Cancer Touches Another Legendary Coaching Family: Last night’s Jimmy V Classic, benefiting cancer research, hits home a little harder for Georgetown coach John Thompson III. His wife, Monica, has breast cancer and underwent surgery shortly after Thanksgiving. The family is keeping most details private, but Thompson acknowledged the situation and said it has been difficult. The Jimmy V Classic airs on ESPN and honors the late coach Jimmy Valvano, who died of cancer after openly battling the disease for years. He also led the North Carolina State Wolfpack to a 1983 championship. St. Joseph’s defeated Kansas 70-67 in the opener of the doubleheader from Madison Square Garden, and Michigan State knocked off Boston College 77-70 in the nightcap. [12/07/05]
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach