I’m looking forward to not playing Darrel Mitchell. He’s been a thorn in our side. He dunks, falls on his head and comes back and plays. Every year his game has rose up another level....

We will support him and he knows that. We will make sure that he continues to work hard.

They get it to each other very well. Second in assists in the country.

Charles doesn’t care if the game is physical. But some guys respond differently. I thought after our practices last Friday and Saturday that Hill and Townes were ready to play like All-Americans. That’s what I...

It seems like three or four years ago, winning nine was the plateau. But a few years ago, it seems like the Big East had a few teams go 9-7 and didn’t get in. Since...

If I say it, it will cost me.

We never lost by more than five after November.

With this one, I think we can win three or four in a row and get on a good roll.

Those kids are hurting. That was an incredible effort. I have never experienced games like this where they just go south on you in different ways.

For 39:30 we outplayed them and had the game in hand. It’s a game that set us back.

On film sometimes you say you are doing that in the Patriot League, but he also had 20 something against Kansas and a big game against Syracuse. He’s a high level player that just happens...

That was a great play! To be able to get a stop and then Sean throws the ball up and it goes in. We’ve got momentum going into halftime and it puts a smile on...

We need to get Ferguson going a little bit more. That will be a big key for us because he defensively can match up and guard some players on their team.

Green had turned the corner and would have had a good look in the lane.

We tried to get after them defensively without Strawberry. McCray did a good job handling the pressure.

I’ll probably shake some things up. I wasn’t happy with our play at the point guard spot.

I know as much pressure as I’ve felt (to get to the NCAA tournament), they’ve felt the same amount. I know how important that is for Eric, but Jonathon, being from Arkansas, he wants to...

They really honed in on him. When he got a little bit open, they would rotate on him pretty good.

Ronnie has an unselfish nature. But we need him to still be aggressive (on offense). You can’t let the other team take you away.

That was an incredible shot by Mitchell. He stepped up and hit it with Charles Thomas’ hand in his face. That was an incredible shot.

Let me emphatically state that no inducements or improper offers have ever been done to any recruit at the University of Arkansas. I believe the source of the claim has a lack of credibility, and...

Uno. That’s the highest ranked team we’ve beaten, the best win we’ve had. There were a lot of heroes.

Georgia was fighting for their lives. They wanted to get to the NIT. I think a .500 record is enough (for that), but they may feel they need a few more wins.

They said (Georgia’s physical play) didn’t bother them, but maybe it did. We need those guys to play consistently.

Hard to win on the road when it’s 33-to-9 at the line. Hard to win when you think you do a good job on defense and they end up with three free throws.

Steele has been the best we’ve seen so far. If he had a Duke jersey on, he’d probably be in line for a (NBA) lottery pick. The kid does a little bit of everything. He...

The No. 8-9 spots are not necessarily where you want to be. That is always a tough game because it’s two even teams, and even if you win, then you play a monster (the No....

Auburn is a difficult team to play because they have so many different defenses. We wanted to make sure we had a high energy level. I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.

Tennessee is a great team. They are having a special season. The key is it will be a battle of possessions. We have to make sure we don’t turn it over too much and that...

We’re trying to recreate and restore a great tradition of Arkansas basketball. This is the first step.

Silly me. I probably should have had him in there more getting shots 70 feet away from the basket.

I know a couple years ago when we were there, we were kind of starry-eyed. …We’ve got an older team now, and we’ve got a team that I don’t think is going to be looking...

It’s going to be a nagging thing. Steven had it some last year, too. He just seems to always get hit on the same place on his arm, like a magnet.

It’s important we bring our A-game (tonight).

Ole Miss is always a war. Both teams are going to battle and be physical. I’ve quit watching all their road games. I watch tapes only when they are home because they play at a...

If (the NCAA tournament teams) were selected today I think we’d be in. But there’s still no guarantees. We have to continue to play well and close out the season the right way and not...

Two key things. We didn’t make threes and we didn’t make the free throws. If we had made some of those, we could have had a different outcome.

I may not play him 35 minutes unless we need to. But I certainly am not going to let him take the day off. And I’m going to chew on him if he’s not playing...

To average 34 points in a Chicago public school league, which has great competition, speaks highly of his ability.

I’m not going to crucify a kid for speeding.

He tends to be in the right place at the right time. That’s a typical Vincent practice, but when you don’t get minutes you sometimes don’t get into a rhythm. But he knew we needed...

I like our chances. I always thought all this team was missing was one big win, and we got that marquee win over Florida to turn things around.

There are some tough guys on this team. They’re definitely getting there as far as physical play. It’s bothered me that we haven’t had that persona, but our inside guys are maturing. Rebounding is a...

It’s just one of those games that it’s hard to get out of your mind. More importantly, for 40 minutes we were focused on Auburn and we didn’t worry about that.

They’re playing with more confidence and playing the kind of basketball Kentucky’s been known to play.

Kentucky is starting to play at the level everyone thought that they could play.

If we didn’t know the definition of adversity before, I’m sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow.

I don’t think people clearly understand how good our league is. We’re the third-ranked conference in the country. We just aren’t top-heavy. There’s not someone that looks like a Final Four team right now, but...

You want to win that battle of the possessions. We’ve been good at being pretty stingy with the ball.

We talked about how much the game hurt, but we don’t want it to break their confidence. The next couple of days we have to find out how hungry we are. Are they going to...