At the helm of Cal Poly athletics since 2011, Don Oberhelman’s time at Cal Poly has included both the women’s and men’s basketball teams’ first respective trips to the NCAA tournament, the first NCAA baseball regional that Cal Poly has hosted, and a number of other successes.

Don took a chunk of time out of his schedule to sit down with me and talk about what he values in a head coach, what it’s like to be an athletic director at Cal Poly, and what some of his priorities are now. I know I learned a lot on a lot of fronts. It’s an hour-plus podcast, but I had a lot to ask him about and, frankly, Don had a lot to say. Hope you enjoy!