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...
aware care shots somebody
He's somebody we've got to be aware of and guard. I don't care how many shots he's made recently.
blocked given hard intensity shots starting understand
He's starting to understand how hard he has to play and the intensity level. He's making shots, which has given him some confidence, and he's blocked some shots as well.
He's such a competitive kid. He just doesn't want to come out.
body force goes great handling job limit shot somebody touches tough
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.
athletic guys notice until watch
He's one of those guys that you don't really notice until you watch them. He's 6-foot-5 and as athletic as they come.
figured good
I didn't know if it was good or not. I figured I'd find out shortly.
crowd either good kinda shot waited wanna
I didn't know when the shot went in if it was good or not, and I didn't even wanna look either -- I just kinda waited for the crowd reaction.
basketball given plays
Geary just plays hard. That's something that you'd think is a given, but it's not a given all the time. He just makes the basketball plays that sometimes aren't on the stat sheet, but are still really important.
highlight telling
I keep telling them that our highlight is yet to come.
guy inside obviously rugged tough
He's obviously a very rugged and tough inside guy who can score.
days next trying
The next 6-7 days are about us trying to show improvement.
playing trying
It's about playing better. We are just trying to get them to play better.
crunch far gotta team
It's crunch time, you've gotta find a way to make that play. We have not been the kind of team so far -- so far -- that can find a way to make that play.
foul given good kept kids level limited stuff trouble
It's been good for us, kept us out of foul trouble, limited some other people's stuff with what they've been able to do in the post. It's given our kids a level of confidence.