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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We needed this. Our university needed this, our fans needed this, our team needed this.
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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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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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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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We told Jamaal Brown that we wanted a foul. He said he tried to, but the official didn't see it.
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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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Obviously I'm very proud of our players. We needed that. Oklahoma State needed that. I kept telling them all week long that if they would work hard and listen, then good things would happen and they would be rewarded.
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I was standing pretty close, but it's not going to change anything. I told them regardless of how you feel right now, there's nothing that I could say or anybody could say that is going to change the outcome. Just know that you made a lot of people proud tonight with your effort.
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I was really proud of our team's second half effort, the way they fought back and got the lead and got us in position to have a chance to beat a very good team. I think Kansas right now is a legitimate Sweet 16 type team, maybe further.
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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.
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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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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.