1993-94 27 4 .871. . Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball head coaches, Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, "Ex-UConn star Marshall to coach Cent. And why this challenge? That is the most compelling matchup, at least early, in all of the conference tournaments. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Sunday's top-25 matchup between Iowa and Wisconsin came down to the final moments, but the exciting finish was marred by the officiating. A father of six, Donyell has had a fractured relationship with Donyell Jr. One reason Donyell Jr. decided to play for his dad was to work through that, but it gets more complicated when the coach is your father. [9], On November 3, 2011, Marshall was announced as an assistant coach of the D-League's Maine Red Claws. Everybody here has been playing because theyve wanted it since they were 5 or 6 years old. I will say the Greg McDermott I know has always been respectful, standup. Marshall has started 33 straight games, and has played more minutes this season (29.2 average) than anyone else except Donyell Marshall and guard Doron Sheffer. 2023 Getty Images. Maybe you didnt love it all the time that I was your teammate, but for the most part. Dad has known only one lifestyle, the one created by the NBA. it felt like the NCAA Tournament. . 70.8 76.1 76.5. . [7] Playing just 25 games, he provided Philadelphia with veteran leadership and three point shooting. 2 Alabama erases 17-point deficit, wins SEC, From bubble struggles to NCAA seed improvement, why these final weekend games matter, All in the family: how three generations of Jaquezes have ruled West Coast basketball. He has such a good feel not just from the coaching side, and he's coached for 13-14 years now but he's also been on the players side. "Roles change," Marshall, 21, said last week. A: Those kids have grown up playing against one another, some of them, theres always that New Jersey versus New York. In four seasons, Marshall has guided the Blue Devils program to their highest single-season win total since 2012-13 and a return to the Northeast Conference tournament in 2017-18. . After that, I shot the ball so well. I wasn't doing anyone any good. (Photo by Bob Stowell/Getty Images), American basketball player Donyell Marshall of the University of Connecticut hangs from the hoop during a game against the University of Texas, Hartford, Connecticut, 1994. content: More High School Sports; So for me and. He is currently an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. They were best friends, thats how my parents met. University of Connecticut basketball players Donyell Marshall (left) and Donny Marshall talk on the bench, Hartford, Connecticut, 1994. He was also an assistant at coach at George Washington, Rider and Buffalo and with the Maine Red Claws G League organization before taking over at CCSU. He also vowed not to be outworked. Also from her father, who played basketball at UConn from 1991-95 and for five years in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets, she got her basketball game. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. When we first moved, the kids were from high school down to preschool and when he was traded, the one in high school [Taylor] was a senior, so I knew I was staying so she could graduate. He was wrong. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Q: What is it about Mike Anderson that you admire so much? content: ; color: #1e1e1e; For me to be able to go to games or practices, thats a big deal. I always believed that I was a soccer player playing basketball. Ill tell him, Im giving you a players perspective now. Being an ex-player, Ive also been able to go to the players and say, This is a coachs perspective, and they understand it. CCSU's Khalen Cumberlander looks for room around Hartford's TreVaughn Wilkerson during the second period. "He came here with a two-foot jump shot, and he wasn't a good jumper. The more Donny Marshall has played, the better a shooter he has become. We were college kids and we loved basketball and it was a big part of our life and we were really good friends and we grew up, you know? Q: There will be slightly fewer than 1,000 fans allowed in. CCSU won the game 75-60. Theyre gonna kill you a thousand paper cuts at a time. 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You have one life. Johnny Cash. Now hes 38 and, as of Tuesday, the NBAs all-time leading scorer. This was coach Donyell Marshall's first game as head coach. 