Donald Copeland
Donald Copeland
brings great perfect player time worked
Yeah, it would have been nice. Any time you get to play with a player of Randy's caliber, it would be great because he brings so much to the table. He made his decision, and it worked out perfect for him.
came points team tough tried
If we guard, we're a tough team to beat, because we're able to put points on the board. Really, it just came down to us getting stops, and if they tried to make a run, we had to answer.
ball defensive game guy handle losing loss passes stan tremendous
Losing Stan is a tremendous loss for us. Stan is the kind of guy that can get into the game without scoring. He can handle the ball for us, he's a defensive stopper, he rebounds, he passes the ball well.
anywhere means spoke
Of course, I spoke with my father. He means so much to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without him. He was the first person I called.
across looked mother season stands tough
I looked over at my mother across in the stands and she just looked at me. It was disappointing. It's tough to have a season end like this.
best finished league mean seventh talent
We finished seventh in a league of 16 teams, the best league in the country. You finish in the first half, it's got to mean something, especially with the talent of the Big East.
clears guys pushing shots work
We got a lot of shots up, put in a lot of work offensively. We had some real competitive practices, guys really going at each other and pushing each other real hard. Something like that clears things up.
game guys kelly knew ncaa sure tournament
We want to play in the NCAA Tournament so this game was huge. Kelly and I had to make sure the other guys knew we couldn't ever quit. We huddled when we had to let them know. We had to want it more.
both great speak talking
We speak to each other practically every day. After I got done talking with my father, Dwayne called me and congratulated me. It would have been great if we were both going.
coming east florida game losses pick positive south struggling team thick three tonight wide
This was very big. South Florida is a team that's struggling right now. It's a game we needed, coming off three losses in a row. Tonight got us back into the thick of things. The Big east is wide open. We can pick up things from here and go on in a positive way.
against ball key looking poised pressure push run staying
We can't really play at their pace. They're looking to push the ball and pressure you and make you play fast. The key is staying poised against them, making sure you're doing what you want to do. You've got to run your offense.
adversity extremely faced imagine
For all the adversity he faced this year, he never once made it about him, it was always about the team. Considering all the circumstances he was under, I can only imagine that was extremely hard.
bit everybody hold until
Everybody has to do a little bit more now. We just want to hold on until we're able to get him back.
head season tried
I tried to keep my head up. It's just disappointing to have the season end like this.