Gary Waters
Gary Waters
Gary Steven Watersis an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Cleveland State University. Waters was named the 14th head basketball coach at Cleveland State University on April 6, 2006. Gary S. Waters is a Detroit, Michigan native and a 1969 graduate of Mackenzie High School; he is also a member of the Ferris State University Hall of Fame. He previously coached at Rutgers University, guiding the Scarlet Knights to the NIT tournament final in...
abandoned bad felt looks team
I felt so bad because this is my team and it looks like I abandoned them. I made a bad choice.
farmer gave win
If Farmer can come out and give some things like he gave today, we can win some games.
clean match move program stay time
I feel it's time to move on. My stay here was very good, and it's time to move on. They told me to clean up this program and I did that. It just wasn't the right match in my estimation.
finish season
I feel it is important for me to finish out the season for the kids.
good happening
I don't like to get into that, because I don't really know what has happening there, but it was not a good situation.
best defensive football player reads reports tapes watches
In my estimation, Marquis is the best defensive player in the Big East. He's the most disciplined player I've seen, like a quarterback in football he reads reports and watches tapes every day.
sit understand
I know we're going to sit down after this (season). I'm not dumb. I'm not naive. I understand what's going on.
decision knew program suited trying ways worry
I knew what his aspirations were and I had to make a decision in my mind: 'Do I worry about what his aspirations are or am I trying to make this program better?' And when I thought about the ways to make this program better, there was no better person suited for that position.
coaching designed profession
The coaching profession is not designed for coaches.
based deserves fabulous gave recognized team top wonder
You wonder if it will all be based on if your team is in the top echelon of the league. I think they recognized that and gave him what he deserves because he's had a fabulous, fabulous year.
bring depth excel factor guys keeps level major ncaa quality stay teams tournament
The kind of depth they have is quality depth. They stay at the same level when they bring guys in off the bench. It keeps teams at bay. It's been a major factor in their success. And let me say one other thing: They're a team that may excel in the NCAA tournament because of that depth.
basketball guard kid league phenomenal playing top underrated
The kid is playing at a phenomenal level. And they really don't know about him. I don't know if it's because if you're not at the top of the league or whatever. ... He is in my estimation the most underrated basketball player, not just guard but player, in the country.
kid phenomenal player playing underrated
The kid is playing at a phenomenal level, and they really don't know about him. He is in my estimation the most underrated player in the country.
advantage difference experience game maturity opportunity took
Their maturity and experience took over. I thought that was the difference in the game. We had every opportunity to take advantage of that game and we just didn't do it.