Veteran Prep School Basketball Coach Kevin Kehoe Shares His Wisdom

PREP Athletics Basketball Podcast

In this episode we interview the Winchendon School’s Head Boys Basketball Coach, Kevin Kehoe. Kevin has won a NEPSAC prep school title and coach of the year award. In our conversation we discuss the benefits of playing at a prep school, how to choose between colleges that are recruiting you, the single statement that if a guard does it will get them a scholarship, and much more. Kevin is a personality who also discusses the NCAA transfers, the new NIL ruling and raising triplets.

What You Will Learn:
[1:10] Why Kevin chose basketball?
[1:52] How Kevin ended up going to a JUCO.
[2:48] Going from a JUCO in CT to school in Kansas.
[3:20] How you teach your players that they are not an athlete, then student.
[4:16] Why should a player come to play for The Winchendon School.
[7:36] Kevin explains his second team.
[11:17] Coaching changes Kevin made duringa Covid?
[13:04] Did Covid change the type of kid you recruit?
[14:40] Famous Alumni of The Winchendon School
[18:26] How was AAU when you coached?
[19:40] Why and when Kevin started a football recruiting program?
[23:15] What Kevin tells guards.
[24:28] Thoughts NCAA transfer rule.
[26:03] What change would you make to the transfer rule?
[31:04] Thoughts on college athletes getting sponsorships via the NIL?
[32:50] Placement for kids at colleges now with sponsorship opportunities.
[34:06] What would Kevin do as a father regarding sponsorship opportunities?
[35:50] How to advise kids on these potential sponsorship opportunies?
[38:54] Discussion of NIL rule.
[40:22] Will scholarships be good enough now days?
[43:13] Surprise player who showed up?
[47:01] What lesson to give kids not to do?
[50:23] Biggest win of career?
[50:50] Best player coached against?
[51:34] Hobbies
[52:00] Favorite Movie

Connect with Kevin:
Twitter | https://twitter.com/CoachKevinKehoe
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kevin.kehoe.370
Website | https://athletics.winchendon.org/sports/boys-prep-basketball
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/coachkehoe/

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