Quote from: stlawus on July 19, 2025, 12:16:41 PMQuote from: mhm0417 on July 19, 2025, 09:45:20 AMWe just hosted Oswego State coach Jason Leone for a practice with our high school boys. He showed them a little bit of what a college practice is like and talked to them about what he looks for in a player. (Team first, work ethic, positive attitude) He put them through drills and took time to show them why they were doing the drills. Really good stuff. The boys had a blast !
A great basketball mind that can effortlessly connect with people. Very easy to see how he's built that program at Oswego.
His Cut Down the Nets satellite camp like this has definitely netted him some of his best players over the years. It was a wise investment of time and resources when he first got the job. His on court persona is way different than his off the court one though lol. Very intense, and at some times seems over the top but he's one of those coaches that still gets the respect of his players when he's heated which is a pretty positive showcase of his coaching philosophy.
I need to watch him this season! When the kids were on breaks we were picking his brain about what he looks for - definitely wants 4 year high school guys that buy in to "we" before "me".
He told the boys at the start of the practice that when he's interviewing a recruit and the kid asks "are you going to keep recruiting for my spot?" he knows that's a young man that's not a fit even though he understands and respects the question.
What I really liked was he gives all the returning players drills and areas to work on in the summer and then checks that in the fall to see who did the work that was assigned, so they never get complacent.