La Sierra University’s men’s head coach shares his college basketball coaching journey, which began at the age of 22 under the guidance of his dad at a community college in Southern California. He later joined the staff at Hope International, a top-ranked NAIA program where we worked for five years before getting the opportunity at LSU. Ethan talks about the lasting coaching wisdom from his father, his team's historic conference run in only his second year, and the value he puts on playing NCAA competition (at the time of this recording, LSU had played five D1 opponents in the 24-25 season).

Ethan also explains why he likes to put the decision-making in the players’ hands and allows them to play freely if they’ve proven themselves. He highlights some of the leaders on his roster, why LSU is moving to a new conference next season, and as a non-Adventist, what he has come to appreciate about the Seventh-day Adventist faith. He describes why he looks for maturity above all else in high school prospects, his 3-5 year goal for the program, and why he wears a suit to games when the basketball world is becoming more casually dressed.

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