Todd McGuinness, current head coach of Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team joins "Not Even D2" on this week's episode. Before leading Case Western Reserve, McGuinness was the head coach at Hartwick College from 2009-2016. The former Empire 8 Coach of the Year brought the Hartwick program to new heights- making the NCAA tournament four straight times and winning the first E8 title in program history. His success has followed him now at CWRU with his teams setting program records for wins in a season back-to-back years, and making the NCAA tournament the past 3 seasons. McGuinness has created an identity in the Division 3 world on winning with the help of transfers year to year. Hear all about McGuinness' long 15 year head coaching experience, the reasons behind his philosophy to heavily recruit in the transfer portal, and what he's learned on how you must coach come postseason play.

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Intro- 00:00-08:14

Cavs Vs. Celtics Playoff Preview- 08:14-09:04

Summers in Cleveland- 09:04-10:07

College Career Influencing Coaching Career- 10:07-13:01

D3 Experience Impacting Decision to Stay D3- 13:01-14:18

Assistant Coaching at Hartwick under 2 Different Coaches- 14:18-16:39

Leaving Hartwick to then Return as Head Coach- 16:39-18:55

Takeaways from Being an Assistant + How That Impacted Head Coaching Career- 18:55-20:42

Philosophy Balancing Offense/Defense- 20:42-24:36

Factor(s) Driving Success During Time at Hartwick- 24:36-26:51

Thought Process Leaving Hartwick for CWRU- 26:51-28:59

Recruitment Advantages at CWRU- 28:59-30:05

Changes at CWRU Starting a Program of Success- 30:05-33:24

Takeaways from Postseason Play- 33:24-35:39

Preparing Players for UAA Schedule- 35:39-38:55

Thoughts on how UAA's Schedule Affects UAA Teams in Playoffs- 38:55-40:50

Break- 40:50-41:00

Planning Non-conference Schedule Year to Year- 41:00-43:51

Recruiting Style / Players Searching For- 43:51-46:24

Changing Coaching Style as Basketball Evolves- 46:24-49:00

Recruiting Players in the Transfer Portal- 49:00-52:49

Words for People that Believe his Style is Hurting the Division 3 Model- 52:49-56:28

Developing Underclassmen with Transfers Coming In- 56:28-01:14:00

Advice for Coaches Going Through Tough Stretches / Losing Seasons- 01:00:14 -01:03:22

Rapid Fire- 01:03:22-01:07:22

Starting 5: Best UAA + E8 Players Seen Throughout Career- 01:07:22-01:09:37

Outro- 01:09:37-01:10:27