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Mateen Cleaves

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ARCHETYPE

The Catalyst

Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.

Mateen Cleaves is The Catalyst because he changes the culture first and trusts outcomes to follow. At Michigan State he introduced win-loss tracking in open gyms, lobbied Izzo for tougher opponents, and personally dragged teammates into early-morning workouts after a Sweet Sixteen loss.

IN THEIR WORDS, WHY CATALYST

“I got to change the mentality. I could just tell people was used to losing. So I'm like, let's start keeping track of wins and losses. That started making winning important.”
Arriving at Michigan State as freshmanundated

“I went to him saying, start lining them up. Let's play them big schools — when we play them in the tournament, cats ain't in awe.”
Advising Izzo on scheduling strategyundated

“He brought me in to help lead his leaders — show our leaders how to get the best out of other people. That's what I do.”
Describing post-NBA leadership roleundated

ALL THE SMOKE

All The Smoke: “Mateen Cleaves Talks “Flintstones", 2002 Lakers vs Kings WCF, LeBron’s Rookie Year | ALL THE SMOKE”

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