"Hurt. Or Killed." — Casey Fowler, D2 Basketball

In basketball, a mistake is a turnover. In Naval Special Warfare, it can get you hurt — or killed. Here's how 8 years in the military shaped the way Casey Fowler coaches at Texas A&M International. Casey Fowler spent 8 years in the Naval Special Warfare community and holds multiple Guinness World Records for long-range shooting. He built the women's basketball program at Mission University from zero, took Arlington Baptist to a national final, and led Lyon College from the NAIA into the NCAA — breaking 8 conference records along the way, including a 144-point game. He's now the head coach at Texas A&M International (TAMIU) in the Lone Star Conference, building toward the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. In this episode: what Naval Special Warfare training taught him about mental limits, the 80/20 split of what a head coach's job actually looks like, why a 40-minute full-court man press changes who you recruit, the real story behind the 144-point game, and why he tells his players "running is not punishment — it's the cost of doing business." 🔗 CONNECT Follow TAMIU Women's Basketball X (Twitter): https://x.com/tamiu_wbb Instagram:   / tamiuwbb   Program: https://godustdevils.com Coach Casey Fowler — staff page: https://godustdevils.com/staff-direct... Connect with the host LinkedIn:   / gabin-favergeat-a30a19425   --- 🎙️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Coach Casey Fowler's path: Naval Special Warfare to NCAA head coach 1:04 — How he got into coaching, and why he did the military first 3:00 — His rank in the Naval Special Warfare 4:11 — What special operations taught him about coaching focus 7:39 — The 80/20 rule: what a head coach's job actually looks like 12:19 — Why his practices are never over two hours 13:25 — Learning to handle enrollment, FAFSA, and I-20 paperwork as a head coach 16:57 — Starting a women's program from zero at Mission University 19:13 — The real story behind the 144-point game and the 5'3" freshman with 130 steals 22:30 — Delivering individual player development with a small staff 26:04 — What Naval Special Warfare taught him about mental limits and world records 31:17 — "Running is not punishment, it's the cost of doing business" 36:17 — His advice to assistant coaches who want to become head coaches