Matt Doherty
Matt Doherty
Matthew Francis "Matt" Dohertyis a former American college basketball coach and current scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina, Florida Atlantic University, and Southern Methodist University. He has also worked as an NCAA basketball analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 February 1962
CityEast Meadow, NY
lost pleased
I was disappointed we lost but pleased we didn't quit.
build energy hope playing
I hope we build on this. If we play with that kind of energy and lose, I can live with that. But we haven't been playing with that kind of energy.
natural players
(Harris) may be one of the quickest players I have coached. He's a natural leader.
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The thing about New Orleans is that you step out of your hotel and you feel the energy and see the fans decked out in school colors, ... And then of course, after the game you knew you had a place to celebrate.
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Carlos gave us a big lift when the NCAA finally cleared him to play. His rebounding, scoring and ability to pass elevated our team's play considerably.
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Leaving Florida was hard. At first I didn't want to leave, at first I didn't want to look at another job because we have a lot of work to do there yet...but this was an opportunity here for me professionally and for my family was that was just a great fit. It had 'Matt Doherty' written all over it.
attitude concentration level needs sustain
He's come so far, but he reverted today. He needs to be able to sustain a level of concentration and an attitude that is representative of what we want at FAU.
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We are excited to have David join our program, ... He is a fine young man who represents all that we look for in a student-athlete at FAU. He's a good person and a good student from a good family. As a player, he gives us another ball handler who can run the team while putting terrific pressure on opposing guards. We were fortunate to find him at such a late date.
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We needed to build momentum heading into the tournament. We couldn't just wake up March 2 and hope that switch is turned on.
five hard minutes second whatever
We didn't play hard for the first five minutes of the second half. For whatever reason, that happens.
experience
We are the hunted, and that is a new experience for our guys.
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We really don't have a true point guard. It's kind of unfair to put him in that position.
hopefully league smarter
We just have to be smarter, and hopefully we will be smarter in league play.
hopefully league smarter
We've got be smarter and hopefully we'll be smarter when we get into league play.