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...
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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.
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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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This was a huge confidence booster for us. We ended the three-game losing streak which included two heart-breaking one-point losses. We were desperate for a win. But we also knew Central Connecticut State would be tough mentally. They were. I just think we made some key rebounds and made some foul shots when we needed to.
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Central Connecticut is so much like us. It should be a very competitive game. They play hard just like us and, although they are undersized like us, they are tough to beat.
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We were playing with a sense of desperation, which is what we needed after some tough losses.
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That shows that we're getting tough points, blue-collar type things, inside. We're taking the ball strong to the basket, and that's really, really important. It's critical.
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We've been in that situation before and we haven't done a great job of closing out games. It was a tough shot. When it comes down to the playoffs and two teams have equal talent, a lot of it's luck.
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St. Francis is a tough place to play, but, fortunately, we have had some success there. We've won twice in my four years. We really need this one, though.
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I think we got the line a lot more than we have been. We played more aggressively.
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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.
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Our guys were really gutsy. Somehow, some way, they found a way to win.
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We're a little banged up, but everybody is banged up this time of year. No excuses.
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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.
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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.