Bill Fennelly
Bill Fennelly
Bill Fennelly is the head women's basketball coach at Iowa State University. He has an all time coaching record of 596-250, coming from tenures as the head coach of the Toledo Rockets and the Iowa State Cyclones. In March 2007, Fennelly inked a "lifetime" contract with the Cyclones to continue as head coach for the remainder of his career...
approach country defend great playing team
The way we've approached it is we're playing the No. 9 team in the country this year. It's a great team, a team that has some new faces, but it's the same approach - very athletic, they defend great.
calling coach defense good helps kids offense plays
Coach (Jack) Easley scouted this game, and our kids were calling the plays just like (Nebraska) were. We were energized and when you play good defense it helps your offense and when you play good offense it helps your defense.
charge couple led past
Megan has really led the charge the past couple of games.
bad care given paralyze third
One of the two could be a third scorer for us on a given night. Some of it is inexperience. They care so much. You want to do it so bad that sometimes you paralyze yourself. You don't want to make a mistake.
based great played respect team
Based on their history, based on the way they've played over the years, they're a team that everyone has great respect for in the women's game.
emphasized hard inability passing syndrome time
Right now, it's the old shoot-not-to-miss syndrome and passing up shots. We've emphasized that you don't pass up shots; if you miss, you miss. We've had a hard time scoring, but it's never been because of our inability to make a shot.
best mark played players soon
She will be one of the best players that's ever played in this league. She has been up to this point, and I don't think she will soon be forgotten. Her mark is going to be on the Big 12 for a long, long time.
compare people
She's Shaq. That's who people will compare her to ? the Shaquille O'Neal type.
great position question says year
She says she can, and everyone says she can play. There's no question we need her to play, but at the same time, she's had such a great year that I don't want to put her in a position where she's not ready.
bit chance few ran wait
She's doing better. She ran on it a little bit at practice, and we'll wait and see how it responds. There's a real chance that she'll get a few minutes.
coached good great seen
She's a great player, as good as I've ever seen and coached against.
game kept knocked verge
She kept us in the game for awhile. We were on the verge of getting knocked out.
aggressive couple extra needs skills trying
She needs to be more aggressive offensively. We're trying to do some things to get her to look for her opportunities. She has the skills to find a couple extra points.
five kid wait waited
Most of us won't wait five minutes. This kid waited five years to play.