Frank Haith
Frank Haith
Frank James Haith, Jr.is the men's basketball head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Haith had previously been the head coach at the University of Miami and the University of Missouri...
ability finish game proud toughness
I'm very proud of our kids, especially for our ability to come in here and have some toughness to finish the game off.
cut fact oklahoma physical playing tough work
The fact that we're playing Oklahoma State, that's got our attention. They are a tough team. Very talented, very physical team. We're going to have our work cut out for us.
final five tougher
They were just tougher than us in the final five minutes, and that's something we have to fix.
cameron dean hostile indoor maryland places played tough
But we've played in some tough places this season. We've been to the Dean Dome, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Maryland and Michigan. It's not like we don't know what it's like to play in a hostile environment.
ball came gave hard kids last lose tight tough worked
It's been something our kids have really worked hard at. When you lose tight ball games, tough ball games. ... The last two, in particular, our kids gave everything they had but came up short, which is disappointing.
bottom finish games mentally players stepped tough
We're not mentally tough enough to finish games right now, and that's the problem. Their players ... stepped up when the game was on the line. That's the bottom line.
five games home knew league left liked means obviously tough win
We have five games left in league play. We're 6-5 (in the ACC). Obviously it's a tough stretch, but we knew that going in. Surely, we would have liked to win our two home games, but we didn't. That means we just have to find a way on the road.
ball focus lost score shoot shots tank tough
We lost our focus a little and they got some shooters loose, and they made shots to their credit. Then when we have some opportunities to score we didn't shoot the ball well. We don't have enough in the tank when Guillermo doesn't score and Anthony doesn't have some kind of night. It's going to be tough for us.
force poor tough tried
He had a tough night. I thought he tried to force some things and made some poor decisions.
basketball guys physically played soft team tougher virginia
I thought we were a soft basketball team tonight. Virginia was physically tougher than we were. When we had guys take the ball out of our hands, well, that's toughness. And that No. 11 kid, he played hard.
bring energy heart killer planned playing sacred sustain tough
We have to sustain our own energy and bring that killer instinct. We planned for Sacred Heart one day after playing Louisville. I'm not making any excuses, but that's a tough deal.
gone hard harris kids knew playing terms time win
I knew how hard it was going to be in terms of how competitive it is and how hard it is to win on the road. Our kids have gone through it one time and are better at it. No question. We're more experienced and have (injured) Anthony Harris back and are playing better basketball.
everybody excited host playing
Everybody is excited that we get to keep playing and will host our first-ever NIT game.
atmosphere coming deter hopefully loss loud since
The atmosphere was as loud as it has ever been since I've been here. Hopefully the loss won't deter them from coming back.