Phil Beckner- Former Division 1 and NBA basketball Coach and now Pro Basketball Trainer!

Who Knew In The Moment? · Nov 6, 2026 · 1h 4m

Phil Beckner played four years of college basketball at Kansas Wesleyan. He went on to coach at Weber State, with the Oklahoma City Thunder, at Nebraska and at Boise State. Today he trains NBA players, including Damian Lillard, and runs Driven Basketball. He is also the author of the upcoming book Be Better, Be Different. In this conversation Phil traces how an unpaid job, a free clinic invitation and a note he almost didn't send shaped his career. He also talks about burning out chasing success, and about learning that his real fit is as "the man behind the man." He closes with practical…