Mark Potter coached more than 800 games during his 30 year career as a head men’s basketball coach. He now spends time traveling to area schools talking to students, but he doesn’t talk about plays and strategies that win games.
Not directly, anyway.
He's passionate about another topic, just below the surface, that has just as much to do with winning games and supporting the team: mental health.
Potter described himself as the face of severe depression and anxiety, even at the height of his coaching career.
Mental illness is not an easy topic to open up about,…