The Practice Players Podcast

Episode 13 - Caleb Samson, Illinois Women's Basketball G.A.

Episode Summary

Caleb shares his journey from playing D2 basketball to now serving as a graduate assistant in the Big Ten. He dives into the tremendous growth the women's game is seeing and why that trend will only continue to grow. He shares stories about playing Caitlin Clark on scout team, and gives phenomenal advice to anyone looking to pursue a career in the basketball industry.

Episode Notes

Caleb played for Wake Technical CC from 2016-18 and went on to play at Urbana University from 2018-20. At the start of the 2021-22 season, he began his coaching career joining Sterling College’s nationally-ranked women's basketball squad. At Sterling College, Caleb was involved with recruiting, player development, scouting reports, film breakdown and practice plans. During the 2021-22 season, Sterling College owned a 32-3 record and earned a bid to the NAIA National Tournament after securing conference regular season and tournament championships. Caleb is currently serving as a Graduate Assistant with the Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball team, where he helps the rest of the staff with personelle, film, scout team duties, and much more.