If you would like to be on a future coaches roundtable episode, drop me an email at odell@mccantssports.com. I welcome coaches from men’s and women’s basketball and from programs of all levels, to discuss topics impacting the profession of coaching. I look forward to having you on a future episode of Beyond The Whistle.

We’re going Beyond The Whistle with the first Beyond The Whistle Coaches Roundtable. Our roundtablers are Kevin Sutton, assistant coach at Rhode Island and Randolph Childress, Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest. 

This was the most fun I have had in my time podcasting. It’s a conversation with three friends about our high school coach, mentorship, fatherhood, leadership, COVID-19 (of course), and more.

Kevin, Randolph and I discuss:

  • How Randolph ended the season in a sling and how he’s doing today
  • Lessons from our high school coach, Stu Vetter
  • Kevin coaching Randolph in high school
  • How Randolph was Steph Curry before Steph Curry
  • The lost art of players understanding how to play without the ball
  • Coach Vetter’s coaching tree
  • Randolph’s experience recruiting and coaching his son Brandon Childress
  • The importance of keeping relationships simple and consistent
  • How Kevin and Randolph’s teams responded to the cancellation of basketball due to COVID-19
  • How they are spending this time with family, their teams and time working on themselves

Coach Stu Vetter’s Coaching Tree:

David Adkins, Assistant Coach, Washington Wizards

Randolph Childress, Associate Head Coach, Wake Forest

Cameron Dollar, Assistant Coach, Washington

Rico Hines, Player Development, Sacramento Kings

Nate James, Associate Head Coach, Duke

Matthew Johnson, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Men’s Basketball, Butler

Marvin Lewis, Associate Athletic Director, Georgia Tech

George Lynch, Head Coach, Clark Atlanta University

Dan Prete, Head Coach, Bishop Walsh High School

Kevin Sutton, Assistant Coach, Rhode Island

Levi Watkins, Assistant Coach, Mississippi

Connect With Randolph Childress

Connect with Kevin Sutton

Connect with Odell McCants