Bill Fennelly
Bill Fennelly
Bill Fennelly is the head women's basketball coach at Iowa State University. He has an all time coaching record of 596-250, coming from tenures as the head coach of the Toledo Rockets and the Iowa State Cyclones. In March 2007, Fennelly inked a "lifetime" contract with the Cyclones to continue as head coach for the remainder of his career...
balanced basketball care chance gives question road scoring taking
I don't think that there is any question that balanced scoring and taking care of the basketball on the road gives you a chance to win.
chuck fighting good points proud road team time
You don't feel good when you lose, and if you do, there's something wrong. At the same time, you've got to be realistic, and for our team to be down 19 points on the road and all the things that we were fighting through, I was proud that we just didn't say, 'It's time to chuck it in.' We did everything but that.
five herself literally talking time waited
In the time I've been here, I don't know if there's ever been a story like it. You're talking about someone who literally waited five years to play, five years to be a factor. She didn't give up on herself or her team.
couple everybody happened left months ok
If we would have left close, everybody would have said that's OK after what happened to us a couple of months ago.
coming happy level
Overall, I'm happy where we're are. We all know that there's another level coming Wednesday.
emphasized hard inability passing syndrome time
Right now, it's the old shoot-not-to-miss syndrome and passing up shots. We've emphasized that you don't pass up shots; if you miss, you miss. We've had a hard time scoring, but it's never been because of our inability to make a shot.
coached four game
I don't know if I've ever coached in a game with four turnovers.
coached good great seen
She's a great player, as good as I've ever seen and coached against.
calling coach defense good helps kids offense plays
Coach (Jack) Easley scouted this game, and our kids were calling the plays just like (Nebraska) were. We were energized and when you play good defense it helps your offense and when you play good offense it helps your defense.
five kid wait waited
Most of us won't wait five minutes. This kid waited five years to play.
beginning consistency depth games literally process talent wins
My thought process from the beginning has been, let's see if we can get enough wins to be in the postseason, and then go from there. We just don't have the consistency and the depth of talent to be able to say that these games are wins and these games are maybes. We've literally got to take it one game at a time.
difference feeling felt four games lose sorry
No one's upbeat; when you lose four games in a row, you shouldn't be upbeat. But there's a difference between what we felt and feeling sorry for yourself. There's still opportunities to play for.
daring inside missed
I thought we were a little intimidated inside. They were guarding us one-on-one and daring us to go to the basket. We missed way too many inside shots.
explain kids row shots stand struggle weird
It's just been one of those weird things, and you really can't explain it. You see kids that can stand here (in practice) and make 20 shots in a row and then we struggle (in games).