Rick Hartzell
Rick Hartzell
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We will not, in this program, take a back seat to anybody. We've had the best basketball program in the state of Iowa over the last three or four years. We have nothing but plans to keep that going.
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I think he's the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.
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I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.
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To the general public and to our fans, it is obvious what a great job that Greg and his staff have done to put UNI basketball on the national map. I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.
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It was a little bit of a funeral atmosphere for a day or so. But today is the turning of the page. We wish him well. I love him dearly, he's a great friend and I know (Jacobson) feels the same way. But he's a Cyclone now.
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To be honest, Iowa State got a great coach - and they got a great friend of mine.
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I don't think with all these people, it's all about the money. I think it's about having a chance to be successful, at a good family place, being paid what's fair and comfortable. And if that's not enough, that's not enough. No hard feelings. I understand.
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I am so happy that we were able to secure this private support and am hopeful that Mac, his staff and family will be with us for years to come.
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No one has called me from any place, and that's the absolute truth.
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Mac is more of a laid-back, easygoing guy. Pat is the opposite. He's fiery, and pretty excitable. Where they're similar is that they're great people, good family guys. They have gone back to their alma mater and have really enjoyed being there.
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I have never been more excited and energized about a head coaching appointment in my career than I am with the hiring of Ben Jacobson as our men's basketball coach. Ben is ready to take this step. He has the support of the current team and our recruiting class and he will do a great job of maintaining the excellence that we have built in our men's basketball program.
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It just felt like the perfect kind of match for this type of place.
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It might be better. Who knows? We didn't want to lose (McDermott), but everybody acts like we can't move forward, and that's absolutely wrong. I'm energized and excited about this because I think (Jacobson) brings a lot of the same qualities that Mac brought. We just weren't going to blink . . It just felt to me like it was the perfect kind of match for this place.
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There are a lot of exciting pieces to this game. I think it will be great fun.