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...
carolina chance game south special
After the South Carolina game I thought we had a chance to have a really special team. I thought we had a chance to really leapfrog forward.
advance forward game home major obviously pleased step
Obviously we are very pleased to advance in the NIT. A home game was a major step forward for our program, as was a win.
boost close finish game great home love win
I'd love to see us be in a close game with them on their home court. And getting a win would be a much-needed boost for us, a great jump-start to finish out the year.
felt game point regroup run toward winning year
It's disappointing that we didn't make a run at winning the tournament. I felt like if we could advance, anything could happen. So that is disappointing. We've got to find a way, like we have all year long, to go back and regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
game nice state struggling
It would've been nice to get that N.C. State game (a two-overtime loss), but we didn't get it done in any of the three. It has put us in a struggling state.
continuing game guys nice rewarded work
It's nice to see our guys rewarded for continuing to work hard. We'd like for this to be a game that kind of kick-starts us.
five games guys realized special
You never get over that kind of loss, but we had to. The guys just never wavered. I realized after the first five games this was a special team.
certainly game point regroup toward win year
I think we most certainly will probably be in the NIT. We've got to find a way like we have all year long to go back, regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
improved opened outside
Akin, I think, his improved play really opened up the outside for us.
run winning
I think we will probably be in the NIT. It's disappointing we didn't make a run at winning (the ACC) tournament.
ahead challenge definitely erase says scouting team
I don't think we want to erase it. It definitely says to our team that we have a real challenge ahead of us. We want to use it for scouting purposes. We don't want to erase any part of the season.
assured bit classic granted lost middle played rest season state sunday took
NC State lost the other night, but it was kind of a classic setup: out of the league, they just played Duke, in the middle of the ACC season at home, and they probably just took things for granted a little bit probably. You can be rest assured that on Sunday we'll see NC State at their best.
conference early ready resilient team trouble year
I wouldn't say there's no trouble because I think there is frustration and disappointment at going out early in your conference tournament. But this has been a resilient team all year long. We'll be ready to go (tonight).
confidence hungry night team wednesday
I have every confidence come Wednesday night our team will be hungry and focused.