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...
guard guys
If we get those two guys going, we've just got to get some guard production.
advantage believe couple excited felt good guys improved job opportunity realized several taking throughout year
Guys were excited to get back to work. We thought we improved as a program, but no one is satisfied, believe me. Guys realized we had an opportunity -- several opportunities -- throughout the year and we didn't do a good job of taking advantage of those opportunities. We felt like we should have had a couple more wins.
certain guy
I thought that each guy contributed in a certain way.
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.
guy inside obviously rugged tough
He's obviously a very rugged and tough inside guy who can score.
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.
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.
feed guys playing
I think guys feed off of that. When he's having success, and he's playing well, I think he's even more vocal.
freshmen guys
Our freshmen will be stronger, tougher, better, our sophomores will become juniors. We'll have some guys who have been through the wars.
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.
coaches confidence guys jump players situation wave
It's not a situation where we don't want to play guys -- guys have to give me confidence in them to put them in the game. I'm not a guy that can jump in there, wave a wand and say, 'OK, I give you confidence.' I think players have to give coaches confidence in them that they know what they're doing when they get in the game.
either energy gonna guy pop
It all comes back to the energy and the pop you have. Either you're gonna find the guy or you're not.
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.