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
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We're just happy to be here. It's been a great ride. Selection Sunday our name pops up and we're excited and 6 days later we're in the Sweet 16 and things change quick.
exactly
We did exactly what we had to do offensively. We executed better, which is what we had to do.
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We're 2-0 and we took care of our home court. This league is loaded. (Bradley) looked like a pro team out there.
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We won the Evansville game differently than we won the Missouri State game, for example. Whether it's rebounding or free throw shooting or defense or offensive execution, it's been something different each game for us.
darn defend hard shoot
When we shoot well, we're pretty darn good. We always try to defend and rebound, but we look better when we make shots. Today, we were pretty hard to guard.
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We've got good players, and I thought we were in a pod we were very capable of winning if we played well.
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His numbers in high school didn't lie. And then you start coaching the kid and he's so smart about the game. Those are the kind of kids we have to find to have a moment like this.
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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.
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He's a great kid and one of our leaders. I think a lot of players watch his example. Chemistry is a funny thing with each team. I think with this team, everyone respects each others' roles and respects what each other can do. That starts at the top with Paul.
easier helps playing
It really helps playing Drake. Only having one day to prepare, it was easier for us. I don't know if it was easy, but it was easier.
late showing start
Hopefully, they'll start showing up on time. Showing up late to things is not the way to do it.
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I was just so proud and so happy. I can't even tell you.
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We kept going to him, kept thinking he was going to get tired. He was tremendous in the second overtime.
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What you have to understand is that at our level, reaching the Sweet 16 is like reaching the Final Four. It raises the profile of a program like nothing else can.