1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Seven thirty seven, seven hundred WLWRNL Carrier Sports Talk presented 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: by Kelsey Chevrolet. The story of the college basketball season 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: continues to be the Miami RedHawks thirty one and oh 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: facing UMass on Thursday eleven am in the MAC Tournament. 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: From are on that. Let's go to the head coach 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: those Miami RedHawks, Travis Steele. Travis, how you doing? 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: I'm doing well? Lance? How are you? 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: I am well? I wonder and I've been thinking about 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: this since I saw the video Friday night. You win 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: one ten, one oh eight overtime Instant Classic, you finish 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: thirty one and oh in the regular season, you walk 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: into the tunnel and you meet your wife and embrace 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: with a big hug. What was that moment? Like, what 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: did it mean to you? 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 3: Elations? 16 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: Happy for you know, like she's my rock. In a 17 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: lot of ways, Lance means and coaches wives and they 18 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: don't have it easy with our schedules and demands and whatnot. 19 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: She does a lot for She runs her whole family. 20 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: You know, she's the boss. So just really happy, you know. 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: Obviously there's a big moment for our program and to 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: be able to go thirty one oh Man as a 23 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: heck of the feat. 24 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: Incredibly, you are eight and oher in one possession games. 25 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: What does that tell you about your team that we can. 26 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: Execute entight situations? You know, like I think when we 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: hit adversity, our group gets more together, our level of 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 2: focus goes up that much higher. And again, like I said, 29 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: we can really execute do our jobs. It's hard, it's 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 2: easier said than done to be able to execute in 31 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: those moments. But our group does a great job of 32 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: just keeping their heads. 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: And Travis that stat kind of like the entire season. 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: It's a different guy, a different night, at different time, 35 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: a different moment. Is it's not a clearly it's not 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: a one man band. You have guys who step up 37 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: when needed from all angles. 38 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think we have seven guys averaging double figures 39 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: on the year. Now one of them haven't who's been 40 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: injured here during the and half the season. But that's 41 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: the strength of our team, man, It's just strength in numbers. 42 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: The go to guys is going to be the open guy. 43 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: And our guys do not care who scores. They only 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: care about lenning, which is refreshing, especially in this landscape 45 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: or end today where a lot of young men are 46 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: trying to collect stats to get more nil money, you know, 47 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: and our guys do not care about stats. They just 48 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: want to win. 49 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: Travis, you and the team were at FC Cincinnati last night. 50 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 1: You pulled the sword before the game. I wonder how 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 1: important is a fun team thing like that amid all 52 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: that's going on in this season. 53 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, just trying to get our guys to just live 54 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: in the moment, enjoy the journey. Right. It's been so 55 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: cool some of the things that we've gotten to do 56 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: as a team, the notoriety that are the exposure that 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 2: our university has gotten. Just trying to get them to 58 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 2: enjoy it, because I think if you're having fun, then 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: you don't feel the pressure, right because everywhere we've been 60 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 2: going last has been sold out. It's been an absolute zoo. 61 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: We're getting everybody's best shot at everybody's super Bowl, and 62 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: but so I'm just leaning into having fun with our group, 63 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: and they've done a great job of that, Travis. 64 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: One another thing that I marvel at with you, specifically, 65 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: everybody and their brother wants to talk with you, and 66 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: I love how accessible you've been this season. But you've 67 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: always been accessible and certainly did this show. But I 68 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: wonder why you you could have just stuck with your 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: normal routine of making yourself available. You have made yourself 70 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: so available. Tell me about the the idea behind that, 71 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: and was it a conscious effort or is it just 72 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: because you're so inundated with so many requests that you're 73 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: answering them all. 74 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I take number one. 75 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: It's my job. It's part of it, you know. Like again, 76 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: I worked for at an incredible university and our job 77 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: is to be able to continue to gain exposure for 78 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: our university and for our young men that I get 79 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: to coach our staff. You know, it's my job. I 80 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 2: have to do it. And you know some people say, well, hey, 81 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: but it doesn't blend into lance. Keep I keep the 82 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: main thing, the main thing, you know, like our preparation, 83 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: coaching our group. Like I just don't sleep much is 84 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 2: what ends up happening, which is fine, So I'll sleep 85 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: after the season. 86 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and your players have had more microphones in their 87 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: faces this year than at any point in their lives. 88 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: Did you talk with them about that as the season 89 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: grew and the attention mounted. 90 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, we just addressed the elephant in the room, 91 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: and I told those guys we just can't get distracted. 