Folarin Campbell
Folarin Campbell
Folarin Yaovi Campbellis a Nigerian-American basketball player who plays for Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the George Mason Patriots. Campbell started at guard for the Patriots, including during his sophomore season when the Patriots made their improbable run to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four in 2006. The team was nicknamed the Cinderella Team...
decided defense left low middle playing wide
They were playing defense down low so it really left the middle wide open. So I decided just to attack.
against chance conference either good nation opportunity school team
When I was young, I wanted to either play for a big school or play against one. We get our opportunity tomorrow, so this is our chance to show the nation how good of a conference and how good of a team we are.
asking celebrity everywhere people shouting
Everywhere we go, people are shouting at us, asking us for our autographs. Honestly, I feel like a celebrity right now.
carolina north open punch shots took wide
We just wanted to come out and punch them in the face. North Carolina did the same thing to us. I was wide open so I took the shots and they went in.
defense lost
We lost by 20. Our defense was terrible.
contain foul mimicking shots staying strong
We have to contain their big guys. They are really strong inside. We have been working on mimicking their shots and staying out of foul trouble.
beginning builds carried confidence early game second shots
Me and Will (Thomas) got some early shots at the beginning of the game and we made most of them. If we can make shots at the beginning of the game it builds our confidence up. We just carried that confidence into the second half.
final george schools three
My final three schools were Providence, Georgetown and George Mason.
great knew
But we play great defense. I knew we could do it in overtime.
basketball coach poised sure
Like coach said, we just go out there and have fun. We're all calm, poised and we make sure we have fun. I mean, basketball was made to have fun. So, if you ain't having fun, you're not going to perform.
checking face hand hole hoping last praying pull pulled shots sure
I was the one checking him, and they had made shots in my face the whole game. On that last shot, I wasn't sure if he was going to try to go to the hole or pull it back for the 3. When he pulled up for that jumper, I put a hand in his face and was just hoping and praying it was going off.
checking face hand hit hoping praying pulled shots
I was the one checking him, and they had hit shots in my face the whole game. When he pulled up for the jumper, I put a hand in his face. I was hoping and praying it wouldn't go in.
four regardless teams
Regardless of the attention, all four teams are going to come out here and give it their all.
came cinderella mean short
Just 'cause we're Cinderella doesn't mean we'll go all the way. We just came up a little short today.