for the New York Times and the Seahawks beat writer for the Seattle Times. I became friends wi…