Ben Jacobson
Ben Jacobson
Ben Scott Jacobsonis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach at Northern Iowa in 2006...
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change changing philosophy plays team terms
I don't see my philosophy in terms of the way our team plays changing much. I really don't. I don't like change with anything I do. I especially don't like it when things are going well.
anywhere appreciate coming felt guy meet ready rick wanting
I appreciate (athletic director) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not wanting to look anywhere else. He felt I was the right guy to meet the challenge, and I feel I'm ready to do that.
anywhere appreciate coming rick waiting
I appreciate (AD) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not waiting to look anywhere else.
against came compete opportunity players prove top
I'm going to feel like I have something to prove when I get there, much like when I came to UNI. It's going to be the top 64 players in the country, and I have an opportunity to compete against the best.
ball coach half hands hit plays ran second
In the second half I kind of got it going a little bit. Coach put the ball in my hands and ran some plays for me, and I was able to hit some shots.