Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones
Basketball coach who led the University of Virginia to an ACC regular season title in 1995 and won several Patriot League championships with American University.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 June 1960
accustomed guys mostly playing setting since small
(Municipal Auditorium) is a different setting from what we are used to playing in, since we play mostly in small gyms. I just want the guys to get accustomed to playing in a different environment.
best convert defense defensive easy forced good key playing pressure
This was a very good defensive effort, one of our best of the season. A big key for us was playing pressure defense that forced turnovers that we could convert into easy baskets.
came excellent gain game motivate overlooked playing preferred situation
We would have preferred if they had overlooked us and kind of came out and just wanted to get the game over with. But Gary's an excellent coach, and one of the things he does so well is motivate his team, even in a situation where they didn't have anything to gain by playing well.
defensive hard kids looking playing responding
The kids are playing hard right now, and we're looking to get better. The kids are really responding on the defensive end.
deliver left
We have to deliver or be left behind.
coffee early favorite fix people pub spot stay till time wind
Things will wind up around 10 p.m. so everyone can get a spot at their favorite pub in time for the new year. This way, people can get their coffee fix early so they can stay up till midnight.
enjoys given loves riding
Evan loves it. He enjoys riding the horses, and it has given him so much confidence. It makes him think and use different muscles.
hard rhythm
(Evan) loosens up with the rhythm of the horse. He can tighten up, really tight, and it's hard to keep him limber.
attention parents pay people reaching talked thousand
Some people talked about me reaching a thousand during the week, but I don't pay much attention to stats. I let my parents do that.
miss offense played presence run tough
We played really tough on Wednesday, but you miss having the presence of him down low. Having him in there allows us to run our offense the way we want to.
effort maximize
We wanted to maximize the opportunities for each of these projects. It's been very much a collaborative effort with all these companies.
accomplish certain played upset win
We played hard. I'm not upset with our effort, but when you play hard, you've got to accomplish certain things. There are certain things that win games.
chance excited guys hard kansas proud seniors worked year
I'm so excited for the seniors to get a chance to get back to Kansas City. The guys have worked hard all year long and I'm so proud of them.
allowed capitalize offensive rhythm throughout
We had our chances, but we couldn't capitalize on them. We allowed Emmanuel to get into its offensive rhythm throughout the game. We just didn't come out to play.