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#UNC coach Hubert Davis after an emotional senior-night victory over Clemson
Mar 4, 2026
#UNC coach Hubert Davis after an emotional senior-night victory over Clemson
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Hey, I'm turning over a new
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uh the Bradell said that that last play
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they had that mis layup that Hunter took
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that they had their first three options
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were three-pointers and then you guys
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took it away. You switched and took all
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three away and forced that drive. Did
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you know what they were going to run to
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have a good idea what they were in that
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situation? And was that part of it?
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Switch to take away the three. We didn't
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know that specific play, but defensively
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we were switching everything. And we put
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in a lineup that we felt like could do
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that and execute that uh from a
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defensive standpoint. So we were
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switching everything, not just on the
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ball, off the ball. So it made it
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difficult for them to get the ball in
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and um that's why they drove it into the
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lane to try to get an easy quick two and
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they were able to miss. We were able to
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get the rebound and then ultimately Seth
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was able to hit one free throw and that
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was the game. Was that pretty much also
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what you guys did that last six and a
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half minutes because I think they only
0:54
had 11 points. Were you guys able to
0:55
come back come from behind and beat
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them? I think it was through 11 in that
0:59
stretch and they were three for 10.
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>> Yeah, I mean we had different coverages.
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I mean, we weren't in switching
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everything and that that would be very
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difficult for us because, you know,
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pretty much the entire game they were
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playing two bigs and so that would put,
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you know, our smaller guards on them
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whether they were posting up or, you
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know, on the offensive glass. And so it
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was what made it really difficult was
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their big starting hitting threes. And
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so we had to adjust a little bit with
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that because they were making threes.
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And so, uh, we made another adjustment
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there to try to take that away. We made
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a mistake and and gave up a three, but I
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thought we did a good job with the with
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the changes defensively depending on the
1:44
situation. And as I said before to your
1:46
question, at the end, we were switching
1:48
everything, trying to take away the
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three. It was a very um
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you know
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thinking through a lot because in that
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situation up by three um my rule is 10
2:02
seconds or below is to foul and put them
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on the free throw line. Um the reason
2:08
why we decided not to foul and just
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switch was because Henry fouled out. I
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was very nervous about them missing a
2:16
free throw and getting the offensive
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glass and and so just a lot of thinking.
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I didn't know which one um to choose,
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but I'm glad that one worked.
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>> We're able to win.
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>> Noah, then Rod
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>> Hubert, Luca hit those three threes in I
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think a two and a half minute stretch in
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the second half. How much did that not
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only help you guys, but ignite you guys
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and sort of will you guys towards the
2:35
end of the game?
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>> Yeah, it did. I mean, we just couldn't
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get anything consistently around the
2:39
rim, whether through post or
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penetration. I mean, just Clemson's
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defense is two things. One is really
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good. They've got three things. They got
2:47
great length and then they're very
2:48
physical. And so, we just um just
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couldn't get anything um consistently
2:55
whether through post or penetration. And
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so, we you know, Luca hit a three and
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he's one of those guys that when he hits
3:00
one like he he he wants another look.
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And so, we called three straight plays
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for him just to be able to get him open.
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And you know, he's a guy that obviously
3:09
can hit open shots, but he also does a
3:11
really good job of hitting contested
3:13
shots. And he made some big ones for us
3:15
tonight.
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>> Rod and Michael Hubert Seth talked about
3:19
it a little bit how it could have been
3:20
logical or easy for him to leave last
3:22
year with all the guards coming back. He
3:24
didn't. You hope he's not the last
3:27
four-year player here, but yeah.
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>> What's it say about him that he is a
3:30
four-year player and he and he could be
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that last?
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>> No, it is. you know, I mean, what a um,
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you know, example, testament to
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perseverance and being able to um,
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continue and stay through the fight. Um,
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you know, with the choices that these
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kids have every year to be able to
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transfer and, um, you know, one of the
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things that always, not just Seth, but
3:56
everyone, I said, you know, you have to
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find joy and enjoyment of how hard it is
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to be the best that you could be
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individually and as a team. It's
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difficult. It's hard. It just is. There
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there's no way around it. You can't go
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any place in the country and everything
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go the way that you want it to go. there
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there's going to be cloudy and rainy and
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windy days and
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I really hope that Seth is
4:24
being celebrated as much as he should.
4:28
Um, we talk about a number of players
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and rightfully so, but Seth should be
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talked about a lot as well. um as
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accomplished as a player he is, the
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commitment that he's had to this team
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and to this program and to this
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university. Um
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like this is he talked about it in his
4:47
speech. This is his second home. The
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relationships that he has built over the
4:52
last four years, those aren't just
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relationships with this time here. Like
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he those are relationships for the rest
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of his life. And it's because
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he stuck around and um you know it's
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really emotional and uh for me he was
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part of the first recruiting class when
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I became head coach and to see him um
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where he is right now on and off the
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court um is such a joy to see.
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>> Michael then Alex
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>> Hubert, you guys finished the season
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undefeated at home for the first time
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since 2016.
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>> They're moving the ACC tournament here
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>> and so we're we're in favor of that.
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Okay. And that 1617 season ended pretty
5:35
well for you guys. And this is the first
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team to win as many home as many home
5:39
games as it did this season. To be so
5:42
good here in Chapel Hill, what does that
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mean to you?
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>> Yeah, it means a lot. You know, first of
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all, I wanted to thank the fans. Um,
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their support all year has been
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remarkable.
