Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're still in the infant stages of building a Division I basketball program.

We're sticking all our eggs in one basket with Kathleen. She has a good chance to qualify, especially if she picks up some steam at the end of the year.

We're looking Final Four, national championship. Our goals are a lot higher this year.

We've got more than myself and Eric playing big in the tournament. That's the thing in college basketball -- when confidence comes, you play better.

We've got more of a half-court game than we had last year. I like it both ways (up-tempo and half-court)., but I can get my shot off better in half-court.

Jimmy Smith

We've won five in a row, but if we start playing a little bit harder and a little bit smarter, we can be a good basketball team. We're not playing quite up to what I believe our capabilities are, but we're in a tournament and you got to win to advance. The big thing is that we got the win tonight.

Bo Jackson

I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.

Bo Jackson

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line.

Billy Kennedy

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

We have to get better. We're an inconsistent basketball team right now. (The season) got off to a terrible start but we dug our way out of it. There's an ebb and flow to every season, but our momentum wasn't going in the right direction at the end.

Whenever we needed a basket he seemed to get one for us.

We're extremely disappointed that our institution has been cast in a negative light as a result of our men's basketball scheduling practices the past three years. I honestly believe that Iowa State University did not knowingly do anything wrong as it relates to scheduling these non-conference games.

Tommy Amaker

We're pleased - we're pleased for our school, pleased for our fans and our alums. I'm really pleased for our players. Thinking anything beyond that, it's a game for us right now. ... We have a game coming up here on Saturday (against Wisconsin). We always know a follow-up of an emotional win or loss is always critical. We're happy about the win tonight, but we certainly know there's a lot of basketball to be played.

Matt Harpring

We're fighting for a playoff spot. Coach Sloan says that playoff basketball is crunch time. We need to run a play, execute and get a good shot. It's frustrating to fight the whole game, have a lead and then all of a sudden, we stop doing what we did to get there.

We're fairly talented and hopefully the second half of the season will be the best basketball we play. The girls are really getting my style of basketball. Our kids are playing really well ? I'm seeing some good signs.

Karl Hobbs

We're just a different basketball team when Pops is in the lineup.

Billy Donovan

We're just a basketball team that doesn't have a lot of depth right now. That's our biggest challenge.

Byron Scott

We're just not a very good basketball team right now. To me, we have a lot of glaring holes on both ends of the floor. The biggest thing is that we're so weak mentally.

We're getting ready to introduce a new basketball coach. Nothing makes sense here right now.

We're getting better. In fact, at times tonight, I thought we played some of our best basketball of the season.

We're honored to host the opening game of the new BIG EAST Conference. I know the Marquette community will come out and support us and get a taste of seeing what one of the best women's basketball conferences in the country is like.

We're basketball crazy down at Burr and Burton again.

We're a young, inexperienced team and sometimes we look good offensively and play with a lot of confidence. But until we can put four quarters of good basketball together, we will struggle just as we have.

We're a young basketball team that has kind of been learning on the job. Our kids have really bought into the mind-set of defending and rebounding.

We're a very streaky team. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's the beginning, middle or end. In this type of game, you score one basket in that 12-minute stretch you win the game.

We're really excited. This is new territory in Hampton basketball history.

We let this one get away from us, there is no doubt about that. All we can do at this point is understand that these things will happen with a young team. We need to learn from this loss and move on. There is still plenty of basketball to play.

We knew they were a very, very good basketball team coming in. Stew does a fantastic job, and they are a very efficient basketball team, especially on the offensive end.

Chauncey Billups

We know who we are. We know we're a defensive basketball club when it comes down to it. We just had a facelift so to speak with our offense. But we know who we are. When it's time for us to go up-and-down, we know where it's at. It's not getting extra possessions and extra shots, it's taking care of the defensive end.

We know what happened the first 10 minutes, and we know what happened the last 30. I try to focus on the 30 because that's what makes us a good basketball team.

W. S. Gilbert

We know we've got a Herculean task in front of us, same as last year. Our (five) seniors didn't want to lose this one, though. They wanted to practice and play basketball at least one more week.

We know we've got a big challenge in front of us. But we're starting to play very good basketball as well.

We know we still can get a lot better. We all hope our best basketball is yet to come.