Tony Shaver
Tony Shaver
Tony Shaveris an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the College of William & Mary. He arrived at William & Mary after a 17-year tenure as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney College...
team toughest william
In my (three seasons) at William and Mary, they are the toughest team to guard. They've got a lot of weapons.
shot tough
It's tough to get a better shot than we got right there.
against fought good proud year
This was kind of the story of our year against the good teams, get down a lot and then come back. I was proud of the way they fought back.
basketball fine team
We were dismantled by a fine basketball team tonight. I thought they were sensational.
believed brian improved last player plays running time year
Brian has improved as much as any player I've ever coached. If you'd have told me this time last year that we'd be running plays to get him the ball, I wouldn't have believed it.
defined freedom players playing selection shot understanding
Part of (the improvement) is understanding shot selection. We've defined shot selection as much as we can for the players and the team. They understand that and now they are playing with more freedom.
good sign tonight
I think we went toe-to-toe with them tonight and that?s a good sign for our club.
asked believe early good great players proud saw shooting themselves
I was proud of the effort. We asked our players to believe in themselves and compete. I thought even early in the game, when (VCU) got off to the great shooting start, you saw a good look in our kids' eyes.
beat
I thought if they were going to beat us, they were going to beat us inside.
answer knew turn wish
I wish I knew what the answer was. But, we're going to keep working to find it and turn these hard-fought performances into victories.
dimension obviously shoots starter teams
He's a starter on most teams in this league. And when he shoots it like he did tonight, obviously that's a new dimension to his game.
anticipate great impact job key role though tremendous
He's done a great job as a freshman, though he's been very inconsistent, which you anticipate from a freshman, particularly one who's been put in such a key role from day one. But obviously, he's had a tremendous impact on our program.
favorite
We had to take away their favorite thing to do.
good learn passion store
We have to learn to play with that kind of passion every night. If we do, good things are in store for this program.