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...
ability guys love miss ncaa next talked year
I told the guys that I'm going to miss them. I told them I love them. I also talked to them about next year ? go out and get to the NCAA (Tournament) because they have the ability to do that.
finals forgotten ncaa round team
What has been forgotten is we did get to the finals of the NIT and I thought that was better than (losing) in the NCAA in the first round the way that team was.
came doubt final four mind ncaa next plan tournament win year
We had a plan to get to the Final Four and we came pretty close. We should win 17, 18 this year and there is no doubt in my mind Rutgers should be in the NCAA Tournament next season.
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.
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.
coming guy hit knee screen
The (Seton Hall) guy was coming off his screen and his knee hit JR's (leg). It must've hit it in the right spot.
tests
I'm optimistic. All the tests have been done and Anthony is progressing. We think he'll play.
heard kids reprieve stuff wednesday
In essence, it was a reprieve from Wednesday because they heard a lot of stuff from us, from you the media, from everyone. I'll tell you something -- these kids responded well.
essence reprieve
In essence it was a reprieve from Wednesday.
call kids monumental people playing
It was monumental if you want to call it that. It was something I think our kids wanted and a lot of people are going to say they're playing for me. No, they're playing for themselves.
credit ordeal statements throughout
I've got to give Quincy credit throughout that whole ordeal because he never wavered. All these statements didn't come from Quincy. Quincy wanted to be here.
anyone games memory won
Anyone could of won that game. That was one of those games that you're going to keep in memory for a long time.