Rich Herrin
Rich Herrin
Rich Herrinis a college basketball coach at Morthland College. He was head coach of the Southern Illinois University Salukis men's basketball team from 1985 to 1998. He was also one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Illinois history, at Benton High School, where he coached numerous renowned players, including former NBA and Olympic star, Doug Collins, Saint Louis University Walk-On Legend "Jumpin" Joe Durham, as well as former Georgia Tech great, Richard Yunkus. After SIU, he coached...
balanced ball easy good scoring shoot
When you can shoot the ball like we did early, and you get off to a good start, good things are going to happen. We got good, balanced scoring from Kendrick (12), Simmons, Allen, and Childers (9) and we benefited from some good, easy buckets.
ball good shoot
When we shoot the ball like we did and don't have many turnovers, good things happen.
absolute beating capable check good offensive team unless
They're a team we're capable of beating unless they play like absolute gangbusters. They're not a big team, but they're a very good offensive rebounding team and we'll have to check them off the boards.
break fast playing run team time
They're playing well right now, like any team should this time of year. They'll come with excitement. They like to get up and down the floor. They run the fast break efficiently.
ball bit good liked played playing relaxed sure win
We started so good and then we relaxed a little bit and they played very aggressive. They're a good ball club. We'd have sure liked to win two and we didn't get it done, but at least we're playing and having some fun.
cover face hand three
We didn't cover the three and all we had to do was put a hand in their face and make them put it on the floor.
asks basketball believer bit coach great lead minutes ready relaxed
We had a big lead and thought we had it made, but we relaxed a little bit and they battled back. I'm a great believer you have to be ready to play 32 minutes of basketball if that's what your coach asks of you. I don't think we got that tonight.
allen brown came guys harder intensity level played second
We played a lot harder in the second half. We got some guys in there that wanted to play. Allen wanted to play, Brown came in and played. Our intensity level was much better than it was.
advantage boards cellar league nice victory work
We didn't really take advantage on the boards like we should have but, hey, it's a nice victory. We have to work for everything we get and it's nice that at least we're not in the cellar of the league now.
five game good last notch played six turned
He's a very good passer and played hard. And he turned his game up a notch the last five or six games.
allowed basketball good passes played tremendous
We made some good passes that allowed Childers to finish. He really played a tremendous basketball game.
anybody beginning best four game last losing nice played season three victory won
We played our best game of the year. Cahokia had won three of its last four only losing to Carbondale. This was a nice victory for us. I don't think anybody thought at the beginning of the season we would get 10 wins.
best game played
We played our best game of the year.
basketball game high last ready realize school seniors
We'll be ready to play. We have seniors who realize this will be their last high school basketball game if we don't win. They're going to play hard.