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...
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That's a tough deal. We're certainly feeling that, and we'll say a special prayer for he and his family.
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They certainly are hitting their stride and living up to preseason expectations. What makes them so good is the wealth of experience they have.
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We should get a bid if we do that -- whether we will or not I don't know. There are certainly more than four ACC teams in the top 64 in the country. To say the ACC has only four teams in the top 64 is laughable.
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Certainly our condolences go out to him and the people of Virginia Tech. (Coleman) is a great kid, and that's a very tough deal. We'll say a special prayer for him and his family.
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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.
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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.
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After the South Carolina game I thought we had a chance to have a really special team. I thought we had a chance to really leapfrog forward.
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I'm not really a zone coach. But I will go to the zone in a situation if man was not successful. We had to stay with it.
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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.
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It's disappointing that you don't get the job done when you had the chance in your hands.
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It's disappointing that we didn't make a run. I felt that if we could advance (past Miami) that anything could happen.
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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.
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We improved in every area, but by no means are we satisfied. We're right there - and were a competitive right there.
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There is disappointment and frustration any time you go out early in your conference tournament, a tournament we felt good about doing very well in. But we still have an opportunity to play for an outstanding championship.