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...
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This (game) shows you he's maturing, but at the same time it shows you his leadership. At practice Friday, I pulled Quincy aside and told him, 'You got to lead this team on this floor.' They follow his lead. He responded.
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It shows that they take education first and athletics second. They came here because they wanted a quality education. There are others who don't understand that and don't get the best education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm optimistic. All the tests have been done and Anthony is progressing. We think he'll play.
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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.
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In essence it was a reprieve from Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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Anyone could of won that game. That was one of those games that you're going to keep in memory for a long time.
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At this time, I feel that this is the best course of action for me to take for the Rutgers basketball program and for my family. I feel we were able to accomplish a lot here, but it is time for me and my family to move forward. I have enjoyed coaching the Rutgers basketball team for the past five seasons, and have had the opportunity to work with some tremendous young men.
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At times in regulation we didn't execute as well as I wanted us to execute. But I thought we were fabulous in overtime.