Tim O'Rourke This is Me

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1. 1. Gaylord Herald Times

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   Published on: 12/13/2004   Last Visited: 12/14/2004

   VANDERBILT , For almost two quarters, the strategy employed by Vanderbilt boys basketball coach Tim O'Rourke on the home floor Wednesday night was working to perfection.
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   "Dobbyn got hot for them at the right time," O'Rourke said.
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   "The guys hustled and worked hard," O'Rourke said. "Considering how young we are, I saw some nice things out there. We need a nice job of putting on the defensive pressure and we got better at handling the ball as the game went along."
   
   O'Rourke wants to see his team take more shots and work the ball inside more to Webber.
   
   "We should have found more ways to get the ball in Sean's hands," O'Rourke said.

2. 2. VANDERBILT: School mourns loss of athlete

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   Published on: 1/27/2004   Last Visited: 2/13/2004

   "He was truly a joy to coach," said Tim O'Rourke, Vanderbilt's first-year varsity basketball coach.
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   "He'll be sorely missed, not only for his athletic ability, but just as a person," O'Rourke said.
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   O'Rourke said Whitman averaged more than 10 rebounds a game and around 8.5 points.
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   "Matt was a hard-nosed, blue-collar player," O'Rourke said.
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   O'Rourke said he received several phone calls from area coaches, expressing sympathy as well as praising the sportsmanship the player showed on the court. "He made me a better person for knowing him," O'Rourke said of Whitman, who also ran cross country and played baseball for Vanderbilt.

3. 3. Gaylord Herald Times

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   Published on: 12/15/2003   Last Visited: 12/16/2003

   ATLANTA - It wasn't a victory, but Vanderbilt coach Tim O'Rourke called it "a very positive first game." The Yellowjackets traveled to the court of highly regarded Atlanta and lost 58-38.
   
   "I was quite pleased with the effort we put forward against a well-coached, very quick Atlanta team," O'Rourke said.
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   "I thought juniors Mark Goff and Josh Hibbler did a good job coming off the bench," O'Rourke noted.