Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacolettiis the men's basketball coach at Drake University. He played collegiate basketball at Minot State University in North Dakota from 1980–1984, where he was a four-year letterman and a team captain for two seasons. He received his degree in physical education in 1985...
university
To give back to the university like that is unbelievable.
aggressive catch game half second start
We had to do something different the second half because we had to catch up and score. We got around to being more aggressive and having the game start going our way.
came chance couple empty losses offensive stop tough win
Those were as tough a couple of losses as I've had in a long time. In each game, we had a chance to get a stop to win it, and then we got an offensive chance to win it and we came up empty each time.
care charged effort great imagine
We need to have a great effort defensively and take care of the basketball. I can't imagine us not being emotionally charged up to play them.
fog job monday pick pieces ready since
We've just kind of been in a fog since Monday and it's my job to get us out of the fog. We'll just try to pick up the pieces and get ready for Saturday.
funny kick mental
It's mental when things are going well. It's funny how things happen. When things aren't going well, you can't kick one in.
game good handle job pressure turning vegas
That's the game right there. They crawled right up into us and we couldn't handle the pressure. Vegas did a good job of turning the pressure up.
against counter hardest prepare princeton team tried
They were the hardest team I've had to prepare for in 20 years of coaching. A lot of it is the Princeton system, but a lot of it is (Mooney's) coaching. They had a counter for every (defensive) thing we tried to do against that offense.
against counter hardest prepare princeton team tried
They were the hardest team I've had to prepare for in 20 years of coaching, ... A lot of it is the Princeton system, but a lot of it is (Mooney's) coaching. They had a counter for every (defensive) thing we tried to do against that offense.
defense direction hard hopefully pride step taking
It's been hard for us taking pride in our defense, and hopefully we were able to take a step in the right direction today.
great hate number opportunity situations worked
It's a great opportunity for him. It's one of those situations where he's worked his butt off for a number of years. He's very deserving. We hate to see him go, but that's how it works.
swinging time tough
We're having a tough time right now. We've just got to keep swinging and keep grinding.
continue quit
We didn't quit and will continue to fight.
coming institute kids
Those kids coming out of that institute - find one who didn't make it over here. Find one who is not successful.