Summer School Coaches Tour: Western Kentucky Head Coach, Hank Plona (Ep. 674)

The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) of the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues their Summer School Coaches Tour. On the show Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) is joined by head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Hank Plona! On the show, Coach Plona reflects back on the last couple months since he was hired as the head coach at WKU. What do Coach Plona and his staff value in their program on a day to day basis? Hank discusses the impact the different coaches like Steve Lutz have had on his journey to becoming a Division-1 head coach. What was the hardest decision he had to make in the coaching industry? They breakdown what the 2024-2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers team will look like. What areas did Hank and his staff put an emphasis on in the Transfer Portal this spring? How did he prepare his program for the CUSA with their non-conference schedule? What will it take for the Hilltoppers to make it back to back NCAA Tournaments out of CUSA? And they discuss the current state of College Basketball. Come join us all year long on the College Basketball Experience! ================================================== JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnly Exclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreon Discuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discord Download The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.app Check out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTube Check out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com SUPPORT us by supporting our partners NFL Freeroll Football Contest - $3500 up for grabs http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/freeroll Promo code FOOTBALL - 10% off everything http://sg.pn/store Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpn Rithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmm ADVERTISE with SGPN Interested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io ================================================================ Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI) ================================================================ WATCH The College Experience YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperienceFOLLOW The College Experience On Social Media Twitter - tceonsgpn Instagram - tceonsgpn TikTok - tceonsgpn Follow The Hosts On Social Media Noah Bieniek - noahb77_ Colby Dant - thecolbyd Ryan McIntyre - moneyline_mac NC Nick - nc__nick Patty C - pattyc831 Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Links http://linktr.ee/sportsgamblingpodcast Seat Geek - https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/SGPN10 WATCH The College Experience YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperience FOLLOW The College Experience On Social Media Twitter - tceonsgpn Instagram - tceonsgpn TikTok - tceonsgpn Follow The Hosts On Social Media Noah Bieniek - noahb77_ Colby Dant - thecolbyd Ryan McIntyre - moneyline_mac NC Nick - nc__nick Patty C - pattyc831 Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA) 21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.