What’s up, internet basketball junkies?

I’ve decided that my life’s mission will be publicly celebrating the basketball coaches who have impacted the lives of so many players and communities while achieving at a high level.

Too many great basketball coaching stories are never properly documented.

So today I’m launching The 🏀 Basketball Legacy Project - long-form conversation series focused on coaching careers, championship runs, basketball philosophy, tactical systems, and program building.

All these conversations will be free and public.

I’m now accepting submissions from coaches who have:

300+ varsity wins
OR
won a state championship

If that’s you, submit below:

Basketball Legacy Project Submission Form

Here are examples of “Legacy” shows:

THE STARTING FIVE

🥇 Best of the Week Coach Mike Jagacki and I built a Lockdown Defense together from scratch:

PG - 🏀 Coaches have been loving the Flexible 1-2-2 Zone Defense:

Snag the free flexible 1-2-2 notes here: The_Red_Defense_Playbook.pdf

SG - 🏀 Before you ask, the closest thing I have to this is "Zone Motion." It's a rover offense with similar rules that I used for 5+ years:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Villanova's “Rover” Zone Offense
4 guards taking turns cutting into the middle and a post along the baseline holding the back line of the zone

1:1 PM • May 12, 2026

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SF - 🏀 To see the differences, THIS is "Zone Motion" - same rover style with slightly different rules:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

The “Revolving Middle” of Zone Motion Offense on full display

1:0 AM • May 14, 2026

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PF - 🏀 Mark Few is one of the best zone offense coaches in the country... I pulled a lot of "Encyclopedia of Zone Offense" material straight from Gonzaga:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

One Minute of ELITE zone concepts from Mark Few
Stack Overload
Crack Screen
Pinwheel Overload
Rotate
1-3-1 Lob Set

1:0 PM • May 16, 2026

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C - 🏀 I will NOT be jinxing my hometown Cavs but best believe I've been watching (and having occasional outbursts):

Tony Pesta

@Tony_Pesta

The Cavs overcoming their playoff demons only to face the opponent that started it all would be fitting 
Let’s see what they’re really made of

2:23 AM • May 18, 2026

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OFF THE BENCH

🏀 The "Pack Set" to get the ball inbounds ELOB late game

🏀 "Wheeler" to attack a diamond press

🎥 This Week in Streaming:
Offense Under the Microscope - Roundtable with Pat Casey, Tristan Winkelman, and Matt Kramer
Building a LOCKDOWN Defense with Mike Jagacki

💪🏼 What am I working on? Prepping the final guide from Coach Misky on a 1-3-1 BLOB Defense System... Live streaming... Studying hall of fame coaches and how they operate as tacticians (will release Zone Offense first, then BLOBs)... Continuing to work on the Bucky McMillan pressing system, a modern defensive strategies guide...

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Reminder: I’ve started a new project focused on highlighting basketball coaches who have achieved at a high level and made a lasting impact on the players and communities around them.

The 🏀 Basketball Legacy Project will feature long-form coaching conversations unpacking careers, systems, philosophies, championship runs, and the stories behind them.

I’m currently accepting submissions from coaches with: