***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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***This is the first 5 minutes of Miller Time, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***

Wes Miller, 42, is the head coach at the University of Cincinnati where he's about to enter his fifth season leading the Bearcats. He previously spent a decade at the helm of UNC-Greensboro. He became one of the youngest head coaches in America when he took that job in 2011 in the same town he grew up in.

He joined the show from his office in Cincinnati where he discussed how he fell in love with the sport as a kid in ACC Land, the impact that Roy Williams Dean Smith had on his coaching style, the way he was shaped by the New England prep basketball scene, and the pressures of entering year five at Cinci knowing he needs to lead the Bearcats to the Big Dance.

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

Eric Olen, 44, is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of New Mexico. A native of Mobile, Alabama and a graduate of Spring Hill College, Olen landed the New Mexico job this past offseason after leading UC San Diego to a 30 win season and the Tritons' first ever D1 NCAA tourney appearance. Prior to leaving for Albuquerque, he'd spent the entirety of his collegiate coaching career at UCSD, beginning as a D2 assistant and ultimately leading the program's successful transition to D1.

He joined the show from his new home near the UNM campus and discussed how the transition's going, what it's like to be at a place where basketball means so much, his excitement about coaching in the Pit, and whether his coaching style and temperament will change now that he'll be plying his trade in front of one of the best fan bases in college basketball.

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