Devan Downey
Devan Downey
Devan Deangelo Downeyis an American professional basketball player...
beat beaten double figures james team
There's no way that team would've beat us with James and Jihad. We would've beaten them double figures with those two.
beat committee deserved everybody game hard lay prove selection teammates telling win
What I've been telling my teammates is let's go out and win. If we just go and lay down and get beat the first round, the (NCAA) Selection Committee is going to say, 'I told you. They can't even win a game in the NIT. What makes you think they deserved to be in the (NCAA) Tournament?' So I just told them let's go out and play hard and win it, just to prove everybody wrong.
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.
teams turn
They were one of those teams that we were so much better than them, we thought we could turn it on and off.
beat supposed team
We didn't come to play and we got what we deserved. There's no way that team is supposed to beat us by 17 or 18 points. I'm disappointed in myself.
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.
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.
calming mistake teammates trusting worried
I'm just calming down and playing. My teammates are trusting me. I'm not so worried that I'm going to make a mistake and they're going to be mad.
means win
We just told each other we had to get a win by any means necessary.
andy coach coffin head nail shut
We just told each other we can't lose. This is the way (interim head coach Andy Kennedy) put it - someone was going to be a nail and a hammer. Someone was going to have their coffin shut tonight. We couldn't let it be us.
either overrated
Either they're overrated or we're underrated, one of the two.
deep took
When it rimmed out, I took a deep breath. I thought it was going in.
break confidence wall wrong
I'm speechless. I'm so disappointed in myself. It's just a wall. I've got to find a way to break that wall and come out. My confidence is there, I'm just not playing. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm just not playing.
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.