Nate Santos, Dayton Flyers Forward

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Man, thank you. I'm good. I'm good.

No doubt about it. So listen, we all heard from head coach Anthony Grant postgame. Why were you guys so slow? Why did we even need a comeback? What happened?

Man, I don't know. I think we had a good start to the game. Obviously we had the lead but going there into half, you know, they punched right back and, you know, I think we kind of dug ourselves a hole. So, you know, obviously you don't want to be in that position but, you know, thankfully we fought back.

And Nate Santos is joining us from the Dayton Flyers. Listen, Dayton went on a 24 to 4 run to close out the game. You guys were down 56 to 39 with seven minutes left. What the heck was coach saying to y'all at the end of the game?

Go ahead, please give us the safe version. Man, just basically saying that this is March, you know, this is kind of what you work for, you know, through preseason and, you know, for your life as a basketball player. So, you know, man, he was after the game, he was incredibly excited. But, you know, throughout that comeback, you know, coach is just trying to get us to come together and fight.

So, definitely a lot of emotions. Without a shot of a doubt. Now, you guys have Arizona up next on the schedule. What's the preparation going to look like between now and then, given that it's only going to be about a day?

Yeah, yes, a quick turnaround. I think, you know, tonight we'll watch Joe Monum talk about personnel. But, yeah, we're shifting our focus, kind of enjoying it right now. But we know we have Arizona on Saturday, so. Nate Santos is here with us from Dayton.

Dayton winning today, bouncing back against Nevada. For people who are finding out about this team, what makes this squad special? What can we look forward to as we see you guys and watch y'all take on Arizona? Yeah, I think just what makes us so special is that we're a group that doesn't go down easily, you know. Obviously, with the game today, you saw it firsthand, but this wasn't our first experience kind of being down and being counted out in the game. So, you know, we've done that multiple times throughout the season and, you know, we're a team that'll fight and we won't give up. So, I think that's what makes us special. Well, Nate, talk about the support from everybody from Dayton, man.

It seems like, I don't want to say people are coming out of the woodwork, but you got to be getting more pats on the backs and texts and phone calls than in a long time, huh? Yeah, it's been pretty crazy and, you know, the Dayton fan base, I don't know if a lot of people know, but I think the Dayton fan base is one of the best in the country. You know, they travel really well, even throughout the season, you know, they'll come to away games.

They came heavily when we went to Charleston for the Charleston Classic earlier this year. Obviously, you know, the community in Dayton is a great one, you know, and they give a lot of great support. Well, listen, Nate, you put the, I want to say the final nail in the coffin to kind of close out the game. You're getting hugged up.

You got the fist pump going on. The end of the game, what is going through your mind? Are you blacking out at that point in time? Are you super focused? Yeah, I mean, at that point, man, I was just kind of lost in the fight, you know. I was super locked in. I just wanted to win so badly.

I tried not to let any other outside thoughts kind of distract me than kind of putting that nail in the coffin. Certainly, man. Talk about your teammates, because it's not just you. It's not just Daron. Talk about the whole team in that locker room, man. Yeah, we got a special group. One thing we kind of pride ourselves on is, you know, obviously we have an All-American in Daron Holmes, but, you know, with other guys on our team, it could be anyone's night, and I think that's what makes us a dangerous team.

You might focus on one guy, but, you know, we have a bunch of other killers on our team who can come out and have a great game, so we really pride ourselves on that. Well, Nate, thank you so much for taking the time to hop on and talk to the country on CBS Sports Radio. You have any final words for all the Flyers fans who might be listening around the country? Go Flyers, man. You know, we're still out here battling, so thank you for having me.

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