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...
complete five four game half hard last minutes ready road second turns whatever
Whatever it is -- the last five minutes of the first half, the first four minutes of the second half -- if you're not ready to play, the game turns just like that. We've got to play a complete game. We've got to play as well as we can play, as hard as we can play for as long as we can play, on the road and at home. That's just what it is.
ball bit easy felt finally five game guarded last minutes pushed
I felt comfortable the whole way. I felt like we finally pushed the ball the last five minutes of the game and got some easy baskets and guarded them a little bit better.
came energy played talking
I thought we came out and played with energy and enthusiasm. Once we got on the plane, it was over. As a staff, we started talking about Iowa.
certain guy
I thought that each guy contributed in a certain way.
chance conference game gone good hope improved kids number saw since team worthy
I think we're a very worthy team. If that's (Ohio State) the number one team in our conference ... You saw a pretty good game out there. We're a team that's improved since the year's gone on. I hope our kids get the chance to play in the NIT.
kids played
I think we've come a long way. I think we've really improved. I think the kids played pretty well down the stretch.
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.
couple emotion energy game kids needs played
Our kids had some fun. They played with some energy and some emotion and got a couple dunks. That's the way the game needs to be played.
basket gave great guys needed
Our guys gave it a great run, but we were a basket or two away from where we needed to be.
great guys taking
Our guys did a great job. I'm not taking any credit.
goals good job
We really wanted to get to the free-throw line, that was one of our goals. We thought we could take them off the dribble, especially Geary, and I thought we did a pretty good job of that.
basketball liked moved patient
We really moved the basketball tonight. I liked our ball movement, our spacing, and we were very patient with the basketball.
We are thrilled. We are excited. We are happy.
bit legs ready recover saturday sunday work
We'll use it to our advantage. We'll work out a little bit (today) and Friday, take off Saturday and Sunday to get our legs back and recover and get ready for the tournament.