Mike Brey
Mike Brey
Michael Paul Breyis an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000...
basketball dug example fans fought good rally
I think our fans will rally with this group. There's one thing with this basketball team: They've fought and they've dug and they've been a pretty good example for people.
certainly coach goal head help learn public relations system
His goal is to become a head coach and he could be a head coach probably very soon. If you learn another system from another guy, that certainly can help your public relations when you become a head coach.
feeling missed quirky shoot
I had a feeling he'd shoot it well. He usually does when he's missed a few. Shooters can be quirky guys.
breakfast changed gym order route
I had a different breakfast order at my breakfast spot, I changed that up. My route to the gym was a little different.
aggressive concerned giving great guy heads job keeping locker plus ready running since syracuse wednesday
He's the guy I'm most concerned about, you know, because he's giving it everything, plus he's running the locker room, he's keeping guys' heads up. I think he did a great job of that since Syracuse (on Wednesday night) and then he was really ready to be aggressive and set the tone.
basketball bit felt good maybe team
I don't know if anybody's shocked. We felt they were going to be a pretty good basketball team and maybe were being undersold a little bit in the preseason.
afraid
We got him on Mejia really quick. He is really fearless. He's not even afraid of his coach.
aware defending
We have to be very aware of defending the three-point line.
everybody gives guy presence veteran
The presence of McNamara gives them a veteran guy who can get everybody in position.
build came group happy hopefully league needed
We needed a league win. I was happy with how our group came out and hopefully it's something we can build on.
group heard hearts hurtful last maybe move problem selection taken watched
The problem with last year's group was they watched the selection show and had their hearts taken from them. And maybe more hurtful than that was they heard all the speculation for a day that they should have been in, as much as I told them, 'It's over, move on, we're in the NIT.' ... This group, there's no drama.
both good great job
Padgett did a great job on both ends. And Jenkins did some good things down the stretch.
body hard players punched taken
Our players have been punched hard and taken some body blows.
game life line urgency
I think we know our postseason life is on the line every day - not every game - every day. We have our sense of urgency every day.