Randy Bennett
Randy Bennett
Randall William "Randy" BennettJune 9, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California. Bennett has led the Gaels to a 314–147 record in his 15 years as head coach. Despite the dominance of Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference, Bennett has made Saint Mary's into arguably the top conference team with several 2nd place finishes and five NCAA tournament appearances, culminating in regular season conference championships in 2011,...
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The swimmers were thrilled. It was a really heart-felt moment. Some of the parents were in tears. You hear about athletes but very seldom do you hear about them giving back at that level. That's a significant level of money for a guy that doesn't make a lot of money.
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Unbelievable. They had high self-esteem. That's what prevailed for us.
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You don't know if you're going to get that good a shot again. He's a good shooter.
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You have to rethink, can you play somebody in? As a coach that was the challenge.
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We're looking forward to making the trip to Australia as it is an opportunity of a lifetime for the players. In addition to the educational experience, the team will get quality playing time, and these games will give our younger players an opportunity to gain game experience against good competition.
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Somehow, we've got to make shots. Those little things make a big difference in a game like that.
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I think we have some teams who started slow but are playing better than their record. But our RPI ratings are low, so I don't think we can get anybody else in the NCAA without winning the WCC tournament.
We'll be able to see if we've improved.
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I was thinking he would take shots we would win with. He kept hitting them. There is a toughness about him. He can win a game. He started doing that.
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I said, 'Hey, it's time for you to go. He hadn't touched the ball much. He hadn't had his opportunities to score. He started getting the ball. Once he got going it was a great effort on his part.
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He just needs somebody that understands these kinds of dogs.
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He got us going and he took over the game.
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We're not as bad as our record. Most games we're playing decent.
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We were losing the guy we play off probably 60 percent of the game.