Tom Crean
Tom Crean
Thomas Creanis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team. Prior to that he served as head coach at Marquette University, where the program averaged 20 wins a year and made six postseason appearances, including the 2003 NCAA Final Four...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 March 1966
advantage defensive game time turn
We have to make it a defensive game every time we turn around, that's the Big East. You've got to take advantage of your possessions.
coaches couple created creates floor games happen happens manipulate situation together
I think rivalries don't just happen anymore. They've got to be created on the floor. I think a couple coaches could get together and manipulate the situation but that would be short-lived. I think what happens on the floor creates the rivalry: a buzzer-beater, a double-overtime game, a couple games down to the wire.
beat conference game night premier program special
This was an unbelievable conference win. This is a special night in the program's history. We beat a premier program in our first game in the Big East.
aggressive game lost matter stop time
It's just a matter of time with Steve. If he were to stop shooting, you would see him come out of the game because he would have lost his aggressive mind-set.
game great individual practices ready start sure talking trying turn
We're just trying to make sure we keep having great practices and a lot of energy, get ready for each individual game and if it happens, it happens. We know it doesn't get any easier. To start talking about a bye could turn into a distraction for these guys.
best february games help hopefully meaningful ranks wins
This ranks as one of the best wins this season. The more meaningful games we win in February will hopefully help us play more meaningful games in March.
game great group guys second sold team wins
What I told my team after the game was first thing, that I've been a part of some great wins and some great teams. (But) I've never been around a group of guys that sold out for each other like they did in the second half.
credit game goes good grabbing great holding keeping open plan played steve
They had a good game plan of grabbing and holding and keeping Steve from getting open looks. The credit goes to them. They played a great game.
basketball college game great respect teams
This was a great college basketball game with two teams who have a lot of respect for each other.
developing game man obviously
I never get into comparisons. And I don't know his father's game well enough to make a comparison. His bloodlines are obviously very strong. But he's his own man and he's developing his own game.
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It was just a matter of time for Steve. If Steve would have stopped shooting, he would have come out of the game ... He has a very short memory when it comes to his shot, and that's what a great shooter has to have.
breaks build four game learned momentum teach team three time trying
They've learned that the game comes down to three or four possessions on offense, three or four possessions on defense. We're trying to teach our team all the time that momentum comes down to execution, that we build our breaks by the way we execute.
second wind
We got our second wind under us when we started to make those shots.
amazing group guys second seen sold team
I've never been around a group of guys who sold out for each other in the second half. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen a team do.