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Showing posts with label World University Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World University Games. Show all posts
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
USA Men Fall 76-74 To Lithuania In Quarterfinals
http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/worlduniversity/11_mwug_game_06.html
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Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara)
Did you get the looks you wanted down the stretch when you were trying to come back?
We had open looks. It was just one of those days where the shots just don’t fall your way. I couldn’t say maybe we could have got a better shot, but the shots that we took were shots that we practiced. We have to live with that. It’s a tough one for all of us. I know in our minds we had one goal and we can’t accomplish that now. But, now we need to regroup and finish strong in China. I think we’re going to do that. We’re going to bounce back and still represent our country.
On the Lithuanian team:
They fought hard. They fought really hard. You could tell they’ve been together for awhile. They’ve been in games like this before. There were situations down the stretch we didn’t execute … we just didn’t finish. This is something we can all learn from, not to take anyone for granted. We didn’t, but we just have to be ready to get on it every moment, every time we step out onto the court, because somebody’s coming to beat us. You could see how excited they were to win and this wasn’t even the gold medal game. We just have to learn and keep moving forward.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Photos of Orlando Johnson vs. Team Mexico at WUG, 8/13/11
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USA Runs Away In Second Half To 108-67 Victory Over Mexico
http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/worlduniversity/11_mwug_game_01.html
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Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara)
On playing in his first official World University Games contest:
Definitely got the nerves out. It took us a little while to get going. Mexico got out to a good start, though. They played tough. Over the course of the game we started getting into our zone, started picking it up on defense and communicating. At the beginning of the game we didn’t really talk too much and that’s where we were getting caught up and they were getting easy baskets. But towards late in the second quarter we started fixing that.
The team also started off slow in its exhibition game. Does that make you nervous that this is another slow start?
It doesn’t make us nervous, it probably worries us a little bit, but we need to not let this happen anymore. I think we’re getting enough players in it. We have enough respect for each other to get on each other to let us know that we can’t have games like that. There’s going to be teams that’s going to be able to get a lead and keep that lead. We don’t want to be in a position like that again.
What about foul trouble, are you adjusting to that?
We’re definitely adjusting. It’s just different from the States. We’re going to have to put it in our minds that we can’t talk to the refs. That’s going to be a technical. We’re just going to have to play the game and I think we’re smart enough to do that.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
World University Games opening ceremonies
Hungary enters at the 50:52 mark. UCSB basketball player Greg Somogyi is on Hungary's basketball team.
UCSB basketball player Orlando Johnson leads the US delegation at the 99:42 minute mark, carrying the United States flag. Other UCSB representatives include Assistant men's water polo coach John Abdou, men's volleyball outside hitter Jeff Menzel, and men's track and field 800-meter runner Ryan Martin.
http://english.cntv.cn/pr...ne/20110813/100067.shtml
Photo of Orlando Johnson, United States flag-bearer:
https://twitter.com/#!/UCSBgauchos/status/102169326014038016/photo/1
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244682635565978&set=a.244682628899312.67708.231565863544322&type=1&theater
UCSB basketball player Orlando Johnson leads the US delegation at the 99:42 minute mark, carrying the United States flag. Other UCSB representatives include Assistant men's water polo coach John Abdou, men's volleyball outside hitter Jeff Menzel, and men's track and field 800-meter runner Ryan Martin.
http://english.cntv.cn/pr...ne/20110813/100067.shtml
Photo of Orlando Johnson, United States flag-bearer:
https://twitter.com/#!/UCSBgauchos/status/102169326014038016/photo/1
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244682635565978&set=a.244682628899312.67708.231565863544322&type=1&theater
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