2 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. The players now have to go into the locker room and decide, Are we gonna play hard for this guy who said something we didnt like? Its an impossible situation for everyone involved. The way he did that was basics: you play hard for each other, you care for one another, you listen to each other. Donyell Marshall's 12 Three-Pointers in a Single Game NBA 19.6M subscribers Subscribe 111K views 6 years ago Steph Curry tied Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant's record for three-pointers in. Hes been a great team player in the department. He joined Hearst in February 2021 after 21 years at The Hartford Courant, including three as the lead sports columnist. Former NBA mainstays Damon Stoudamire, Dan Majerle, Terry Porter, and Donyell Marshall have traded in the comforts of being a pro athlete for head-coaching positions in remote NCAA outposts On February 21, 2008, Marshall was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an 11-player deal that involved three organizations. Donyell Marshall, pictured coaching for Central Connecticut in 2018, played at UConn and was the 1994 Big East player of the year. "People come and go. She wants to play basketball in college. Fox College Basketball. Marshall was the head coach of the Blue Devils for five seasons. He is currently an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. To me, the most athletic team in the Big East. He was very physical and aggressive.. So he did a great job of knowing the history of the game, which I dont think a lot of youths today do. Marshall left UConn for the NBA at 21 and stopped playing at 35, appearing in nearly 1,000 games for eight franchises over 15 seasons. But he certainly quieted the naysayers in his NBA career. Marshall played for Jim Calhoun at UConn and that Calhoun coaching tree has sprouted many roots. She always laughs because I have three or four Johnny Cash shirts I wear, Donny Marshall said from Los Angeles on Friday. As he goes about that, on the court each day is his son Donyell Jr., a walk-on player, and Marshall is trying to build a deeper relationship there. HUSKY Health is helping immigrants. My father wasnt around when I was growing up, he said. Were around each other every day, and hes seen me in an environment hes never seen me.. As a 4-year letter winner, he helped lead the Huskies to the postseason each of his last 3 seasons as co-captain. donny and donyell marshall brothers. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. "We thank Donyell for his dedication to Central Connecticut State University as well as the men's basketball program for the past five years," interim athletic director Tom Pincince said. Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He said the wrong thing, now what are you gonna do to fix it? Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? A: Probably growing up having a mother (Bobbi) who raised me since I was 1 all by herself, my brother (Buddy) was 6 at the time. Marshall understands difficult beginnings. 4 pick, and I didnt play right away and a lot of people thought this and that, and I came back and my next 12 years were pretty good. He had no idea I was coming to the house, its eerie. And after games he was always, Can I get this? Bob Marley. So I think that theres more pressure on Seton Hall because of the expectations at the beginning of the season, and because of the pieces they have. A: I think because I was a late bloomer I really didnt get into the game until I was about 16 I always had something to prove. But Buddy, seven years older, moved to . "Donyell is a man of high character and was a valued member of our staff. Marshall has his work cut out for him to prove people wrong. My question? '91-92 '92-93 '93-94. His Twitter feed blew up with congratulations. Lori Riley: Some From Dad, Some From Mom,, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Welcome to the new courant.com: Whats changed, FAQs and more, Lori Riley: Some From Dad, Some From Mom, Savannah Marshall Blends It All, Azzi Fudd cleared to return to UConn lineup; Dorka Juhasz will also play in Big East opener against Georgetown, No. As Marshall went from one NBA city to the next, the family stayed put. 3-pt. Find out who you are. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Until Marshall spoke up. background-color: #c52026; The black kids are calling me white and the white kids are calling me black, there was never any feeling sorry for yourself, it was: Have pride, do something that no one in this family has ever done before, and do something that no one expects you to do. College basketball coaching changes for 2021-22, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. We always have a good time and were joking around and laughing. When I was playing with the Cavaliers, I remember at one point I was shooting the ball really poorly. I said it was my wife. She was a prolific scorer. I'm willing to wait.". He tries to see Savannahs games when he can he probably gets to about half of them during the season but hes on the road a lot as a college basketball announcer for FoxSports and the Brooklyn Nets. James, probably, was never happier to have gone straight from high school to the NBA. Soon, he was spending five hours a day, six days a week at the club. One thing today is a lot of guys dont know about the past. He played alongside future Hall of Fame nominees Karl Malone and John Stockton as a role player with the Jazz. . We came from a rough upbringing single parent, his dad died when he was young so you had to be the man, and you always had to show that pride and play with that. "I guess Donny always felt he had to look after his mom," said UConn assistant coach Howie Dickenman, who recruited Marshall away from Washington State. Jim Calhoun and the UConn mens basketball team were playing their Big East opener against Marquette, and it was not going well. