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.
daring inside missed
I thought we were a little intimidated inside. They were guarding us one-on-one and daring us to go to the basket. We missed way too many inside shots.
I think that without question, it's a challenge. We have a lot of new faces,
coming happy level
Overall, I'm happy where we're are. We all know that there's another level coming Wednesday.
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If we would have left close, everybody would have said that's OK after what happened to us a couple of months ago.
hard honestly minnesota
If we play as hard as we did at Minnesota and play really, really smart, I honestly think we could go 16-0. If we don't play hard and we don't play smart, we could be 0-16.
beginning consistency depth games literally process talent wins
My thought process from the beginning has been, let's see if we can get enough wins to be in the postseason, and then go from there. We just don't have the consistency and the depth of talent to be able to say that these games are wins and these games are maybes. We've literally got to take it one game at a time.
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The last 7 or 8 minutes, the players willed themselves to play with an amazing amount of energy. We made some huge shots and we guarded them at some critical times.
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The last 18 minutes, our kids played the way that Iowa State teams are supposed to play. When you're on the road, down 19 points, your point guard isn't playing, and you have a chance to win it at the end -- that says a lot about your players.
five herself literally talking time waited
In the time I've been here, I don't know if there's ever been a story like it. You're talking about someone who literally waited five years to play, five years to be a factor. She didn't give up on herself or her team.
coached four game
I don't know if I've ever coached in a game with four turnovers.
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I don't know if I can make it that long. Will my son be a good head coach? Absolutely, positively there is no doubt in my mind that he will be a good coach.
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I don't think that there is any question that balanced scoring and taking care of the basketball on the road gives you a chance to win.