Ed DeChellis
Ed DeChellis
Edward Richard DeChellisis an American college basketball coach and current head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy. Previously he was the head coach at Penn State from 2003-2011 and at East Tennessee State from 1996-2003. At Penn State, DeChellis led the Nittany Lions to an NIT Title in 2009 and a NCAA Tournament berth in 2011. DeChellis' years at East Tennessee State yielded three conference division titles and one NCAA Tournament berth. He was named the head...
heading looking numbers shows
Just looking at the numbers shows we're heading in the right direction.
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There was no pressure on us; we're just coming down and playing. No one thought we could win, other than the 12 guys we've got and three or four coaches. There were 16 thousand people who thought Illinois would win.
breathing close possibly
I didn't want them to have that little breathing room. I wanted to try to keep this close as we possibly can.
possibly practice
You can only do so much in one practice. You have an hour-and-a-half practice to put as much as you possibly can in.
exactly knew last trying
Last year, they knew exactly what they were doing. This year, this guy's starting, that guy's starting, probably because that's just the way it is. They're trying to find the right mixture.
building hard illinois indiana lead monday talked team tried understand win work
I talked to the team about building on the Indiana win. We didn't do that (after) the Illinois win. I tried to get them to under one win can lead to another win, and we'll work hard Monday to understand that this win could lead to another win.
kids pop sharp worked
I thought we were decently sharp today. I think the kids had a little energy, a little pop to their step, and it worked out well.
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I thought Wisconsin was on all cylinders in the first half and really shot the ball well and played well.
critical experience plays
Sometimes experience plays a critical part in this game.
guy inside obviously rugged tough
He's obviously a very rugged and tough inside guy who can score.
kids nice validate win
It's a very important win for us. Our kids did a nice job. But it doesn't validate our season.
figured good
I didn't know if it was good or not. I figured I'd find out shortly.
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He's just a force inside. I don't think anybody's really done a great, great job of handling him. We've just got to make it tough for him to get the ball, try to limit his touches with the basketball. And then when the shot goes up, somebody better get a body on him.
closer game gets kept maybe start
As the game gets closer and closer, the rim gets a little smaller. We kept inching, inching, inching, and maybe they start to play a little tighter. The pressure's all on them.