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. He turned the ball over and Calhoun called a timeout and Marcus had the ball and Calhouns like, Give me the ball! Donyell gets home when he can and Leea gets to Connecticut when she can. display: block; With Cobi Jones, Rick Majerus and Donyell Marshall. I'm here to help.". We wish Donyell all the best moving forward.". }. Marshall, a prolific scorer at Federal Way High School from 1987-90, starts and averages 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds for the other Huskies, the Big East Conference regular-season champions and the No. record that would. Theyve done a tremendous job of, sometimes helter-skelter, gaining the respect, not just in the Big East, but nationally. including teammates Ray Allen and Donyell Marshall. Their season ended last week with a win over Wagner, but they failed to make the Northeast Conference tournament. "We were down, so was the school. I did use those situations to make myself into the man I am today, but I never held a grudge against him and my mother didnt either and I think thats where I got it from. Teams essentially begin each season with a handful of losses that are sure to come, some of them ugly, from road guarantee games against high-major programs that can bring over a hundred thousand dollars apiece. Our relationship was rocky because when Im yelling at him during games and trying to get on him and teach him, he looks at me like Im wrong or I shouldnt say that, and Im like, Im coaching you. And so a lot of times we ended up being frustrated at each other and wed get home and I didnt talk to him and he didnt talk to me., Im hoping, its kind of personal, but since he was playing basketball, he was never really around, Donyell Jr. said. Donny is remarried and has two young daughters. [10], In September 2013, Marshall became an assistant coach of the Rider University men's basketball team. I called his wife at the time, said, Hey Ill pay for everything, whatever you need for his funeral, Ill take care of it. And she said, Why would you do that? And I said, Cause I know he wouldnt do that for anyone. I got to get it off my chest, and we kinda moved on from there. He is a great coach before hes a great black coach. With the Nets, Marshall made it to consecutive NBA Finals in 2001-02 and 200203. I think Creightons whole team. His father lives in West Hartford. I have an 8-year-old daughter and she fills the room and it flips off.. But its a hard job. content: More Sports Videos; I wanted to smile, but I knew the camera was going to be right on me, but if you look real close you have to be able to see me biting my lip trying not to, Marshall said. Those guys love playing together, theyre unselfish. . Q: Your favorite Big East Tournament memory? Even during games, when he gets down on himself, Im able to approach him and he understands where its coming from.. I have so much respect for her because she knows the game so well.. One of the things I tell them is youre in a business right away, Marshall said of Whaley and Bouknight. She raised Donny and his brother Buddy by herself, at times holding multiple jobs. When someone who was the fourth pick in the NBA draft and played in the NBA for 15 years tells you its not good enough, guys respond. I think he holds every player accountable. I stopped at the house, Im telling you on a whim. For more information, as well as all the latest NBA news and highlights, log onto the league's official website at http://www.NBA.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nbaSubscribe to NBA LEAGUE PASS http://www.nba.com/leaguepassDownload NBA Game Time http://www.nba.com/mobileLike us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nbaFollow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nbaFollow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nbaFollow us on Tumblr http://nba.tumblr.comShop for NBA Gear: http://store.nba.com We wish Donyell all the best moving forward." After averaging 25.1 points as a junior at UConn, Marshall was the . Calhoun called a timeout and, who was the point guard? Sellers, also a head coach for the first time, is 15-42 so far. Theres no doubt about it, that when the Big East Tournament comes around, UConn fans filled that building. Q: You upset the University of Washington when you chose UConn. look. I had to get out.". margin: 16px auto 0; document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. color: #1e1e1e; I think weve made it into a driveway thing, Landino said. Then I figured I would pass her off. Donny Marshall had a successful career at UConn under then-coach Jim Calhoun. Savannah lives with her mom and stepfather, Bob Landino, and younger sister. 1992-93 15 13 .536. . Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Hes a we guy, not a me guy.. He has decided to live in campus. Were thankful we have Savannah because sometimes when you get divorced, it just goes away. width: 100px; } Its what makes you happy. Its sort of that corny generic saying that parents have been telling their kids for years. (Photo by Bob Stowell/Getty Images). Sometimes I drive down the driveway like 2 mph., Then we get in the garage and we finish up. We've received your submission. Former UConn assistant Dave Leitao hired Marshall when Leitao coached in the NBA Development League.