Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt
Paul Harrington Hewittis an American college basketball coach and the former head coach at Georgia Institute of Technologyand George Mason University. He grew up in Westbury, New York...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 May 1963
beat free hook shoot shots throws
He'd shoot free throws left-handed and still beat us. He'd make 17-foot hook shots and beat us in H-O-R-S-E.
air beyond feet knew players shots took
He made the shots that took the air out of us. Our players knew they had to be on him 10 feet beyond the 3-point line, but it didn't matter.
help kid maybe might relax takes
He might be pressing a little bit. He's a kid who really takes a lot on himself. Maybe this will help him to relax a little more.
air felt hit shots took
I felt like he hit some big shots that really took the air out of us.
felt school watching yard
I felt like I was watching a school yard game.
basketball coaching lucky talented team tried
I find myself very lucky to have this job, and I just want to go out and do it. Coaching in the ACC is privilege, and I've tried not to look at it as a hardship. This is a talented basketball team we have. We shouldn't be 3-8, but we are. We've got to try to do something about it here down the stretch.
hell
If they do play each other, it's going to be a hell of a game.
win
If they go in there and win two games, I think they're in.
air build chance force lost ncaa opportunity point run surprised
I'd be surprised if Air Force doesn't make the NCAA tournament, with the way they play and run their stuff. This is an opportunity lost for us. Now, we've got to try to build it back up and get to a point where we get this kind of chance again.
basketball built final georgia guys owe talk tech tradition
We talk about the tradition of Georgia Tech basketball when we go out recruiting, and in some sense, I feel like I owe those guys something, ... Now, we've built on that tradition, and now here we are in the Final Four.
athletics floor great ground plays remind starting steals three
He's a great athlete, and I always remind him that he can make plays off the ball. I don't think he understands how much ground he covers. I think you're starting to see that. He had three steals today. He's starting to see the floor better.
coach disagree
He had the call. I'm not a referee. ... Every coach is going to disagree when it doesn't go their way.
game improving month step took until
This was the first game in about a month where I don't feel like we took a step forward. We'd been improving every game up until today.
coming defending game job knew line obviously
We knew coming into the game that defending the 3-point line was going to be a big part of our job and obviously we didn't do that very well.