92 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: You know. 93 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: And I said, I want to have fun with it, 94 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: enjoy this ride, but do not become distracted to the 95 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: point where it takes us away from again keeping the 96 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 2: main thing the main thing. And because that's where we 97 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: curate our separations with our preparation, that's what I tell 98 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 2: our that's one of the things that we use in 99 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: our program. And they've done a great job of that. 100 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: They've had fun with it, but at the same time, 101 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: they stayed really really focused. 102 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Three wins doing the MAC Tournament, just like everybody else. 103 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: You've got to play eleven am on Thursday. Should the 104 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: top seed in the MAC get a buy into the 105 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: semis or even into the finals? In your mind, you. 106 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: Know, it's a great question. It's like, man, I was 107 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: watching my good friend, you know, Officer Chris Mack. You've 108 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 2: got a call to Charleston. They lost last night and 109 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: a thousand. 110 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 3: I think sometimes it could be towsand had had a 111 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 3: so that Charles had a buy and it's a thousand 112 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 3: game before. Sometimes I think that's a disadvantage that Charles 113 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: has been here because that other team's always playing in 114 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 3: the arena. Okay, And so I think you can look 115 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: at it a couple of different plays. I wish you 116 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: weren't necessarily player at eleven AM, but you know. 117 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: What it is, you know, you get you just figure 118 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 2: it out, so you know, we'll play whoever they have 119 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: is playing and wherever the heck it is at whatever time. 120 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: You mentioned Chris Mack, You've mentioned Kelvin Sampson before, I 121 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: think tweeted about both of them here recently. What have 122 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 1: those two, among many coaches, meant to you over the years. 123 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: Oh a lot. Listen, I wouldn't be where I'm at 124 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: today if it wasn't for those guys. And you know, 125 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 2: Chris Mack gave me so much great experience at Xavier, 126 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 2: showing me how to run a program, allowed me to 127 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: do a lot of offense recruiting. He's a great man. 128 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: He's a better man than he is a coach. And 129 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: then the same thing for Calvin Samson, who arguably might be 130 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 2: the best coach in all college basketball, and what he's 131 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: done at Houston is just incredible. So just very grateful. 132 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: They gave me an opportunity back in the day, and 133 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: hope I'm gonna pay that forward and help some of 134 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: the guys on my staff as well. 135 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: I know you've been asked time and time again about 136 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: the speedo and the selection show Sunday and the party 137 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: and you're gonna wear Here's my question, how does your 138 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: wife Amanda feel about all this? 139 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 4: She will be absolutely embarrassed, Yeah, she she would be 140 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 4: absolutely embarrassed. My kids, my especially my oldest boy, who's 141 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: now in seventh grade, would be absolutely embarrassed. 142 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: Man, I want to go to school. It made this 143 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: own me Lance, so hey, but I got to keep 144 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 2: my word, do you? 145 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: I guess it begs the question do you currently possess 146 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: a speed or will somebody be shopping? Will you be 147 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: shopping for a speedo? 148 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: You know what's funny. I've never bought a speedo, never 149 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: stopped for a speedo, nor have I worn one, nor 150 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: does anybody want to see me actually there one? But 151 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 2: I have had several fans and people send to me 152 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: in the male speedos. Yeah, so I got I got 153 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: a bunch. I got a bunch of different ones. I 154 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: got a black one that's got a little M kind 155 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: of embroidered on it. I'm kind of leaning towards that one, 156 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 2: you know, I think white man. Okay, pull off the white, 157 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: the white speedo, So I think I may want to 158 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: go as black. 159 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: Oh that's beautiful. That is beautiful. Hey, I know you're swamped. 160 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: I really appreciate you making time. As always, I'm so 161 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: happy for you. Best of luck on on Thursday and 162 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: going forward. All right, thanks plan, all right, Thanks Travis. 163 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: There you go, Travis Steele, head coach your Miami RedHawks 164 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: thirty one and oh thirty one and oh and I 165 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: and again I have I have great appreciation for how 166 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: he has handled, uh this, how he's handled everything since Xavier, 167 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: and as everything is mounted and the attention has mounted, 168 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: and then the coverage and the talk there is that 169 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: that even Keel and you can see it in him 170 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: and his players. And I just appreciate again how available 171 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: he's made himself for so many different outlets to to 172 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: talk Miami basketball and spread the word and watching a 173 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: feature did with Channel twelve and he's sitting in a 174 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: waffle house having breakfast for a part of a segment. 175 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: And I sent him a text on on Friday night 176 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: after the wind just said congrats and and I can't 177 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: imagine how many texts he had and he responded to that. 178 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: And I always I almost feel bad reaching out to 179 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: ask him to come on because I know how swampy is. 180 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: And the reason I asked tonight was they don't play 181 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: until Thursday, so I said, because they've been in that 182 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: stretch where it's a Tuesday Thursday game or or a Thursday, 183 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: and I just I'm not going to ask the night 184 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: before a game, but with the gap in between, I 185 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 1: reached out and obviously he was kind enough to do it. 186 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:33,479 Speaker 1: When we come back, I have some thoughts on Miami basketball. 187 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: I'd like to share him with you. 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