The Rebound

The Rebound w/Mike Gminski

By The First

Fri, Jul 5, 2024

Length 24:43

This week Coach Doherty interviews former Duke basketball and NBA legend Mike Gminski. Mike is a college basketball TV analyst for the ACC on CBS Sports.

He played four seasons with the Duke Blue Devils, from 1977 to 1980. He led the team in scoring during his junior and senior years. Gminski was named the ACC Rookie of the Year (tied) in 1977, first team All-ACC three years, 1978, 1979, and 1980, and ACC Player of the Year in 1979. He was also named an AP Second Team All-American in 1979 and 1980, and a UPI First Team All-American in 1979 and Second Team All-American in 1980. At the time of graduation, he was the Duke career leader in points (2,323), rebounds (1,242), and blocked shots (345). His jersey number 43 is retired by the Duke men’s basketball team. In 2002, Gminski was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Gminski was drafted in the first round by the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He played for the Nets from 1980 to 1988. He went on to play with the Philadelphia 76ers, as well as the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks. He wore jersey No 42 throughout his career and only got to wear No 43 (his Duke number) in his final 8 games with the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored 10 points in his final NBA game. In 2003, Gminski, of Polish descent, was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.

Gminski is in recovery from addiction and he discusses his success in the game and the booth combined with his struggle with overcoming alcoholism.

The Rebound w/Seamus Bruner

By The First

Mon, Jul 1, 2024

Length 25:56

This week Coach Doherty talks with author Seamus Bruner. Seamus is the Associate Director of Research at the Government Accountability Institute (GAI). He has worked with Peter Schweizer since June 2011 and with GAI since January 2013 providing research & support for numerous New York Times best-sellers.

That research has been featured on the front page of top publications like New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post and resulted in multiple 60 Minutes exposés. Bruner discusses the results of his findings with Coach and describes how “Controligarchs” are assuming control of critical resources around the world.

The Rebound w/Jim Delany

By The First

Sat, Jun 29, 2024

Length 24:37

his week, Coach Doherty talks with legendary Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany. Delany grew up in the diverse Newark/South Orange area of New Jersey. Because he was a basketball standout, he attended St Benedict’s Prep and the University of North Carolina where he went to two Final Fours with Coach Dean Smith. Delany then achieved a JD from UNC Law School to begin his professional career.

After working for the NCAA in an entry level position, Delany became the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference for 10 years before being appointed to the largest administrative role in college sports, the commissioner of the Big Ten.

During Delany’s illustrious tenure with the Big Ten, he is recognized for several achievements including creating the Big Ten Network; securing a $6B deal with CBS sports to air men’s college basketball games; ushering Title IX into the business of college sports serving as the foundation for the current success in organized women’s sports; increasing attendance at Big Ten college football games from an avg of 58k to over 72k per game by 2005; expanding the Big Ten to include Penn State (and eventually, 3 other teams); which at the time was an unprecedented and unique business & sports competition concept.

Delany served on many NCAA advisory boards and used his influence to help establish the Bowl Championship Series. After 31 years, Jim announced his retirement and officially stepped down 1/1/20. He remains a critical thought leader for education and sports.

The Rebound w/Sol Kumin

By The First

Sat, Jun 22, 2024

Length 23:55

Coach Matt Doherty sits down with American Business leader Sol Kumin.

The Rebound w/Nancy Lieberman

By The First

Sun, May 26, 2024

Length 22:50

This week Coach Doherty interviews Hall Of Fame basketball pioneer Nancy Lieberman. “Lady Magic” is a former player and WNBA Coach who is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA and the Coach of the “Power” a team in the Big3 summer league she took to a Championship in 2018. Nancy is considered one of the greatest figures in basketball history. She was a dominant player representing America internationally as the best in the world, she led the way for women’s basketball.

The Rebound w/Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

By The First

Sat, Apr 27, 2024

Length 25:29

Michale Kidd-Gilchrist was born in Philadelphia and was recognized as one of the best players in America attending St Patrick High School in 2010 with Kyrie Irving in New Jersey. He attended Kentucky and in his first season led the team to a national championship, then declared for the NBA draft. He was drafted #2 and played 10 years in Charlotte. He has a stutter and has embarked on a national stuttering awareness tour.

The NBA veteran regularly takes time to educate others and help those in need of guidance about the challenges with stuttering. He is bringing out awareness, patience and understanding about a misunderstood topic.

“I remember a time when I didn’t want anyone to know about my stutter. When I entered speech therapy at the University of Kentucky, I told my therapist that I didn’t want anyone to know,” he said. “Today, I see my stutter as a gift that I have embraced, and I want to help others who stutter and those who are getting into the field of speech-language pathology.”