Teams that play hard. Talk of intensity. Known for poking fun at himself and his sport, Martelli chides other coaches for taking themselves too seriously. This is not a job that you go to school for, so I shouldn't talk down to you. But along with Utah State of the Big West and Hampton of the Mid-Eastern Athletic they advanced to Saturday's second round in the West subregionals.
Every conference deserves some notoriety.
There are good players out there. O'Connor said some of the bigger schools get the most attention because of winning traditions. When you do well, you're going to get the exposure that you deserve. After the starters ran up a 20-point lead, the bench played a combined 74 minutes. Teyo Johnson had 20 points and Julius Barnes and Tony Giovacchini added 18 each.