Steve Hawkins
Steve Hawkins
Steve Hawkinsis an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Western Michigan University. He had previously served as the head coach at Quincy University...
brian dimension emerged gave guard point
Brian really emerged as a point guard and gave us a dimension that was different than Rickey.
brian force greatness point
He showed his competitive greatness tonight. At a point when things were getting shaky, Brian was our steadying force.
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He'll get 25, 26 or 27 points and you'd walk out swearing he got 12. He's not flashy, but he gets three or four threes and he gets eight to 10 free throws.
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Indiana State is a talented team that will provide a great challenge for us in the Bracket Buster. They were ranked in the top 25 at one point and they've beaten Indiana. I know they've been dealing with injuries of late, but I fully expect to see the team that beat Indiana come to University Arena.
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Besides his scoring and everything, he's constantly shifting the praise to others. He was close to breaking the school scoring record and we'd mention it and he's like: 'Yeah, whatever.' He talks about how well everybody else is playing. You put all that together and he's a dream come true.
best start team
At the start of the year, I thought they were the best team in the MAC. They still may be.
areas brian effort regardless since
That's been Brian since he's been here. All of the effort areas are always there, regardless of his scoring.
ball defensive game late shooting stops
We haven't been shooting the ball well lately. But we got some defensive stops late in the game and I really think that was a big part of it.
few guys year
He's a beast. He's one of the few big guys you're going to see all year long that has more assists than turnovers.
chance good kids team tough wait
We have a chance to be a good team by the end of the year, ... but we can't wait long on the young kids because we have a tough schedule. I have to be patient.
asked
We asked him to take on that role.
game
We competed hard; we just couldn't keep them off the glass. That was the game in a nutshell.
calm came fire house stayed tonight
They came out tonight like a house on fire but fortunately for us we stayed calm and composed.
class four high ranked
We've got four freshmen, and some ranked our class as high as No. 30 in the country,