“We expected success to happen to us, & we lost some awareness of the approach necessary to achieve it. Entitlement is poison for elite cultures.”
“Grateful for everything, entitled to nothing.”
Entitled to Nothing,
@CoachBobWalsh
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
HUGE TEAM W for the boys at Hopedale 51-50. Great high school basketball game. Committed to the defensive side of the floor in 2nd half & got a stop on the final possession to earn the win!
Logan w/ the 🪖
Record now sits at 8-3 (4-2 DVC)
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Overcame a slow start and got the W 65-47! Handled early adversity & put together a great 2nd half w/ contributions from everyone to pull away. Jimmy McKinney & Logan DeMarzo each scored 18 & Brayden Kelly had 12. Logan won tonight’s Hard Hat as well!
#EverythingEarned
#Kaizen
HUGE W at Sutton 53-42 to earn a share of the DVC title,
@NipmucAD
first DVC title since 1997! Can’t overstate my pride in this group. Thanks for taking me along for the ride fellas! CMASS tourney starts Monday! Chase Kelly w/ the 🪖
@keith_pearson
@tgsports
@MetroWestSports
69-68 W! Down 10 at half. Stayed together & earned a W. Great high school basketball game. Brayden Kelly led the way w/ 22, Jimmy McKinney with 21 AND the hard hat, & Chase Kelly w/ 12 & two big FTs to make it 69-65 w/ 15 seconds left. Happy New Year!
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Congrats to our DVC All Stars! Junior James McKinney, Senior Brayden Kelly, & Junior Logan DeMarzo. Jimmy was also voted as this year’s DVC Player of the Year. Beyond proud of you guys!
@NipmucAD
@NipmucRegional
@tgsports
@MetroWestSports
Big TEAM W on the road against a tough Douglas team 59-49. Dug in on defense & I’m proud of our resolve & togetherness. Logan DeMarzo led the way with 20 points (& the hard hat) Brayden Kelly with 17, Jimmy McKinney with 10.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Great team outing post practice at
@pinzmilford
with the boys. Bowling, Pizza, Arcades & plenty of smiles/laughs. Congrats to Dalton for the best score of 128. Heckuva run chasing tickets by the whole group in the arcade as well.
@NipmucAD
If you’ve been paying attention (and attendance numbers say you haven’t) Boston’s own Fisher Falcons (New Englands lone NAIA school) are 6-2 and currently leading the NAIA nationally in scoring at 95.6 PPG
Come see the birds!
Shoot first ask questions later
When the boys ask for an offseason dodgeball game, you play dodgeball. Was great to be together again. Special group! Excited to celebrate our entire program at our banquet next week!
Congrats to the 26 guys that earned a JV/V spot after 3 really tough & competitive tryouts. Excited to see them come together & where they can take the program.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Huge road win 76-70 in OT! Beyond proud of their resolve & togetherness. Jake Giardini was huge all game long & won tonight’s hard hat to go along with 14 points. Jimmy McKinney led the way w/ 19, Logan DeMarzo 14, Chase Kelly 11. back to work tomorrow.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Won 56-45 against a gritty WCS. We didn’t shoot it well but did enough to earn the win. Record now sits at 10-3 (6-2 DVC) which clinches a post season berth. We were led by James McKinney’s 23 & 16, Chase Kelly’s 14, & Brayden Kelly’s 8 points & 1 🪖
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Regular season complete:
Record sits at 15-5 (8-2 DVC)
DVC Champs ✅
Central MA Class B Champs ✅
Led by 4 guys scoring double figures:
J McKinney 17.9 | 12 rbs
B Kelly 10.6 | 4 asst | 34 3FG
L DeMarzo 10.4 | 10 rbs
C Kelly 10.1 | 44 3FG
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Loved getting our coaches together to walk through our culture, goals, & plan for this upcoming season. We’ll focus on daily improvement (KAIZEN) & do things the Warrior Way
*Next Play
*We Before Me
*Bring the Right Energy
*Compete w/ Class
Can’t wait to get going in 2 weeks!
Solid 69-41 TEAM win for the boys. Solid contributions all around. Logan DeMarzo lead 4 players in double figures w/ 16. Brayden Kelly 15, James McKinney 14, & Chase Kelly 10. James also won tonight’s Hard Hat for doing the little things throughout!
#EverythingEarned
#Kaizen
Meet Ava Blazis (left) and Johanna Annunziata.
A 5-year-old from Sutton, Ava was diagnosed with cancer last March. This winter, her aunt (right), a former head coach at David Prouty and NDA, is merging her love of basketball and her niece with fundraising for cancer research.
