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KU and ESU coaches share a bond on the court
DYLAN SHERWOOD @dmantheman2011
If you were to ask Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider and Emporia State women's basketball coach Jory Collins what their favorite memories were as colleagues, you might think it would be when Emporia State won the Division II National Championship in 2010.
The two gave the crowd of al
On Sunday, the two good friends met for the first time in Kansas' final exhibition game against the Hornets. Collins was Schneider's protege at Emporia State, serving as a student assistant, volunteer assistant, graduate assistant and assistant coach. He finally took over the reins for Schneider when he left for Stephen F. Austin in April 2010.
most 3,000 people of Crimson and Blue and Vegas Gold a very worthy game on a Sunday afternoon, with Kansas coming out on top, 68-57.
Schneider said that this was a good game for them to play, even with it being an exhibition game.
["Emporia State] can really execute, move it and pass it. They kind of reminded me of the [San Antonio] Spurs a couple of years ago," Schneider said.
The Hornets, the No.1 team in Division II, came into Allen Fieldhouse leading by 11 points in the 2nd quarter, but Collins knew that Schneider had something up his sleeve. A 10-0 run late in the second brought the Jayhawks within one at the halftime break.
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good players, you're gonna make runs," Collins said.
"You know they are not gonna quit, be super tough and compete and when you have some
Schneider answered the call with the Jayhawks opening up the third quarter with another 10-0 run in the first 1:54 of the period. Collins knew his team was in trouble when that happened.
"I think any team, especially a young team, sometimes when you get behind you think you are going to shoot your way back into the game and we got down six or eight, and we took about three straight ill advised shots and played a lot smarter in the second hall" Schneider said.
fourth period until the end" Collins said.
Collins knew when Kansas came out with the spark in the second half drawing four charges and answering the call out of the locker room.
Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider and Emporia State head coach Jory Collins talk before the game on Sunday.
“[We] ran out of gas at the end of the third period and into the
Even though Collins was upset that his team did not get the win, he says his team could learn some stuff from this game. Collins also added that this game can help Kansas out as well.
"We were able to do things to cause them problems and they are gonna be able to watch it and be ten times better." Collins said.
Schneider knows that Emporia State is a good team under Collins and knows what he has to offer for the Emporia community.
"I think the MIAA is in trouble, they are very very worthy of the No.1 ranking" Schneider said.
Schneider also knows he will be rooting on Collins and his team, but just not on Sunday when the two finally faced off for the first time ever.
"Nobody will root on them
harder than I will," Schneider said.
After facing his former team and former colleague, the two will still be in touch on a regular basis as each teams' season begins this upcoming weekend.
Kansas will open up the regu.
lar season at home next Sunday against Texas Southern at 2 p.m. The Jayhawks have won the last two meetings against Texas Southern. Schneider has faced Texas Southern before on December 4, 2010 losing 64-63.
- Edited by Derek Skillett
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