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...
brings consistent effort game glad night played special terrific
He played really well. He's going to be a terrific player. I'm glad he's on our team. It was a big game and he's a big-time player. When he brings that effort every night and he brings it on a consistent basis, he can be a special player.
difference energy gave played terrific
I thought he was the difference in the game. He got rebounds. He defended. He gave us energy. He only played 13 minutes, but they were 13 big minutes. He did a terrific job.
line played
I think we got the line a lot more than we have been. We played more aggressively.
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.
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.
defensive forced heels intensity played strong
Their defensive intensity was there and forced us out of our offense. We played on our heels and weren't strong with the ball.
conference exposure help morris northeast outside people recruiting robert television understand whatever
Television exposure is so important. I am not sure many people know that Robert Morris is in the Northeast Conference, especially people outside this area. We understand being in the Northeast Conference that we won't get the exposure of other conferences, but whatever we can get will help with recruiting and help people see this is a competitive league.
cardinal foul good jump rule team
The cardinal rule is you don't foul jump shooters -- especially 3-point shooters. That's not what a good team does.
acquainted affect decisions fit players prepare recruit team year
The first year is not easy. You have to get acquainted with the players who are there, recruit new players who fit the system, and prepare the team for every game. Plus, you get to make the game-time decisions which affect the team.
carrying game good jeremy job plan three tremendous
The game plan was not for A.J. to get two fouls in the first three minutes. Jeremy did a good job carrying us. He did a tremendous job in the first half.
gives goes guy hard hot jackson jump problems rely
The big guy gives us problems. He gives A.J. Jackson problems, just his height. When A.J. struggles, we have a hard time. We can't just rely on jump shooting. That goes hot and cold.
dead game last
It was a game of runs. In essence, FDU had the last one -- and it was way too long. You just can't go dead for 10 minutes.
terms
In terms of effort, it was there. In terms of execution, it wasn't. Too many turnovers. Too many breakdowns. We had them on the ropes. We just couldn't finish.
excited great
It should be a great game. We're excited to play.