Stew Morrill
Stew Morrill
Stewart V. Morrillis an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the Utah State University men's basketball team. Morrill was an All-American at Ricks College and a two-time All-Big Sky selection for Gonzaga University. He started his coaching career in 1974 as an assistant at Gonzaga and later for the University of Montana under Mike Montgomery. In 1987, he became the head coach of the Grizzlies and led them to an NCAA berth in 1991. Morrill coached...
challenge excited feels good league playing tremendous
It always feels good to be in the championship game, any conference, any time. This league has been a tremendous challenge and we're excited to be playing (today).
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We've got good shooters. That's finally starting to pay off for us at the line. Our percentages have steadily gone up as the year has gone on.
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Nevada is really a good team on their home court. That's the main thing that beat us. Obviously, the crowd had something to do with that. ... They've got a lot of weapons. They are big. They are athletic. That's why they are nationally ranked.
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Any time you have talent gathering like that, it's a positive situation. They've got to feel good about what they've got. It looks very promising for them.
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That's a good win for us. We are excited to get that win. . . . We had to outscore them. They missed enough shots that we were all right. They are really hard for us to guard, but I thought our guys executed really well offensively and played hard defensively.
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That was a good win for us. They were hard for us to guard. They missed enough shots that we were all right.
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I thought Nevada dominated every phase of the game. They were outstanding. I thought we really struggled. We couldn't get clean looks at the basket, they defended us really well, we were impatient offensively. It didn't look like a team that has won 19 games. I didn't recognize our team out there.
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You just hope somebody is listening. I think it says what most of the (conference) coaches and players feel. It's a strong conference.
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We are moving the announcement of the seniors back (to 20 minutes early to) give the kids time to gather their thoughts.
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We're doing the best we can. We're consistently trying to get better. Without having some athleticism, it's important that we are disciplined and sound fundamentally.
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What happens is you get recharged. I will be very surprised if we don't play with a lot of energy tomorrow night. Just the situation recharges you.
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Basketball is basketball, but life is life. That's a tough situation. He's a mature guy.
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We had a hard time with La. Tech and trying to rebound the ball. We were able to stay with them on the boards.
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We didn't look like the team that we've had that's won 19 games. I didn't really recognize our team out there.