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...
bit bring change figure guard maybe
They're very big, and we can't change that, so we've got to figure out what we need to do to try to play the other end of it. We'll try to bring our posts away from the basket, make them guard on the perimeter maybe a little bit more than they're used to.
coming four guys illinois people pressure thousand three
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.
coming joy kids resilient tears
There were a lot of tears tears of joy finally, not of sadness. These kids have been through a lot, but they keep coming back for more. They've been very resilient all year.
easier finally playing practice
This is very important for our confidence. We've been playing well, just not able to win, but we finally did and it should be a little easier to get them to practice on Monday.
concerned
You're always concerned about what's too much, and what's not enough. Where's the balance?
wish
That's kind of the thing going into it. I'm not as comfortable with right now as I wish I would be.
build continue guess stay team
We have not been a team that's been able to get up and stay up and continue to try and build on a lead. We have not been that kind of team. I guess that's the only disappointing thing about today.
chemistry people today
Those are things that people don't see, but for us, we know they're there now. I can tell those guys, 'I want you here today at 2:45.' Well, everybody's here at 2:45, because we just have that chemistry now.
fine kinds line point
Those are the kinds of things we point out to our guys. But you want them to be confident, so it's a fine line you have to walk.
fruits happy hopefully opportunity players worked
I really wanted our players to have an opportunity to play again. I'm happy for our kids, happy for our coaches, who worked really hard, and hopefully we'll see the fruits of our labor.
beat illinois saturday wednesday
Illinois didn't beat us Saturday night. I don't want Illinois to beat us Wednesday night.
bad couple felt kept thinking
I never really felt bad for some reason. I kept thinking we were only a couple of baskets away from making this thing interesting.
chance earlier iowa open score today walking
I'm walking in here earlier today and you tell me that Iowa is going to score 65 points, I think we have a chance to win. I thought we had some open shots, but we just couldn't make anything.
feeling good happy hard past week worked
I'm happy for these kids. They've really worked hard this past week and it was important for us to get the good feeling back.