Jay Herkelman
Jay Herkelman
college conference early given good half hard last talent understand
He's just really been focused. He's had the talent all year. Early in the year, he didn't understand how hard you have to play at the college level. But the last half of conference season, he's really given us good minutes.
fight game national run struggle three tournament win
I told the guys, when we made that run where we went to the national tournament three years in a row, there was always a game like that. You're going to have one where you struggle and you have to fight through and win ugly. That's what we did tonight.
family knew
Once he knew his family was OK, he was a lot better.
chance defense defensive develop practices rebound starts stay
We've had 85 practices and every day starts with defensive stuff. We know if we play defense and rebound the ball, you're going to have a chance to stay in games. You have to develop that mentality.