Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
beat came coming couple losses needed shows stayed team teammates youth
Our losses have been coming at the end of games. That shows the youth of this team. We got beat by a better team today. Even with me hurting, my teammates stayed in the game. It came down to a couple possessions at the end where we needed stops, and we didn't get them.
bobby far high interest liked school since talked took worked
He didn't live far away from my high school (in New Jersey). He liked the way I worked and took an interest in me for some reason. He recommended me to Bobby Knight. But I haven't talked to him since he's been in Dallas.
senior
I have nothing to say. As a senior leader, it's tough.
almost definitely family garden guys home miss playing special state
I had to miss playing in the (Madison Square) Garden (against St. John's), but this is definitely one I didn't want to miss. I'll have a lot of family and friends there. For guys from Jersey, this is almost like playing in the Garden. You go back to your home state to play, it's a special thing.
thinking
I'm not thinking about a record. I'm just thinking about winning.
draw looked
They looked confused. They'd draw up a play, and we'd still come out and keep them out of what they wanted to do.
built chance good guys lose lost momentum ncaa next win york
If you go into the NCAA and lose a game, then the season's over and there's no momentum built into the next year. You can say you went to the tournament, but you lost in the first round. But now you can say we have a chance to go to New York and win a championship, so guys can feel good about it.
behind closed hard tried trying
Behind closed doors, he's an All-American. When he first got here, he tried so hard to just play the right way. Now he's just going out there and trying to play his game.
heart shows
I didn't think he would ever play again. And for him to be back here playing, that shows his heart and dedication.
hold hurting
He said I wasn't going to play in this game. I'll never let something like this hold me down. If I'm hurting the team, I won't play. But if I can help, I'll play.
ball dame great played saw shot stop
If you saw the Villanova game, we played a great game. They just shot the ball tremendously. There is nothing you can do about that. At the same time, we have to stop Notre Dame from the three-point line. If we do that, we'll be in great shape.
energy guys maybe played took
The fouls took me out of it. I had a lot of energy but maybe I was too anxious. I thought our guys played well.
good guys peaked realize surface team touched type
The good thing is we haven't peaked yet. We haven't touched the surface of what type of team we can be. When our guys realize how good we can be we're going to be tough.
east full last
This is my last year, I don't want to play in the NIT and not even make the Big East tournament. We have to go full throttle.