Jerry Eaves
Jerry Eaves
Jerry Lee Eavesis an American college basketball coach and head coach and athletic director at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. He is the former head men's basketball coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University...
amount basketball business dollars games pay people program schedule type
Not a lot of people would play the type of schedule we play. These are pay games ? not winnable games. The business of basketball is different for us. We take these games to make x amount of dollars to keep our program running.
four played schedule three university wins
My alma mater, the University of Louisville, would not play the schedule we have. If we played their schedule in our gym, we'd have three or four wins by now.
enjoy good help knew men struggles
I knew our struggles would help us enjoy the good times. These young men have been through a lot this year, but they didn't make excuses. They just went out and executed, and now we're on a pretty good roll.
coaching fight kids love
I love the way my kids compete. To be short-handed and fight the way they fight, you just have to love coaching this team.
proud tough
I'm proud because it could have been a very, very tough season.
days practice prove sacrifice shape willing
They'll have to practice for about 10 days before I play them. They will need to get in shape and prove they're willing to sacrifice before they get back on the court.
hit situation tough
They hit their shots, and that's not traditionally what they do. It was just a very tough situation for us in the first half.
ball effort excellent job shoot
They are an excellent team. They play a lot of zone. We are going to have to shoot the ball better, but I think our effort will be better and I think we will be able to get the job done.
ball drought free game hanging hit missing next point road score shot start throws
Normally, on the road we don't hit shots. We get to a point in the game where we hit a drought and don't score for a while, and then we start missing free throws and the next thing you know we're hanging our heads. Tonight, we shot the ball with confidence. That was the difference.
bad last lost player three top year
Basically, we started the year without our top player from last year, and then we lost two of our top three scorers already this year. If we've had any kind of luck, it's been bad luck.
good hard includes kids played saw six struggling team tonight
It's hard to get up for a team that only has six players. Their roster includes some good players. They are a lot like us in that they have some kids struggling with grades, but like us they haven't made excuses, and you saw that tonight in the way they played us.
beat good percent
We're just not good enough to play at 75 percent and beat people.
glad needs school
What a legacy. It's something that needs to be done. I'm so glad the school is doing it.
chemistry hard played represent six super talent wins
I now know that chemistry is more important than talent. They adhered to a system, played hard and started to have success. The six wins represent super success.