Oliver Purnell
Oliver Purnell
Oliver Gordon Purnell, Jr.is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach at DePaul University. Purnell previously served as the head coach for Clemson University, the University of Dayton, Old Dominion University, and Radford University...
chance job
It's disappointing that you don't get the job done when you had the chance in your hands.
advance felt
It's disappointing that we didn't make a run. I felt that if we could advance (past Miami) that anything could happen.
felt game point regroup run toward winning year
It's disappointing that we didn't make a run at winning the tournament. I felt like if we could advance, anything could happen. So that is disappointing. We've got to find a way, like we have all year long, to go back and regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
continuing game guys nice rewarded work
It's nice to see our guys rewarded for continuing to work hard. We'd like for this to be a game that kind of kick-starts us.
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It's got to be one of the best coaching jobs he's done, and that's saying something.
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It's tough because we dropped a gut-wrenching game against Virginia Teach the other night, and any time you lose some tight games, or three or four in a row, confidence becomes an issue. But the players came back to practice Thursday with some determined energy. Our message is that you can't fold up, and I hope they're internalizing it. It's an important mindset that if we work at it we can get over the hump here.
certainly experience good hitting living stride wealth
They certainly are hitting their stride and living up to preseason expectations. What makes them so good is the wealth of experience they have.
advantage certainly fact gives opportunity travel
The fact that we don't have to travel is certainly an advantage for us and gives us an opportunity to be well-rested and well prepared.
indication james mays returning
We still have every indication that James Mays will be returning this summer.
five games guys realized special
You never get over that kind of loss, but we had to. The guys just never wavered. I realized after the first five games this was a special team.
certainly game point regroup toward win year
I think we most certainly will probably be in the NIT. We've got to find a way like we have all year long to go back, regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
run winning
I think we will probably be in the NIT. It's disappointing we didn't make a run at winning (the ACC) tournament.
certainly feeling prayer special tough
That's a tough deal. We're certainly feeling that, and we'll say a special prayer for he and his family.
anybody argument league playing
I'll say it: We can make the argument that we're playing as well as anybody in the league right now.