Marty Simmons
Marty Simmons
Marty Simmonsis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Evansville. He was elected Mr. Illinois Basketball in 1983. He started his collegiate basketball career at Indiana University, before finishing up at the University of Evansville...
attention detail execute feeling guard pay team teams win
It is going to be a bear. Every team going over there has a feeling that they can win it. The teams that guard and execute and pay attention to detail are going to be the teams that win.
crowd early enthusiasm
I thought the crowd was great. We were down early and things weren't going our way. The crowd's enthusiasm got us back in the game.
numb pinch
I think we're all a little numb right now. We need to pinch ourselves.
character good guys half locker plays
Our guys showed a lot of character and heart. It wasn't going to real good there at the beginning. But we made some plays at the end of the half to give us some momentum, a little feel-good going into the locker room.
effort guys hat hearts played plays tip virginia
Our guys played well enough to win. The effort was there. They played their hearts out. Tip your hat to Virginia Union. They made some big plays down the stretch.
deserved guys hearts played union virginia
Our guys played their hearts out. We battled and battled and deserved to win. But Virginia Union made one more play than us.
basketball college compete conference four games guys job opportunity player putting season tremendous
Just to have the opportunity to compete for a conference championships with four games to go in the season would be something that any college basketball player would relish. Our guys have done a tremendous job of putting us in this position.
gets guards guys monster rebounds scores seems six
He's been a monster for us all year. He's a playmaker. It seems like he guards about six guys out there at one time. He scores big points, he grabs big rebounds and he gets big steals. I can't say enough about him.
ethic game gone great knowledge season skills work
He has come a long way. He had a lot of skills and knowledge of the game when he got here. But as the season has gone along, he's become more comfortable. He's done a great job. And with his work ethic and attitude, the sky's the limit.
animal great knows
He did a great job. He's an animal in there. He really knows how to move.
aggressive ball good taking
He was aggressive at taking the ball to the basket. He was very good defensively.
continue high leader level
He is a leader on this team. We need him to continue to play at a high level for us to be successful.
ability accelerate avoid deserving energy gives hard hopefully improve passing player unlike worked
He gives us a lot of energy from that standpoint. His anticipation, ability to avoid screens, and accelerate in the passing lanes is unlike any other player that I have ever coached. It is a very deserving record. He has worked hard for it and hopefully he can improve on it.
came guys half meant shot start
That 3-point shot at the end of the half really meant a lot to us. We came back out to start the (second) half and got another three, and the guys got more aggressive.