Ben Howland talks about Bonaventure in his SI interview
Apr 24, 2015 13:31:36 GMT -5
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Post by gdub2009 on Apr 24, 2015 13:31:36 GMT -5
This article gives an outsiders view on what type of job Mark Schmidt has done, by a pretty good coach in my opinion.
SI.com: You took two seasons off, visited a lot of coaches and did some media last year for Fox Sports 1 and NBC. What did you learn?
Howland: The first year I didn’t do media, so this last year was much more interesting from the stand point, going every week from my home in Santa Barbara to the East Coast to do A-10 games and that was really fun. The fun part was preparing for the teams. Just like you do when you’re coaching, you’re preparing for the opponent, but you’re also watching for yourself. Just the camaraderie, being around the kids, it’s just so fun to be around the kids again. I had a great experience hanging out with one of the kids who was a California kid at St. Bonaventure. First of all, I couldn’t believe what a great job Mark Schmidt at St. Bonaventure does. He has such a hard job recruiting there. He had this kid who went to Mayfair High School (in Lakewood, Calif.), Dion Wright. And I’m hanging around with this kid in the locker room for an hour, talking to him, watching film. The kids are one of the big things I miss most and having that relationship with players. I’m looking forward to that here.
www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/23/ben-howland-new-coach-mississippi-state-bulldogs-ucla-interview
SI.com: You took two seasons off, visited a lot of coaches and did some media last year for Fox Sports 1 and NBC. What did you learn?
Howland: The first year I didn’t do media, so this last year was much more interesting from the stand point, going every week from my home in Santa Barbara to the East Coast to do A-10 games and that was really fun. The fun part was preparing for the teams. Just like you do when you’re coaching, you’re preparing for the opponent, but you’re also watching for yourself. Just the camaraderie, being around the kids, it’s just so fun to be around the kids again. I had a great experience hanging out with one of the kids who was a California kid at St. Bonaventure. First of all, I couldn’t believe what a great job Mark Schmidt at St. Bonaventure does. He has such a hard job recruiting there. He had this kid who went to Mayfair High School (in Lakewood, Calif.), Dion Wright. And I’m hanging around with this kid in the locker room for an hour, talking to him, watching film. The kids are one of the big things I miss most and having that relationship with players. I’m looking forward to that here.
www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/23/ben-howland-new-coach-mississippi-state-bulldogs-ucla-interview
