DePaul Blue Demons Head Coach Doug Bruno joins In The Bonus for perhaps his very first podcast. He talks about this year’s team, dishes some insight on how to inspire excellence, and a bit about his his mother, who served in the USMC during WWII helped shape who he is. Meghan Caffrey, Chloe Marotta, Lisa Carlin and Isis Young also discuss the upcoming Big East Tournament and give their picks on who will reach the NCAA Tournament.
In The Bonus
S1/E18
Coach Doug Bruno, DePaul Blue Demons
LOG:
00:00 - Episode Introduction
00:40 - Isis Young’s thoughts on calling the DePaul vs. Villanova and how Lucy Olsen took over the game at the end.
02:45 - Introduction to the Big East Bracket
03:30 - Chloe talks about the bracket and which teams are hot heading into the tournament.
05:15 - Chloe adds more about the schedule and how difficult is to play in a second game.
06:40 - Isis talks about the Butler vs. Providence. matchup.
08:30 - Lisa Carlin talks about playing a hoops tournament at Mohegan Sun Resort Casino and more thoughts from Chloe on being at that venue.
12:20 - Meghan talks about how little girls treat the players as role models and getting autographs.
13:05 - Chloe shares a story about a young girl approaching her for autographs
14:00 - Introductions to DePaul head Coach Doug Bruno.
15:20 - Coach Bruno talks about the quality of teams in the Big East.
18:00 - What he has learned about his players this year.
20:45 - Isis asks Anaya Peoples performance for DePaul this year.
22:45 - Isis compliments Chloe Marotta and Coach Bruno compares Jorie Allen to how Chloe plays.
25:00 - What is the team’s momentum going into the Conference Tournament.
26:30 - Where he was challenged most as a coach and how he was shaped by his Marine mother.
30:40 - What he learned from his mother.
33:10 - What his focus is on recruiting with NIL.
36:50 - Rapid Fire In The Bonus Questions.
37:30 - Favorite place to eat in Chicago.
38:35 - Favorite thing to do on an off-day
39:20 - Content he is currently consuming.
40:30 - Hobby he has.
42:15 - Who he would select as his coaching staff for a 3-on-3 Tournament.
44:40 - Wrap interview with Coach Bruno.
45:20 - Thoughts on Coach Bruno.
45:50 - Big East Tournament Bracket.
46:50 - Chloe’s big predictions on the tournament.
49:30 - Lisa’s big predictions.
51:55 - Isis’ big predictions & a player prediction.
54:15 - Meghan’s big prediction.
57:00 - Tournament promo.
58:00 - Episode Wrapup.
58:51 - End of Episode.