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Um,
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you know, the energy that they bring
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every game, it is a difference maker and
5:59
it helps us. and to have their support
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all year has meant so much to us. And
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you know, the success that we've had at
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home is uh you know, these are things
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that we'll remember for the rest of our
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life. And um I'm just really proud of
6:17
the guys. I've said this before, just I
6:21
keep telling them I'm proud of them, but
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I am, you know, just
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all the things that this team has had to
6:30
adjust and to go through. And this is
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the 15th game without
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um either Seth, Henry, or Caleb in the
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lineup. and for this team to do what
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they have done this year. Um my hope is
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uh they're recognized for that and um
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going undefeated at home and being able
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and having to deal with all the things
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that they had to deal with it even makes
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it even more special.
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>> Alex and Spencer,
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>> you were you talked about Luca a bit.
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What um things have sort of helped him
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both on and off the court kind of adjust
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both to the game but also just to life
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here in Jackson.
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>> Yeah, I mean it's a huge adjustment. I
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mean, I just and really I can't put it
7:14
into perspective because I haven't been
7:16
in that type of situation. And I
7:18
remember, you know, being in the NBA and
7:20
getting traded and having to go to a
7:22
different city within 48 hours, but I
7:25
didn't have to go to a different country
7:28
where I knew no one. And you had to
7:32
adjust to new coaches, new country,
7:36
new school, new system, new teammates,
7:42
kind of new basketball. And the
7:46
adjustment that he has made has been
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awesome. And the thing that warms my
7:52
heart the most is just the relationships
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that he has with his teammates. Um the
7:58
way that they joke around and hang out
8:01
together. It's just um that makes me
8:04
feel really good that he's adjusted that
8:06
well and he's loved and supported in the
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locker room amongst his teammates.
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>> Spencer then Shelby.
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>> Yeah. Thank you. One thing you talked
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about on Monday, I think was, you know,
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the tight-knit nature of this team and
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how connected this group is going back
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to California. Not to bring up, you
8:19
know, bad memories, but you guys are 10
8:20
and two in the conference since
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>> Yeah, you brought the brought the
8:23
>> since the trip. I guess what is it?
8:25
How's what have you seen from your team
8:26
that, you know, allowed you guys to kind
8:28
of write the ship and and get back to,
8:30
you know, where you are now?
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>> Yeah, you know, I I you know, for us it
8:34
was two games.
8:36
I know at times it was made more than
8:38
that, but it was two games and we didn't
8:43
play very well consistently for a week.
8:47
And all year long, whether it was a loss
8:50
to Michigan State or um
8:55
loss to NC State, this this team has
8:58
always responded and reacted in a way
9:01
that um allowed us to be successful and
9:03
continue um to improve and get better.
9:06
And so it doesn't surprise me um how
9:09
much better we got. And again, it's
9:12
another example of how close this team
9:14
is and how good they are. Shelby.
9:16
>> Yeah, I think obviously somebody else
9:18
that you spoke to that plays a role in
9:20
how close this team is, Elijah, who has
9:22
made his way into the press conference
9:23
here. We were just talking in the um
9:26
player lounge about we were very
9:27
impressed that you were able to keep it
9:29
together for the most part during the
9:30
game
9:30
>> during the speech. How were you able to
9:32
do it? And
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>> I have been kept it together all day.
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>> Okay.
9:36
>> I've been a mess all day.
9:39
>> All day.
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>> I have. And um I just need time to like
9:44
it was honestly there was a lot to
9:47
unpack. You know, obviously Elijah
9:50
um and I could spend the rest of my life
9:53
talking about him and the impact that
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he's made on me and this team and this
9:58
program. Uh Seth,
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RJ,
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um
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the game.
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Um what was at stake?
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Um it's the last week of the regular
10:13
season. It's just a lot going on. And so
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um wanted to enjoy it, wanted to take it
10:21
in, but also wanted to stay focused on
10:23
what my job was. My job was to coach and
10:27
uh help these guys out, be the best that
10:28
they can be.
10:29
>> I guess just really quick follow up on
10:31
that. Just after, you know, you guys got
10:32
the win and then
10:34
>> he was shocked that I called him in at
10:36
the end of the game. Well, yeah. Take me
10:38
through that and then also just did you
10:40
ever imagine that, you know, you'd be
10:42
here coaching your son given a speech
10:46
like that?
10:46
>> Never. Never at all. I mean, I obviously
10:48
I always wanted to coach him, but I
10:51
never thought it would ever happen. And
10:53
so, to be able to have that opportunity
10:55
is such a blessing. Um,
10:58
as soon as Seth went to the free throw
11:00
line, I don't know why, it just popped
11:01
in my head and I said, "If Seth hits
11:02
this one free throw, then we're up by
11:04
four with 0.9 seconds to go. the game's
11:06
over. So, I went to the coaches and I
11:08
said, "If Seth's hits this free throw,
11:10
it's over, right?" They go, "Yeah." And
11:11
they didn't understand why I was asking
11:13
them. As soon as Seth hit that free
11:14
throw, I said, "Elijah, go in." And
11:17
almost like he didn't remember his name.
11:19
He just looked at me and was like,
11:20
"You're putting me in now." And I was
11:22
like, "Yes, I wanted you to go in." And
11:25
um wanted him to have that moment of
11:27
being on the court at the last time. I
11:30
remember me being a senior and we're
11:32
playing Georgia Tech in '92. And I
11:34
remember my last time as a player on
11:36
that floor and I wanted him to have that
11:38
memory himself.
11:40
>> There's nothing better than he can talk
11:41
about than that. So we are done.
11:42
>> Okay, great.
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