2008 Woodie Awards
Q and A: Kellogg answers the tough questions
Eli Rosenswaike, Collegian Columnist
Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: 2008 Basketball Season Preview
Eli Rosenswaike: Let's get right into it. You ready, coach?
Derek Kellogg: Go ahead man, fire away…
Eli: Firstly, is it acceptable to call you 'Coach K,' or is that only reserved for that guy at Duke?
DK: I think that's Duke's calling right now. We may have to come up with a better one for Coach Kellogg(laughs). I like 'Coach DK,' if anything.
Eli: You are going to be on the cover of The Score Magazine, our yearly sports magazine … so I need to ask - which is the bigger honor: getting named UMass coach or being on the cover of The Score?
DK: (Laughs) That's a good question. I think being named head coach of UMass supersedes it a little bit, but I do know the importance of that magazine, so it might be neck-and-neck right now.
Eli: With Luke Bonner and Matt Hill out with injuries, rumor has it that you are trying to find another year of eligibility for Matt Pennie. (DK laughter) Can you comment on that for the record?
DK: You know what, it would be nice to find another year for Pennie. The funny thing is that he's still kind of around and lurking in the bushes. An extra year of anybody over 6-foot-4 would be useful.
Eli: Speaking of eligibility, my time at UMass is running out. I've been a student here as long as you were at Memphis. If I don't graduate soon, my parents are going to kill me. With that said, can you promise me a berth in the NCAA Tournament this year? This is my last chance, I don't want to cover the NIT again.
DK: Well Eli Blutarsky as we're going to call you for how many years you've been in school, promises are a little difficult to come by these days. But I will say we'll have an opportunity to compete in this Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament - and hopefully we can make a little run and at least give people some hope that we have a chance to get there.
Eli: I see you have a really nice office here; with that big contract of yours I was thinking that you could throw some funds - or a corner of your office - to The Collegian. What do you think?
Derek Kellogg: Go ahead man, fire away…
Eli: Firstly, is it acceptable to call you 'Coach K,' or is that only reserved for that guy at Duke?
DK: I think that's Duke's calling right now. We may have to come up with a better one for Coach Kellogg(laughs). I like 'Coach DK,' if anything.
Eli: You are going to be on the cover of The Score Magazine, our yearly sports magazine … so I need to ask - which is the bigger honor: getting named UMass coach or being on the cover of The Score?
DK: (Laughs) That's a good question. I think being named head coach of UMass supersedes it a little bit, but I do know the importance of that magazine, so it might be neck-and-neck right now.
Eli: With Luke Bonner and Matt Hill out with injuries, rumor has it that you are trying to find another year of eligibility for Matt Pennie. (DK laughter) Can you comment on that for the record?
DK: You know what, it would be nice to find another year for Pennie. The funny thing is that he's still kind of around and lurking in the bushes. An extra year of anybody over 6-foot-4 would be useful.
Eli: Speaking of eligibility, my time at UMass is running out. I've been a student here as long as you were at Memphis. If I don't graduate soon, my parents are going to kill me. With that said, can you promise me a berth in the NCAA Tournament this year? This is my last chance, I don't want to cover the NIT again.
DK: Well Eli Blutarsky as we're going to call you for how many years you've been in school, promises are a little difficult to come by these days. But I will say we'll have an opportunity to compete in this Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament - and hopefully we can make a little run and at least give people some hope that we have a chance to get there.
Eli: I see you have a really nice office here; with that big contract of yours I was thinking that you could throw some funds - or a corner of your office - to The Collegian. What do you think?
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