Kevin Bettencourt
Kevin Bettencourt
chance fighting gym knowing last leave talking walk year
One thing we've been talking about all year is having no regrets. The seniors, this is our last chance, and we don't want to leave anything to chance and walk out of a gym knowing we could have done this or could have done that. We just keep fighting and keep getting better.
finding good happen job role shoot terms time
(My teammates) do a good job of finding me and getting me open. In terms of when they come, I just shoot them when I'm open. If they happen to come at a time when we need it, then it's just a bonus. If I'm open, I'm going to shoot it, that's my role on the team.
great last people upset year
Last year wasn't as big an upset as people thought it was. But it's been a great ride.
committee conference respects shows
It shows how much the committee respects what we did not only out of conference but in conference.
academics business care chance classroom straight succeed talk telling time
They don't even talk about basketball. It's telling you straight out: Obviously, you have to make time for basketball. But academics come first. You have to take care of business in the classroom to even have a chance to play. If you don't succeed in the classroom, you aren't getting on the court.
best chance fun minutes slow watch
They're fun to watch the way they get up and down and attack. We can do it here and there, but to do it for 40 minutes will not give us our best chance to win. We have to slow it down to our pace.
guys pass three
You think you see something there for a second, make a pass and there will be three (Memphis) guys there.
happened helps last shows
It helps solidify what happened last year. It shows it wasn't a fluke.
competition intense
He?s so intense during competition that he?s not going to change.
came
We came here for a two-game tournament. That's the mind-set we took. I don't think it's too big of an upset.
beating emotions hard hotel last midnight prepared sleep time until
I think we'll be more prepared this year. Last year, we didn't get back to the hotel until well after midnight and had a hard time getting to sleep with the emotions of beating Kansas.
assured coaches everybody gone kansas last saw tape tv year
I think we saw more of Kansas last year because they were on TV more. The coaches have assured us they have tape on everybody and they've already gone through it.
answer arkansas gets nice questions time tiring worry
It gets very tiring to answer questions about (Kansas). It'll be nice to play Arkansas and worry about them. Kansas is a long time ago.
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Last year obviously helped us and more than just the game. A game is a game. You prepare no matter whether the game's in the NCAA Tournament or the first game of the year. You really approach it the same way, at least we do. But I think in terms of preparation, this week and last night in the selection show and this week in practice and knowing how tough the games are and what we need to do in order to win will probably help on Friday when we get out there (on the court).