Episode 126: John Becker, Defensive Commitment

Guest: John Becker, University of Vermont Men's Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Vermont head coach John Becker joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss their defensive commitment. Under Coach Becker, the University of Vermont men's basketball team has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top defenses. Their defensive philosophy and techniques are shared. In nine seasons at the University of Vermont, John Becker has guided the Catamounts to nine 20-win seasons, eight straight postseason berths (NCAA three times, NIT twice, CBI – three times), won four America East Tournament titles (2012, 2017, 2019, and 2020), five America East regular-season crowns (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020) and an NCAA Tournament win (2012). The Catamounts are one of seven programs with at least 12 straight 20-wins seasons – Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, and Saint Mary’s. Breakdown 1:00 - Modernizing Defense 4:00 - Transition Defense 7:00 - Countering 9:00 - Ball Coverage 17:00 - Practice Scramble Situations 20:30 - Completion of a Scramble 22:00 - Resources 25:00 - Loop Techniques to Close-Outs 33:00 - Scout Specific 38:00 - Understanding the Game 43:00 - Helping their Offense 47:00 - Decision Making 53:00 - Defensive Standpoint 55:00 - Conclusion John Becker’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Becker_(basketball) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachbeckeruvm Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.