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...
four games given help home last past played three winning
Winning these past two games at home have given us so much confidence. We have really played well, and that will help us as we play three of our last four games on the road.
game games home lost next number three
This next game is the most important for us for a number of reasons. We have lost three in a row. This is an important home game, and we are only three games out of first place.
conference expect hard lost people plays team three top wants year
There were a lot of people who didn't expect many things from us this year because we lost three top scorers. But this team plays hard and wants to be successful. We just need to get back to where we started conference play.
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.
line played
I think we got the line a lot more than we have been. We played more aggressively.
found francis partly plays pleased took
I think it took us a while to get going partly because of the layoff and partly because of what St. Francis did. I am pleased we found a way to win. We made some big plays at the end.
goes history kids ranked state toughest tournament
I think this is the toughest tournament in the history of Colorado. This one just goes on with state champions, nationally ranked kids and so many ranked wrestlers.
found guys
Our guys were really gutsy. Somehow, some way, they found a way to win.
everybody time
We're a little banged up, but everybody is banged up this time of year. No excuses.
feeling forward future improving worry
We can't worry about what just happened. We have to look forward to the future. We have to keep on improving and not getting complacent, not feeling comfortable.
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.
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(Robert Morris) and St. Francis have the toughest travel. There are times we are gone for five days at a time. We just got back from a two-game trip and were home for 24 hours and had to leave again. That gets tiring. But we have to learn to deal with that because that is the situation we are in being in the Northeast Conference.
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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.
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.