Championship driven. D1 assistant, elite HS head coach. National, conference, and state champion.
Orlando, FL
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AAU Coach Translation Guide:
“WE OUT” = Push the basketball in transition
“WORK OUT” = Everyone move and watch the ballhandler play 1 on 1
“LOCK UP” = You didn’t fall for his 1st move
“HE DON’T WANT IT” = Increase your ball pressure
“KNOCKDOWN” = Make the 3 pt shot
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Families that take basketball serious, don’t go on vacations during basketball season. Sacrifices. Sorry.
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Posting fake offers, fake commitments, 8th graders setting times to announce their HS, JV players talking about rankings.
This generation’s need for personal attention is wild.
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If you’re a sophomore or younger deciding where to play AAU, your 1st priority should be getting better.
Not names that sound good, circuits, gear, who your friends play with, travel, or exposure.
Find the right mix of playing time, competition level, & quality coaching.
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Kevin Durant out here taking charges but you’re ranked #214 in Florida and too cool for that.
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Thankful for the recognition by Coach Dawkins and our staff! UCF is on a special journey and I’m happy to be able to contribute even more in this expanded role. #ChargeOn
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Having real relationships with your players has never been more important than it is now in college basketball.
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Excited to get to work! Thank you to @Coach_Dawkins for the opportunity and to everyone that has helped me get to this point!
#GoKnights #GKCO ⚔️
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Thank you for everything Dr. Phillips HS!
Looking forward to finding a college program where I can help attract talent, win championships, and develop players.
Time to grow 🙏🏼
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Excited to announce that I’ve been selected as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Dr. Phillips High School! Thank you to the administration at DP for giving me this opportunity and thank you to Montverde Academy for another unforgettable year.
#GoPanthers
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Appreciate Coach Penny Hardaway and Larry Brown of @Memphis_MBB coming by to watch workouts today!
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Excited to be going back to DP! I’ve learned so much these past 3 years as a Division 1 assistant but it was time for me to be a head coach again. A head coach that has grown and gotten better.
Better at knowing exactly what players need to be ready for the changes at the college and pro levels. Better at preparing them as people and students for their lives after graduation. Better at developing winners.
Thank you to my friend Coach Ryan Ridder and everyone at Mercer University for a great year! Excited to watch the program continue to move in the right direction.
DP, we made history before, let’s make more. #AwwwDP #WereBack
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Thankful to be named @FloridaMilk 7A State Coach of the Year!
Appreciate our players buying in, our staff doing whatever it takes, and my family’s constant support.
We have a lot of great people that work really hard for us and this is recognition for all of them. Thank you!
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Stop putting kids under 12 in positions. Teach every player, every skill. Play a 5 out. And play man to man defense. Your U10 AAU trophy doesn’t mean anything.
Just get the kids better.
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Honored to be recognized by my peers!
We have great kids and a great coaching staff here at DP, I just do what I can to help everyone be successful. Thankful for them and my wife for keeping our family organized while I’m giving so much time to our guys.
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Yall going into games against 5 stars looking for friendships and followers instead of respect.
Stop being cool and get in somebody’s 💩.
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Excited to get to work at Mercer in one of the best basketball conferences in the country!
Thank you to Coach Ridder for the opportunity to keep moving forward!
#GoBears
Coach Ridder has announced his assistant coaching staff.
Welcome to Mercer: Jonathan, Reed, and Ben!
📰: bit.ly/4aNCtKs
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Excited to announce I’ll be starting as a full time staff basketball coach at Montverde Academy this fall! I am so thankful for the opportunity that Coach Kevin Boyle and Coach Rae Miller have given me and I can’t wait to get back to work in The Nest!
#GoEagles
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Appreciate @AlabamaMBB head coach Nate Oats coming by for 6 am workouts this morning!
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Tired of seeing some adults mad about kids posting their offers.
POST EVERY SINGLE OFFER YOU GET
-Some college coaches won’t believe you’re good enough until someone else does.
-Some kids wouldn’t get an education at all without basketball.
Be proud of what you’ve earned.
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Disappointed but gave it everything I had, every single day. Really proud of what we’ve built in just 3 seasons.
Thankful for this special senior class!
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With no AAU this summer, hopefully all of the HS coaches work extra hard to get their college level kids recruited.
Some already do, some don’t think it’s their job.
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Disappointed our season is over but proud of the family we became. Thankful for our players, coaches, families, and supporters this year.
I always look at me first, and I’ll be better next year. Our guys will be better next year.
Little time off and we’re back in the gym. #DP
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Emery Amaya Witherspoon
8.13.2018, 8:22 PM
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22 inches
Mommy and baby are happy and healthy 😊
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When your favorite NBA player @Iam1Cent wishes you a happy birthday 😎
Big thank you to my sister & @PreciousAchiuwa!
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New rule: If I hear you make fun of a teammate for being smart or getting good grades, you’re running.
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My cousin lost her job with an advertising firm so I hired her to do this and she killed it.
She played for @DelawareWBB and studied graphic design. Email her at itskiery@gmail.com if you need any graphics or edits done.
Please retweet!
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I’m going to be the only parent at my daughter’s games yelling:
“MAKE THE RIGHT BASKETBALL PLAY!”
“DO WHAT YOUR COACH TELLS YOU!”
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Appreciate our fans and the city showing up for our guys last night!
Sold out game with a few hundred more in the parking lot that couldn’t get in.
