Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidtis an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at St. Bonaventure University. He took the job at the start of the 2007–08 season after holding the same position at Robert Morris University. During the 2008–09 season, he led St. Bonaventure to a 15–15 record, and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament, the school's first since 2005. He played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the 1980s...
gonna parity
There's so much parity in our league, you never know what's gonna happen.
close game good hard knew played plays teams
I knew it was going to be a close game because you have two good undersized teams who try to out-scrap each other. We didn't always play well but we played hard and we made plays when we had to.
certainly gave gives
He gave us a jump-lift. We're certainly going to need him. He doesn't always play great, but he gives us energy.
close five four games loss lost shoot
It is disappointing. But we didn't shoot well (Saturday), and it was another close loss for us. We have lost four games by five points.
certainly challenged contribute final game half huge kept passed second
Derek certainly kept us in the game in the first half, and A.J. was huge in the second half after I challenged him. Everyone did something to contribute to this victory. In the final seconds, it was gut-check time, and we passed the test.
closing games good job might
But we just didn't do a good job closing games out. That's disappointing. Part of it is we're young. We're inexperienced. We might tighten up. I'm not sure.
ball horse inside paramount plays second sitting
It was paramount for us to get him the ball in the second half. When your horse inside has been sitting for an hour, it's really important to get him into the game. He's our low-post presence. When he plays well, we usually play well.
ball cut lead push second
They cut into our lead in the second half, but that was probably my fault. I thought we were tentative and we didn't push the ball as much.
ball best confidence game good great played plays shot since
Derek played his best game since he's been here. He shot the ball with great confidence. He just was terrific. When he plays like that, we're a good team.
watch
Oh, yeah, I'll watch it when we get back to school. We don't stop.
band crowd found playoff proud
He doesn't play like a freshman. I'm proud of the way we gutted it out. Being down eight, nine,10, whatever, the crowd was into it, the band was going nuts, somehow, some way, we found a way to win. That's what you've got to do in playoff time.
deep point range scoring shoot
He's a scoring point guard. He can really shoot the ball. He has deep range with his shot. He can play an up-tempo style.
brian chance dealing finding injuries learn looked opportunity player sure
I have always looked at injuries as an opportunity for another player to have a chance to make a difference. Dealing with injuries is part of coaching. You learn that right away when you take over. I am sure Brian (Nash) is finding out about dealing with injuries, too.
carrying game great jeremy job plan quick sit
Our game plan wasn't for A.J. to get two quick fouls and sit out. Jeremy did a great job carrying us in the first half.