Mike Schwartz
@MikeSchwartzECU
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Head Coach • East Carolina University “Always Press Forward”
Joined September 2012
So proud of all our players on @Vol_Hoops. The passion, grit and resiliency of this team will always be appreciated. Thank you Vol Nation for being the absolute BEST fans in the Country all season! #tennesseebasketball #VolNation.
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Pirate Nation…so fired up to be here! It’s been a great first two weeks in Greenville with our team and meeting so many wonderful people in the community! Going to be an exciting weekend and week ahead 🏴☠️🏀🔥.#PurpleReign | #ecubasketball | #GoPirates.
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Pirate Nation…Thank you! The atmosphere last night in Minges was incredible. You delivered an electric environment that is as good as anywhere in the country. It was a “Main Event” feel because of your passion for @ECUAthletics .Appreciate it so much and WE WILL deliver back! 🏴☠️
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#VolNation one more thing. tonight in my house, I had this special person doing this all game long. #GirlDad Meet my daughter Sam.
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Thank You Vol Nation! What an incredible atmosphere and fantastic finish to the regular season! The BEST fans and fight song in the Country sounds even better as SEC Champs! “Rocky Top”. 2018 SEC Championship rendition! #Volnation #GBO #Vols
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Let’s Go! Fired up for @ECUBaseball and ANOTHER AAC Championship and NCAA regional in Greenville! 🏴☠️⚾️🔥 #ECUBaseball | #PurpleReign.
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Pirate Nation…we all lost a family member. Jeff dedicated who he is to ECU athletics, student athletes, coaches and fans. It’s very special in life to be a connector of people. Jeff Charles is that at the highest level. Thoughts, prayers, respect and love to Jeff and his family.
Rest in Peace to Jeff “The Voice” Charles, one of the best to ever do it. We know you will continue to Paint every game Purple with us from heaven.🏴☠️💜💛
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Pirate Nation…everything about the first month in Greenville has been fantastic! Really proud to be a part of this University and Community! Our staff and I are very excited about a big day tomorrow….#PurpleReign | #ECUbasketball | #GoPirates 🏴☠️🏀🔥
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Pirate Nation…awesome 1st summer in the books. Love this team and coaching staff! The guys worked really hard and we got better as a TEAM! Can’t wait to get back at it in a few weeks. 🏴☠️🏀🔥 #PurpleReign #GoPirates #ECUBasketball
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@ECUJungle It’s ON today! @ecubasketball coming to the Jungle! 🏴☠️🔥 Let’s go @ECUBaseball 🏴☠️⚾️ #PurpleReign | #ECUBaseball | #ECUBasketball.
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You heard right!! We KNOW we have the best student section and fans in the country!! Let's have some fun in Minges tonight!! Go Pirates! ☠️.#PurpleReign #MingesManiacs.
Hearing from our good buddy @GiardinaJosh that coach @MikeSchwartzECU REALLY wants Students jumping around and getting rowdy between the announcement of the starting lineups and tip off. When you hear “Turbulence” bounce around and give us the best home court advantage possible!!
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Congratulations @ECUWBB AAC CHAMPS!! Awesome group of players, coaches and staff! Earned and well deserved 🏴☠️.#NoQuarter #GoPirates 🏴☠️💜.
Cheering on @ECUWBB as they battle in the @American_Conf Title Game! Pulling for y’all as we prepare for our game tomorrow #NoQuarter #GoPirates 🏴☠️💜
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Excited to have (almost 🇫🇷 🇪🇸) everyone here for summer!.ECU 🏴☠️🏀 FAMILY!.#PurpleReign | #ECUBasketball
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@Minges_Maniacs and ECU Students. THANK YOU for an awesome first 2 games in Minges! You were the difference! We close out our 3 game home stand tonight at 7pm. We can have the BEST HOME COURT ATMOSPHERE IN THE COUNTRY!.#PurpleReign #ECU ☠️🏀🔥.
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Opportunity of a lifetime to be part of Coach Barnes staff & work with such an elite group of coaches, staff & student athletes.#RockyTop.
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The guys are ready. we just talked about a few things in the locker room. We must defend Kentucky trans game, Kentucky ball screen offense, and keep their guards out of the paint.
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Congratulations @JordanBone23 You earned it! Always had great work ethic and determination. We miss ya! #VFL #VolNation #Graduation2020.
