Michael P. Leaf (June 7, 1961 – August 19, 2019) was an American college basketball coach. He is known for his tenure as head coach at Winona State University, where he won two NCAA Division II National titles. (wikipedia)
I've seen teams start to double him with a second guy.
I've said this before, and I know I'm repeating myself, but that doesn't mean much to us right now.
We've been doing it the last few years, so we're used to it. They're a talented team. They won a lot of ball games early, so this was a good win for us.
I congratulated the kids on the title; they loved it. Obviously we're excited, but this is just one step for us.
It was a good effort overall from everyone. They practiced hard all week and played well right from the start. It was nice to get everybody some minutes. It was a good chance to get some more experience.
That was really a war out there, it really was. Those were two excellent basketball teams. We just had to battle, battle, battle.
That kind of thing (being ranked high) is great for the program and great for the recognition it gives us. It's nice to get things along the way, but we really are focused on Friday night and Bemidji.
Like we said Saturday, come (Monday) we're going to be ready to prepare for this weekend's games. It's a game we're looking forward to because they beat us. We're looking forward to playing them in the latter part of the season.
It's a great upset for us from a position standpoint. We have to do our job (today) or the same thing could happen to us. We can't worry about what other people are doing right now.
What can I say? He's a tremendous young man, a special individual. The day I signed him, I was an extremely happy man.