Levon Kendall
Levon Kendall
Levon Maxwell Simon Kendallis a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He plays at both power forward and center. He is 2.09 min height...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 July 1984
care couple details fade focus last lose sort taking talked
We started to fade a bit, started to lose focus the last couple of weeks. We talked about tightening up, taking care of the little details and just sort of refocus and regroup.
coaching good gotten limit lots talent work
I think the sky's the limit for this team. We have lots of talent. We're really deep. Dixon has done a really good coaching job. He's gotten us to work on our weaknesses. We're getting better and better, progressing each game.
chance east good ncaa took win
That's the thing about the Big East. We got a big win at Louisville. Initially, you think that Rutgers and St. John's would be easier, but really, the Big East is so tough. Rutgers took Villanova to overtime, and they have a really good chance of making it to the NCAA tournament.
allow bat higher mentally prepared seed
Just being mentally prepared right off the bat is the key. You can't allow yourself to think because you're the higher seed that you're going to automatically win.
gain hall hard intensity match playing realized
We realized Seton Hall was playing for a tourney bid, and they had a lot to gain from tonight. They were working hard and we didn't match their intensity for 40 minutes.
boards limit points stay
We don't want to let them get any second-chance shots. We have to stay on the boards and limit their second-chance points and their transition.
caught coaches freshmen good improving job
We've done a good job of improving consistently all the way from the freshmen to the seniors. The coaches do not let us get caught up in winning.
challenge fairly good match
It's going to be a good challenge for us. We match up fairly well with them.
aggressive force plays tough
St. John's is a tough team, and they battled all game. They play aggressive defense. When they make the plays and make the shots, they are tough to beat. They're going to be a force in the Big East.
face
They weren't intimidated at all. They were in our face the whole game.
catch guys less obviously
It's big. Obviously we're a little less star-struck than guys who haven't been here before. It can catch you off-guard at first.
critics doubt matter mean nice people rankings season top worry
You can tell from the preseason rankings that they don't really mean much. I don't think we were in the top 50 when the season started. They're not really representative of the truth. It's something you really try not to worry about too much. It's nice to get the recognition, but there's always going to be critics and there's always going to be people who doubt you no matter what you do.
both five happen minutes reason slow start starts stress throughout
We wanted to start off fast. We wanted to stress the first five minutes of both halves. We've had some slow starts throughout the year. We didn't want that to happen again. We didn't want to give them reason to believe.
against people picking took
A lot of people (on television) were picking against us. We took it personally.