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At one o'clock today, the University of Cincinnati 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: held a press conference introducing Jared Calhoun as the new 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: men's basketball head coach. After his media availability had a 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: chance to pull him aside and talk with the new 12 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: head coach of the Bearcats. Here is that conversation from 13 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: earlier this afternoon. 14 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: Less than seventy two hours ago. I'm watching you stand 15 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: on a sideline in San Diego. You play a great 16 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: game against Arizona, and I'm watching it with renewed interest 17 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: because you know, everybody's talking about Jared Calhoun coming to Cincinnati. 18 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: I just want to know, from then to now, what 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: have these less than seventy two hours been like? 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 3: Well, first of all. Thanks for having me on. I 21 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 3: really appreciate it. You know, it's just been a world 22 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: wind of emotions. You know, you put your heart and 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 3: soul into a university. We had great relationships with our players, 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 3: and it was very, very tough delivering the news to 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 3: my guys, you know, and to the fans and the 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: supporters at Utah State. You know, everything happens so fast 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: in today's coaching you know world. 28 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 4: But you know, it's my alma mater. 29 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 3: You know, it's Cincinnati, It's it's it's my dream job, 30 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 3: you know. 31 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 4: So it's. 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 3: It's I could talk about it for days of what 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 3: this place means to me, but I need to show 34 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: the people what we're capable of and I need to 35 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: get to work. 36 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 4: But it's been crazy. 37 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: The great thing about this program, following it for decades, 38 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: it's the Bearcat basketball family. So you get a head 39 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: coaching job, it's cool. It's got to be completely different 40 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 2: and so much more special when you get a job 41 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: at a place where you're considered one of us, part 42 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: of the family. 43 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, that's the best way to put it. 44 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 4: I agree. 45 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 3: I think Cincinnati is the best city in the state 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: of Ohio. It is just a tremendous city, the suburbs, 47 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 3: the downtown area, the campus. We have so many things 48 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: here to offer to these student athletes. It's my wife 49 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 3: has never been here. She's overwhelmed how nice it is. 50 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: And I totally agree with you. It's an incredible place. 51 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: You mentioned earlier, you have like a thousand things on 52 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: your to do list. Walk me through, like what these 53 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: first few days are going to be. Like, yeah, that's 54 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 2: a great question. 55 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 3: We have a whole checklist of things that got to 56 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: be handled really really fast. 57 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 4: The first thing I want to do is meet the players. 58 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: I think you know, anytime you walk into a situation 59 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: there's kids on rosters. I truly believe this that a 60 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 3: different voice right or a different place can really really 61 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: help them. So I want to meet with every guy. 62 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: I want to get them on the court. I want 63 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: to start working them out. I want to show them 64 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: the things we do to kind of train players' eyes 65 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: and you know, different things that we do. The next 66 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: thing we will do is our schedule. I think recruiting 67 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 3: and scheduling is critical. We will also have a lot 68 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 3: of donor meetings because obviously the REV share in the 69 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 3: NIL is at the center of everything. 70 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 4: Those are the three biggest things. 71 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: I would say the fourth probably would be, you know, 72 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 3: try to finish up the staff. You know, we've got 73 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 3: to get the staff finalize, get these guys here, and 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 3: you know, and then you know, start evaluating tape. I mean, 75 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 3: you got to get into the tape and you got 76 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: to watch the film and right now, I think the 77 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 3: biggest misses are earlier late in the portal. The prices 78 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: are really high early and they're really high late. I 79 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: think you got to come somewhere in between. You mentioned 80 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: getting on the court. I think there's a lot of 81 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: people who don't realize you could do that. So, oh yeah, 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 3: that's to me. 83 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: You talk about evaluation, get a chance to see guys 84 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 2: right up close. 85 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 4: What are you allowed to do with guys on the 86 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 4: floor right now? Yeah, I mean we can. We'll work 87 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: out tomorrow. 88 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: We'll probably go forty five minutes skill probably no defense, 89 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 3: all offense, just teach them kind of our system, spacing, shooting, catching, 90 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: all the things we do. 91 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 4: So yeah, I'm excited about it. 92 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 3: I want to see number one who wants to be here, 93 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 3: what it means, you know, what does it mean to 94 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: wear Cincinnati uniform? 95 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 4: Right? 96 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 3: Like, to me, that's how you're going to win if 97 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: you just get guys that want paydays, right, you have 98 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: to have a little bit of everything right with the players. 99 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 4: So I can't wait to get out there with him. 100 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 4: You mentioned the staff. 101 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: You have a GM, Corey Evans, who is back from 102 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 2: this past season. Walk me through developing a hands on 103 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: working relationship with him. That's going to have to develop 104 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 2: very quickly. 