Ed DeChellis
Ed DeChellis
Edward Richard DeChellisis an American college basketball coach and current head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy. Previously he was the head coach at Penn State from 2003-2011 and at East Tennessee State from 1996-2003. At Penn State, DeChellis led the Nittany Lions to an NIT Title in 2009 and a NCAA Tournament berth in 2011. DeChellis' years at East Tennessee State yielded three conference division titles and one NCAA Tournament berth. He was named the head...
brown chance hard hit lead needed second shot
We competed hard and had a chance to win. We had the lead and couldn't hit a shot when we needed it. And we couldn't find Shannon Brown in the second half.
I don't have any reason, there is no excuse.
breathing close possibly
I didn't want them to have that little breathing room. I wanted to try to keep this close as we possibly can.
challenged dakota days followed game good north shots state team
No disrespect, but North Dakota State went in there with a pretty good game plan, followed their game plan, challenged some shots -- they went in there and they were able to win. It's not impossible; a team just did it two days ago.
guard guys
If we get those two guys going, we've just got to get some guard production.
bad basically change changed four perception program three view
Basically we've started to change the view of our program nationally. We've had three or four bad years, and then I think we've changed the perception of that.
anxious team
I'm anxious to see how our team responds.
except guys pressure three win
No one thought we could win except the 12 guys we have and three coaches. There was more pressure on their side.
exactly knew last trying
Last year, they knew exactly what they were doing. This year, this guy's starting, that guy's starting, probably because that's just the way it is. They're trying to find the right mixture.
confidence needed obviously
We needed a game, we needed a confidence builder, and this is obviously one that was very important for us.
feed guys playing
I think guys feed off of that. When he's having success, and he's playing well, I think he's even more vocal.
either energy gonna guy pop
It all comes back to the energy and the pop you have. Either you're gonna find the guy or you're not.
chance except four gave players pressure side three
Really, the pressure was on Illinois. No one gave us a chance to win, except for the 12 players on our side and three or four coaches. They had 16,000 on their side.
came energy played talking
I thought we came out and played with energy and enthusiasm. Once we got on the plane, it was over. As a staff, we started talking about Iowa.