Jim Christian
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christianis an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team. He previously held the same position at Kent State, TCU and Ohio...
guys handled overcome reason seniors stuck time
The seniors are the reason we play. It's our program, but it's their team. These guys have overcome so much. At one time or another, each one of them hasn't started. But they all handled it. They have stuck through it.
both either
I can give arguments for both players. Without question, we wouldn't be where we are without either one of them, for different reasons.
arena coming complaints-and-complaining hear kids nobody people screaming sure
Nobody thought we were coming back. I'm sure nobody in the arena (did). I could hear people screaming and complaining, but you know what, these kids don't think they're going to lose.
defensive giving great mike presence rebounds stretch
Mike Scott has been giving us great defensive presence all year. The rebounds he got down the stretch were very key.
achieved arrived basketball career coaching continue continuing excellence forward high level maintain program recent since state strive tradition
I look forward to continuing my coaching career at Kent State. My goal, as it has been since the day I arrived at Kent State, is to continue the tradition our program has developed. We will strive to maintain the high level of excellence Kent State basketball has achieved in recent years.
deserves league multiple people represent
Now we have to represent the league in the right way. We have to show people this league deserves to get multiple bids.
kept lose option produced projects quite several sleep trying worked
We worked for several years trying to get it produced back East, but he also had a lot of other projects that kept him busy. He kept the option for years, but the show never quite materialized. I didn't lose any sleep over it.
bench guys nine ours rely step strength utilize
It's been a strength of ours all year. We play nine or 10 guys. We have different guys step up. We don't rely on one or two guys. We utilize our bench as much as we can.
four gone great guys program
It's great to have that kind of tradition. That's unbelievable. In a lot of places, after four years, guys are gone and never come back, but not here. That's what makes this program special.
attract excuses player sheer type
It's sheer numbers. They're able to attract a type of player that we're not able to attract at Kent State. We're not making any excuses but we're probably not going to be able to get a McDonald's All-American, where they can.
means
This means a lot for our administration to do this.
exactly kid team
There isn't a kid on that team that doesn't know exactly what's going on with this year's team. It's family.
good second
They're so good defensively, you have to take good shots, because you're not going to get second ones.
five teams
With them being a five seed, if there's (that many) teams better then them, I'd like to see who they are.