Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
advantage blessing game gets guys injuries mature ready
Farley can do a lot of things, and every game he gets a little more comfortable. All these injuries have been tough, but you're going to see them as a blessing pretty soon. A lot of guys have had to mature quick, and we just have to get ready to take advantage of it.
defense everybody good guys pick picked presence
It's good to be back. I thought that just my presence out there would pick guys up, and everybody really picked it up on defense tonight. Defense was the key.
chance drained east future guys locker national room start team win
We were a drained team after the Big East Tournament, but we're energized now. There's only one championship we have a chance to win, and that's this one. What we're doing right now is a springboard to the future for this program. There are guys in this locker room who will win a national championship, and that can all start right here.
ball guys shooting team tough
I think they are a better team than Villanova. Their frontcourt guys are just so physical. With Quinn and those guys shooting the ball the way they do, they are a tough team to play against.
guys team
I think they are a better team than Villanova, because their frontcourt guys are much more physical.
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.
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.
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.
felt point
We felt at that point there was no way we were losing.
basketball college played playing teams
Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.
fell last lost rest year
Everything fell into place. This was a confidence-builder, but there is still a sense of urgency. I don't know where we'd be if we had lost this game, but this is my last year and I don't want to play in the NIT. We've got to play like this the rest of the way.
andre chance chances given gotten missed nice pass rebound stretch win
We executed really well down the stretch to have a chance. It would've been nice if Andre could have missed that and given me a chance to win the game, but you never know. You don't know if we'd have gotten the rebound or been able to get the pass out. We had other chances to win.
best exactly hearing knew leaders necessary
That was amazing. He's one of the best leaders in sports. He just told us that it's all about team, that there can be no egos, and you just have to do whatever's necessary to win. After hearing that, I knew that's exactly what we had to do.