#AwwwDP @drphillipshoops
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That black coach on the other bench might have a different logo on his shirt but he’s not your enemy. He’s spending time to raise our young black men just like you.
The mission is bigger, don’t forget. ✊🏾
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Can’t get mad at kids for not doing things you never showed them how to do. Stop yelling and start teaching!
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Please remember to thank your parents for all they sacrifice for you to be able to play basketball. THEIR money, THEIR time, THEIR weekends, THEIR energy, THEIR gas. All of it.
None of that is yours but they choose to give them to you. Thank them.
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Excited to add such a high level talent to our group! DeMarr is a great kid with an incredible basketball family. Time to work!
#ChargeOn
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2 years, 2 district championships, 1 regional championship and a trip to the Final 4!
Proud of our guys and appreciative for our staff. See you in Lakeland!
REGIONAL CHAMPS!
Panthers advance to the state Final 4 for the 1st time since 2011 with the win over Seminole HS!
Ernest Udeh Jr. had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 blocks, Denzel Aberdeen had a game high 24 points, and Riley Kugel added 16.
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Before this Wednesday’s game, the game clock will be set to 8:24 and we will let it run down to 8:00 to remember Kobe with 24 seconds of silence.
No shot clock here so it’s the best we can do. We’re ok with other high schools doing the same this week.
#RIPMamba
FREE entry for students wearing a DP shirt to this Wednesday’s home game vs. Windermere HS!
We will also honor Kobe Bryant before the game.
#BackAndBetter
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2022-23 ✅
Thankful to be a part of this program and everything we accomplished this year! Lots of big wins over Power 5 schools, a championship in the Bahamas, winning in the NIT, coaching a future first round pick and working w/ all of our guys everyday.
Big 12 up next 🙌🏽
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I’m with the competition but just know while @sreece24 was having fun talking 💩, he also was calling me about getting all our guys registered to vote.
Compete when it’s time, help all of our kids when it’s not ✊🏾
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That school that called to tell you that they’re going to watch you play in June and July is offering other kids in your class. Get in the gym.
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No one knows exactly how many shots it takes to be automatic, how many workouts it takes to be elite, or how many practices it takes to be a champion.
But we do know that giving everything you have, everyday, will give you the best chance.
Don’t waste reps. Don’t waste days.
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Last day at Montverde today & just thinking about all the good things from this year. I coached on the floor for 7 hours a day, high major guys all the way down to middle schoolers. Learned a ton about the game & myself. Super thankful.
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It’s ok for Black people to feel all these things at the same time:
-We love calling America home.
-We want America to be a better place for us.
-We hate America’s racist history.
Wanting something to be better doesn’t mean you hate it or should leave it.
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We’ve got a future 5 star girls player over here at DP.
Trinity Turner is class of 2024 and had 15 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals last night 😳
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I don’t know what the long term future holds for me but I do know I want to coach for USA Basketball at some point.
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Please thank your HS & AAU coaches!
Have been talking to so many coaches that are doing everything they can to get their kids out there. Be thankful for all those college tours, camps, calls, texts, and DM’s.
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Lesson that Nick Nurse learned from Darrell Mudra on how coaches should approach selfishness:
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Great turnout for team camp this weekend at @UCF_MBB! Appreciate all the coaches that came by the Finals Watch Party on Friday night too.
Big time job by @Jammer2233 and the team.
Our sold out elite camp is up next ⚔️
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Can’t stress how important it is to treat every coach interested in you the same you would treat coaches from a high major D1. Thank them for their interest and listen to their offer, no matter what level they are.
You never know who will be there in the end and coaches talk.
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Monday should 100% be a recovery day after playing all weekend. Be smart.
You won’t play your best if your legs are beat down and you won’t play at all if you get hurt from overuse.
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You’re a part of the problem if you had a lot of negative things to say about the picture on the left but remain silent about the picture on the right.
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Schools visiting 2022 6’10 C @ernestudehjr at @drphillipshoops this week:
Thursday: Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Baylor
Monday: UCLA, Tennessee
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No matter the level of your kids, no matter the score, no matter how many times you’ve told them the same thing, your players deserve everything you have for every possession of every game.
Saw a coach just sit on the bench last night and it killed me for those kids 😡
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Worrying about looking cool all the time is the biggest barrier for this generation of players.
They say they wanna be different but are too worried about what other people think to actually be different in every rep.
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So proud of all the work Ernest has put in to become a McDonald’s All American!
Thank you to all of our coaches at @drphillipshoops, @TeamParsonsCP25, and everyone that has poured into Ernest on this journey.
🍔🍔🍔
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2022 C @ernestudehjr made the biggest jump of any prospect in the new national @Rivals rankings.
Jumped 86 spots from #115 to #29 in the country 📈
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Real competitors don’t care how cool they look between the lines and they definitely don’t care about people’s feelings. They just do whatever it takes to win.
STOP HOLDING YOURSELF BACK 🛑
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Complete team effort today. Everyone that came in was great. Lucky to have @jiggy_jordxn, @EathenJr, @jslater2022, and @shefszn
The Panthers advanced to the state championship game tomorrow with the win over Oak Ridge!
Denzel Aberdeen led the way with 12 points. Riley Kugel added 10 points and 7 rebounds and Ernest Udeh Jr. scored 7 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and had 5 blocks.
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Looking forward to the day when teams rush the court after beating us, but.. Historic day for our school and program. One we’ll always remember for sure 🤞🏽
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