Frank Martin Xav Rov Qab UMass rau nws qhov kev ua tau zoo ua ntej, tab sis paub tias nws yuav ua siab ntev

Frank Martin paub qhov nws xav tau, tab sis kuj paub tias nws yuav siv sij hawm ntev heev kom mus txog qhov ntawd.

Martin, 56 xyoo, coj los ua tus thawj coj tus txiv neej ntaus pob ncaws pob ntawm UMass lub Peb Hlis kawg nrog rau lub hom phiaj ntawm kev rov ua dua qhov kev pab cuam ib zaug txaus siab rau nws qhov ua tau zoo ua ntej.

UMass yog qhov chaw Julius Erving ua si los ntawm 1969-71 nyob rau hauv tus kws qhia Jack Leaman, thaum qhov kev zov me nyuam tau yeej Yankee tsis tu ncua-lub caij sib tw thiab tsim nyog rau NIT.

Nws yog qhov chaw Marcus Camby ua si rau John Calipari nyob rau hauv nruab nrab-1990s thaum Minutemen ua ib tug neeg tseem ceeb yim thiab ib tug zaum kawg Plaub uas tom qab so.

"Nws tau tshwm sim ua ntej," Martin hais rau hnub Thursday ntawm Atlantic 10 hnub xov xwm ntawm Barclays Center, hais txog UMass qhov kev ua tiav keeb kwm.

South Carolina raug rho tawm haujlwm Martin Lub Peb Hlis 14 Tom qab 10 lub caij nyoog, suav nrog Plaub Plaub Qhov Kawg Hauv 2017. Nws tsaws ntawm UMass vim nws tus poj niam, Anya, yog lub hnub qub hurdler ntawm pab pawg UMass taug qab thiab vim nws ntseeg hauv lub zeem muag ntawm UMass tus thawj tswj hwm Martin Meehan thiab AD Ryan Bamford.

Martin hais tias, "Ryan Bamford thiab cov thawj coj tau ntseeg kuv tias lawv xav ua UMass dua - lub zog hauv tebchaws," Martin, uas nws txoj haujlwm tau xaiv los ua kom tiav qib yim hauv 15-pab pawg sablaj thiab muaj cov pab pawg thib ob Preseason All-A10 tus neeg saib xyuas laus Nau-ees. Fernandes, uas nruab nrab 14.9 ntsiab lus thiab 5.3 pab.

"Kuv tau caum Kansas thiab Kentucky rau 18 xyoo dhau los," nws hais txog nws lub sijhawm qhia South Carolina hauv SEC thiab ua ntej Kansas State hauv Big 12.

“Cov no yog ob lub tsev kawm ntawv uas kuv tau caum. Kuv tsis xav ua haujlwm tsuas yog ua dab tsi. Kuv xav ua qhov chaw uas caum cov tsev kawm ntawv no yog ib feem ntawm lub luag haujlwm hauv tsev kawm ntawv thiab lawv tau ntxias kuv txog qhov ntawd thiab kuv tsis pom tias yog vim li cas peb thiaj li khiav tsis tau thiab pom tias muaj dab tsi tshwm sim. "

Rau nws txoj haujlwm, Martin yog 286-201 nrog tsib qhov kev sib tw NCAA, plaub ntawm Kansas State. UMass tsis tau mus rau Big Dance txij li xyoo 2014 thaum Derek Kellogg yog tus kws qhia. Tus qub UMass tus neeg saib xyuas tam sim no yog tus pab hauv Martin.

Martin hais tias "Kuv yuav tsum nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm zoo li kuv ib txwm nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm," Martin hais. "Ntawm K-State peb tau txheeb xyuas ob lub hnub qub cov txiv neej uas dhau los ua tsib lub hnub qub txiv neej thiab peb tau txheeb xyuas cov txiv neej tsib lub hnub qub thiab peb tau txais kev sib koom ua ke ntawm ob qho tib si thiab nws yog lub sijhawm tsib xyoos zoo tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm tsev kawm ntawv.

"Koj mus rau South Carolina thiab [peb muaj] ob lub caij nyoog zoo tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv, thiab lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws rau xyoo hauv tsev kawm ntawv txij li xyoo 1971."

