Episode 47 - Jerry Stackhouse

On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Podcast, the guys are joined by former NBA All-Star and now Head Coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores, Jerry Stackhouse. 12:10 - Basketball will always be a part of Stack's life, describing his love for the game. Now in this next chapter of his career, he enjoys being able to share it with others. 15:45 - How good was Stack's Oak Hill Academy team? Were they even good enough to match up with his UNC team? 23:00 - From Oak Hill to Chapel Hill, Stack says his time with Steve Smith, and then Dean Smith, was a formal education in the art of basketball. 25:30 - For all the critics of North Carolina's academics, Stack is a prime example of what it takes to be a diligent student athlete. Now as the Head Coach at Vanderbilt, he takes pride in setting the standard for academics in college basketball. 29:10 - That wasn't a scowl Stack was playing with, it was seriousness. You have to be serious to not only make the NBA, but stay in the NBA. It was especially hard coming into a losing situation after the success in high school and college. 34:30 - The comparisons to Michael Jordan were always flattering, but Stack never saw himself as the next MJ after following him at North Carolina. Leave it to Mike to turn that into bulletin board material when they battled in the NBA. 34:45 - Stackhouse on Michael Jordan 40:30 - How NIL has impacted college athletics, and what approach Stack and Vanderbilt has taken to enhance their platform for the student athletes. 51:00 - What impact will Scotty Pippen Jr have at the NBA level after wrapping up his collegiate career at Vanderbilt? Who's the next man up for Vandy with Pippen Jr headed to the next level? 56:00 - The rivalries in the SEC are alive and well, especially when talking about the Commodores and the Wildcats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices