Barry Hinson
Barry Hinson
Barry Hinson, is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team. Before SIU he was the Director of Men's Basketball Operations at the University of Kansas, head coach of Missouri State University and head coach of Oral Roberts University. He also appeared weekly on the 1320 KLWN radio show Rock Chalk Sports Talk in which he participated in a segment called "Basketball & BBQ." On March 28, 2012, Hinson was...
caused defense miss second shots
I'd like to say I thought their defense was good, but it's not what caused us to miss shots in the second half.
debate five four people saying whether
Right now, four teams, people should be saying it's a lock. The debate is whether it should be five teams.
gets guys last rebound whoever
I told the guys in our last huddle, whoever gets the last rebound would win. Nate went and got it.
blake couple game mountain
They really sped the game up for us. Blake was so sped up a couple of times when he shot, I thought he'd had two Mountain Dews.
biggest challenge impressed mind older people resilient saying
That's our biggest challenge and I don't mind saying I think it's going to be really hard. But one thing I've always been impressed by is how young people are much more resilient than older ones.
basketball best conference deserve five ncaa obviously sixth talk teams whether
We are probably a mid-major conference in most of our other sports, but in men's basketball we are obviously a high-major conference. It's the sixth best conference in the country, and there should be talk of five teams going into the NCAA Tournament. Whether we get that or not, we deserve the attention.
group locker room
I just told our group in the locker room that when (SIU) had to get tough, they did, and when we had to get tough, we did not.
seen team year
But I did not know who that team was out there in maroon. That was a team I have not seen all year long.
appreciate comments hold nor players talked toward
There have been some things said. I just talked to our players about it, and we have to hold our composure. We did not appreciate the comments, nor did we like the comments toward the Valley. But we're not going to get into a war of words.
against occasions save special
We save it for special occasions against Drake.
apart exempt fell few last minute people short supposed tournament year
Few people know it, but we were actually supposed to play in an exempt tournament this year in Pittsburgh. It fell apart at the last minute and we couldn't find another one on short notice.
building coach following games guaranteed home honor next respect season team
We would even give up one of our guaranteed home games next season and go to Maryland. To have an ACC team in our building the following season, and the respect I have for Coach Williams, it would be an honor for our league.
chance committee equal fair prove selection talk
We always talk about equal selection and how it's fair to all the conferences and schools. Well, (the selection committee has) a chance to prove it.
came fans says team
What we did this time, how we came back, says a lot for this team and for our crowd. Our fans were phenomenal.