Religion and household
For the Shaws, the mix of sport and faith makes absolute sense.
The household consists of Casey, his spouse, Dana, vp for exterior affairs and authorities relations at GCU, and 4 youngsters. Two of these youngsters, brothers Isaiah and Caleb, play on the basketball staff beneath their father and head coach Bryce Drew, who can also be Dana's brother.
Not solely do the Shaw and Drew households embrace Christianity, they’ve members who lead males's packages at Christian colleges: Bryce Drew at GCU and Scott Drew at Baylor.
Each colleges made the 2024 NCAA Males's Match and every gained a first-round sport. It was anticipated for Baylor to win the title in 2021, however it was extra stunning for GCU because it was the primary event win for the 'Lopes for the reason that program jumped to Division I in 2013.
The Drew Brothers take the same method to teaching by incorporating biblical ideas. Casey Shaw labored along with his brother-in-law Bryce Drew for the previous seven years at Vanderbilt and GCU and believes that philosophy helps develop a wholesome program.
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“It's one thing that we do right here at GCU, I feel it’s a must to have a tradition,” Casey Shaw stated. “In different phrases, basketball brings collectively a number of actually good gamers and helps them play a job meaning all of them make sacrifices. …
“We preach it to guys. We stand on the ideas of selflessness, teamwork, unity, belonging, self-giving and sacrifice. Whenever you put a gaggle of men collectively who will sacrifice and provides for one another, good issues occur. (Scott did it down there (at Baylor) and also you see it yr after yr after yr.)
Paul Putz, assistant director of the Religion and Sports activities Institute at Baylor's Truett Seminary, echoes that sentiment from what he's seen from Scott Drew and Baylor since he was in Waco, Texas.
“I feel Scott Drew actually focuses on what he calls the JOY tradition,” Putz stated. “JOY means Jesus, others, self. The thought is that Scott Drew as a staff needs to emphasise Jesus first and that's actually essential for Christians. Christians would say that God ought to come first in your life, and since Baylor is a Christian college and Scott Drew is a Christian, there may be freedom to try this.”
