No hard feelings.

That's the message from Nick Faust to Maryland fans, who erupted into a mini-rage when the former Terps guard made comments that seemed to imply the program had kept him from reaching his potential.

Fans "took it the wrong way," Faust said Wednesday on Glenn Clark Radio. “I was just more so saying that at Long Beach, it was just a different step for me. The coaches, they put a lot into me and they believed in me and trusted me."

During a pre-NBA Draft interview in Sacramento two weeks ago, Faust said his previous school "wasn't loyal and trusting," and wondered aloud if he'd be working a 9-to-5 rather than trying to make the NBA -- he's worked out for teams but isn't ranked among DraftExpress.com's top 100 prospects -- had he stayed at the school instead of transferring to Long Beach State.

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The brash Baltimore native said Wednesday it was intended as praise for LBSU coach Dan Monson rather than an indictment of Mark Turgeon, but he didn't completely walk back his comments.

“I really was just saying at Long Beach I had a great bonding relationship with Coach Monson and it was more so better than the relationship I had with Turgeon I thought. Just a better coaching relationship. As a player, you love to have a coach that just believes and trusts in you non-stop. You know a relationship on the court is definitely a big part, rather than performance," Faust told Clark.

“Just having a great coaching staff behind me also, that believes in you a lot is definitely a positive and a plus.”

Faust, a touted recruit whose production at Maryland -- nine points per game on 39 percent shooting -- never matched his high school credentials, had a banner season in his one year at Long Beach, posting career-highs in points (17.4), rebounds (6.1), steals (1.5), field goal percentage (43.5 percent) and three-point shooting (36.6 percent). But he left Maryland before its back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament and never made it to the Dance; Clark asked if it hurt to watch the Terps thrive immediately after his departure.

“No, never. But congrats to them. (I’m) happy for all their accomplishments and everything they’ve done, but no. I’m so happy where I am today," he said. “I’ve got my days at Maryland, they were great. Great time there."