Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamiltonis an American basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Florida State University. He is a former head coach at Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, and for the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards. In his 23 years as a collegiate head coach, his teams have qualified for seven NCAA tournaments and eight NITs, highlighted by appearances in the NCAA Tournament's "Sweet Sixteen" in 2000and 2011. While with the NBA's Wizards his team posted a...
ball ended losing sight watching
We ended up watching the ball and losing sight of our man.
beat needed overcame team win
We got beat by a team that did the things they needed to do to win the game. Clemson overcame a challenge. They did the little things. We didn't.
containing floor hoped job players saying smaller switched switching
That was what the players were saying - 'We have to get stops,' because they were kind of having their way with us there for a little while. So, they just buckled down, and we started switching everything. ... We just put a smaller lineup out there on the floor and switched everything and hoped that we could do a better job containing them.
grown obvious
That was one we really, really needed. It was obvious we have grown up a little bit.
campaign coach ncaa successful
I am not going to be a coach that is going to try and campaign to get into the NCAA Tournament. I just think we are a top-65 team. I am not the one evaluating it, but it would be a little more significant if we are successful (today).
consistent desire size
I don't necessarily think that size has anything to do with rebounding. I think (it's) desire, willingness to be consistent with the fundamentals of rebounding.
adversity andrew coaching earned extremely happy injuries known maintained number positive respect youngster
Andrew probably has been through as much adversity as any youngster I've known in my coaching career, just having the number of injuries he's had to endure. He's always maintained a positive attitude, and he's earned respect of his teammates. They're extremely happy for him.
appears develop difference quality season stronger
And now at the end of the season it appears that we're stronger than we were because we have been able to develop quality depth. Hopefully, that will make a difference here in the tournament.