Mark Gottfried
Mark Gottfried
Mark Frederick Gottfried is an American men's college basketball coach and former player. He was named head coach of North Carolina State University on April 5, 2011...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 January 1964
excited tom
You're just excited to be playing, first of all. Obviously, I know Tom well.
came good hard needed played
They did what they needed to do. It came down to the backboard. We played our big lineup, so we're disappointed we didn't win. Kelvin's got a good team. They played hard and rebounded well.
accepted build certainly easiest fact great guy key knew lose losing particular player points proud proven reason team
This particular team has made me very proud of them. The reason is, they certainly could have accepted the fact that losing a great player, a proven player for us, a guy that we all knew could get baskets in key points in the game. Lose that guy and the easiest thing to do is build in excuses.
athletic attending chance cost director top
There's a cost to attending these tournaments. If I'm not going to get a chance to play top schools, my athletic director would not let me go,
assistant graduate great john kidding opportunity
As a graduate assistant just starting, I get the opportunity to know John Wooden. I mean, are you kidding me? How great an opportunity that was.
forward gives guard players position small team thin
This is devastating for our team as it gives us only 10 scholarship players and a thin backcourt. We'll have to play a small forward at the guard position this year. We'll have to adjust.
came game played
This game came down to the backboards. We played our big lineup, and I'm disappointed we had that effort.
door people walked
No question, it will be nervous. In 2001, I walked out that door right over there. I had 25 people tell me, 'You're a lock. You're in, you're this, you're that.' And you know? When you've been shunned like that, you're a little nervous.
against arkansas came defensive loss needed wall
This is a disappointing loss because we just needed one more defensive stop. Arkansas had its back against the wall and they came through.
alabama miss tough win
This has always been a tough place for Alabama to play. To win here is big, because Ole Miss has always been tough on us here.
both florida grind looked needed plays sure teams tired
I thought both teams were tired. Florida looked tired and we sure looked tired. We were able to kind of grind it out there and made the plays we needed to make.
gave great lift somebody
I thought Alonzo gave us great energy, great lift off the bench. He did a lot of things well tonight. Sometimes on those 'Senior Nights,' somebody else always emerges. Tonight, it was Alonzo.
pickup principles talking
I think the carryover is that the pickup games, when we're not present, are better, ... They're talking about principles defensively.
ask compete great guys options room
It is going to be a great challenge. They are going to be hungry. Our guys are going to compete hard, and that is all we can ask from them. Our options are limited, and we know that. We have very little room for error.