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...
athletic ball basketball quick run scores shots tough trying
We were trying to run at him and make him get the ball to someone else to make some shots but he's very good. He scores the basketball when he has the ball in his hands, and he's very quick and he's very athletic and it's tough to keep the ball out of his hands.
beginning concern highlight last nice practice road seven situation trying win
My big concern now is, we can't let a situation where we had a nice win on the road be the highlight of the season. Beginning today, we need to refocus on what we're all about and that's the last seven games, and trying to get better in practice every day.
believe coach finally freshmen guys hard left loaded starting terms trying win
It was hard the first two years trying to get guys to believe we could win. Guys left who didn't believe we could win or didn't want to win. We're a very young team. We're loaded with freshmen and sophomores in terms of numbers, but I think we're finally starting to coach and put some things together.
days next trying
The next 6-7 days are about us trying to show improvement.
playing trying
It's about playing better. We are just trying to get them to play better.
guys realize slip trying
The thing I'm trying to get these guys to realize is that we've had some opportunities that we really let slip by.
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.
beat came gonna hard win work
When we came to town, it wasn't a (guaranteed) win anymore. You're gonna have to work hard and play well to beat us.
chemistry couple enjoy last playing team
Our team chemistry is pretty good. They really like each other and enjoy playing with one another ... which we really haven't had the last couple of years.
freshmen guys
Our freshmen will be stronger, tougher, better, our sophomores will become juniors. We'll have some guys who have been through the wars.
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.
classes ourselves recruiting
Long-term, I think it's important for us. We started all over, and in two recruiting classes we've been able to put ourselves in postseason play.
advantage grasp grow move opportunity ready understand
I think that's the most disappointing thing to me is we had an opportunity and we didn't take advantage of our opportunity. Hopefully, we'll grow up and understand that only so many opportunities come around ... and you've got to be ready to grasp the opportunity and take it and move on.
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.