People would be foolish to go to sleep on the big ‘Cats. They are a dangerous basketball team, particularly when they are mad or when their coach is mad, which I’m sure Tubby (Smith) is....

I didn’t realize it’s been that long. If we can do that, it would be pretty special.

We needed a shakeup; we needed a change; we needed a different slant. I thought our team had a chance to win the game. I really did.

He’s one of top freshmen in our league.

Primarily, the result represents what was best for college basketball at this time. It ensures we will continue to have an undisputed national champion every year, and at same time be able to preserve the...

He’s going to bring a large dose of energy to Kentucky at the right time. He’s an excellent post player, probably one of the best in the league.

I’m sure there’ll be some type of argument from somebody, but I can’t think of a team that needed a win more than ours did anywhere in the country.

We had an opportunity to win the game, we really did. We just didn’t get it done.

I wouldn’t argue with anybody that said they were.

I wanted to give him the opportunity to share whatever feelings he had with our team. One of the things about our team is they feel nobody cares, or very few people care. He did,...

I can’t think of a team that needed that type win more than ours did anywhere in the country tonight. It’s one of those deals where you just feel like you’re capable of doing something...

I would think that the committee would certainly look at that and say that South Carolina has done well and deserves a chance to be part of this new format. I don’t think it would...

I think most veteran coaches (and) most fans understand that it is easier to create a tournament atmosphere, a basketball-like atmosphere in a building that is made for basketball. The spaciousness of the domes (creates)...

I’d rather not play him one game and have him the rest of the year than take a chance on playing him when he’s not fully recovered. That’s probably the direction we’re going to go.

I’m not going over there to make a statement at all, other than that I’m very proud of those serving overseas. We have elected officials who I know make decisions with great care, and I...

Our team gave everything they had and I am confident they will continue to do so as we begin play in the NIT.

I don’t think I’ll hear anybody say, ‘Coach, we’ve been there and done that,’ but it might be thought of. Our season was an NIT season up to (the tournament).

I’ve done all I could do today to try to relieve some of the pressure that we have to win. When it’s not fun, we don’t play well. We had fun today.

It always comes back to you need to get to the NCAA Tournament and you need to play for the national championship. That does not demean this at all.

(His) play is on the rise. He’s doing things now — in addition to shooting the ball — that we’ve been trying to get him to do for a year and a half.

Any team that goes into the NIT goes into it with something to prove. It’s not always, ‘We should’ve been in the NCAA Tournament.’ Sometimes you try to prove you’re better than what you’ve shown...

I’m not going to give him up easily.

We had what we wanted. I don’t know what happened; he just lost the ball off his foot.

We obviously took some 3s, no question about that. Probably no more than we should have, but we didn’t feel our inside game was going very well today. We did get some penetration off the...

As I look back on that game, I really think that it took a lot out of us it continued to serve as an anchor over the course of the rest of the season.

If you don’t enjoy participating in games like this, either you don’t have a pulse or you don’t know what you’re doing or you should be doing something else. I’ve been checked on all three...

They hurt, but you’re so ever close to being where you want to be. But I don’t care how bad I hurt, I try not to bring that to the locker room or the gym....

We make no apologies about being here. We look at it as a special opportunity and we’re excited about it.

There is no league that can refurbish its rosters as quickly as this league, and I think the coaches have done that once again. The Southeast is as talent-laden as there is in the country....

The beauty of basketball is that you do have conference tournaments to retain some lost glory. But you’re going to know pretty well, going into Wednesday, what you’re faced with.

Well, obviously our team played very well. I think both teams played really well. For the third game in a row, we opened with a deficit. Guys kept their poise and composure. Came back, tied...

It is strange playing Kentucky at this time of year with similar records. Their record is better than ours, but they are more similar than in recent years. The game is being played with meaning...

As proud as I am of his accomplishments, and nobody could be prouder, I am more proud that the most fun he has is with me, sitting in my den with my wife and I,...

Ole Miss is a better basketball team because they have better players. They have greater depth, are quicker in faster in all areas. They haven’t changed in terms of their style of play, they are...

(Monday) is kind of an extra day to get ourselves ready. We’re really using yesterday and today to get ourselves caught up.

I have time on my contract. I fully intend to honor it.

Tonight it was particularly good that we beat a really, really fine basketball team… and we did it in front of a highly supportive crowd led by our student body. I mean, they were terrific....

We shot the ball well at Kentucky, the team rose to the occasion. The Florida game will be different – we will be playing at home and hopefully our fans will respond like the Kentucky...

Is our team down? Yes. As a matter of fact, I can tell you I’d be disappointed if they weren’t. That’s part of what I do, I deal with that kind of thing.

It wasn’t lack of effort. We tried hard, But we were out of sync for whatever reason.

Carlos led by example, but he also led by his voice. He was demanding. He brought his personality every night. And he demanded that everybody else do the same thing. Do we have somebody on...

I couldn’t say that was a championship caliber game in terms of playing really really well.

The best way to get through it is to lean on each other. We cannot allow sorrow to overcome good things to happen.

The biggest job we’ve got on our hands right now is to deal with this loss in the minds of our players. Physically, they’ll be fined, but mentally ‘¦ we’ve got a lot of work...

They took them on with their bodies and didn’t let them get to the rim. That’s an area that we’ve done really well with.

That confirmed what I thought might happen. They were much more physical. Somewhere along the way we were going to be exposed. I was hoping it would be a little bit later (in the season).

Both of us need a win, basically. Both of us had an off night last (game).

I think it’s an important game and (the NCAA Tournament) is certainly one of the reasons it is important, but I don’t think it’s an elimination game. The team that loses, I don’t think is...

We are a smaller band of warriors that are pulling really, really hard for each other. There are really no agendas on our team right now. Everybody’s playing the game the best way for us.

You name it he did it. He was all over the court. You just look at every statistical category and he had an entry. It was a remarkable performance by a really talented player.