Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidtis an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at St. Bonaventure University. He took the job at the start of the 2007–08 season after holding the same position at Robert Morris University. During the 2008–09 season, he led St. Bonaventure to a 15–15 record, and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament, the school's first since 2005. He played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the 1980s...
coming experience gaining proud team
I'm really proud of our team. Our team is really coming together. We're a very young team, but we're gaining experience quickly.
coming guy impact jump less score start time
I think for a young guy like Colson, coming off the bench, there is less pressure. You get to see what is going on and then can come in and give us a jump start which he has done. I tell him all the time that you don't have to score a lot to have an impact on the game.
concerned industrial loss
I'm very concerned about the loss of our industrial base.
ball close few games losses lost might road struggled turned
I know we have struggled on the road. But many of those losses were by a few points. We have turned the ball over too much on the road and lost leads. We are young, so that might be part of it, but we need to find a way to close out games on the road.
close game good hard knew played plays teams
I knew it was going to be a close game because you have two good undersized teams who try to out-scrap each other. We didn't always play well but we played hard and we made plays when we had to.
gives goes guy hard hot jackson jump problems rely
The big guy gives us problems. He gives A.J. Jackson problems, just his height. When A.J. struggles, we have a hard time. We can't just rely on jump shooting. That goes hot and cold.
four francis success tough twice won
St. Francis is a tough place to play, but, fortunately, we have had some success there. We've won twice in my four years. We really need this one, though.
dead game last
It was a game of runs. In essence, FDU had the last one -- and it was way too long. You just can't go dead for 10 minutes.
ball horse inside paramount plays second sitting
It was paramount for us to get him the ball in the second half. When your horse inside has been sitting for an hour, it's really important to get him into the game. He's our low-post presence. When he plays well, we usually play well.
found guys kids shows
The kids found a way to win. That shows our guys are confident.
defensive forced heels intensity played strong
Their defensive intensity was there and forced us out of our offense. We played on our heels and weren't strong with the ball.
ball cut lead push second
They cut into our lead in the second half, but that was probably my fault. I thought we were tentative and we didn't push the ball as much.
needed playing tough
We were playing with a sense of desperation, which is what we needed after some tough losses.
conference finish northeast picked supposed
We were picked to finish 10th in the league. So, we weren't even supposed to even be in the Northeast Conference Tournament.