Halfway point of our season:
Record sits at 7-2 (3-1 DVC)
Scoring 65 ppg w/ 18 apg
Allowing 55 ppg
Led by 4 guys scoring double figures:
J McKinney 15.7 | 11 rbs
B Kelly 13.9 | 36% 3FG (18/50)
L DeMarzo 12.7 | 10 rbs
C Kelly 10.7 | 40% 3FG (22/55)
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Coach Tamburro got our JV group together for some bowling! Building culture! Can confirm, they’re better hoopers than they are bowlers!
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Thanks to the Bandstra family for hosting & feeding the fellas. Nothing like getting the group together for some off the court QT. Special group. Tonight was Willow’s night to join in on the fun!
#Family
Great showing from
@NipmucRegional
students competing at DECA Districts today. Great picture of our
@NipmucBoysBball
STUDENT athletes with their respective team’s trophies. Way to go boys! Proud of you!
@NipmucAD
Awesome having Middle School, JV, & Varsity teams together at our end of season banquet last night. Thanks to our seniors who we’ll miss greatly!
Everyone else, the goals you have for yourselves are on the other side of consistent hard work. 245 days.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Always bittersweet officially wrapping up a season. Excited for one last dodgeball game this week, & our banquet & exit interviews w/ players next week. Big off season for our group!
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
So many good assistant coaches out there. Many of them would be strong Head Coach candidates. Appreciate those assistants that are loyal, dedicated, knowledgeable, committed & talented
Thanks to
@Woolie_Pride
for hosting us for a scrimmage tonight. Was great to compete with a top notch program. Plenty of good & plenty to improve upon. Wish Coach
@jdonnelly11mhs
& his crew the best this season.
#Kaizen
Love watching
@NGVBWarriors
& our group working with Nipmuc Youth biddy ball! Girls are here at Nipmuc & the boys are over at Clough. Sharing the love of hoops w/ the next generation of Warriors!
#GoNipmuc
Was great having so many NYB hoopers in the gym tonight for our NYB night; including our 7th grade travel team hooping at half time! Great job fellas. Future Warriors!
@NipmucAD
@NipmucRegional
GAME DAY! First road trip of the season to take on DS in a non league matchup. Excited to see the boys compete in what should be an awesome environment on a Friday night!
🏀 @ Dover Sherborn
📍 Dover Sherborn HS
⏰ JV: 4:30pm | V: 6:00pm
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
#GoNipmuc
“The truest test of a man’s good name, is the acceptance of failure in losing a game. With a smile & a handshake and quiet ever-building rage.” - Fool’s Gold, The Damn Quails
“Play for the name on the back & all you are is a guy with good stats.”
Say what you will about Pitino, he ain’t wrong. Play for the name on the front & the name on the back prospers. Dive on the floor. Block shots. Set screens. Do everything for the name on the front.
#Nipmuc
Chase Kelly w/ 15 (5 3s)
Jimmy McKinney w/ 14 & 12
Brayden w/ 8 (2 3s)
Logan w/ 8 & the 🪖
Jake Giardini banked in a 3 to give us a 52-50 lead with under 30 seconds left
This group is gutsy
GAME DAY! Nipmuc hosts AMSA tonight to kick off our season. Excited to see the boys compete. We’ll need a complete TEAM effort for 32 minutes to have a chance at a W. PACK THE BARN!
🏀 vs AMSA
📍
@NipmucRegional
⏰ JV: 5pm | V: 6:30pm
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
#GoNipmuc
Solid practice from the boys tonight. Got after one another. Excited to see this place packed out & watch them compete together tomorrow.
#EverythingEarned
#Kaizen
GAME DAY! Warriors hit the road to take on Northbridge in a non league tilt. Will need to put together a solid 32 minute effort in all facets to have a shot at a road W.
🏀 at Northbridge
📍 Northbridge High School
⏰ JV: 1pm | V: 2:30pm
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
“Mental toughness is having a short memory. Mental toughness is going from Frustrated to Focused. Mental toughness is going from Angry to Aware. Mental toughness is going from Complaining to Competing.”
@TomCrean
#TheWarriorWay
#NextPlay
Excited to begin building relationships & culture. We’re going to get better every day & play the right way. We’ll be focused on what’s next. We’ll be a we before me program. We’ll display the right body language. We’ll compete w/ class. Follow the journey
@NipmucBVB
Thanks to Westborough & Coach Willar for hosting today’s jamboree. Was great to see the boys compete. Lots of good. Lots to work on. Good luck to Westborough, Grafton, & Quabbin this season.
