I feel terrible for those guys that they didn't get in. They deserved to get in. |
I not going to change things just to change them, because I need to get away from Mac's shadow. I won't do that. |
I try to pride myself on defense. Anything to give the team intensity on the defensive end. |
I'm going to feel like I have something to prove when I get there, much like when I came to UNI. It's going to be the top 64 players in the country, and I have an opportunity to compete against the best. |
I'm humbled and honored to be the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa. The excitement level for Panther basketball is at an all-time high and I look forward to continuing the growth of our program. With the players we have returning and the current recruiting class, I know we have the pieces in place to be successful. |
I've really worked on my defense. I think Coach would tell you that a couple of years ago, I wouldn't even have been on Ahearn. I probably would have been helping in the lane. |
In the [NCAA] tournament every year, we've been the underdog and we came in and played [teams] tough. This year we want to get over that hump and get a win. |
In the second half I kind of got it going a little bit. Coach put the ball in my hands and ran some plays for me, and I was able to hit some shots. |
Iowa guys have done tremendous things in our program. To be able to get another Iowa high school player, let alone one from our backyard, is a huge boost for our program. |
It was a good look. It was the shot we wanted. |
It was a little redemption after the Creighton game. |
It's hard right now, to think that I'm never going to wear this uniform again. |
It's two of the premier mid-major teams going at it. A lot of eyes will be on this game. |
Our defense is what sparked that (16-2) run. |
Our defense was good enough. Fifty-four points, I thought that would have been good enough. But we only scored 19 points the second half. We gave it our best. We just didn't make any shots. |