In this episode of Solo Spotlight, Ryan MacDougall sits down with Greg Clink, a longtime college basketball coach, former head coach of Chico State men’s basketball, and current speaker focused on leadership, communication, and building culture.

Greg shares his journey from growing up in California and falling in love with competition, to playing college basketball, coaching for over 30 years, and eventually leading Chico State into one of the strongest Division II programs in the country. Throughout the conversation, Greg breaks down what it really means to build culture, recruit character, develop players, and lead people beyond the X’s and O’s of the game.

Ryan and Greg discuss the difference between talented teams and successful teams, how coaches evaluate players beyond skill, why leadership requires humility, and how lessons fro ...