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
george heck knew mason tough trying
We knew we were going to have to play a heck of a game. George Mason is a really tough team, and then trying to play them in this building. We just didn't have it tonight.
game george good knew mason win
We were going to have to play an awfully good game to win here. We knew that. We know how good George Mason is.
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.
guarded needed stop until
We guarded out tails off all day. We got every stop we needed until the very end.
change days excited great happy later name pops selection sunday sweet
We're just happy to be here. It's been a great ride. Selection Sunday our name pops up and we're excited and 6 days later we're in the Sweet 16 and things change quick.
We want to play well and take the 'co' out of co-champion.
capable good played winning
We've got good players, and I thought we were in a pod we were very capable of winning if we played well.
exactly
We did exactly what we had to do offensively. We executed better, which is what we had to do.
care home league looked pro team took
We're 2-0 and we took care of our home court. This league is loaded. (Bradley) looked like a pro team out there.
close drove hard jim knew looking power sure talked
I was in a power position, obviously, so I drove a hard bargain. I wanted to make sure that Jim knew what I was looking for. Over time, through each contract, I've talked about 'This is what I'd like to have someday.' I think he got as close to that as he could.
close guy guys next night points rely teach win
I think that's the way to the teach the game. I want to be balanced. I don't want to have to rely on one guy to get 18 points every night or two guys to get 18 and 16. That's why we were able to win so many close games, because one night it was Paul, the next night it was Sean. The next night it was Kyle.
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.
happiness proud
I was just so proud and so happy. I can't even tell you.
athletic efficient offense
I think they are a little more athletic ... but we are a lot alike. They have been much more efficient on offense than we have.