Tseem, Martin muaj nws txhais tes puv ntawm UMass nqa ib pab pawg tshiab ua ke. Tsuas yog ob tus neeg ua haujlwm sib hloov tseem nyob hauv xyoo tas los - Fernandes thiab tus neeg saib xyuas lub tsho liab TJ Weeks Jr.

Peb ntawm nws tus qub South Carolina cov neeg ua si - thib ob rau pem hauv ntej Ta'Quan Woodley, tus txiv neej laus laus Wildens Leveque thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm tiav tom ntej Brandon Martin - ua raws nws mus rau UMass. Nws kuj tau ntxiv kev hloov tsheb los ntawm UConn, Nebraska, Boston College thiab LIU.

Martin hais tias "Kev ua siab ntev yuav tsum yog koj tus khub thib 1," Martin hais. "Cov txiv neej uas kuv khaws cia, cov txiv neej uas hloov mus rau hauv, cov txiv neej uas kuv xaiv tawm hauv tsev kawm ntawv theem siab, lawv txhua tus ua nws thawj zaug hauv kuv qab thiab kuv sim kawm lawv, lawv sim kawm kuv.

"Kuv tsis muaj cov neeg uas nkag siab qhov kuv xav tau yog li kuv yuav tsum ua siab ntev thiab kuv tau txais cov neeg ua haujlwm tshiab txawm tias txhua tus ntawm kuv cov neeg ua haujlwm tshwj tsis yog Ricky Harris thiab Derek Kellogg ua si rau kuv."

Zoo li txhua tus kws qhia Division 1, Martin tseem tab tom nrhiav lub npe tshiab, Duab thiab nyiam toj roob hauv pes hauv kev ntaus pob hauv tsev kawm qib siab.

Nws tau hais tias "Kuv xav tias nws yuav dhau mus ntev rau lub qhov rooj qhib," nws hais. "Qhov nyuaj yog nws tsis yog cia qhib nws thiab cia peb muaj txoj kev npaj mus. Lawv nyuam qhuav qhib nws thiab hais tias hmoov zoo thiab tau muab pov rau peb ua tus kws qhia los tswj kev ua haujlwm tab sis peb tsis tuaj yeem koom nrog.

"Cov kab qub Bill Parcells, lawv xav kom peb ua noj hmo, tab sis tsis mus yuav khoom noj. Nws zoo li peb tab tom ua tam sim no. Peb tsis raug tso cai los koom nrog kev sib txuas A thiab B tab sis tseem peb yuav tau txais kev lav phib xaub sab hauv hauv tsev kawm ntawv thiab hauv peb chav txee los ntawm peb cov neeg ua si hais tias leej twg tau nyiaj thiab leej twg tsis yog. Txhua tus xav tias peb koom nrog ncaj qha thiab peb tsis yog. Nws yog qhov nws yog. Ib yam dab tsi yuav raug xam pom thiab cov dej yuav tau daws. "

Raws li deb npaum li cas Martin era ntawm UMass yuav ua si, cov ntaub pua plag yog dawb tab sis suav cov qub UMass thiab tam sim no Saint Louis tus kws qhia Travis Ford ntawm cov uas ntseeg Martin yuav ua rau muaj qhov zoo.

"Nws yuav ua tau zoo heev," said Ford, uas tau coj UMass mus rau NIT kev sib tw kev sib tw xyoo 2008. "Lawv ntaus hauv tsev. Kuv txhais tau tias, los ntawm txhua yam. Tus kws qhia zoo, muaj pov thawj tus neeg ua haujlwm zoo, tab sis kuv tau nyob ntawd. Koj yuav tsum yog tus muag khoom. Kuv txhais tau tias, nws nyuaj rau mus txog ntawd.

"Thiab nws yog tus zoo tshaj plaws social media-wise. Nws twb energized tias fanbase. Nws tau txais Amherst. Kuv xav tias nws yog qhov zoo rau ob leeg. "

Nws hais ntxiv tias: “Nws tau muab ib pab neeg zoo ua ke nws thawj xyoo, tab sis nws yog txhua yam txog kev yeej. Koj yuav tsum yeej, thiab nws yog tus neeg ncaj ncees kom tau txais nws yeej thiab lawv yuav tawm hauv kev sib tw. "