Mark Turgeon
Mark Turgeon
Mark Leo Turgeonis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 February 1965
bad execution played second shots three took
Our execution was really, really good, especially in the second half. We only took three bad shots the whole game. We really played unselfish.
badly city fans gorilla taken
It's like a a gorilla has been taken off my back because the fans and the city wanted it so badly because it has been 23 years. This is what we all wanted.
badly last ncaa team tournament worry year
Last year I think we wanted to be part of the NCAA Tournament so badly we didn't worry about the things that we could control, which is making our team better. That's what we're doing this year.
bad points
We were so bad offensively in the first half. It was 15-6, and I thought we should be up 16 or 17 points right now.
bad battle constantly fun game hard race says year
The four-way race has been fun. It says a lot about our league. There are no bad teams. Every game is hard and you can't take anything for granted. It's been a challenging year for everybody. You don't get a day off. You are constantly going from one battle to the next.
good group knew pleasant
I knew we had good players. But for this group to do what it has been doing has been a pleasant surprise.
people
It's something the people here have wanted for a long time.
playing plug system
They've just been really playing well. I think they just keep the same system and plug him in there.
coach great win
They've got great players. Mac's a great coach, but you don't win without great players.
ad fans home kansas lost row run since state sure third took tremendous win won year
It's not a hump, it's a mountain. My AD knows. My fans know where we were when I took this job. My first year, we lost 11 in a row and I didn't know if we were ever going to win a game. My third year we were 3-3, and I wasn't sure I would keep my job. We lost at home to Kansas State and ever since then it has been a tremendous run to get where we are today. We accomplished something we haven't in 23 years, we won a championship.
I just want to get this out of the way: I'm staying.
bit good kept practice saying sweet
I kept saying we weren't any good when practice started, and now we're part of the Sweet 16. We just keep getting a little bit better.
amazing call fans heard maybe valley
I've heard from a lot of people. It's amazing how many Valley fans have called. And he doesn't call anybody. Maybe his wife.
came credit gates george hurt led mason played selection shot sweet
I want to give George Mason a lot of credit. They came out of the gates hot, and that was the difference. That said, I don't think we played particularly well in the first half. We didn't play the way that led us to the Sweet 16. Our shot selection hurt us.