Famous Quotes & Sayings

Especially when we really got hot at the end of season and took off in the conference tournament. He's won a lot of basketball games for us and done nothing but great things for our program.

During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails. - AP report describing Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian

Maurice Cheeks

First of all, New Jersey is a very good basketball team. We're working our way back. We started out good and they started making some shots. Vince (Carter) made some shots and our defense still has to get better.

Florida, obviously, is a team that's playing well. They're playing basketball at a fast pace and pressing.

We could tell even as a freshman that with his athleticism he was going to be a good basketball player. But a lot depends on the personnel a team has, you don't just call up a freshman to call them up.

Bob will be great with a show like this. It'll be a great opportunity to play with one of the all-time great basketball coaches. He's excited about it. We're excited about it.

Both Bob and Carl had very solid basketball games. They didn't score too much, but they played their roles. Carl played great defense inside.

Brian is definitely the leader. He's dedicated himself to being a better basketball player. He works hard all year and plays AAU in the summer to develop his game.

Jimmy Smith

Brandon's the heart and soul of our basketball team. He was possessed early in the game but the guys stepped up well in the second half in his absence.

Bruce Pearl has done a great job of getting those guys to buy into what he is doing. If we had responded with some intensity and aggressiveness early on, it would have been a much better basketball game. After we got into the flow of understanding how hard they play, we were just too far down.

Jim Les

Bradley basketball is back on the map in a big way. I am proud to be a part of it.

John Updike

Boys are playing basketball around a telephone pole with a backboard bolted to it.

Tommy Amaker

Boy, he was just an efficient basketball player as a senior. And when you think back on some of the really good senior players who have played in Madison, you think of those moments where a kid like Wilkinson is really in a nice state of mind. That's the difference in Daniel Horton.

Better to learn them out here on the basketball court than to have to learn them in jail or in the ground. Learn some things about what respect means.

Everything has to come within the functions of the system and the offense. We are not one-on-one basketball players and it won't work if we try to be that.

Even if they're not in the starting lineup, they're going to play so much time. So we're going to be an incredibly young basketball team.

Even losing games, kids need to learn things. How little things can make a difference in life, like in basketball games. How to react from losing and don't quit. How they handled those situations says good things about their lives.

East Tennessee State gave me some (real) basketball interest. They're looking for a point guard.

Scott Wilson

Easton is a good basketball team. The just didn't have their best game.

Being there is going to open up so many doors for her, as a person, as a student and as a basketball player. That's what it's all about. We're just really happy.

Being a sub is really hard. When we get a really good game where we get a good lead and I can go really deep on the bench, that's good. I really like that because guys are working. Joe works hard every day in practice and it's tough to give him minutes. He got the opportunity and he got a bucket.

Jim Les

Being a player is more of a personal satisfaction. Now it's like being a part of the tradition and history of Bradley basketball and being a part of putting it back on the map. ... Seeing all the people now that have been affected. It's more fun to be a part of that.

Because I stunk at basketball. It was better to excel at running than get cut from the basketball team.

Everybody touches the basketball on offense for us. We don't run plays for particular people. We expect everybody to score and contribute defensively.

Everybody thinks Liz is really serious. But she can be really silly, too. She just knows when to do that. And this is a time for business. We have a lot more basketball left.

Tucson is a big basketball city. The Wildcats are No. 1, but I think we're second.

Tucson is a big basketball city, ... The Wildcats are No. 1, but I think we're second.

Bryan Colangelo

Tucson and the U of A and (men's basketball head) coach (Lute) Olson and the basketball program really stepped up and gave us everything we needed, ... (Olson) just was involved in the process of discussions about facilities and what it would take. Obviously, there were some financial terms to the deal, and they were receptive to us coming down. It just turned out to be a great scenario.

John Brady

To question whether Dave Odom can coach a basketball game, that's ludicrous.

We were fortunate to get out with a win. Basketball is a game of runs and we were fortunate to make the last one that won it for us. (CBU) were up seven late, but we persevered and battled back.

We were due. It's fantastic for these seniors to be able to finish it like this, especially at home. This is a big one for us. Bonner is a great basketball team.

We were down by 12 at Cincinnati at the point where probably in the past they might have crumbled. The whole team stepped up and made some baskets and believed that they could win a basketball game like that. Even though at the end of it, it was like, 'Wow, we just won a basketball game.' But through that whole process, they believed in themselves.

We were down 18 going into the fourth quarter. We had no business being in the basketball game. We got it to a two-possession game with the ball. If we make a shot, who knows what happens.