Famous Quotes & Sayings

Guys were in the right spots all night. It was easy for me to find them. And they were making shots. I feel I've become quicker and stronger -- mentally and physically -- to deal with the college basketball game.

Guys, we didn't play our best and we're up three points. That should let every single one of you know that we're a better basketball team than they are.

Antawn Jamison

Guys just got tired of not playing up to our standards and not finding ways to win basketball games.

Hank left a legacy at Gonzaga. He definitely helped lay the foundation for what Gonzaga basketball has accomplished in recent years. He took us into Division I and was behind Gonzaga joining a conference for the first time as a Division I program. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

(Hamlin) is the quarterback of our basketball team. When we need a big play, we get the ball in her hands.

He does a lot. You can tell he's a coach's son. He's been around the game. He has a really good understanding as an athlete. You see that on the football field and on the basketball court. You always hear that phrase, 'He's a coach on the floor.' He really is.

He may be the best volleyball player in the country, but I think the light has come on for him as a basketball player. There's a lot to be said about that. Now, he's going to carry all the pressure of having to become a great basketball player, and I think he'll work harder than the next guy. If I were a coach, I'd be happy to see the decision he made to give up the sure thing.

Lauren Jackson

Helping the Opals win the gold medal is a goal of mine. That will be great for women's basketball in this country.

We can make all the excuses we want but part of it is we don't have many sophomores out there and we've got a lot of freshmen out there playing college basketball for the first time. Sometimes going through something like this gives you a comfort level the next time.

We can go to the market with a much larger basket of parts. That will be very helpful.

John Calipari

This wasn't about money because if it was I wouldn't be standing here. You're sitting here and you have a staff and their families, and then you have your other family -- those 13 or 14 basketball players. And at the end of the day there are a lot of young people pinning their hopes on what we do. We have a good group of young people, and I'm ecstatic about coaching them.

This was not the brand of basketball we want to play. We did not have enough possessions running off defensive rebounds. I also was not pleased with our communication tonight. We still don't understand the power of togetherness.

Bobby Frasor

Whatever he does, whether it's playing basketball or lifting weights, he is going to be physical and tough.

Damon Jones

There is no competition between me and Eric Snow. We're working together to win basketball games. The only thing that matters is that after each game the Cleveland Cavaliers will have won and the other team loses.

Gary Williams

There is no bottom feeding in our league. Everybody is really strong from top to bottom. They are all good basketball programs, and you don't have that four to six wins built into conference play like some leagues do.

Jim Boeheim

There is no greater honor a basketball coach can have than to coach for your country. I believe the whole country will unite behind this effort to win back the gold medal.

Scottie Reynolds

The people out there are so passionate about the basketball program and the recruits it's getting. They're real excited about the program.

We talked all season about playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Now we've got to keep the momentum.

We talked about the re- cord at halftime. We emphasized to our guys we should either go to the basket or look to shoot a 3. I think we were preoccupied with it. We only hit one 3 in the second half (on 20 attempts).

We try to go to the basket as much as we can. If you?re going to play defense as aggressively as they played, you?re going to pick up fouls. That?s just the way it is.

We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.

We just have to keep playing good basketball and winning games. Anything can happen. Momentum can switch and we could start losing. We can't let it get to us, being in first place.

We're proud of the football program. We have four or five football kids on the basketball team. I think it gives us an edge as far as mentality. Our program wants the success the football program has been.

We're probably playing our best basketball of the year. But we don't want to blow it out of proportion. North Charleston comes in here Friday with the best post player in the state, and that's a whole different ball of wax.

We're pretty lucky in that respect. A lot of basketball teams don't even get one of those girls and we have two.

Jay Wright

We're pretty defensive-minded and when you look at Louisville's defensive percentage and the 3s they hit, you just feel terrible about how you played. Then you look and we hit 14 3s and that's unbelievable. That was just an incredible college basketball game with two outstanding offensive teams drilling big shot after big shot.

We're pretty confident. We're playing great basketball right now at the end of the year, so we're looking to get a win.

We're prepared for that. As a basketball player, you want to be on the court, and a tournament like this, for most of us, is just like back in AAU ball, where you might play three games in one day.

We took too many threes. We could have taken it to the basket a little more. We weren't patient enough.

We took a step back character-wise. That's what worries me. I can lose basketball games, but I'm trying to get these kids ready for their lives and trying to teach them that when things don't go well you can't shut down.

We're on the brink of being a very good basketball team, but a very good basketball team wins road games, and they just don't win at home.

Ernie Kent

We're only one game over .500, so I'm not going to send those expectations out of the roof. There's a lot of basketball left; let's just keep getting better game by game.

Tad Boyle

I am humbled and honored to be the next head basketball coach at the University of Northern Colorado. This is going to be both a tremendous challenge and opportunity for me.