Devan Downey
Devan Downey
Devan Deangelo Downeyis an American professional basketball player...
gave referee trying
I was just trying to make a play. I didn't think he was set, but the referee gave him the call.
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.
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.
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.
everybody game knows percent
This whole game is my fault. Everybody knows that if I don't play good, we can't win. This game is 100 percent my fault. I ain't the kind to make excuses. I just didn't come to play.
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.
either overrated
Either they're overrated or we're underrated, one of the two.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ahead besides four playing seniors
I think they need to go ahead and give it to him, just for recruiting. What are we playing, besides me, we have four seniors playing 20-plus minutes. And then there's me and (junior Cedric McGowan). You have to look to the future.