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
carry chuck difference gained loss played players step stunned
We were stunned (after the loss to Ole Miss) when Chuck went down, and we played like it. But now we've gained some confidence. We've had some different players step up and carry us. That's been the difference between then and now.
carry chuck davis high hurt knows level load obviously
He's obviously had to carry more of the load when (senior forward) Chuck Davis got hurt. He knows he has to play at a high level for us to have a chance.
beat bomb kept telling
They kept telling me on the bus, 'The bomb isn't going to beat us, coach.
cap fact far feather gives night number perceived selection tournament
The fact we don't play on the first night of the tournament is big. That was important for us for a number of reasons. No. 1, it gives you another day or rest. No. 2, it's one more feather in your cap as far as how you're perceived by the (NCAA) selection committee.
players sure talk
I'm not going to talk about it (to the team), and I'm not sure our players will, either.
chance decided hard players proud themselves
I'm proud of our guys. I think our players just decided to rally, play hard and do everything they can to give themselves a chance to win.
close gesture great night number senior shows wear
It was a great gesture by Evan Brock. Unselfish. To wear Chuck's number on (Brock's) senior night just shows how close we all are as a team.
opportunity time
I wanted to play Felix but didn't have an opportunity. I didn't feel the time was right.
basketball condition good handle legs players shape underneath
It's important to have our legs back underneath us. But the players are in pretty good shape and in good basketball condition and can handle it pretty well.
proud
It's disappointing to lose, but I'm proud of our team; I'm proud of the way we played.
athletic players
(Arkansas is) one of the most athletic groups, players 1 through 9, in this whole tournament.
coach difficult
As a coach, sometimes that's a difficult thing to do.
building everybody players sure throws understand
It throws you off a little bit, but the most important thing is to make sure the building is safe. The players understand that. Let's make sure everybody is safe.
attention feeds gets thomas
The two of them are winners. Thomas feeds off of Big Baby's attention so much. Thomas gets all the junk, cleans everything up.