Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's been neat to watch T.J. grow from when he was a little boy to a man now. When he came here, he had everything together. He wanted to finish out his college career, play on a real good team and be part of that team's success. He wanted to get his degree and move on the next stage of his life. The pro basketball dream that everybody has, he was already beyond that.

It's great for our state to have Indiana and Purdue in the semifinals. We're playing a great basketball team. They've got a tremendous history.

Larry Shyatt

It's great for college basketball. We've seen teams get close . . . but we haven't seen that one team break through.

Tubby Smith

It's great for college basketball, for the league. He brings such a spirit and enthusiasm to the court.

Gary Payton

It's got to be up to Shaq. If he hits the boards like that with us, we're going to win a lot of basketball games.

It's probably the worst basketball we've played all year, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. I'm just very disappointed, and not necessarily with the physical, but with the mental. We just lost it out there.

It's probably the most quiet 1,000 points you're going to see. She plays on a team with a lot of girls who can score. Most times in women's basketball when you see a 1,000-point scorer it's usually someone who shoots the ball all the time.

It's playing defense, diving after loose balls, sprinting back on defense to break up a fast break. People forget sometimes that these are 18- and 19-year-old young adults. They go through so many personal things while playing college basketball and taking college courses.

Courtney Vandersloot

It's my role as a leader to step up and get the job done. We have a really young basketball team, and I provided a leadership role.

It's my job to worry about that stuff, of course. The common ground is they love basketball, they're both passionate about the game, both want to win. Starting from there, there is hope.

It?s tough to swallow. I never like to see a game determined at the foul line. We all watch a lot of basketball and see it happen way too often.

It's unfortunate that we are not playing our best basketball during this road stretch. It stings. We need to clamp down.

Bill Self

It's 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.

Davidson is a good, solid fundamental basketball team. We've got to take care of the basketball and (get it) to the right people. Everyone has got top players, but our team is defined by our strength inside and we have to make sure we get the ball to those people. At the same time, other people have to do their jobs and contribute.

David's a solid player. I'd like to get him to shoot more. Sometimes you don't even know he's out there and then he'll deflect a pass or get a steal ... He's just a solid player and he has been throughout his basketball career.

Dan is a young man who I feel has a very big up-side. He has great size and good hands. The thing I like most about Dan is that he loves basketball and wants to improve as a player.

Dani played a great game today. She totally dominated inside. She's playing her best basketball right now.

Dale is outstanding with the basketball and he is so much a better finisher and that really helps us. We had a great team effort all around.

Karl Hobbs

Doesn't the record state it? Look at the results. To be quite honest, guys just didn't know Saint Louis. They're a very good basketball team.

Donkey basketball is a very unnecessary fundraiser to have because it is cruel to the animals.

Don't be sad for me. Please don't be sad for me. This is like the MasterCard commercial. You know, it's priceless what God has given me to be the head basketball coach here.

The nice thing today was we had a lot of kids play well and we played very unselfish basketball. That's how we have to play to be successful. We don't have a bunch of superstars. We've just got a bunch of guys who can be pretty good at this game when they play together. I think we proved that today.

The nice thing about volleyball as a sport is that in basketball and other sports, when a match is over someone always is upset with an official and it seems like volleyball is the other way, and especially the way Kelly presents her self. Even losing teams felt they were always given a fair match.

The next morning, he got up early and started practicing his basketball technique. He practiced and practiced and guess what? He made the team.

You try to play your best basketball at the end of the year. We've clearly been playing our best basketball. We just have a feel that we're suppose to win these games.

Jack O'Brien

You try to make a point that it's not just about basketball. But sometimes you can't win.

You tip your hat to them. Sometimes, as a basketball coach, you can get frustrated because it's tough to get them out of that football mode. When you win a championship, you want to enjoy it, put your feet up on the recliner. These guys have to march right back into a long, grueling season. For these kids to do this two years in a row where they don't have any time off from the beginning of football until March, that's impressive.

You think Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and obviously UCLA -- those are four of the greatest traditions of basketball around the country. Just to get the opportunity to go on the court and play there is going to be fun.

The numbers she's put up are well deserving of her accomplishments. She always has the other team's best defender on her. She's a heck of a basketball player.

The number one thing for this basketball team is that we got here. Our seniors went out with 22 wins and a sub-state berth, and I am extremely proud of them and all these girls.

That's probably the best quarter of basketball we've played all year.

That's playoff basketball. You've got to get it done on the defensive end and make plays down the stretch.

Jack Anderson

That's playoff basketball around here. It doesn't get any rougher than this.