Tony Bennett, UVA Head Coach -
“I always ask our guys in the offseason: If you played [last year's version of] yourself one-on-one, could you dominate yourself now? If you can't say yes, then you have not done your job improving.“
Mark Downey
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Mark Downey
@mdowneyATU
Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Arkansas Tech University. Also the proud father of two wonderful boys, Bryce and Andrew
Russellville, AR
Joined July 2010
- So I have HS players that follow me on here & say they r being slept on yet I see them tweeting about smoking & posting girl fights. ✅off 📝
- MBB | A decade later, Mark Downey returns to ATU as Head Men's Basketball Coach. #FightOn #TheGAC bit.ly/2W3b1U8
- Chris Beard is 1 of the best! I am a Huggs guy yet understand both sides. These guys are cut from the same cloth-1 of us-JUCO/small collegeAfter #TexasTech defeated #WVU 62-59 on Wednesday, the #RedRaiders celebrated by dancing in the locker room & the video was released. WVU head coach Bob Huggins said it was "classless" and "bad for our game". Chris Beard addressed those comments today: #WreckEm @fox34
00:00 - “The greatest respect to a great player is to coach him hard!” Doug Collins on Michael Jordan. There are no truer words #LastDance
- So practice was sloppy today but what happened before we started was magical. Our players all pitched in and bought our student assistant 2K20 for his PS4. Chase works very hard for our program and it was great to see him be appreciated by our guys. #Changingculture #TeamNSU
- "Grinding" is working a 12 hour shift in a coal mine! I get to watch hoops all July not "grind!" Hate it when used in our profession!
- This woman! AMAZING!
- Thank you so much! This is not about me. There are so many assistants, players and my own family that have sacrificed to make this happen! I am humbled and grateful for that sacrifice.Big time congrats to @ATUMBB head coach Mark Downey (@mdowneyATU) for picking up his 250th career win! Another milestone achieved! #FightOn
- I am thankful today for my wife! She not only takes care of our fam but she pours a ton into our players and program! She keeps our fuel station stocked so our players have snacks and she made a Thanksgiving meal today with a little bit of home for everyone. I love you Ericka!
- Players-Please stop taking highest offer and go where u r needed most. JC All-American last year goes HM and is avg 7 mins/gm and 2.7 ppg.
- I am very proud! We had 8 players with a 3.0 GPA or above. 1 w a 4.0, 2 over a 3.8 and a team gpa just shy of 3.0. Five made the dean’s list
- How great is this? Giving God the glory on the greatest stage!Jared Butler (@J_Hooper11) was named Final Four MVP after leading @BaylorMBB to their first national title. “I’m not trying to preach a prosperity gospel but our Lord and Savior, I say it all the time: he gets us through everything. Jesus Christ, man, he’s the truth.”
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