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Incredible experience being in Barcelona! @RickBarnesUT Leading the team in Spain 🇪🇸!!! @Vol_Hoops #GoVols
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Have to let you know #VolNation. it was such a great locker room afterwards! The fellas doused Johnny with water and were chanting “FULKY. FULKY. FULKY” his response was. ”NO. NO. its all about TENNESSEE”!! That’s what we love about this group! So excited for next yr!.
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We can have one of the best student sections and home courts in the country! 🏴☠️🔥 Excited to meet @EastCarolina students and @Minges_Maniacs tonight!.Go Pirates! 🏴☠️#ecubasketball
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Excited about our first summer basketball camp here at ECU! 🏴☠️🏀 All of our coaches and players are looking forward to being on the court with Pirate Nation #PurpleReign | #ECUBasketball Register here ⬇️
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Watching #SECNTakeover 2019 SEC Tournament Semi-Final vs Kentucky. incredible game and atmosphere in Nashville!. Excited to relive the intensity of another great rivalry match-up vs Kentucky with #VolNation tonight!.
Associate head coach @MikeSchwartzUT will be live-tweeting tonight's #SECNTakeover replay of our win at Kentucky (7pm ET)!. Follow him and follow along for some real-time, front-line insights from The Rally at Rupp 🍊📲
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On offense. we need to be ready for early pressure, and more important than anything. take care of the ball! An area we have struggled with some. we need to be better tonight to have an opportunity to win.
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Had the pleasure of meeting Bill Walton 2X. Once as a HS player at his camp in SD and the other as an asst coach at Tenn. Both times he made me feel like he knew me forever…made a huge impact. He made life and hoops better for everyone. Tough, competitive and genuine person.
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Works everyday and takes pride in being one of the Elite Defenders in the country #Vols #SEC #defensivepoy
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#VolNation Excited to be with you tonight for this hard fought, late season match-up at Rupp. Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Let’s take a couple hours and enjoy this memorable Road Win together! #GBO #Vols.
Associate head coach @MikeSchwartzUT will be live-tweeting tonight's #SECNTakeover replay of our win at Kentucky (7pm ET)!. Follow him and follow along for some real-time, front-line insights from The Rally at Rupp 🍊📲
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Kentucky is really tough moving without the ball off screens. In this timeout, we’re stressing the importance of “staying attached” to cutters and rebounding! On offense. we are talking about running the floor like John just did. and advancing the ball with the pass like Jo did.
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Go get it SOMMER KNIGHT and @ECUTFXC tonight in Eugene! Pirate Nation and @ecubasketball are with you!! 🏴☠️🟣🟡 #PurpleReign | #ECUTrack | #ECUBasketball.
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#GBO 🍊.
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Thank you Pirate Nation for stopping by to meet our team! We really appreciate it! Let’s go get this one today! #PurpleReign Go Pirates 🏴☠️.
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Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the strong, beautiful and special Moms!.#PurpleReign | #ECUbasketball | #GoPirates
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Great win for a fantastic group of seniors capped off by @ShaqHarrison_3 big time finish on the break!
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@Minges_Maniacs @GiardinaJosh You heard right!! We KNOW we have the best student section and fans in the country! Let's have some fun in Minges tonight! ☠️🏀🔥.#PurpleReign #MingesManiacs.
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#VolNation is strong! Great idea, video and execution by @Vol_Football.
How far does the Tennessee Football family reach? 🤔. You'll never guess who we got to jump on a zoom call with us. #PoweredByTheT
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Hustle Plays WIN GAMES! Great tap and effort by Fulky and Jo. .
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Yves brings a lot of confidence to our guys that he will make what we call “fix it” plays. big one right there.
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@ECU_MBB_MGR appreciate all that you do EVERYDAY! College basketball isn't what it is without you guys! Ultimate TEAM 1st group of managers here at @ecubasketball Thank you! @bryce_bordeaux Hoyle Sneed @SloughCoop Adam Gottlieb. #PurpleReign #GoPirates #ECUBasketball.
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Be great to see TBA rock'n today for these two class acts @datkiddRobert and @LewEvans23 Very fortunate to be a part of their senior year!.
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Jake Morton…one of the very BEST coaches there is…and an even better person! Happy Birthday Coach!.🟣🟡🏴☠️ #PurpleReign.
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He is as hard a worker and warrior as we’ve ever been around. loves defense!.
