***This is the first 10 minutes of Archbishop Caputo, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***

Chris Caputo, 45, is the head coach at George Washington, where he's about to begin his fourth season leading the Revolutionaries. A Queens native who played at the New York City powerhouse Archbishop Molloy, Caputo linked up with fellow Molloy grad Jim Larrañaga shortly after graduating from D3 Westfield State. He stayed at Larranaga's side for two decades, with lengthy tenures at both George Mason and Miami. In 2022, he was tapped to resurrect a struggling GW program and the Foggy Bottom school appears poised to break through this season.

Caputo joined the show from his home in suburban Virginia for a lengthy chat that touched on his early roots in Queens, his robust network in the sport, how he prioritizes tasks in a changing basketball world, and how he was able to see the big picture when challenges derailed his second season at the helm in D.C.

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***This is the first 10 minutes of Swat Team, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***

Landry Kosmalski, 47, is an assistant coach at Campbell University, where he's about to begin his first season helping rebuild the Camels program. Kosmalski joined former Florida assistant and current Campbell head coach John Andrzejek after a dozen years at D3 Swarthmore where he took a longtime doormat and turned it into a national power, nearly winning the national title on a pair of occasions. Kosmalski played collegiately at Davidson and served two separate stints as an assistant for the Wildcats as well. A former professional player in Sweden, Kosmalski grew up in the Dallas suburbs. His father played in the NBA and his mom worked for Nike.

Landry joined the show from his new home in North Carolina for an extensive chat about everything from his mother's influence on his leadership style to the challenges of getting a D1 job after finding D3 success.

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***This is the first 10 minutes of The Power of Positive Pastner, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***

Josh Pastner, 47, is the head coach at UNLV, where he's about to begin his first season leading the Runnin' Rebels. A basketball lifer who knew he'd be a coach even in childhood, Pastner's first head role came at Memphis, where he spent seven seasons from 2009-2016. He later led Georgia Tech for another seven seasons before spending the last two years as a broadcaster.

Pastner joined the show from his office in Las Vegas for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on a number of topics, including the stoic brilliance of Lute Olson, the preposterous challenge of taking over at Memphis in the aftermath of John Calipari's departure, and what being away from the game taught him about both basketball and himself.

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