Good coaches play the players who help the team win. It’s not about favorites, it’s their job. Your job is to show up, work, compete & be the best version of yourself every day. Life is full of competition & it never goes away. Let it motivate you, not defeat you. Use it as fuel!

PLAYERS: A coach's job is not to make you happy. A coach's job is to make you better. Take advantage of the opportunities you have to improve yourself and the team.

Q3 | Cheyanne Kemp finds Shae Littleford in transition, and Shae hits the THREEEE! #BearClawsUp

Kelvin Sampson: “Some teams play their best basketball in November. I want to play our worst basketball in November. We need to just stay with it.” “We’re going to be a good team eventually.”

Happy Thanksgiving from LDD! #LDDFamily #Weare1 #tradition

"The best teams are connected. They play for each other, trust each other, and hold each other accountable." -Erik Spoelstra

CLUTCH THREE FROM PINION 📺: ESPN

Players should want coaches to be hard on them. One way to tell a great player: How they react to being pushed. – Steve Nash

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🏈GAME DAY! 🏈The Devil Dogs take on the Joe T. Robinson Senators tonight at Joe T. Robinson High School. State Championship birth is in the line. Kickoff is at 7PM! Arrive early construction will affect parking #TheOneDevilDog #Final4 gofan.co/event/5487348

LDD wants to wish the Devil Dogs good luck tonight in the semi finals at Robinson! Go Dogs! #Weare1

Coaching Pet Peeve: Not coaching the JV as hard as the varsity. It’s an investment in the future of the program. It’s also job security. Many will be immediate backups, starters the next season, or in a few seasons.

To have a great basketball team, every player must give up personal glory and accept their role on the team.

Every Coach’s Dream. A player who does the following: - Is a Connector - 100% Committed - Leads by Example - Has High Standards - Positive Energy Giver - One of your Better Players - Holds Others Accountable - Inclusive to ALL Teammates - Hardest worker on the Team

PLAYERS: You might not always be the most gifted athlete on your team, but you can always find ways to improve yourself and your team. Great teams have great teammates. No matter what your talent level is, you can become your team's most "gifted" teammate.

Your toughest opponent is in the mirror & always will be. You must fight the lazy, soft, excuse-making version of yourself every day. Be demanding. Be accountable. Set a higher standard than anyone else ever will. If YOU don’t expect greatness from yourself, should anyone else?

Three things are non-negotiable as a team: 1) defend 2) give up no second shots 3) take good shots -Larry Brown

One of the battles of leadership is confronting people who are happy and comfortable with mediocre. Average is easy – Greatness is not

Q3 | All five Sugar Bears touch the ball, and it ends up with Cheyanne Kemp for THREEEE! #BearClawsUp

We keep our record at the Farris Center perfect this season with after locking down the Warriors Monday night! #BearClawsUp ucasports.com/news/2025/12/1…