{"id":622,"date":"2017-07-05T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/hubershow\/?p=622"},"modified":"2017-07-05T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:44:59","slug":"36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/36\/","title":{"rendered":"#36 &#8211; Ben McCollum &#8220;Winning a National Championship the BearCat Way&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_67\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-622-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=622-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Huber_Final_NWMS_McCullum.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/breakthrough-basketball-jim\/id1038442051?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakthroughbasketball.com%2Fhubershow%2F%3Fp%3D622\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Why You Should Listen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northwest Missouri State Head Coach Ben McCollum has developed the \u201cBearCat Way\u201d culture over the last 8 years.\u00a0 That culture has contributed in winning the 2017 NCAA DII Men\u2019s Basketball Championship (35-1), three Sweet 16 finishes and five MIAA regular season titles.\u00a0 During that time, Coach McCollum has been named Clarence \u201cBig House\u201d Gaines National Coach of the Year and three time MIAA coach of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/36\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ben-McCollum-NWMS_2-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his interview, Coach McCollum will give you the successful strategies he has implemented at Northwest Missouri State.\u00a0 You will learn how he evaluates if a prospective student-athlete will have the right character traits to succeed in their program.\u00a0 You will find out how Coach McCollum doesn\u2019t allow negative energy to enter his program, how he gets his players to \u201cImpose their Will\u201d on a daily basis and much more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy this episode of The Jim Huber Show!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You will Hear In This Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1:24- What is the BearCat Way at NWMSU?<\/li>\n<li>2:50- How Coach McCollum evaluates to make sure a player is the right fit<\/li>\n<li>4:54- No bad attitudes and negative energy tolerated in the program<\/li>\n<li>8:30- Justin Pitts going from barely recruited to NCAA DII Player of the Year<\/li>\n<li>12:31- The motto \u201cImpose Your Will\u201d is infused in their program on a daily\u00a0basis<\/li>\n<li>14:04- How freshman Ryan Welty shot 67% from the 3 point line<\/li>\n<li>16:55- \u201cDon\u2019t shoot it because you are open, shoot it because it is a great Shot\u201d<\/li>\n<li>18:16- The ways that Coach McCollum communicates what is a great shot for each player<\/li>\n<li>20:48- Coach McCollum\u2019s 3 second rule on 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