105 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's going to get expedited. 106 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: You know, just my early conversations with him, he kind 107 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: of sees the game the way I see is from 108 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: from an offensive standpoint. 109 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 4: He's been in the league. You know. 110 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 3: I think one thing about Cincinnati last year, they had 111 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 3: a great amount of size, right like they went into 112 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 3: the portal, and I thought Wes did a tremendous job 113 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 3: of just getting athletes and size. So he's very familiar 114 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 3: with the league. 115 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: Bob Huggins was here today, which I'm sure was incredibly 116 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 2: meaningful for you, and I know is incredibly meaningful for 117 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 2: people who love this program. Go back to that two 118 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 2: thousand and three to two thousand and four, a year 119 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: I knew there were I know there are a lot 120 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: of things you picked up from him working for him 121 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: at West Virginia. But what sort of things did you 122 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 2: grab onto as a young guy that year you were 123 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: here as a student A system? 124 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think number one is command of the room. 125 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: I think anytime you walk into a room, whether it's donors, 126 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: whether it's a student's you know, student body, whether it's 127 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 3: your players in a team meeting. 128 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 4: I thought he demanded the room. 129 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 3: I think that's you know, Coach Huggins had an aura 130 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 3: about him that's really admire that. I thought his messaging 131 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 3: was really good most of the time with the team, 132 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 3: you know, sometimes not so good. But listen, the guy 133 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 3: could motivate a group of people as good as I've 134 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 3: ever seen. His practices were very detailed. Everything was to 135 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: a tee and then he empowered his assistants to go 136 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 3: out and perform and have an ownership of that particular 137 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 3: thing that he wanted you to do. So to have 138 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 3: him here today, you know, he's been in and out 139 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: of the program over some time, you know, I think, listen, 140 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: you know, life's very short. You know that was part 141 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: of the big reason coming back. You know, like life short, 142 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 3: it goes by really quick. Things happen, and we got 143 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 3: to get him back you know around the. 144 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 2: Program, Bearcat fans love to go down memory lane. So 145 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: that year three to zero four, I think of the 146 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: shot bob It hits in Columbus to advance to the 147 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: second round of the tournament. What memory stands out above 148 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 2: and beyond any from that season. 149 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 3: You know, we had four NBA guys on that Yeah, 150 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 3: you know, I can remember Huggs tell me, hey, if 151 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 3: you ever get ahead job, you got to get some players. 152 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,679 Speaker 3: And I said, well, Hugs, we have four NBA players 153 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 3: right here. So you know, just I just think the 154 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 3: camaraderie of that group, the toughness, you know, Eric Kicks 155 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: played so hard, James White with his versatility. 156 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 4: You know. 157 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 3: But all these Cincinnati teams I've watched over the years, 158 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: probably the most tragic, uh, you know, was was Kenyon. 159 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 3: You know, I mean, we would have our third national championship. 160 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 3: I really feel that in my heart. That one crushed me. 161 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: But I just remember all these guys and add one 162 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 3: thing in common. When they put the uniform on, it 163 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 3: really meant something to them because you could see how 164 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 3: hard they played and how much they cared. So I 165 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: just respect so many of the former coaches and the players, 166 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 3: the managers, and it's just a special place. 167 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: One more because I know you're being pulled in a 168 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: thousand directions. But you know, I think at UC basketball 169 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: and I think everybody listening thinks of culture and identity 170 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: for decades. In this era, you will find folk who say, look, 171 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: it's harder to develop and maintain it because there's so 172 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 2: much turnover. 173 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 4: So how do you do that? 174 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll do it a little different. We'll bring in guys. 175 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 3: We'll bring more freshmen in probably the most. We'll retain 176 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 3: those guys and they'll drive home the culture. We'll make 177 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: sure throughout the recruiting process that the fans as they 178 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 3: meet these people in class and on campus, they're really 179 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 3: good people. 180 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 4: You know. 181 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 3: I think that's the biggest thing. And I've learned over 182 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 3: my time as a coach that every stop, you know, 183 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: it's about the people. So we want this community to 184 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 3: be proud of the team. We don't want guys, you know, 185 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 3: not getting a college degree. I thought, you know, spending 186 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: time with doctor Pinto, that was an incredible conversation with him. 187 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 3: Last year we had the highest GPAT. Last two years, 188 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 3: we had the highest GPA in the history of Utah 189 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: State basketball. Not all the sports with basketball and look 190 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: what we did with the wins. So I think it's 191 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 3: a correlation of the type of people and you know, 192 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 3: kind of how you're running your program. 193 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: It's Jerrick Calhoun, the new men's basketball head coach at 194 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: the Universe City of Cincinnati. Later on my chat with 195 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: the Director of Athletics, John Cunningham. But next MLB Network's 196 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: John Morosi, who's broadcasting tomorrow from Great American Ballpark. 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