Marquette's Tyler Kolek appeared distraught as he walked back to the locker room after the team's loss to NC State in the Sweet 16. Marquette head coach Shaka Smart praised Kolek as the best point guard in college basketball and expressed pride in the team's unity despite the defeat.
"I told our guys this is the most important time to stay together. ... When you lose no matter when it is, no matter where it is, there's a lot of opinions. The reality is our guys have fought for each other. They've stayed together for each other." β@MarquetteMBB's Shaka Smart https://t.co/iHjouvDraf
"This is at least tied for my favorite team I've ever coached." β@MarquetteMBB head coach Shaka Smart https://t.co/wCPghqnKGx
"[Tyler Kolek] is the best point guard in college basketball. It's been an absolute honor to coach him the last three years. ... The worst thing about losing today is that we don't have practice tomorrow. We don't have another game to prepare for." β@MarquetteMBB's Shaka Smart https://t.co/Od0KU25DqG
Tyler Kolek walking to the locker room after losing to NC State. π₯Ί (π₯: @Fox6Blitz) https://t.co/O7N2dYsMd8
Tyler Kolek walked back to the Marquette locker room with a ripped jersey after falling to NC State in the Sweet 16 π π₯: @fox6blitz https://t.co/pZKkg2X9dL
Tyler Kolek walking back the locker room after their loss to NC State in the Sweet 16π€§ https://t.co/8CmmEZI0bu
Tyler Kolek walking back to the locker room after their lost to NC Stateπ€§ https://t.co/8CmmEZI0bu
Tyler Kolek looks distraught after Marquetteβs loss in the Sweet 16 @MarkTitusShow https://t.co/MtX6yhDyqA