Marshall Strickland
Marshall Strickland
Marshall Stricklandis an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Indiana University for four years from 2002 to 2006. He is originally from Kingston, Massachusetts and went to Winchendon Prep in Winchendon before transferring to South Carroll High School in Carroll County, Maryland. He is 6 ft 2 intall and weighs 195 pounds. He is the son of Marshall and Joanna Strickland, and younger brother of former Maryland Terrapins star Marche Strickland...
alone coach emotions game home last ncaa tournament
There was a lot of emotion. It was my last home game, coach Davis' and let alone the game that we need for our NCAA Tournament hopes.
confidence couple difference last mentality picked returning road team victories wins
I think this team has a different mentality after the two wins we just picked up at home. You can just feel the difference with the guys. Our confidence is returning and that's something that is going to be very important for us to get a couple of road victories this last week.
couple good helped last paid played together tough weeks
We've really come together as a team, and that's what helped us get through the tough times. These last couple of weeks we've played good basketball, and it's paid off.
aware becoming five last nuisance
It was becoming a distraction. We were aware of it, but all the nuisance of the buzz. ... Now it's out there and we can go out and play these last five games.
coming four good job last open paint piece process regardless situation trying
We were actually trying to get Marco open on that last play. Dials was coming through the paint and it was my job to get Marco open so he could get the ball. In the process I got a good piece of Dials and he went right through me. Regardless of the situation we were going at Dials because he had four fouls.
carried coach couple games last
Coach Marsh has really been on us a lot the last couple of weeks. That's carried over to the games.
earn expected eyes few last none obvious opened people respect shows six tells view
I think it's pretty obvious that we opened some people's eyes the last few weeks. None of us expected a six seed, but I think it tells you a lot about how people view our conference. I just think this shows that we did earn some respect down the stretch.
against lose ourselves stay throwing
We just need to stay in the hunt. If we lose this one, we are kind of throwing ourselves back against the wall.
areas beat easy expect giving job team
We have to do a better job defensively in all areas if you expect to beat a team like that on the road. It's all about recognition and not giving up easy baskets. I thought we had some breakdowns tonight.
beating good
We feel we're a top-five team. We're beating real good teams. We can play with anybody.
brought came coach four fresh great grow helped high tested
I've been with coach four years and he's helped me grow up. I came here, I'm fresh out of high school, he tested me and brought great things in me.
easy overall tonight
It would have been easy for us to not even be here, to not even make it to the tournament. We showed a lot of courage. Tonight we just got beat, but I think overall we showed a lot of guts.
fix ten
The road's been challenging for us all Big Ten season, and we need to fix it quickly.
We are going to go out with a bang.