Stephen F. Austin Coach on Players: 'The Millennials Today, They Don't Even Watch College Basketball'

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Stephen F. Austin gave Texas Tech a run for its money in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64 Thursday evening. Keenan Evans, a second-team All-American, took over in the final minutes, though, and the No. 3 seed advanced.

After the game, the Lumberjacks’ head coach made some interesting comments.

“The Millennials today, they don’t even watch college basketball,” said coach Kyle Keller, according to Josh Peter of USA Today Sports. “A lot of our guys didn’t even know who those cats (Texas Tech players) were because they don’t watch the game. They’re on their phone and doing that kind of stuff.

“I hate to say it, but as much as you or I or anybody in here watches the games, they don’t. Or the NBA. They might watch the slam-dunk contest in February on TNT or whatever, but that’s about the extent of it.”

Blame Millennials? Always a good option. Keller was not done.

“If I don’t read it and study it and learn and try to figure these kids out, I have no chance to coach,” he added. “Because the way I was taught as a child was, ‘Hey, you are going to eat what is on your plate if not, you’re going to sit here.’ I had to sit at the kitchen table one Saturday afternoon because I didn’t want to eat green beans or salmon patties."

“So we have a lot of green beans on our team meals, and I tell that story to our guys. But you have to adjust. You’d better learn to give, and some take with these kids, I think.”