Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Matthew Sampsonis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team. He was a head coach at Montana Tech from 1981 to 1985, Washington State University from 1987 to 1994, the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2006, and Indiana University 2006 to 2008. He has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets...
behind coach group incredible kids left talked
I think I talked to a group of kids that desperately want a coach and need a coach right now. I need them right now because I left behind an incredible group of kids (at Oklahoma), and I think they need me, too.
beat behind far gets guard kevin line run sea thinking
They run out there behind that three-point line and it's kind of like a sea to them. Kevin doesn't guard three-point shooters . . . In the back of Kevin's mind, when he gets that far out, the first thing he's thinking about is getting beat off the dribble.
behind patient people recruiting scenes work
Recruiting is not something you can rush. You have to be patient with it. At the same time, you have to work behind the scenes with the coaches. Those are the people I want to get to know the best.
build chance lead
I think we had a chance to build a lead or take the lead because we were getting stops. We just didn't get it done.
hard stays team top
I think we're a top 10-type team. If this team stays healthy, we'll be hard to beat.
excellent great jimmy kids
Jimmy is great. To me, he's great with the kids and he's excellent for your program.
coach everybody family oklahoma respect state thoughts
I think everybody has so much respect for coach Sutton. When something like that happens, we all feel our own mortality. He and the Oklahoma State family are in our thoughts and prayers.
kid lucky remember thinking
I remember thinking he's lucky to be alive. That was my first reaction. But the more I heard, the more I wanted this kid on my team.
crowd handle hard last played time
We couldn't have played any better for 34 minutes. We had the crowd out of the game. It's disappointing. This one is hard to handle because I thought we outplayed them for a long time and they outplayed us the last 6 minutes.
avoided game good great played week win
We played tough, we played with great determination. This was a very important game for us. Not just because we avoided going 0-3 (in the Big 12), but it is good to win and then have a week off to practice.
answer best guards iowa single state team
We had no answer for Blalock and Stinson. Iowa State has the two best guards on a single team in the Big 12.
forward fun looking team
I think this is going to be a fun team to watch. I'm really looking forward to getting started.
emphasize epitome kevin values
Kevin is the epitome of a student-athlete. He has all the values we really emphasize here.
except free hook shooting
Kevin's in all our drills, ... He's shooting, doing his hook shot, shooting free throws. He's doing everything except contact.