Jim Christian
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christianis an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team. He previously held the same position at Kent State, TCU and Ohio...
gut guys kept team telling visibly
Some guys on our team were visibly tired. We kept telling them in timeouts, you've just got to gut through it.
determination group guys hearts played win
This was a group of guys with unbelievable determination to win this game. Toledo played their hearts out, but these guys would not be denied.
enjoy gives guys joking laugh spend talk talking time watch
We get in there, get a sandwich, watch a movie. Those guys talk and laugh in the back. What I like is that it gives us a lot of time to spend with the guys. It's a different setting, and we're talking and joking around with them. They just enjoy it.
best bus guys kids laugh memories played talk
We were able to keep to the same routine. We got a sandwich, popped in a movie, the kids talk and laugh at the back of the bus. That's where a lot of the memories happen. If you talk to the guys who played here, they say some of their best memories are of the bus rides.
contain defense good guys match rely solid team
We're not good enough to match up with those guys one-on-one. We have to rely on solid team defense to contain those guys.
guys sees trying wants
He wants to do so well that sometimes he presses. He's trying to do so much, and he sees guys making plays, and he wants to do well.
guys handled overcome reason seniors stuck time
The seniors are the reason we play. It's our program, but it's their team. These guys have overcome so much. At one time or another, each one of them hasn't started. But they all handled it. They have stuck through it.
gets guys
You never know what's going to happen. Guys gets hurt, and those (younger) guys have to get experience.
bench guys nine ours rely step strength utilize
It's been a strength of ours all year. We play nine or 10 guys. We have different guys step up. We don't rely on one or two guys. We utilize our bench as much as we can.
four gone great guys program
It's great to have that kind of tradition. That's unbelievable. In a lot of places, after four years, guys are gone and never come back, but not here. That's what makes this program special.
concerned hard played plays sure team tough whether
I thought we played pretty hard tonight, which is all I'm concerned about. They're a tough team to guard, and whether we play here or in Alaska, I just want to make sure our team plays hard.
hat programs respect
I take my hat off to them. A rivalry? I think it's two programs that have a lot of respect for each other.
job possible taking worst
Some of my friends said I was taking the Kent job at the worst possible time. They said all I could do was go down.
four game mean seniors
That was the whole game plan: to play for the four seniors who mean so much to this team. (Smith) really did that.