Managing The Eagles

Bradley Fadhem's post:

In the summer before my freshman year at Boston College my high school basketball coach, Coach Mike Troy, contacted the BC men's basketball office in an effort to recommend me for a managerial position with the team. Coach Troy spoke to BC's coach in charge of the managers, Dan McDermott, told him all about me, and detailed how interested I was in becoming a manager. A few days later Dan called me to tell me that when I came up to campus for Freshman Summer Orientation I could stop by the office for an interview of sorts. After meeting with Dan in late June I found out that I would be brought on as a member of the Boston College Men's Basketball managerial staff. If only I knew then how big of an impact this would have on my time at Boston College.

Currently there are 8 other managers on the staff for our men's basketball team, and we all work as a cohesive unit to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. Ultimately, the managers for our team can be as involved as they desire. I thoroughly enjoy all of the work involved with being a manager so I am very active in my role. Over the course of a normal week during the season I will usually attend 3 practices, as we have a weekly schedule of rotation for all of the managers. I also try to put in some time in the office accomplishing any tasks that need to be done - breaking down video for scouting purposes, recording games, and other office work. On game days we are required to be at the arena two hours before the game so we can set everything up and be ready to perform our game day duties, which range from video editing to sitting under the basket to sitting on the bench with the team. During the offseason I have worked the Boston College Boy's Basketball day camp, assisted players with their workouts, and helped the coaches in the office with any office work needing completion. I believe that my hard work and dedication to doing whatever tasks need to be accomplished are what have made me such a successful manager up to this point in my short career. And I would try and convey this message to any prospective managers - that you should be willing, and also thoroughly enjoy, doing any task, job, chore, trip, or duty that is asked of you as a manager.

Over the course of my time as a manager there have been many games and road-trips that were memorable for a variety of reasons. However, my first ever road trip to the University of South Carolina last season is probably the most memorable. This is due to a combination of a very successful victory against the Gamecocks, very nice hotel accommodations, and ringing in the New Year with the rest of the team and coaches.

Ultimately, I would like to pursue a career in college basketball coaching. At the present time I am studying in Boston College's Carroll School of Management, but upon completing my degree I will most likely try to obtain a job in the coaching field. I know that, if I discover college basketball coaching is not the field for me, I will be well equipped with the tools necessary to succeed in whatever I pursue due to the excellence of Boston College's academics.