Syracuse’s New Practice Facility Will Be on Melo: Former Syracuse star and current Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony has pledged $3 million to the university for a new practice facility. The building will feature two practice courts, locker rooms for the men’s and women’s team, and administrative offices. Coach Jim Boeheim and Syracuse Athletic Director Daryl Gross came to Denver to accompany Anthony has he announced the contribution at the Pepsi Center, the Nuggets’ home. Anthony averaged 22.2 points and 10 rebounds per game in his one season with the Orange. And oh yeah, he led the team to Boeheim’s first championship in that one season. [11/08/06]
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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