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...
chance except four gave players pressure side three
Really, the pressure was on Illinois. No one gave us a chance to win, except for the 12 players on our side and three or four coaches. They had 16,000 on their side.
expect great half players second understand
The players understand they didn't play a great second half. It's not the way we have to play in the Big Ten. You can't play one half and expect to win.
finding good job league player players
We didn't do a good job of finding him. He's a good player and there are good players in this league and sometimes they get going.
closer good needed player shots
We just needed to get closer to him. He had uncontested shots in the first half, and he's too good a player to do that.
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.
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.
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.