51: Coaching at the mid-major level with Nevada assistant coach Anthony Ruta

The Fundamentally Sound Podcast

Reags is joined in this episode with Nevada basketball's assistant coach Anthony Ruta to discuss coaching at the mid-major level in college hoops. They start the show talking about Nevada's early season and just how good is this Texas Tech team - a team that Nevada lost to in overtime on the road. Along with that what sort of thought process goes into scheduling nonconference games for a program like Nevada?After that they get into transfers in college basketball. Over the last couple of years Nevada has taken in a good amount of transfers, especially those from the high-major level. What's the recruiting process like for transfers? What's the advantage for a program like Nevada to take on transfers?

Finally they talk about this year's Wolf Pack team and how they use positionless basketball and an NBA-style offense to their advantage. Do coaches pay attention to Bracketology at all? What are the strengths of this team and what can fans expect when watching them.