Sean Sutton
Sean Sutton
Sean Patrick Suttonwas the head coach of the Oklahoma State University men's basketball program from 2006 until April 1, 2008. He is currently an assistant at Oral Roberts University. As a college player and coach, Sutton has been part of over 400 victories, with 391 coming as a coach. As of April 2012, Sean has 39 wins as a head coach at Oklahoma State and 352 as an assistant coach at Mississippi, Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts. In 22 seasons,...
achieve great ncaa opportunity players programs success tournament win
There will be a lot of great programs in this tournament that have had success in the NCAA Tournament. This is still an opportunity to achieve something. I told our players there's still a possibility they can win a championship.
chance
I told him this week, 'You've got to be productive, a big part of this, if we're going to have a chance to win. I thought he responded.
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It might take some time, but this will evolve into a much better tournament than it's been in recent years. It doesn't change anybody's goal. Everybody's goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. But you still want to be playing this time of year. It's sure better than the alternative.
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It means a great deal for him that people have shown support for him in this tough situation. He feels a lot better, moves around better and looks better. Whether he coaches again, I don't know. He'll have to decide that.
attitude confident played pleased stretch tough
We're pleased with the way they've played down the stretch under tough circumstances. I like the attitude of our guys. They are confident and feel like they've made improvement.
appreciate future program success wish
We appreciate what Roderick has done for our program and we wish him much success in his future endeavors.
best defensive played team year
In my opinion, they are the best defensive team that we have played all year long.
offense problem
I never thought offense would be a problem with this team.
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He said that looks like an Oklahoma State basketball team. That was probably the best compliment he could have given me.
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We've completed what we consider a very challenging and demanding schedule. With the games we have set up during the non-conference portion of our schedule, we feel it gives our players an opportunity to gain valuable experience before facing the rugged Big 12 Conference.
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We wanted to extend the lead to 15 or 18. We had a real chance to control the game. (Boston College) battled back. They got the ball inside and chipped away. They eventually caught us. Dudley and Smith came up big for them.
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When you play Iowa State, you can't turn it over a lot. We had 18 turnovers but we had 22 assists. I thought that was a big factor, that we passed the ball pretty well all night long and got pretty good open looks and pretty easy shots.
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Tough way to lose a basketball game. There have been a lot of close games this year. At the end of games, you've got to rise up and make plays.
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Tough day because of what's transpired. But I told our players to keep a positive mindset. ... It's unfortunate, but I thought they handled it as well as they possibly could.