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We have a long line up on the floor where we can switch defensively. but must be able to defend in the post. Big 3 Yves! Needed it! He works so hard everyday.
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Johnny has worked so hard on his “high release” shot. Coach Barnes has taught that shot for 20+ years! Since I played for him!.
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Those shots were huge. Jalen quieted the crowd. and gave a spark to our guys. Not easy to make shots vs a good defensive team on the road. Jalen just made 2 big ones! Focus in Timeout is back on defense and rebounding. can’t allow off boards.
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Plays may seem small. but “Ticket”, Devonte Gains has made 2 big plays that last 2 possessions. The loose ball rebound and that charge. Team was very fired up for Ticket in this timeout! Great work Ticket!.
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It’s execution time now. Coach Barnes is talking about specific shots, and wrinkles in plays we run to get specific looks in this timeout. .
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3 poss game. our ball. just gotta take care of inbounding and make FT’s. Never comfortable as a coach until the clock says 0:00.
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He will make the right read. attack, shot or pass. We trust Fulky. .
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We are in our “all out switch defense” Santi does a great job switching to protect the roll. huge play!.
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@cgodwin23 Wish it was! But that smooth, lefty swing from Coach (REGGIE) Williams looked a little like Mr. October! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
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Jo knew it right away. he needs to trust his pull up, and look to shoot over the defense. He said it right away when he came to the bench. The fellas are LOUD in this timeout! They know we’re right there. gotta defend and rebound down the stretch! A lot of talking in the huddle.
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Leading to offense. great play on both ends by Jo. over the top of the D. and Johnny doing what he’s been doing all night. making tough shots.
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In this timeout. we know that we have some momentum on offense, and the key will be to force contested shots. and rebound! Can not allow extra poss’s for Kentucky down the stretch. Yves will be on Richards. .
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Garrett (sports performance coach) and Chad (Trainer). do a great job keeping the guys fresh and feeling ready to go for the final 20! Guys are ready to go. we’re down. but we know we can play better and get back in it.
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Big point in the game right now. crowd in it. they have momentum.
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During a comeback in any game. TO’s can be so deflating. Our guys stayed tough and resilient in this game! Tough group.
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Tough way to end the half. in any late clock defense, where switching is the scheme. the most important thing to do is blockout and rebound. We didn’t do the job, and Nate Sestina made a big play to end the half.
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We have been hurt this season with fouling 3pt shooters. we will be better next season with that. Glad we were on the right end of that one! FT’s after a timeout are always a little more difficult. prob the sitting and extra time to think about them.
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Great day in Philly with @ToddWrightCoach and @TPlift. 2 of the VERY BEST! @sixers 1st class organization! #NBADraft
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Kentucky is very explosive on offense. huge block by Josiah. looking back, that was as big a defensive play as there was. That was a sure 2 points for Quickley.
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Juzang has hurt us this year. can’t let him get open looks.
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JB. a guy we always counted on to defend the other teams best perimeter player. He did a great job this year. and his whole career doing that. Love ya, and going to miss you JB.
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And there it is! Great read and find by Santi. Yves right where he needed to be. big shot!.
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That was the shot. THAT GOT IT GOING! Big shot Jo. keep trusting your shot, and play over the top of the defense! In this timeout, we kept talking about “protecting the paint” on defense. gap. gap. gap help! Get aggressive on offense. drive it, post it, rebound it.
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Again. Jalen with a big play in this game. Defense and rebounding is starting to pick up. and more importantly it’s leading to offense! We can feel the confidence growing at this timeout. players are talking and energy is high! Josiah, Fulky, Yves all talking. .
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Johnny Juzang another open 3. was a tough pass. but Coach called timeout to settle the guys down. We need to execute on defense, and not help off shooters like Juzang.
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Another late shot clock possession. we’re going to make that adjustment at half time. Kentucky playing good defense.
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Hagans 3rd foul. and Santiago executed EXACTLY what we talked about! Great job Santi!!.
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But he got it back with good hustle there. hustle plays win ball games. .
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That was a good call. Yves set a hard screen. but wasn’t set. .
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Main emphasis in this timeout was on offense. we need to get a shot, and can not allow their pressure to force us late into the clock. Has happened several times already. On defense. space if necessary. and keep their guards out of the paint. Quickley and Maxey are dynamic.
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