I’D LIKE TO THANK DAVID HANSON WHO IS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE CAL POLY MUSTANGS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA IN THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE IN NCAA DI COACHED BY JOHN SMITH FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS ON THE 2021-22 CAMPAIGN WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. HE SHARED. “THE BASKETBALL SEASON IS UPON US AND EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR! THOUGH WE LIVE IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD, THERE ARE PRINCIPLES BY WHICH WE LIVE AND PLAY THE GAME THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. SO AS WE ENTER ANOTHER YEAR OF COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL, HERE ARE A FEW THOUGHTS TO KEEP IN MIND. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST – WHEN PRIORITIES ARE IN ORDER, EVERYTHING FALLS INTO PLACE. PUTTING GOD FIRST IS THE KEY TO ULTIMATE SUCCESS. WHEN JESUS CHRIST ASSUMES THAT NUMBER ONE SPOT, THEN YOUR PURPOSE WILL BE ACHIEVED. BASKETBALL IS SUCH A FUN GAME AND TEACHES US SO MANY THINGS. AS I ENTER
ANOTHER YEAR OF COACHING I AM REMINDED OF THIS TRUTH EVERY DAY. STAY THE COURSE – OFTEN TIMES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS AND PLAYERS ARE THOSE THAT HANDLE ADVERSITY THE BEST. TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPEN TO ALL OF US AND THERE IS NO WAY OF GETTING AROUND IT. IN THE GAME OF BASKETBALL IT HAPPENS EVERY PLAY! HOW YOU RESPOND TO THOSE TOUGH SITUATIONS WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME. BE A SERVANT – PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF IS A COUNTER INTUITIVE THOUGHT IN TODAY’S “ME-FIRST” CULTURE. YET THIS PRINCIPLE IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING SUCCESSFUL ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. THE TEAMS THAT MAKE IT TO THE END ARE THOSE WHO ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH HELPING THEIR TEAMMATES BE BETTER THAN THEIR OWN PERSONAL AGENDA. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A SYNERGY HAPPENS AND EVERYONE PERFORMS AT AN ELITE LEVEL. CHEER ON A MUSTANG! – CAL POLY MEN’S BASKETBALL COULDN’T BE IN A BETTER PLACE AS WE ENTER THE ’21-’22 SEASON. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR HEAD COACH, JOHN SMITH, WE HAVE INSTILLED A CULTURE THAT WILL BRING SUCCESS. WE HAVE MANY NEW FACES WHO WILL ALL PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN. OUR UP-TEMPO STYLE OF PLAY WILL BE EXCITING TO WATCH AND OUR DEFENSE ONE TO CHEER FOR! WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE BEST FANS BACK IN MOTT GYM FOR A GREAT SEASON!”