Devan Downey
Devan Downey
Devan Deangelo Downeyis an American professional basketball player...
coffin shut somebody
Somebody was going to get their coffin shut tonight, and it wasn't going to be us.
lose mistake mistakes people proving round wrong
We can't lose here, we're not proving people wrong if we can't even get out of the first round of the NIT. How can we say they made a mistake if we couldn't get out of the first round of the NIT?
concerned living thinking whatever
Right now I'm just living on this. After the season, whatever happens, happens. Right now I'm not even thinking about it, I'm concerned about this team.
deserved forget guys people ready upset win
We've got to forget about it and get ready for the NIT. The way I feel, we've got to go out and play and win it to show people we deserved to be in the (NCAA) tournament. The guys are upset now, but come Friday, we'll be ready.
beaten james senior starters team
Two senior starters let us down. There is no way that team would have beaten us with James and Jihad. We had to play a walk-on out of position. We never made excuses.
emotional watching win
I got emotional just watching them. I know one day my day is coming, I just wanted to win for them.
answer coach head plays university
I can't really answer that. As of right now, I'm going to see how it plays out and see who is the head coach at the University of Cincinnati.
cincinnati growing
Growing up, Cincinnati was tough, bad, in your face. We're getting it back. Back to the old days.
brought coffin hammer shut
He brought in a hammer and a nail. And he told us, 'Somebody's going to get that coffin shut tonight.' We didn't want it to be us.
basketball college control far guard guards people players post takes tempo trying
In college basketball, you can only go as far as your guard play takes you. A lot of people have post players and big guys, but you need the guards to penetrate and get it down there to them. I just think guards control the tempo of the game. That's what I'm trying to do.
explosive figured knew
I knew Padgett wasn't an explosive shot-blocker, so I figured I could get it to the rim.
finally glad pick practice talk team
I'm ready, and as a team we're ready. We talk about it all the time. I'm glad it's finally here. We know we've got to pick everything up, pick practice up and just play.
carolina feeling gut south
I just had a gut feeling that South Carolina was the place for me.
east freshman lead room team trying
I can't be a freshman anymore. I'm trying to lead this team to the Big East championship. There's no room for freshman mistakes.