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
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He's the only guy on the team that really commands a double-team. ... That says something about a freshman. Now we have to be able to adapt when that occurs to take advantage of the double-team.
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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.
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He really pushes the basketball and gets into gaps. No one person can guard him. It has to be a team effort.
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They have to embrace the excitement. These three days can create memories that last a lifetime.
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It's what I learned while playing at North Carolina and coaching. You have to have systems in place that demand excellence and accountability.
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A team is like a child. First it's the infant stage then the adolescent stage. I think we're in the adult stage. Hopefully, we don't revert back to the adolescence stage.
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I was disappointed we lost but pleased we didn't quit.
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I was disappointed the way we played in the first half. We have to play smarter.
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They both have improved a lot. Paul has a real knack for driving to the basket, and his passing was evident last night.
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I look at this as a destination job. I didn't want to take a job to take another job.
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It's the best time of the year, and these three days can create memories that will last a lifetime. I told them to embrace it and not get nervous about it.
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I'm disappointed. We just didn't perform very well and we couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. ... When you know it's one game and you're done, the basket can look a little small.
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They don't know what a great experience they can have in Johnson City. It can be the best three days of their life. They have to be mature enough to digest that and then hopefully understand it, visualize it and want it as much as we do.
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We are excited to have David join our program. He is a fine young man who represents al that we look for in a student athlete at FAU. 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.