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...
frustrated tired
I'm frustrated and I'm perplexed. I'm tired of being a statistic.
bad chose fed felt good shots time
We felt good at halftime. We just chose a bad time to not make our shots and ... we fed the piranhas out there. We couldn't do that.
balance league seen seven
I've been in the league seven years, and I don't think I've ever seen any conference, period, that has had this kind of balance and competition.
hard motivated practicing understand
Practicing for the unknown, it's hard to be as motivated. I understand that a little bit, but we should be as motivated as we've ever been because we know we're going to postseason play.
believe body committee hear moaning selection work
I think our body of work is deserving. I believe in the selection committee and I believe they'll make the right choices. If we're in, it's the right thing. If we're not, it's the right thing and you won't hear me moaning and groaning.
fed
We just couldn't make shots. It was like we fed the piranhas. We couldn't do that.
basketball heck ready team
We know they're a heck of a basketball team that will be ready to play us.
basketball bears best body fired since student students
We have a student body that is fired up about Bears basketball. It's a whole different level, the best our students have been since I've been here. This is a big game.
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.
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.
deserved happened team
This team deserved something like this after what happened on (Selection) Sunday.
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.
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.