Marty Simmons
Marty Simmons
Marty Simmonsis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Evansville. He was elected Mr. Illinois Basketball in 1983. He started his collegiate basketball career at Indiana University, before finishing up at the University of Evansville...
fired group guys hard last tremendous
We're fired up. There's no doubt. We know how hard it was to get there last year, and to be able to back it up is just a tremendous accomplishment for the group of guys on this team.
aggressive ball good taking
He was aggressive at taking the ball to the basket. He was very good defensively.
coached playing teams tough
They have been playing teams tough on the road. They are a well coached team. It is going to be tough.
basketball college compete conference four games guys job opportunity player putting season tremendous
Just to have the opportunity to compete for a conference championships with four games to go in the season would be something that any college basketball player would relish. Our guys have done a tremendous job of putting us in this position.
adjusting credit guys hanging hit kids stepped
The kids stepped up at the end and hit the shots. Give credit to (Northern Kentucky). We were adjusting to them all day. We had some guys with their tongues hanging out there, but we got through it.
balanced stepped taylor
I thought Doug Taylor really stepped up in that game. It was a balanced effort.
crowd early enthusiasm
I thought the crowd was great. We were down early and things weren't going our way. The crowd's enthusiasm got us back in the game.
numb pinch
I think we're all a little numb right now. We need to pinch ourselves.
direct extremely fortunate happy program reflection success work
Any success this program has had has been a direct reflection on his tireless effort. I'm extremely happy and feel fortunate to be able to work with him.