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...
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.
couple hard home impressed played record
I'm impressed with how hard they play. They're better than their record shows; they've only played a couple home games.
confidence days eight forward good kids looking played three
I thought defensively, we were very, very good this afternoon. We've been off for eight days, but I thought our kids played with a lot of confidence tonight. We've had three very good days of practice, and they were looking forward to the tournament.
ball cylinders half played shot wisconsin
I thought Wisconsin was on all cylinders in the first half and really shot the ball well and played well.
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.
hard played
I don't think we were very crisp today. I think we played hard and we competed, I don't think we played well for 40 minutes.
playing trying
It's about playing better. We are just trying to get them to play better.
highlight telling
I keep telling them that our highlight is yet to come.
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.
pulled senior seniors time
He was guarded, he pulled it, and the senior made a big shot. That's what seniors do this time of year.
fought kids
It's a very important step. The kids have fought the whole way. It hasn't been easy.
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.
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.
classes ourselves recruiting
Long-term, I think it's important for us. We started all over, and in two recruiting classes we've been able to put ourselves in postseason play.