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
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.
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.
against alaska blue face gold looked open potential question teams
I like our schedule. There's 17 teams that went to the post-season, and when we looked at it there's a potential 21 that we could face with the teams in Alaska and the Blue and Gold Classic. Then we open against Connecticut and Cincinnati. I'm jacked up, there's no question about it.
biggest defend falls key
The biggest key was to defend Quinn and Falls at the three-point line.
best conference depth good hold league nearly players putting teams
The best teams in this league have depth. The best teams are not putting players out there to hold their own. They're putting players out there who make their teams better. We had a lot of good players in Conference USA, but there wasn't nearly the depth in that league that there is in the Big East.
game great matter memory shooter short steve stopped time
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.
athletic basketball care cares department entire felt honored role takes team time
Not only does he care about the basketball team and the athletic department but he cares about the entire school. Every time I've been with him I have felt honored to be around him and he takes his role with the team very serious.
ball giving telling
I'm giving him the ball and telling him to give it back when he's finished.
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.
cherish special
I'll cherish it forever. This is a special win.
associated battles intense lost proud team won
It was one of the most intense battles that I have been associated with as a coach. I'm very proud of the way our team played. Ã They won the game, but it isn't like we lost it.
hard
It's very hard to come back on this team.
second wind
We got our second wind under us when we started to make those shots.