Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger
Lonnie Duane Krugeris an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University. He has served as the head coach of the University of Texas–Pan American, Kansas State, the University of Florida, the University of Illinois, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...
fans great guys happy rebels time
It's just a great win. I'm happy for our guys and I'm happy for Rebels fans everywhere. It's been a long time coming.
affect game holding learn tournament
It will affect the tournament game and we'll learn a lot about what each of us does. We are not holding back anything, that is for sure.
bring build class full good recruiting
It's a process. You can't do it overnight. We've had one full recruiting class, which we think will be pretty good when it's all said and done. What we need to do is bring in another good recruiting class and build from there.
consistency defense searching
We're searching a little for more consistency on defense and rebounding.
additional chances coming enhances holding playing win
We're coming off a loss, and we need to get better. Every additional win enhances your chances of playing in the postseason. From our perspective, we're not holding anything back.
bit class senior
You look over our senior class and there's one at each position. We're going to need a little bit of everything.
bodies final ncaa teams
You look at the teams in the NCAA Tournament, the Final Four, how many had 7-footers? There just aren't that many big bodies out there.
extra people stepping
We know Lou's going to get extra attention. We've got to get some people stepping up and making shots.
early energy searching seem
We didn't seem to have a lot of energy early on. We were searching for a spark.
air conviction drive force great playing prepare shoot team unique
They're playing really well. Air Force is a unique team to prepare for. They do a lot of things different and they do them well. They all shoot the 3 well. They drive it well. They back-cut. And they do it all with great conviction and great intensity.
both create florida good guards hit offensive shots team
I think which ever team has guards that hit shots will create more room. I think Florida is a little better offensive team. Both have good defenses.
guys heath missed obviously
I thought our guys really battled. We're obviously disappointed by the result. We missed some opportunities late, and Heath made some big shots.
billy excited final four great six
I'm very excited for them. What (coach) Billy (Donovan) has done is remarkable. Two Final Four appearances in six years? That's a great accomplishment.
gave good rebels replay
Good or no good is all we got. I think everyone with the Rebels thought it was good. But the replay gave them a little better look than what we had.