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Coach Don Showalter joins us on the Basketball Journeys Podcast, sharing his insight based on 50 years in the sport. Coach Showalter is the Director of Coach Development for USA Basketball, and also serves as head coach of the USA U16 and U17 teams.   He and his teams have captured a remarkable 10 Gold medals at the FIBA World Championships, as well as over 600 wins at the Iowa high school level.   He has been selected to coach in the McDonalds All-American game, the Jordan Brand Classic All-Star game, and the Hoop Summit.Coach Showalter covers his earliest influences in the game, the importance of mentors in coaching, his high school coaching career, and how defining "fun" sets the stage for player development, at all levels. We also learn the decisions that went into the eventual dominance of USA Basketball at the international level, and the value of the FIBA towards player and coach improvement. Finally, Showalter shares his views on early entry to the NBA, as well as some memories from his travels with USA Basketball.