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.