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,...
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I have great admiration for my father. We are proud of the courage he has exhibited this evening, and our family stands behind him and will support him through these tough days.
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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.
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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.
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We needed that. Oklahoma State needed it. So did our players and our fans. We had three great days of practice, and I'm glad it carried over to the game.
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We got off to a great start. That seems to be important with this team. When we get off to a good start, most of the time, we play pretty well.
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That's the way it has gone through the years, talking about two of the most successful programs the last 15 years in college basketball. There's been some great games through the years. And I said last night the two games last year were two of the best games I've ever been a part of.
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In basketball, you still have hope. You still have a chance. We've won the last two Big 12 tournaments. The odds certainly would be against us but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen.
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I'm very proud of our players under the circumstances they were faced with today. They kept a positive mind-set throughout the day and I thought they played with a lot of energy.
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They did a good job mixing up the zone defense, and there was a lot of confusion on our part early on.
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We had some concerns what was going on with some phone calls that had been going on during the summer. I know my dad had a conversation with Kelvin to address those concerns. We were told Kelvin was not aware of those things taking place, that he would address it and it would not be an issue in the future.
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To win four games you have to be able to have depth. You have to be able to rotate guys in and out, and it's something that we'll try to monitor, but at the same time, you've got to try to win.
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This is a disappointing setback. We still have confidence in our players, but we can't do the things that got us in trouble tonight. We didn't dig in and defend and we didn't rebound.
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That team in '96 would not have been motivated to continue playing. This team will respond. We hope to play well and carry some momentum into next season.
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My focus all week has been on our players. They didn't come to Oklahoma State expecting this to happen. It's been hard on them. But I have a responsibility to them and to this school. I try to keep that in my mind as much as possible and keep a positive outlook.