Stew Morrill
Stew Morrill
Stewart V. Morrillis an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the Utah State University men's basketball team. Morrill was an All-American at Ricks College and a two-time All-Big Sky selection for Gonzaga University. He started his coaching career in 1974 as an assistant at Gonzaga and later for the University of Montana under Mike Montgomery. In 1987, he became the head coach of the Grizzlies and led them to an NCAA berth in 1991. Morrill coached...
caused shoot turn
It was disappointing to shoot that well and not win. NMSU caused us to turn it over and made us shoot more 3-pointers than we like.
career seen senior trying
We were pressing, and we were trying too hard. I have seen it many times during my career on Senior Night.
recognize team won
We didn't look like the team that we've had that's won 19 games. I didn't really recognize our team out there.
great nevada position wins
To me, it's all about winning. It's who wins the conference. Nevada is in a great position to win the conference.
good hard missed shots win
That was a good win for us. They were hard for us to guard. They missed enough shots that we were all right.
coaches hope players says somebody strong
You just hope somebody is listening. I think it says what most of the (conference) coaches and players feel. It's a strong conference.
clean defended dominated impatient looks nevada phase recognize team won
I thought Nevada dominated every phase of the game. They were outstanding. I thought we really struggled. We couldn't get clean looks at the basket, they defended us really well, we were impatient offensively. It didn't look like a team that has won 19 games. I didn't recognize our team out there.
basketball life mature tough
Basketball is basketball, but life is life. That's a tough situation. He's a mature guy.
handled last nevada played speaks time top
Obviously, Nevada speaks for itself, a Top 25 team. They handled us pretty well in Logan. We played well the last time we were here. We've played pretty well in this building.
hard rebound stay tech time trying
We had a hard time with La. Tech and trying to rebound the ball. We were able to stay with them on the boards.
ready
We will get ready and come out and compete.
beat crowd good home main nevada team
Nevada is really a good team on their home court. That's the main thing that beat us. Obviously, the crowd had something to do with that. ... They've got a lot of weapons. They are big. They are athletic. That's why they are nationally ranked.
energy happens situation surprised tomorrow
What happens is you get recharged. I will be very surprised if we don't play with a lot of energy tomorrow night. Just the situation recharges you.
finally gone good pay starting steadily year
We've got good shooters. That's finally starting to pay off for us at the line. Our percentages have steadily gone up as the year has gone on.