Mike Brey
Mike Brey
Michael Paul Breyis an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000...
survive theme trying york
My theme is survival, and that's even before we are where we are. You're trying to survive and trying to claw your way to New York City.
daily four guys last year
Last year everyone went, this year we've got four guys not going. On a daily basis, it's intense.
impressed points score
I'm very impressed with Arizona. We were going to have to score more than 71 points to make it interesting.
bed chris clean law rest runner shot work
I'll go to bed with a Chris Quinn runner for the rest of my life. It's the law of averages, but it didn't work out. He makes that shot a lot, and he had a clean look, too.
crafty drawing good job
He does a good job drawing fouls. He's crafty like that.
breakfast changed gym order route
I had a different breakfast order at my breakfast spot, I changed that up. My route to the gym was a little different.
establish knew league monster trying
I knew this was going to be interesting with this new monster league and us trying to establish an identity.
bang defended fearless free hard knocked struggling three
He was struggling early, and it was hard to get him loose. The one thing about him is he's a fearless guy, and at any time, he can bang one in. He knocked down that three and then the free throws, and then he defended their three-point shot.
apart crumble either hardened
I think we've been hardened by it. You can either crumble and come apart or be hardened by it.
ended fitting hard ride rode year
If he doesn't make big plays, this thing would have ended in regulation. It's very fitting -- we rode him hard all year and man, did we ride him hard (Monday).
focus great high kids love school since starts state success thankfully tried
Since I've been at Notre Dame, I've really tried to focus on the state, and thankfully we've had a lot of success with it. I love the kids in the state of Indiana. I think it starts with great high school coaches.
campus couple current days men school signed team torn week
It's very intense. No. 1, you have your current team on campus and in school, so you feel torn a little bit. You're very responsible for those young men who have already signed with you and are on your watch, academically and athletically. But you need to be out a couple days a week evaluating.
breathing giving key knew luke offense
Got after them a little bit. They knew they could be better. Luke Zeller's offense was a key to giving us some breathing room.
ball faster guy seen speed
His speed with the ball is staggering. I don't know if I've seen a faster guy end to end.