Episode #23 - Ras Vanderloo, boys varsity head coach at Sioux City East H.S.

For this episode Matt is joined by a great guy and someone with a
lot of basketball in his blood - Ras Vanderloo, who is the head
boys varsity basketball coach for Sioux City East High School in
Iowa.  Ras comes from a family that lives and breathes
basketball.  Ras's father coached at Sioux City East and he
and his brothers played for him.  His brother Jeff then
followed his dad as coach at Sioux City East and then Ras took
over for him.  His brother John was a head coach at Sioux
City North as well.

Ras and his program are currently playing games down in Iowa and
he shares what it's been like for them so far and how his players
are handling it.  Ras also shares the story of how he was at
the very last sporting event played in the country before things
shut down with the pandemic as he was in New York for the first
round of the Big East tournament.  That game with Creighton,
where his brother Jeff is on staff, and St. John's was stopped at
halftime.  He also dives into a great story on meeting
Muhammad Ali at a Final Four a few years ago.

Also discussed is how popular high school basketball is down in
Iowa.  Ras and his team have participated in the
Timberwolves Shootout and played against Minnesota teams in the
past.  He also works with USA Basketball and their Jr.
National Team..  Enjoy this conversation in the Bare's Den
with Ras Vanderloo.