Brandon Roy
Brandon Roy
Brandon Dawayne Roy is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by Trail Blazers announcer Brian Wheeler. On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition, though he...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1984
CitySeattle, WA
We've got a lot of experience. When I was a sophomore, we were just excited to be there. Last year, being a one-seed, we just wanted to live up to expectations. This season is fun because no one is really saying much about us. We have the chance to go in there and surprise some people. We almost get to play the underdog role.
Brockman has passed our expectations. He can defend and score. He's stepped in there and done the job.
Bobby was the first guy working on his game, even before the coaches showed up. Bobby was making me look bad. He was not only pushing himself to get better, he was pushing us to get better.
Washington is taking a huge step in being a power program.
We are a physical team and we're scrappy. Tonight I think we did a good job of coming out and showing everybody that we're a scrappy team and we can hold some leads in the second half.
There's something about late in the game that's when I feel like I'm at my best.
It would have been really special if he had come here. We would have been really good.
I've seen where you can score 35 in two games in a row, and once you lose, you can't get it.
People give me a lot of credit for being a team guy, but Bobby brought us a winning attitude. I never won a state championship.
After beating Gonzaga, we knew were good enough to beat anybody. Now I'll be disappointed if we don't go deep in the (NCAA) tournament.
That's going to be a struggle between two teams trying to impose their wills on one another. If they can get it in the half-court set, they'll have the advantage.
Coach said just push it up the court. Push it and pull it. That's what I did.
Coach knows that when the game gets tight, a light switch goes off in my head.
A Pac-10 championship is on the line, but more than that, I want to go out a winner at (home).