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...
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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.
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.
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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.
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I thought Doug Taylor really stepped up in that game. It was a balanced effort.
ethic game gone great knowledge season skills work
He has come a long way. He had a lot of skills and knowledge of the game when he got here. But as the season has gone along, he's become more comfortable. He's done a great job. And with his work ethic and attitude, the sky's the limit.
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They're young guys who work extremely hard. They're in here at the crack of dawn and they leave late at night. They put so much into it. They've done a good job of relating to our guys and getting our guys to understand what it takes to be good at this level.
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He is a leader on this team. We need him to continue to play at a high level for us to be successful.
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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.
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.
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He was aggressive at taking the ball to the basket. He was very good defensively.
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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.