A lot of people ask me, why do you play Division III basketball? You don't get a lot of notoriety, you don't get a lot of fans ? but I guess we get a lot of fans. But this is it, for moments like these. |
Coach Tharp tells us that we're young adults doing something we love. It's really not that hard to motivate yourself. |
He just absolutely killed us in high school. We just didn't have someone that physical, that willing to just get it done. My last game, he had 20 (points) and 20 (rebounds). So, go figure. |
I was trying to put my nose in the back of his jersey and just follow him wherever he was going. I got a couple of good looks but for the most part, we did a good job on him. |
It's a plethora of things that go through your mind and it's hard to describe, but it never gets old. |
It's very special for the seniors, but we had the freshmen cut down the nets first. We wanted to plant that seed with them that this is what we do here. |
When you're playing a team like Grinnell, you have to be ready for anything. When things are going badly, you have to ride it out, regroup, and start controlling the ball. |