Mark Turgeon
Mark Turgeon
Mark Leo Turgeonis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 February 1965
believe coaching league players three top
This league is good, from top to bottom. The coaching is good, the players are good. I wouldn't have said that three years ago, but I really believe it now.
centers chance competition felt teams top
You never know what kind of competition you'll have (for MVP), but usually the teams at the top have a chance to be MVP. I always felt he had a chance to be one of the better centers in the league.
forget guy hitting night senior shot
You never forget a night like that, senior night and a guy hitting a shot at the buzzer.
earned prepare
You never want to say you're in because you don't want to jinx yourself. We're going to prepare like we're in that tournament, and I think we've earned it.
difference gate hot
They got out of the gate hot and that was the difference in the game.
exactly
We did exactly what we had to do offensively. We executed better, which is what we had to do.
care home league looked pro team took
We're 2-0 and we took care of our home court. This league is loaded. (Bradley) looked like a pro team out there.
george heck knew mason tough trying
We knew we were going to have to play a heck of a game. George Mason is a really tough team, and then trying to play them in this building. We just didn't have it tonight.
feet great hands paul turnaround
Paul is very intelligent. He's very skilled, has great hands and can do a turnaround jumper from 6 feet to 18 feet on the block.
capable good guards shooting starting
Our guards are starting to play better. We are capable of shooting it. We have good shooters.
expect game played time
We played like we've been here 20 years in a row. You never expect a game to be this easy, especially this time of the year.
played
We played like we've been here 20 years in a row.
feet hurt improved remember spent time year
I remember back to the year he got hurt. He spent more time tripping over his feet than anything else. So he's improved a lot, and he's consistently improved every year.
good group knew pleasant
I knew we had good players. But for this group to do what it has been doing has been a pleasant surprise.