#Kaizen
What you do for others comes back to you times 10
This is the mentality that is going to keep Haliburton at the top of the game for a long time
"In a world that's so me, me, me, I just want the focus to be on our team”
Are you an energy giver or energy taker.
You are going to be one. Energy takers suck the life out of the gym and put people on edge. Energy givers lift everyone up and help create an atmosphere that people want to be a part of.
Huge road win 76-70 in OT! Beyond proud of their resolve & togetherness. Jake Giardini was huge all game long & won tonight’s hard hat to go along with 14 points. Jimmy McKinney led the way w/ 19, Logan DeMarzo 14, Chase Kelly 11. back to work tomorrow.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
GAME DAY! Warriors travel to Uxbridge to take on the Spartans in a non league game. Big test for our group & anything less than our best won’t be enough for a chance at a W!
🏀 vs Uxbridge
📍 Uxbridge High School
⏰ JV 5pm | V 6:30pm
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
GAME DAY! The boys host WCS in a DVC game. Tonight’s game will support an incredible cause as we
#Play4LLS
. Wear orange & pack the barn!
🏀 vs WCS
📍 Nipmuc High School
⏰ JV 5pm | V 6:30pm
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
#GoNipmuc
“Leadership has nothing to do with status, age or talent. Leadership is about making your teammates better & everyone can do it. It's not something that is just for the captains or the veteran players. It is a skill that can be developed by everyone.” -
@CoachBobWalsh
Congratulations to Liam Dorr and Maddie Weibe (November) and Logan DeMarzo and Julia Lenfest (December) our Athletes of the Month.
Sponsored by Wiersma Insurance
Opening night is just 5 days away. Can’t wait to see the environment our students, families, & fans create in the
@NipmucAD
gym! You can get individual tickets to our home games or snag a season pass through GoFan:
Go Nipmuc!
“Make yourself into a person that handles hard well. Not someone that’s waiting for the easy. Because if you have meaningful pursuit in life, it will never be easy.”
@karalawson20
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
Month 1 included lots of good things & plenty of things to improve but the boys have done a great job coming together & forging their identity. We open DVC play next week & are traveling to Douglas on Wednesday 1/3 & hosting Hopedale on Friday 1/5.
Great win for our 17-0 volleyball squad tonight followed up w/ a great turnout for open gym. Excited to see 30 guys competing & putting in the work during the home stretch of their off season. Winter is coming!
Good teams do what they’re told to do with MINIMAL effort. Great teams do that and the extra work that they need to do with MAXIMUM effort.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
3rd & final day of tryouts tonight.
Cuts are the worst part of the gig, but each & every young man that tried out is a HUGE part of the success the program experiences going forward.
Hopefully those that get tough news jump into our in town rec league & keep playing hoops!
Duncan Robinson on the importance of having a Next Play Mentality
Huge for young players
“Sometimes the ball is just not going to go in. That's just the reality. You got to be able to let go of the result sometimes, and just know and trust that you're doing the right things.”
Week 2 of open gym tonight at 6:30pm. Open to any & all hoopers grades 9-12. The time to prepare for the season is dwindling. 33 days left. Winter is coming!
Was wonderful to have Domi, who is one of
@NipmucRegional
exchange students from León, Spain, jump into practice with us tonight. Thanks for helping us get better tonight, Domi!
@NipmucAD
#Kaizen
“Nice to see them not taking the air out of the ball. Fly around. Share the ball. Keep the defense in rotation.” -
@Scalabrine
watching the
@celtics
score at will against the Hornets.
FREE BALL. The boys win a GREAT double OT game against a great Westboro team. The difference was our defensive effort and “next play” mentality. Sam Moshier had 17 and took 2 charges. Nathan DeToma had 10, and Scott Froberg had a big 7.
#Kaizen
@MiscoeAthletics
@NipmucBoysBball
GREAT TEAMS HAVE GREAT TEAMMATES.
✅ Bring energy whether they're playing or not.
✅ Find ways to be in the game even when they aren't in the game.
✅ Create momentum.
✅ Are just as excited about a teammate's success as they are their own.
📽️
@MarquetteMBB
True success is found in the DAILY.
Part of building a winning culture is understanding that our teammates DESERVE our best & that every opponent will DEMAND our best.
DELIVERING our best every day is a sign of selflessness & maturity.
#Kaizen
#EverythingEarned
#WeBeforeMe