Steve Pikiell
Steve Pikiell
Stephen C. Pikiellis an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University. He is the former coach at at the Stony Brook...
becoming exciting next program step team trying year
I'm trying to make our program like Connecticut's. I want to be athletic, I want to be tough, I want to be an exciting team. We're not there yet, but we'll take a big step next year into becoming that kind of a team in our conference.
error margin played
We played well at times, but our margin for error is so small.
defense good hammered played
We played our tails off but just got hammered on the backboards. Our defense was as good as it's been, but we couldn't keep them off the glass.
bleed coaching daunting excited great guys loved playing ranked road standpoint team time
I loved playing there. I bleed the blue. From a coaching standpoint having to play the No. 2 ranked team on the road is a daunting task. ... I'm excited about the opportunity. I tell these guys all the time these are great opportunities for Stony Brook.
hit seen shot zone
They hit every shot they took. They got into a zone I haven't seen in a long time.
ahead days recruiting
Better days are ahead for Stony Brook basketball. We have the 40th-ranked recruiting class.
difficult george good great people
First of all, it's great to be back here in D.C. and all the good people here at George Washington. As you could tell it was a difficult game.
free throws
They make free throws when they need to.
best guys player production score struggled
Mitchell's our best player and he struggled to score tonight. We don't have a lot of other guys who can make up for the production he gives.
indicate needs record team
We're a team that needs a lot of things to go right for us to win. We're improving. Unfortunately, our record doesn't indicate that.
afford eight free missed shooting six stretch team throw worst
We're the worst free throw shooting team in the conference. We missed six of eight down the stretch and you can't afford to do that on the road.
country offensive team
When you play the No. 2 team in the country and you give them 25 offensive rebounds, it's going to be a long night.
final free game hours instead jump line practice shooting spend throws
If we're 9-for-10 from the line instead of 4-for-10, the game doesn't come down to a final jump shot. We spend hours shooting free throws in practice but we can't make them in games.
coming game games struggled team tough year
I know it's probably a tough game for them (to get up for). They've got some tough ACC games coming up and they have a team that's struggled all year coming into their gym.