Matt Doherty
Matt Doherty
Matthew Francis "Matt" Dohertyis a former American college basketball coach and current scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina, Florida Atlantic University, and Southern Methodist University. He has also worked as an NCAA basketball analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 February 1962
CityEast Meadow, NY
hopefully league smarter
We've got be smarter and hopefully we'll be smarter when we get into league play.
best days digest experience great hopefully johnson mature three understand visualize
They don't know what a great experience they can have in Johnson City. It can be the best three days of their life. They have to be mature enough to digest that and then hopefully understand it, visualize it and want it as much as we do.
hopefully league smarter
We just have to be smarter, and hopefully we will be smarter in league play.
ball decent throw
We couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. We got decent looks, we just couldn't make a basket.
energy fans game hotel knew orleans school step
The thing about New Orleans is that you step out of your hotel and you feel the energy and see the fans decked out in school colors, ... And then of course, after the game you knew you had a place to celebrate.
victory
I've never been more disappointed after a victory than today.
against effort florida great job moved north trapped
We did an outstanding job of controlling the ball. Offensively, we moved it around effectively and efficiently against their zone. Defensively, we trapped and got North Florida out their rhythm. That was a great effort by our team.
experience
We are the hunted, and that is a new experience for our guys.
cut entire heads hung moral point proud season
I was proud of the way we cut the lead. We could have hung our heads and it could have been a 20- or 25-point loss. It's not a moral victory, but at this point you have to look at the entire season and I'm proud of those guys.
execute half maybe tried
I was very disappointed in the first half with the way we played. We were not sharp. Maybe I tried to get them too jacked up. Maybe we were too aggressive. We didn't execute well.
attend concern paul philly rally
It doesn't rally concern us, because he didn't attend Philly Lutheran. Paul had already graduated.
care effort harder played took
We played better, we played harder and took better care of the ball, I thought our effort was pretty good.
amount certainly exposure fan helps interest sell
We have to sell our program. The amount of exposure certainly helps. It helps fan interest and recruiting.
against anyone chance conference everybody good hottest last operating team win
We have to play the hottest team in the conference and we didn't play particularly well against them last time. Stetson has as good of a chance as anyone to win this thing. We need everybody operating on all cylinders.