This is the second time
@CoachAK13
has started out 16-2. His 2012-13 Ole Miss team also began 16-2 and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
#WinAsOne
My โค๏ธis Heavy for My Brother
@CoachHuggs
He loved His Players๐ฏ
He loved His School
@WVUhoops
๐ฏ
He loved His People = West โbye Godโ Virginia ๐ฏ๐ฏ
And WE โค๏ธhim Back ๐๐ผ๐ฏ
17th yr as a HC โฆ Never had a Team who โgrewโ More from start 2 finish than this Special Group ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Sorry 2 see it end but Thankful to experience it
w/them ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐
Hard to End It on the wrong end ๐ฏ๐ฏ
But So PROUD of My Guys who fought to the end ๐๐ผ
#JustTheBeginning
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#WinAsOne
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Truly Appreciate The Support in Our Quest to Return to Relevancy โผ๏ธ
I donโt put โPersonal stuffโ on Social Media โฆ BUT, 2day is an exception โฆ
To The BEST Man I Know = Happy 80th Bโday Dad โค๏ธ
@GrampsKennedy
College Athletes get THE BEST medical care in their respected communities = Bar None ๐ฏโ๏ธ
?? = What would this do to local (college towns = SEC, B12, etc) economies ๐ณ
#TheStruggleIsREAL
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What a wโend ๐
So PROUD of My Guys for Keeping The FAITH ๐๐ผ
Committing 2 The Work โผ๏ธ
And Making The Plays๐ฏ
101-36 over last 4 seasonsโ๏ธ
Conf ๐Champs 2 of last 3
Appreciate ALL who Supported ๐ซก
Humbly ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
SO Proud of Our Guys๐ฏ
@UHCougarMBK
is Good & Played Well โ๏ธ
Not Our Best Game but This ๐Season was a Great Step 4ward.
Thank U to ALL who helped US move
@UAB_MBB
back 2 the Bartow Standard ๐๐ผ
REBS ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Co B
@CoachMikeBianco
= The Consummate Proโ๏ธ
Head Down, Keep Grinding, Keep Believing, Keep โEmpoweringโ Your Guys
@OleMissBSB
โพ๏ธ
โAre U Readyโ โ๏ธ
Damn Right โผ๏ธ
@OleMissMBB
@jeffborzello
@OleMissKermit
Kermit is My Friend ๐ฏ
Heโs a GREAT ๐Coach !!!
Appreciate him bringing Marshal Back ๐ฏโ๏ธ
Another example of his leadership !!
MH Knows What It Takes =
Breaking: per Central Arkansas AD Brad Teague, all 82 players (plus coaches and staff) had their second COVID-19 test taken yesterday come back negative. That's two consecutive negative tests for the whole team, which means they're all clear for the game tomorrow at UAB.
How about we recap some history real quick...
โข UAB's sixth conference tournament title
โข UAB set a new single-season record with its 27th win of the 2021-22 season
โข UAB punched its ticket to its 16th NCAA Tournament
Oh...and it's
@CoachAK13
's birthday today!!
#WinAsOne
Wed, Dec 23rd, Georgia Tech ๐ coming to Bartow โ๏ธ
@UAB_MBB
1st ACC opponent in โThe House That Gene Builtโ since 2013
#WinAsOne
๐ฏ
#JustBlaze
๐ฅ๐๐ฅ
.
@FAUMBB
came into this March Madness with 0 NCAA Tournament wins...
They're leaving it having accomplished:
- first Sweet 16
- first Elite 8
- first Final Four
What a run for the Owls ๐
Congrats to
@AlabamaMBB
for Programโs 1st Trip to Final 4 ๐ฏโ๏ธ
@nate_oats
Mark Sears = Top 5 EVER ?!
โMuleโ King โฆ Enimo Whatley
Buck โฆ Big Shot Bob
TR Dunn โฆ A Lot of Great Players โผ๏ธ
Mark Sears: Hard work is undefeated. ... My dream came true today.
The young man from Muscle Shoals had to go away and go to work to find the player inside. He came back and carried Alabama home.
SO Proud 2 Be Back In Charge of My ๐Program ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Going 2 Work Daily to Get This Program BACK 2 Coach Bartowโs Vision ๐ฏ๐ฏโ๏ธ
We Will
#WinAs
โ๐ผ
Our Thoughts & Prayers go out to The Bartow Family after the passing of โThe 1st Ladyโ of
@UAB_Athletics
๐๐ผ
To Honor Ruth Bartow, our Team will wear these shirts to warm up before our games on Thur & Sat
#Family
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If Players Choose to Cancel the remainder of the ๐Playoffs, arenโt they then Eliminating the โPlatformโ ๐บ from which They can Best ๐คVoice their views/perspective ?!?
#ConfusingStrategy
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Educate me Twitter ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
Playing off this: If you had to choose 4 college head coaches you most want to drink with, who would you choose?
For me, 3 layups:
- Bob Huggins
- Andy Kennedy
- Chris Ogden
No clear-cut No. 4 for me. Suggestions????
CB was one of the 1st people who reached out to me when I 1st got hired in โ06 ...
A True Gentleman whoโs โreachโ went Well Beyond being a Great ๐Player ๐๐ผ
Kudos to
@OleMissMBB
&
@KeithCarterOM
for Commemorating him in this Lasting Way โ๏ธ
#HottyToddy
๐ฏ
Coolidge Ball's place in
@OleMissMBB
history will soon be honored by the school with a statue. He made sure from the beginning that his impact went beyond basketball:
For Marshall Henderson and
@OleMissMBB
we go back to 2014. Henderson went for 29 points on 10-18 from the field to lead the Rebels to a 91-88 victory over Missouri. Do you remember this one
@CoachAK13
?
Tough 3 Days in FL โฆ Inexcusable to NOT Defend to The Level Necessary to Win on the Road โ๏ธ
WE Will Get This Right๐ฏ
Donโt Abort This ๐๐Journey ๐๐ผ
MY Responsibility to Get US Right ๐ฏ๐ฏ
#HangOn
#WinAsOne
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
Didnโt Play to Our STANDARD โ๏ธ
But The ENERGY in Bartow got US Over The Hump ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Truly Appreciate Our Blazer ๐Faithful ๐๐ผโผ๏ธ
#WinAsOne
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That backcourt is looking even more dangerous ๐ฅ
UAB adds standout guard and defender Eric Gaines (
@EricDaGoat
) to the roster! Gaines, a former LSU Tiger, ranked tied for 12th nationally with 70 total steals in 2021-22 ๐
๐ฐ:
#WinAsOne