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...
call matter
We just want the call to be right, no matter what it is.
tried
We just tried to not let them be comfortable.
certain order win
We have to do certain things in order for us to win games. And if we don't do those certain things, we're not going to be able to win.
against breakout dangerous game hoping pieces played seen struggled
There a very dangerous team, they've got all the pieces there. They've kind of struggled here lately. You're kind of hoping the breakout game isn't against you. We've seen what they've done when they really played well.
ball blocking continue offensive work
We're not a big team. We have to continue to work on blocking out and offensive rebounding the ball -- getting after it.
except guys pressure three win
No one thought we could win except the 12 guys we have and three coaches. There was more pressure on their side.
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.
confidence needed obviously
We needed a game, we needed a confidence builder, and this is obviously one that was very important for us.
challenged dakota days followed game good north shots state team
No disrespect, but North Dakota State went in there with a pretty good game plan, followed their game plan, challenged some shots -- they went in there and they were able to win. It's not impossible; a team just did it two days ago.
good zone
The zone has been pretty good for us. We'll try to see what we can do with it (tonight).
guys realize slip trying
The thing I'm trying to get these guys to realize is that we've had some opportunities that we really let slip by.
coach felt gut
Sometimes as a coach, you get a gut feeling. I really never felt like we were out of things.
critical experience plays
Sometimes experience plays a critical part in this game.
After the first half, I thought we were still OK. But we never could make any shots.