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...
cannot couple offensive player rhythm senior
We knew, with this being senior night, that he was going to come out and play. You cannot let an offensive player get in a rhythm and we let him make a couple of jumpers early.
catch extremely knew night shoot
We knew what was coming. For us to have a chance, two things had to happen. We had to shoot extremely, extremely well and catch them on a night when they didn't shoot well from the perimeter.
contain defense good guys match rely solid team
We're not good enough to match up with those guys one-on-one. We have to rely on solid team defense to contain those guys.
ball battle chance energy extremely fight order pitt poorly shoot shot spend trying uphill
In order for us to have a chance in this game, Pitt would have had to shoot the ball poorly and they just shot the ball extremely well. We had to spend so much energy trying to fight an uphill battle and get back into the game.
control fashion great kept leadership settling team true
In true leadership fashion he kept settling our team down. He's a great player. He doesn't have to just score. He's got to just control our team. He did that.
best defense help number
In the first half, we had the best help on defense we've had in a number of games.
game guts nearly player playing proud
He's so enthusiastic to play this game after all the things he's been through. He nearly went two years without playing basketball. He's not the same player that he once was, but now, he does it on guts and determination. I'm so proud of him.
both extremely played rely teams
Both teams played extremely hard. We had to rely on our depth. That's kind of what we've done all year. This is our style.
determination group guys hearts played win
This was a group of guys with unbelievable determination to win this game. Toledo played their hearts out, but these guys would not be denied.
next run special state team
We had an unbelievable run in 2002, and that team will always be special in Kent State history. But this team will be in the very next paragraph.
best bus guys kids laugh memories played talk
We were able to keep to the same routine. We got a sandwich, popped in a movie, the kids talk and laugh at the back of the bus. That's where a lot of the memories happen. If you talk to the guys who played here, they say some of their best memories are of the bus rides.
league
If that's one of the things that the hierarchies of the league think (will work), I'm all for it.
concerned hard played plays sure team tough whether
I thought we played pretty hard tonight, which is all I'm concerned about. They're a tough team to guard, and whether we play here or in Alaska, I just want to make sure our team plays hard.
clothes exact game wear
I wear pretty much the same clothes everyday. Just like those guys, I do the exact same thing every game day.