Larry Eustachy
Larry Eustachy
Larry Robert Eustachyis an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of Colorado State University's men's basketball team since the 2012-2013 season. Previously, he had been head coach of the men's basketball teams at Idaho, Utah State, Iowa State, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Eustachy won the AP National Coach of the Year after leading Iowa State to the Elite Eight in the 2000 NCAA Tournament...
core good players positive sign
I feel real positive about things. We've got a core of players that we feel good about, and (we said) come Wednesday, we would sign some other very good players.
guys imagine program respect team
I can't imagine what those guys and their program have been through. We respect them as much as any team in the league.
experience hurt leadership position
What really set us back was that he really showed a lot of leadership, ... Not the talent. The experience and leadership that he was in position to give us. That's where it hurt the most.
coming excited gives places player score southern
We are very excited that Jarvis is coming to Southern Miss. Jarvis gives us something that we have lacked in that he is a player who can score from a lot of different places on the court.
sick
Beasley was sick and probably should not have played. But he did and that was huge.
conference difference winning
Look, UTEP was 11-3 in the conference for a reason. They had a lot to do in the difference in winning and losing. UTEP is a tournament-type team.
backwards far playing step took
Obviously, we're not there yet. We took a step backwards (Wednesday), as far as playing hard, and that all comes back to the coach.
experience guys learning none setting step
None of those guys have been in a setting like the FedEx Forum. It will be a learning experience and they will step up.
fourth program tough
I've never had a program - and this is my fourth one - that simulates this. We've had a tough go of it.
effort fight fought hard tremendous year
Our effort has been tremendous all year long. They've fought hard all year, and I would think we'll fight hard (today).
craft foundation good
Craft is as good as he has been. Beasley is as good as he has been. The foundation is getting there.
bottom deal issues personal rock
The rock bottom is he has personal issues to deal with,
against backs builder continued fight next playing position positive scrap team though tonight
I've wanted to get our team to overachieve all year, even though we've been playing out of position with our backs against the wall, but they did that tonight as they continued to scrap and fight the whole game. Overall, it was a positive team builder for next year.
among athletes believer best extremely firm players quality season signing state within
I've always been a firm believer that we could find quality athletes within the state of Mississippi and be extremely successful. I think we did that this season by signing players who we believe are among the best in the state.