James Patrick Christian[1] (born February 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. He previously served as the head coach at Boston College, Kent State, TCU and Ohio. (wikipedia)
Boy, every time you think it's going to be tough for him to come back (from injury), he does.
I take my hat off to them. A rivalry? I think it's two programs that have a lot of respect for each other.
The seniors are the reason we play. It's our program, but it's their team. These guys have overcome so much. At one time or another, each one of them hasn't started. But they all handled it. They have stuck through it.
He especially did a great job of making some plays in the second half, getting in the lane.
It's great to have that kind of tradition. That's unbelievable. In a lot of places, after four years, guys are gone and never come back, but not here. That's what makes this program special.
It's sheer numbers. They're able to attract a type of player that we're not able to attract at Kent State. We're not making any excuses but we're probably not going to be able to get a McDonald's All-American, where they can.
For us to win, we needed Pitt to shoot poorly, and they shot extremely well. We just had too much of an uphill battle.
I was very proud of our kids. They had an opportunity at the end of the game, and they took advantage of it.
He's so enthusiastic to play this game after all the things he's been through. He nearly went two years without playing basketball. He's not the same player that he once was, but now, he does it on guts and determination. I'm so proud of him.
We get in there, get a sandwich, watch a movie. Those guys talk and laugh in the back. What I like is that it gives us a lot of time to spend with the guys. It's a different setting, and we're talking and joking around with them. They just enjoy it.
