I spent last month at Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, USA) for the ICAB coaches program. FIBA selected me for this International Coaches Apprenticeship for Basketball, which is funded by FIBA, USOC and Olympic Solidarity. For the last couple of weeks…
Saturday evening, Saint Joseph's University will play at home against Creighton, with a certain Doug McDermott on their roster. Doug Mc Dermott (born 1992, 2m03) is probably the best senior player in NCAA basketball. Playing on the 3-4 spot, his…
On Wednesday, my host university of Saint Joseph's played their first home game of the season against Marist College (close to New York). As already mentioned in a previous post, SJU's headcoach is for the 19th year in a row…
This weekend, I was on the road with the men's basketball team of the University of Delaware. They opened their season on Friday night in Richmond (Virginia, Google maps) and a first home game on Sunday in their own Bob Carpenter…
A couple of days ago, I was invited by headcoach Brett Brown to his practice with the Philadelphia 76'ers. Despite being announced as one of the weakest NBA teams this season, I have already witnessed two astonishing and unexpected victories…
Today headcoach Phil Martelli walked into our office at Saint Joseph's University and asked if I was related to Rob Meurs, which was the first foreign coach he had ever met. Obviously I am not related, but it is not…
Being a former student of Saint Joseph's University, dr. Jack Ramsay (°1925) was the headcoach for the SJU Hawks in the period 1955-1966. During this decade, he would lead the Hawks to 7 Big Five crowns, including one appearance in…
This weekend, our host university of Saint Joseph’s was off to play a scrimmage at Boston College. This gave us the weekend off and so we had an excellent oppurtunity to visit New York City. From Philadelphia, that’s only a…
Yesterday evening we attended the NBA exhibition game between the Philadelphia 76's and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the last unofficial game before the NBA season kicks off on October 30th. It seemed an ideal opportunity to have good tickets…
Today I will leave Delaware for my four-weeks apprenticeship at Saint Joseph's University (in Philadelphia). I'm really happy with this choice and really excited to be part of their coaching staff for the next four weeks. I'll do this trip…