Famous Quotes & Sayings

Connor Barwin

Once people start playing the game, they're going to forget we're not in the NCAA Tournament and just play basketball, because that's what we do.

Not only are the kids good basketball players but they're great students.

Not only was he a good basketball player but he was a coach on the floor. That's the greatest compliment you can give a point guard. He was the extension of what I wanted and a lot of times I didn't even have to tell him what to do on the court.

The NCAA tournament is the ultimate prize, and that's the way we want it. But there is an unquenchable thirst out there for college basketball -- and hey, there is always somebody out there willing to marry the ugly stepsister.

The NCAA men's basketball Division I has grown to 330 schools. That's a lot of schools from the time the field grew to 64 -- it's increased by one. From that same period, Division I basketball has grown significantly.

The NBL has a number of contingency plans to evaluate if the Pirates aren't involved next season, but we're certain our push for one dedicated basketball night will remain, regardless of who plays in the new 12-team league.

The NBA is poised to continue its evolution from an urban basketball league to a global entertainment company.

Tyler Hansbrough

The NBA is definitely a goal of mine down the line, but right now I am enjoying college a great deal and feel I can improve in every phase of my game. I enjoy school, my teammates and being part of the Carolina basketball program.

Jeff Bagwell

It's like going to the (NBA) Finals in basketball or to the Super Bowl,

Jeff Bagwell

It's like going to the finals in basketball or to the Super Bowl. You still have to win it. Yeah, it's great to get there, but that's not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to be the last team under the pile.

It's nice to go into the half with a little bit of a cushion, but I thought what won us the basketball game was the way we defended on that end of the floor. And, there's going to be times in the game when things don't go your way, but if you play consistent defense, that's going to be to your advantage.

Maurice Cheeks

It's something we talked about in this new season; to do different things in terms of being a leader out on the floor. That means sharing the basketball and taking over the game when he has to. These three games, he has been phenomenal.

It's something all of us around here already knew. If the only thing you knew about Mike is that he had a good basketball team, it would not be as compelling.

Bernie Bickerstaff

It's not an embarrassment to lose to Detroit that way. They are a very good basketball team. But I told my guys that I would go in a foxhole with them any day. They never lay down, and I'm very proud of them.

Education is a bigger part. I use basketball to help my education so I can pursuit other things.

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Everyone is hesitating and pausing a little bit instead of drop-stepping to the basket as hard as we can.

Everyone knows there has to be some give-and-take. Especially during basketball season, when our teams seem to do well.

Everyone contributed tonight as a team and I couldn't be more proud of how our guys competed tonight. It was a hard fought physical basketball game tonight and our guys found a way to dig it out.

Everybody's got an opinion and usually misguided. They don't know him. What his basketball character has revealed is that his will to win is in the upper top five in the league, combined with a talent level in the top five of the league. That is a very rare, rare combination.

Everybody's confidence is coming around. This is going to be a good season for us. Everybody is on the same page. Nobody cares about anything else but winning basketball games.

Danny Young

The biggest thing is that we could never get into an offensive rhythm. We gave up too many easy baskets and let them shoot too many free throws.

The biggest thing is that we competed and got a lot of mileage out of our talent. No way I'm bad-mouthing our talent, but I tell you what, our guys played very, very hard in certain basketball games.

The Bison played a super basketball game. Good for them. I wish them all the best in the championship game.

(The basketball teams) play on it. I think the men's team is undefeated at home, so I guess we're doing pretty good.

Ryan Williams

The basketball team is like my family. We go out a lot as a team, and we all like each other.

James Jones

The basketball is a huge part of it. Everybody's dream is to go to the (NCAA) Tournament. They all want to be in the Super 64.

The basketball coach told me she was a gamer.

The biggest problem that I see in officiating is in basketball, with everybody going to three-man crews. Soon there will be three-man crews for every game, both boys and girls. Let's say there are 200 varsity games in the state on a given night. That means you need 200 more officials.

The best thing about it is that we?re an instant gratification society now, especially in the basketball culture. He?s got somebody back home who?s telling him to leave, to go somewhere else and play, but he decides to stick around, and he?s been rewarded.

Steve's taking on a big leadership role and that started last spring. We have so many young guys who haven't experienced varsity basketball ... and trying to get them to understand the standards of Lake Washington basketball and the level we want to get to.

Not taking anything away from Washington, that's a very good basketball team down there, (but) it looked like our guys thought they were coming out after the first three minutes.

The best half I've ever seen a Citadel basketball team play, and maybe in the history of Citadel basketball.