Oliver Purnell
Oliver Purnell
Oliver Gordon Purnell, Jr.is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach at DePaul University. Purnell previously served as the head coach for Clemson University, the University of Dayton, Old Dominion University, and Radford University...
certainly experience good hitting living stride wealth
They certainly are hitting their stride and living up to preseason expectations. What makes them so good is the wealth of experience they have.
chance job
It's disappointing that you don't get the job done when you had the chance in your hands.
access candidates final four hiring obviously process qualified start
I will start the process of hiring a replacement immediately. I obviously will have access to a lot of qualified candidates who are here at the Final Four in Indianapolis this weekend.
catch cold defensive focus learned lesson lose painful shooting teams
We've learned a painful lesson here today. That is if you lose focus on the defensive end of the floor, teams can catch you, particularly a team that was as cold shooting as we were.
conference early felt good opportunity time tournament
There is disappointment and frustration any time you go out early in your conference tournament, a tournament we felt good about doing very well in. But we still have an opportunity to play for an outstanding championship.
adjust change game map might road
We've got to change and adjust - every game might have a little different road map to it.
basketball cold defense giving happens horribly nights played score stone zone
We had one of those nights in basketball where we went stone cold for three-quarters of the game, and we couldn't really score ... we just couldn't score. I don't really want to say we played that horribly without giving Miami's defense credit, because they played pretty good. It was just one of those nights. It happens to you now and then in coaching, but give Miami's zone defense credit.
cold nights stone
We had one of those nights where we went stone cold for three-quarters of the game. We just couldn't score.
improved means
We improved in every area, but by no means are we satisfied. We're right there - and were a competitive right there.
chance couple days helps hone opponent practice talk team
We had a chance to talk as a team a couple of days ago and our team was disappointed and frustrated. We've had two days to practice and re-focus. To be able to hone in on an opponent helps us even more.
playing talented
Thornton has really been playing well, but they've got so many talented players.
bid certainly four teams top whether
We should get a bid if we do that -- whether we will or not I don't know. There are certainly more than four ACC teams in the top 64 in the country. To say the ACC has only four teams in the top 64 is laughable.
indication james mays returning
We still have every indication that James Mays will be returning this summer.
chance close closely continue games league talked terms work
We've talked about what's real in terms of this league and how close the games are and how closely things are being contested. If you continue to work hard, then you're going to have a chance to get over the hump.