I know that topic keeps coming up, but I’m most interested in quality basketball. We’re having a hard time sustaining quality basketball, and tonight was as bad as it gets. Everything we tried didn’t work....

It’s an unfortunate way to end the season. We had a rough 10-day stretch here to end it. But such is life. We move on from here.

I’m very impressed with coach Baron. I’ve always been impressed with his concept of the game. He puts his kids in a position to win, no matter their talent or their depth. That’s what they’ve...

I’m going to be really critical of myself when I watch tape to see how in the Lord’s name did we not get him a shot at the rim somehow. What’s baffling is we worked...

It makes a statement we’re serious about becoming a player on the national level. I would have liked it to have been done two years ago, but that’s OK. We can finally say we’re going...

It’s a huge win, no matter how you slice it. This game doesn’t turn our program around, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Not at all. He’s a Big Ten veteran.

We clearly can not be described as a good shooting team. I think that’s obvious.

Again, we just blew our chance, it’s that simple. I’ll be the first one to take the blame. Everyone’s a part of it. To the credit of our players, they put us in position after...

He played essentially a second season with the Greek national team. I’m a little concerned about that, because (Wednesday night against Rhode Island), he looked a little bit tired. I’ve been concerned all year with...

That’s how it’s been for us. It’s been unbelievable. We’ve literally won and lost for 19 straight games (dating to last season). The good news is last year I would have died for that. The...

I’m not surprised by the way these kids are. When I recruited them I knew that these were special kids. I just prayed that we could get them to commit. And how excited I am...

I think they get it. I finally think they get it. It’s not like they’ve been obstinate, but when you experience success by doing something consistently well – playing defense – then they get it....

I like the six wins, and I don’t like the six losses. The good news is, we didn’t really stub our toe against the teams we should beat, but the bad news is that we...

I’m really proud of both of those guys. I have asked them to do a lot more than most freshman and they have stepped up in a big way.

Anthony’s a gambler. Sometimes the play works. It’s not a perfect science.

I’ll never limit his time during a game, but we’ll give him days off from practice. I’ve never done that in my career, but this is a special case.

I have not been looking forward to Wednesday because I have to find a way to properly address the team and Anthony. Senior Night is always emotional, but I think this will be particularly emotional...

I certainly haven’t coached a better guard tandem. They’ve done a remarkable job this year, especially in light of the expectations that were on them when they came in. They’ve certainly lived up to those,...

We got lucky, it’s as simple as that. You win some, you lose some. I’ve seen that shot by Smith go in many, many times, and we got lucky because we made an error in...

Last year, we played 12 games that were decided in the last 90 seconds, and we lost 11 of 12. If we win a game when we’re not playing well, it’s a step in the...

In the five years I’ve been here, this is the biggest game we’ve had. This one’s kind of special.

Whenever you have a five-man that makes free throws, it makes it a lot easier because he’s going to get fouled the most. He’s been working hard and it’s paid off for him.

You cannot put a price on experience.

It always seems to be the hole in the dike.

That was a team effort to make him more forceful. His teammates had to play a part in that, to continue to look into the post every time. To Ian’s credit, he re-established himself as...

I do think it was the biggest win of the year. At the time we beat Xavier, I thought that was the biggest win, but since they have kind of fallen on harder times, it...

They had every reason to lose tonight and they found a way to win and that’s the sign of a good team.

This will sound a little strange, but we did not play good basketball tonight. I’m sure that the outside observer will say they really played tough against a top-ranked team on the road and blah,...

When he came out, it was like their wheels came off.

A year ago, we were struggling for survival. At least now, we can dream a little bigger.

That has to be the No. 1 point of discussion when the A-10 coaches get together after the season.

This was the biggest win of the season for us. I’m happy with our players. When we flew in here they had a mission about them and wanted to play well and they did not...

All along I have known they are confident players, but they don’t do it in a boastful way. Tommie is not intimidated by anybody. I have this vivid memory of how we were about to...

[GW] had every reason to lose tonight, and they found a way to win, and that’s a sign of a good team.

Those are the kind of guys you build your program around. He’s a warrior.

Adam will provide an immediate physical presence as a strong, power forward-type player, who has the ability to make an immediate impact in our program.

They’re in a little slump right now. That affects a lot of things. I’ve been in Sean’s situation, and he’s got his hands full for the rest of the year, just to keep his kids...

We’ll keep our ears open, but nothing is pending. I really was hoping to get him. I don’t have a plan B. That’s not totally unusual. We’ve gotten good players in the past in the...

The reason we were able to win is that we did defend very well. It was one of our best defensive games of the year.

We’re not putting this one behind us. I’m not so into the standings and all of that. I’m into the quality of play, and for two games in a row, our defensive quality of play...

Tommie didn’t get a great shot. There’s a great player that made a great play. It wasn’t a great designed play. He just made it work.

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...

If Ian gets drafted, that’s going to hurt us, there’s no way around it. What can I say? I don’t think even if we find out he gets drafted in June, we can find someone...

I finally think they get it. When you’ve experienced something by doing that certain thing consistently well – defense – they get it.

That’s not the way we scripted the game to start. It just snowballed from there. One of the keys was for us to shoot the ball well early so we didn’t have that self-perpetuating problem....

His leadership style is who he is. He’s very abrasive. If his teammates were honest, some would say they don’t like it at all. I’ve always felt when you ask a kid to lead, you...

That’s two full games where we haven’t stopped anybody. Somehow we outscored Charlotte. We didn’t outscore Dayton. We’re messing with fire if we think that’s how we can play. We have to stop people.

His guy got free a couple times. He had three turnovers in the first 10 minutes. I don’t want to lay blame on any one person. He got off to a slow start.

Not surprised. He’s a Big Ten veteran. Those are the kinds of guys you build programs around.