JUST IN: Saturday in Chicago there were St. Patrick's Day parades and they dyed the river green. And a South Side Catholic school finally won a big-school state title.
For just the 2nd time in 117 tournaments, a Chicago private school won the big one.
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Marist 56 Richwoods 53 Final
RedHawks heading to state for first time in program history. A thriller. Stephen Brown 13 pts, Chuck Barnes and TJ Tate 12 pts each. Brown and Tate deliver HUGE plays down stretch, including Brown tomahawk dunk. State semis vs Iggy/York on Friday.
FINAL: Marist 56 Richwoods 53. Charles Barnes 14 points/11 rebounds, Stephen Brown 13 pts/7 rebs, TJ Tate 12 pts for @MaristBoysHoops@HonorGloryFame, which clinches 1st state trophy in program history. Amarion Smith-Holley 16 pts for @Richwoodsboysb1@Richwoods_HS.
RedHawks are heading to State! We knock off a tough Richwoods team 56-53 in the Super-Sectional!
Chuck Barnes 15pts
Stephen Brown 13pts
TJ Tate 12pts
@Tim_OBrien10@Millar_S@michaelsobrien
THE REDHAWKS ARE IHSA CLASS 4A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS.
Marist 76, Homewood-Flossmoor (HF) 64.
FINAL HERE AT JOLIET WEST.
First sectional champion for @MaristBoysHoops since 1981.
@HonorGloryFame@MaristChicago
FINAL: Marist 76 HF 64. Charles Barnes 31 points, Stephen Brown 14 pts/7 rebs, Kendall Meyers 10 pts for @MaristBoysHoops, which wins 2nd sectional title in program history, 1st since 1980-81. @HonorGloryFame. Danny Ruffin 23 pts for @HFVikingHoops@HFHSAthletics.
Billy Donovan shares a lesson that changed how his players thought about winning.
At Florida, he had a manager track how long the ball was in each player's hands during a game.
He asked one of his starters: "How many minutes do you think you had the ball in your hands for the game?"
The player said 15 minutes when he had played 30.
The real numbers?
"A backcourt player, for the most part, is probably 92% of the game gonna be played without the ball in their hands. A frontcourt player - 95% of their minutes is gonna be played without the ball in their hands."
Think about that. You're playing without the ball almost the entire game.
"It's amazing to me how many players focus on points, points, points. That's what goes on ESPN. That's what gets the highlights."
"But if you're gonna strictly talk about winning and you're really driven and motivated by winning and competing and being a good teammate, you have to look at the fact is -- what am I doing with my 92, 93, 94, 95%?"
"Am I screening? Am I running the floor? Am I on the floor for loose basketballs? Am I rebounding? Am I taking a charge?"
"There's so many ways to impact the game with the amount of time you're on the floor when the ball's not in your hands."
This is what separates good players from winning players.
You control how you show up.
You control your attitude.
You control your effort.
Great teammates master what they do when no one's watching - and when the ball isn't in their hands.
Winning isn't about the glamour. It's about the 95%.
(🎥@Coaching_U )
(🎥@brendansuhr)