Tom Crean
Tom Crean
Thomas Creanis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team. Prior to that he served as head coach at Marquette University, where the program averaged 20 wins a year and made six postseason appearances, including the 2003 NCAA Final Four...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 March 1966
gotten guy taking
We couldn't have gotten a better look and we couldn't have had a better guy taking the shot.
confident difference five guards guys hard joe worked
Joe has worked so hard on his shooting, as has Dan, and we feel like it's going in when they get the ball. We are very confident with those guys on the floor. It makes a lot of difference for us to be able to play five guards and not have any drop-off when you go to the bench.
ball create guys handle pass shoot sign
We still need to sign guys. We have workable depth, but we need more. The more guys you have that can handle the ball -- pass and shoot and create -- the better for everyone.
amazing group guys second seen sold team
I've never been around a group of guys who sold out for each other in the second half. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen a team do.
finish guys hung proud though unable
I was proud of the way our guys hung in there and battled back, even though we were unable to finish it off.
guys
I never underestimate our young guys and what their abilities are.
guys history
For our guys to be a part of history like that was important.
ability guys history realize understand
For our guys to be a part of history like that is really important. It's important to understand history and realize they have the ability to make it.
game great group guys second sold team wins
What I told my team after the game was first thing, that I've been a part of some great wins and some great teams. (But) I've never been around a group of guys that sold out for each other like they did in the second half.
honest learned team
I thought our team learned something over the (Rutgers loss). They have learned to be honest when they don't play up to their standards.
attacked energy fierce played second
I think the way he attacked and the way he went to the rim, especially in the second half, he played with just a fierce energy which was really good.
five guards last six year
Last year after Travis went down, we didn't have any options. You never want to be in that position, especially as we go into the Big East. In this league, you've got to have five or six guards that can play. We're not there yet, but we're getting closer.
building close experience hard help learn mental players teams
Our players are building mental toughness. It's really hard with a young team. It's very hard to close teams out in a close game. The more that you get experience at it and the more you learn from the experience is when you don't do it is where it can really help you.
crowd fans home huge seen
Our fans have been fantastic. Our home crowd is huge to us and we haven't seen it in a while.