The Beginner's Guide to D2 Basketball feat. Regis University Coach Brady Bergeson
Channel: PREP Athletics
Date: 2021-07-19

Brady Bergeson is the head coach of Regis University in Denver, Colorado.  He played at D3 Chapman University before coaching D1 at Sacramento State.  He then became head coach at D2 Western Oregon before becoming the head coach at Regis in 2015.  In this episode Brady will tell us about the benefits of playing at the D2 level, how scholarships work at all levels, the differences between each, and more.  

What You Will Learn:
[1:25] Why Brady chose basketball?
[2:47] Coaching high school basketball in Tustin CA?
[5:00] What are the differences between D1, D2 and D3?
[12:50] How D2 schools package scholarships.
[14:33] The scholarship situation at Regis.
[17:30] Benefits of playing at the D2 level. 
[24:48] Recruiting timeline for D2.
[28:48] More information regarding playing at the D2 level.
[32:42] Why should a player come to Regis University?
[31:32] Famous alumni of Regis University – Bill Murray went here!
[41:19] Thoughts on NCAA transfer rule?
[45:06] Is D2 getting more players due to the NCAA transfer portal?
[46:43] Biggest win as a coach?
[47:40] Best player coached against?
[48:26] Best player personally played against?
[48:50] Hobbies
[49:44] Favorite Movie

Connect with Brady:
Twitter | https://twitter.com/coachbergeson
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/RegisRangers
Website | https://regisrangers.com/sports/mens-basketball
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/coachbergeson/

Connect with Cory:
Website | https://www.prepathletics.com
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/
Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics
Email | coryheitz@gmail.com
Phone | 859-317-1166

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About Me
Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before playing in a D1 basketball program, so he knows the pressures that players and families face when trying to get to the collegiate level. That’s why he started this podcast, which is to share his wealth of information to those looking to reach their college basketball goals.