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Pitino at groundbreaking: New facilities are "going to greatly impact our program"
per the STrib:
Pitino said he'd never heard a recruit call the current facilities a deal-breaker, but he attributes that, in part, to the renovations Minnesota has made in recent years to Bierman Athletic Building -- turning a shared court there into a practice facility, essentially -- and updates to Williams Arena.
"One of the reasons why I did what I did with Bierman is because it wasn’t enough," he said. "And we’ve got a really good weight room right now, we’ve got a really good gym, it does look nice and we redid a lot of things at the Barn. This only adds to it and when we start getting some concrete stuff, that’s when we really start showing it off.
"I love Williams. Williams has got charm. Now, we redid our locker room, put a barber shop in there, redid the players lounge—you have to do those things to keep up with it. But the inner bowl of Williams, it’s like Wrigley Field, it’s like Fenway Park, there isn’t a whole lot I’d change about it. I think [the players] love playing in Williams."
Of course the new facilities, which are expected to be completed in 2018, will add to the pitches at Pitino's disposal.
"I think it’s going to greatly impact our program," he said. "And I think recruiting is going well, but it’s just another thing to add onto what I think is a really special place."
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-a...ng-to-greatly-impact-our-program/338913592/#2
Go Gophers!!
per the STrib:
Pitino said he'd never heard a recruit call the current facilities a deal-breaker, but he attributes that, in part, to the renovations Minnesota has made in recent years to Bierman Athletic Building -- turning a shared court there into a practice facility, essentially -- and updates to Williams Arena.
"One of the reasons why I did what I did with Bierman is because it wasn’t enough," he said. "And we’ve got a really good weight room right now, we’ve got a really good gym, it does look nice and we redid a lot of things at the Barn. This only adds to it and when we start getting some concrete stuff, that’s when we really start showing it off.
"I love Williams. Williams has got charm. Now, we redid our locker room, put a barber shop in there, redid the players lounge—you have to do those things to keep up with it. But the inner bowl of Williams, it’s like Wrigley Field, it’s like Fenway Park, there isn’t a whole lot I’d change about it. I think [the players] love playing in Williams."
Of course the new facilities, which are expected to be completed in 2018, will add to the pitches at Pitino's disposal.
"I think it’s going to greatly impact our program," he said. "And I think recruiting is going well, but it’s just another thing to add onto what I think is a really special place."
http://www.startribune.com/pitino-a...ng-to-greatly-impact-our-program/338913592/#2
Go Gophers!!