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Mihalich: "It's A Great Place To Play"

March 19, 2019
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Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich met with the media after his team's loss to NC State in the NIT.

NOTE: Click the video above to watch the press conference.


Opening Statement...
I had to have a moment in there and those guys deserve it. I apologize for taking some time.

Justin Wright-Foreman’s impact on the program...
It’s incredible.  We’re out of superlatives for him. He’s an incredible player and it’s an incredible story.

The bigger the game, the better he is. Fearless.  I don’t know if he’ll play at the next level, I think he should... I think he could.

Where does this game rank in terms of the matchups with coach Keatts?
A lot of games were like this.  I think he’d say the same thing.  Two-point game with a minute to go and we had a great look at an open shot... we had great games.

You have to give NC State some credit. The atmosphere was unbelievable. Not to take anything away from Kevin and his kids... but they had a sixth man. I’m not going to lie, I was disappointed we were seeded the way we were.  

You have to give them... great fans.  I know it wasn’t the Duke or North Carolina game, but great fans, great atmosphere. It had to be worth ten points. Certainly wasn’t a neutral site.

We always have good games, Kevin and myself.

What is your perspective on being in here?
It’s so cool. The smartest thing NC State did was choose to host the game here. I’m sure there are a lot of old timers who want to be back in this building.

I just saw Dereck Whittenburg downstairs... I asked him how’d he ever lose a game down here and he said, “We didn’t lose games here.”

It’s a great place to play. It has the charm, great feel to it.

The fans played a role in it... there couldn’t have been a better first round than here.

I talked to Brad Brownell and he said, “We’re not going to have anybody at our game.  We’re on spring break and we’re a football school.” That’s the way it goes.

 

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