Famous Quotes & Sayings

In the last five or six games, we've been playing our best basketball in this league. I'm really proud of how our kids have stayed together and gotten better in the course of a very difficult year.

Steve Alford

In the last five minutes, they were the tougher basketball team. They got the stops they needed, and we did not.

In the end it was our horrible start that did us in, which is the opposite of what we usually do (come out strong and fade as the game goes on). Our big thing is that we don't play consistent basketball but tonight I thought we did except for the first quarter and the last two minutes of the third.

Pat Williams

In the history of basketball, if you wondered who would do that, I don't think he would have gotten many votes. But everything came together that evening. It was a magical evening down in the Magic land. . . . It was basketball the old-fashioned way. Rip it and run.

Charles Brown

Integration started with the students that came in that had nothing to do with basketball, nothing to do with sports. The second year, then the basketball part came in. That's the thing that kind of kicked the whole thing off.

It was great playing with him, getting to know him and the rest of the guys throughout traveling basketball.

Billy Donovan

It was great to see him shoot the basketball and let it go with the confidence he did. The biggest thing I look at with Lee is the confidence level he's shooting the ball with. Tonight, he was just letting it go and shooting it with a great deal of confidence.

LaMarcus Aldridge

It was just leave the middle to me and get to all their shooters.

It was just a tremendous high school basketball game. This is a rare occurrence.

It was just time to beat them. We played like we knew we could. Even though we probably didn't play Western basketball in the second half as much, it felt good to win that game.

Roy Williams

It was a fantastic performance for us. I think it was our best basketball of the year.

Mike Dunlap

It was just a good defensive effort, true Metro State basketball. Holding a team to under 50 points is a huge effort.

They will defend at the highest level and try to control the tempo. It will be a grind-it-out basketball game.

They've played some good teams to get there, and they're playing good basketball right now.

Karl Hobbs

They've had classy kids and when you walk in their facility, you know basketball is important at that school. They've dominated us. They are the only program in this conference that has truly dominated us.

They've got pretty good inside play. Sherman is a really nice post player for a freshman and he can finish with the basketball when he gets it inside.

There was a point where we had four ninth-graders out there. My kids played hard, and they represented Lakes basketball well. I'm so proud of them.

The revenue that he's generated, personally and with the basketball program, it's not only helped us in basketball but helped us in other programs as well.

This is a unique group. A group of guys who come from totally different backgrounds who have come together to build a basketball team. It's special. It speaks of their families and of the character of each one of them.

This is kind a new (football) rivalry but you already see it in basketball and baseball.

Jim Cleamons

This is just another brick in the wall, and there will be others. I don't see this as being significant except that we're trying to improve our basketball team.

This is Connecticut basketball. After suffering the embarrassment of the North Carolina game, it came to a point where we felt like we needed to win. You get tired of leaving the gym crying because you wished you played harder. We came together and won.

Once he gets into basketball shape, he'll help us a lot and give us some strong post play. He's a presence inside.

Jay Wright

On behalf of Allan, his family and our basketball family, I would like to thank everyone for the well-wishes and prayers Allan has received in the last 36 hours. Obviously Allan is very fortunate to have come through a potentially dangerous injury with these positive results.

Stephen Jackson

Once he starts playing basketball and continues to play how he's been playing, a lot of the negativity will soon blow away.

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.