Ilian Evtimov
Ilian Evtimov
Ilian Evtimov, is a professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the French League. A French national, he is the youngest son of Bulgarian basketball star IlijaEvtimov and the brother of professional Euroleague player Vassil "Vasco" Evtimov. He is a 6 feet 7 inches tall, 215 pounds small forward-power forward...
carolina games learned mentally tough
Carolina and Duke, those were two games we should have won. And you know, we've learned from them. We're very tough mentally now. We don't want to give up.
charge confidence happens sidelines tough
I think it's more nerve-wracking being on the sidelines than it is being on the court. When you're on the court, you have the confidence that you can win. You know you're in charge of your destiny, you're in charge of what happens out there. When you're on the sidelines, you don't have any control. So it was tough watching.
couple days edge five guys intensity last nine practice
Guys had a little edge to them in the last couple of days in practice. The intensity of practice went from a five to a nine the last couple of days.
challenge mental
Now we're back to work. The challenge is more mental than anything else.
feeling good playing though
That's such a good feeling to get when you're on the court, and you're doing that to the other team. And you know that even though you're ahead, you're stomping and you keep playing hard, you keep playing defense.
feels felt pain
It's getting better every day. But I'm not going to say it feels good. I felt pain with every step.
beautiful everybody playing
It was beautiful to watch. Everybody was playing unselfishly.
body four good hope judged last losses year
I hope this year is not judged by our last four losses because we had a very good season. We should be judged by our good body of work.
everybody hit knows tony
In this league, everybody knows Tony Bethel is going to hit 3s.
character kept scoring state
That's not us. That's not N.C. State defense. That's not our character. That's not our identity. They kept scoring at will.
adversity expect facing question seniors
There's no question we're facing a lot of adversity right now. The young guys, sometimes they just look at you with the big eyes, but they don't know what to do. They expect seniors to know how to take the lead.
confidence experience finding finish games giving pay putting situations ways win wins
This is giving us a lot of experience come March. It's putting us in situations where we're finding ways to win each time. Wins like this give us a lot of confidence that we can finish games when it's close. We've been ahead, we've been behind, we've been tied. So all that experience is going to pay off in March.
bad basketball good guess knowing people playing radar situation team
I guess we're going to go in under the radar now. People are going to say that we're not playing real well. But that's not a bad situation to be in, knowing that you are a very good basketball team that's just going through a bad stretch.
bad game good last move ncaa season seed time tony
I feel bad for Cam, Tony and myself, but at the same time we've got to move forward. This is the last game at home, for sure, but there's a lot of season left. There's one more season game, and we'll go into the ACC Tournament. We'll play as well as we can so we can get a good seed in the NCAA Tournament. It's sad, true, but it's not the end of the world.