We weren’t supposed to lose this game, but they’re the No. 1 team in the country, they are very well coached and they did a great job. My hat goes off to those guys. They...

You don’t know how bad I want that tournament. I’ve been watching Saint Joe and Villanova go since I’ve been here. It our turn to get there. It’s our turn to make a run.

If I could tell you why we play so much better at home, I’d be rich.

It’s a very big game for us. Bigger for us than it is for them. If we win it, we have a great chance.

That’s embarrassing, losing in the first round to Akron. They’re a good team, they play hard, but we’ve been going through a lot of things as a team.

He’s 74. So I guess 75 is old.

(Today) is a new day. We have to come out with the same effort. If we do that, we should win.

I just told him the speech he makes before every big game he should make that before every small team, also, and we’ll be OK.

When I made my decision to go to Temple, they asked me the same question — and I still feel like coach will be here and do this until he dies.

I tried to celebrate with the students because I’m a student, too.

The disease has passed around the whole team. Coach has been on us about that, but there’s nothing he can do about that. It was pretty tough to watch.

Nehemiah will bring toughness for us. We’re going to be a lot quicker to the ball. This team will be even more disciplined than last season’s team.

I was getting very impatient, but I’m happy to have him. He’s a great guy. I’ve heard a lot of great things about him.

I don’t know what hours he likes to go, but whatever hours he comes up with, I’m willing to work for him.

All summer I kept hearing negative talk about him. I think he’s staying because this is his passion. He focuses on basketball. He doesn’t travel. He just wants to teach basketball. He’ll call me in...