{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fcb4c9460-e362-4b54-b29c-a7cf32f3d6b7","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 146: Will Jones, Multiple Defenses and Changing Defenses","description":"Guest: Will Jones, North Carolina A&T Head Coach\n\n\n\n\nNorth Carolina A&T head coach Will Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to play with multiple and changing defenses.\n\n\n\n\nCoach Jones is the current head coach of the men's basketball team at North Carolina A&T. He started as an assistant with the Aggies in 2016 and was promoted to his current position in just two seasons. During that time Jones led a massive overhaul of the program's culture and success. In 2018 N.C. A&T had one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history by winning 17 more games than they did in the previous season. That success has continued at A&T as the Aggies have finished top two in the MEAC conference in the last two seasons.\n\n\n\n\nBefore North Carolina A&T, Jones served as an assistant at several schools. He coached at Jacksonville University from 2011-14. Jones also was an assistant at Charleston Southern from 2009-11. At Charleston, Jones helped land several star recruits that led the team to numerous winning seasons. Prior to that, Jones coached at the junior college level with Northwest Florida State College and helped the team reach a 48-11 record over two seasons. Here Jones showed off his player development skills and assisted in eleven of his players moving up to the Division 1 level.\n\n\n\n\nThroughout his time as an assistant Will picked up on several skills and experiences that have led to his success. At some of the smaller programs, Jones coached at he was asked to do several tasks like recruiting, marketing, advising academics, and player development. All of these tasks bolstered his resume and taught him many lessons. Jones also graduated with a degree in communication and has made that a focal point of his coaching style.\n\n\n\n\nWill Jones's journey has given him an in-depth knowledge of the college game and how to thrive in it. This season NC A&T currently is second in their conference and looks to make a run at the MEAC championship.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Disruption and Changing Defense\n\n4:00 - Possession of Possession\n\n7:00 - Offensive Philosophy\n\n9:00 - Importance of Scouting\n\n11:00 - All about Defense\n\n14:00 - Man to Zone Demand\n\n16:00 - Communication Strategy\n\n20:00 - Favorite Changing Defense\n\n23:00 - Analytics\n\n27:00 - Man Demand Defense\n\n29:00 - Cues in Changing a Possession\n\n31:00 - Shooting the Shot Clock\n\n34:00 - The 1-3-1 Defense\n\n37:00 - Man to Man Defense\n\n41:00 - Practice Overload\n\n44:00 - Hardest Defense to Teach\n\n47:00 - Close-Outs\n\n50:00 - Extraordinary Conditioning\n\n54:00 - Importance of Pace\n\n56:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nWill Jones\u2019 Bio:\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Jones_(basketball_coach)\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/atkoachjone\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\n\n\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2c5dbb84-9fed-44b4-b02c-46c8bc9ff683/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}