Famous Quotes & Sayings

For all the players that will return for our team, they'll know and have a taste for what high-level playoff basketball is about. Having this experience is irreplaceable.

Football is a collision sport, basketball is a precision sport and volleyball is an emotional sport. You've got to get the emotion. Once you get that and the momentum behind you, there's a lot you can do.

The number one all-star high school basketball game in the nation will be coming to Louisville, Kentucky.

It's three River-to-River teams and a Black Diamond Conference team. I think the girls basketball in this conference has gotten a lot better with us going to state three (of the last five) years, Sparta being very talented and Herrin being in the sectional two years in a row now.

It's the toughest group I've ever had to deal with. The reason why we've been so inconsistent this year has been the players just not buying into our philosophy. I've been trying to teach the game of basketball and life skills at the same time. It's been tough and frustrating, because with the talented players we have, we should be at the top of the conference.

It's the story of this season. We've had guys that have stepped up from a lot of different spots and Brady is a guy that is a very talented basketball player and he's getting his opportunity to show everybody else what we already knew about him.

It's one of the most phenomenal things I've ever seen, and I coached basketball 26 years at Otterbein (College). During the summer, he'd go through four hours of two-a-days then go out and play 18 holes. One day he shot 73. I don't know when he sneaks in the extra time to play.

It's not that the sport is dangerous, but it's people trying skills they shouldn't. Basket tosses are the most difficult skill you can do, but that doesn't mean you should do them.

It's one of those things that as a team we need to know that we deserve to be here. It's one thing to be happy about where you are. It's another to go out and prove what San Diego State basketball stands for . . . It is great that history has repeated itself for us, but it's time to take it another step forward.

It's only second nature to be scared when you're in there. Sometimes things can get out of hand and, all of a sudden, you find yourself in the middle of something. There's a lot of fighting. Sometimes you don't know what's going to happen and, all you can do is try to stay away from the trouble. For me, basketball helped.

It's obvious, you can't turn the basketball over as much as we did and beat a quality team like LSU.

Brad Soderberg

It's the craziest thing I've ever been around. I've never been on a team, coach or player, where this has happened. I just hope we can take the positives to Rhode Island and see if we can play good basketball again.

They didn't used to execute as well in the half-court (offense). Wendy's done a really good job of getting the kids to execute in the half-court. It used to be one or two passes and put it up. They never had to do anything else. But they've really made an adjustment. They're really playing very good basketball now. They've taken the hits with all the injuries and built something.

They didn't get very many good looks at the basket and I think that was the key to the game. The points they did score didn't come very easy.

They are a very good basketball team and we're going to have our hands full. We're going to continue to work hard and we're not going to back down from them.

You don?t get many looks near the basket when Yao is in there.

You don't feel like an outsider, because at the end of the day it's the basketball game and everything you work for so many years coming up to this point.

You can't let a little incident like that mar a college basketball game.

This partnership deepens our relationship with a sports league that continues to soar in global popularity. We are building a foundation on which we can grow the sport of basketball globally.

There was nothing that we did that lost us the game. We did a lot of things well. Ankeny probably got a better shot in the second overtime. One good shot that got them the lead. It's always a chess match in overtime. Making that first basket is always easier to play on.

There were five situations on their free throws where we had four guys in the lane to their two, and they still came up with the rebound. That's unconscionable. To me, that's the worst play in basketball - and it happened five times.

There were a lot of good things, especially the assists to basket ratio. That's when we're playing our best basketball. But when you have an ending like that, it takes a lot of strength to find the good things.

There were a couple of times I thought my shot was off and it went in for me. The basket wasn't exactly where I thought it was but I got some lucky bounces.

Bill Self

It is unfortunate that Micah's tenure as a Kansas basketball player only lasted one semester. Micah has decided to go home to resolve some personal issues.

Tubby Smith

I told him he might want to try the outside shot because he has missed so many close to the basket this year. Bobby stepped up when there was really no one challenging him. He has been struggling with his shooting, but not in this game.

Allen Iverson

I told him before the play that if both men went to me, to go to the basket and get a good shot. Things didn't go the way we wanted tonight.

Ray Allen

I told Reggie he played a great game. He didn't respond. But I told him, 'Win or lose, man you played well.' Hopefully he feeds off that. He's young and has a lot of basketball left to play.

It's a nicer presentation than a basket with a box of diapers and stuff in it. It's just a different way to give that.

It's a huge stepping stone for this program to get that elite level where Washington basketball is mentioned with everyone else in the country.

It's a little bit like that. As a basketball fan, it's fun to watch. He's a great player.

I told them one basket at a time, one stop at a time. It?s not necessarily how you start, its how you finish.

Brian Scalabrine

I told you. I told you a long time ago he was a winner. He's just a winning basketball player.

Karl Hobbs

They're an improved basketball team. They're really playing within themselves. I think Coach (John Giannini) has done a great job of not letting opponents get comfortable. They do different things depending on who they play. We're going to have to execute well and have to be able to think on our feet.