It was obviously a tale of two halves. We played some really good basketball in the first half. In the second half, Mississippi did what a well-coached team will do — ignore the score and...

We just have to keep playing good basketball and winning games. Anything can happen. Momentum can switch and we could start losing. We can’t let it get to us, being in first place.

I think I’m getting better as a basketball player.

I was pleased. I know we didn’t win the game, but we played a decent basketball game, period. If we didn’t, we would have lost by 50 because they were playing at a very high...

This is a real good night for Southeastern Conference basketball. … When a team like Tennessee can do something to create better balance in the league, we all benefit.

It’s one of the reason’s we’re at the top of the Metro right now – our up-tempo, pressure the basketball style of play. It’s hard for any team to execute offensively with a kid in...

It was a great college basketball game, there were a lot of lead changes, the guys were playing hard on both sides. We got back in the game and we had a chance to win...

I’m disappointed with some of the things that happened. But that’s basketball, and those are some of the things that you have to deal with.

They are playing their best basketball right now.

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

Michael’s coaching style and his extensive experience with basketball made him a great fit, … He has a strong background in nutrition, which will be a plus for our student-athletes as they develop themselves into...

I’ve been saying our team has been playing good basketball. We just don’t have a lot to show for it.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

It is most difficult in my mind, to seperate success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

Things started out really rough for us. We had a lot of kids who came in late from basketball and soccer, so it took them a while to catch up. But starting out 0-8 was...

We need to have a great effort defensively and take care of the basketball. I can’t imagine us not being emotionally charged up to play them.

These kids in Europe are for real. Just because you can’t pronounce their names don’t think they can’t play basketball. And I think what’s happening [in the draft] is a great motivating tool for these...

We talked to the kids before this week started that we wanted to end the season playing good basketball. The kids responded to that. You want to be playing your best basketball this time of...

The fact that Marsha took a program like Texas Tech that wasn’t even on the college basketball map, took it to a national title and maintained that excellence says a lot about her.

Right now, they’re playing their best basketball. They’re coming in with a heck of a lot of confidence. What our guys better do is make sure they haven’t lost any.

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league’s new dress code, … Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that...

It’s like going from college basketball to the NBA. He’s still the same kind of player that he was when we saw him as a young kid, a daring, aggressive attacking player, and a player...

Think of the basketball metaphor, … He sees the whole court.

At that point, I felt that Maryland was shooting lights out. They were playing great basketball. So I felt like – I was hoping – they wouldn’t be able to shoot that way for the...

The real, many-veiled answer to the question of just what goes through a great player’s mind as he stands at the center of hostile crowd-noise and lines up the free-throw that will decide the game...

After that first day I questioned whether or not basketball was for me.

We just played poor fundamental basketball tonight. We needed to keep it simple and execute things. It?s nice to be creative on the break, but we?re not looking for a lot of creativity in a...

I don’t want them to fall prey to thinking so much about consequences. I just want them to play basketball.

We’ve been playing good basketball the whole tournament. We’re not the powerhouse most teams are. We just get the most out of our ability and we never give up.

Neither team was at full strength because basketball is still going – they were missing six players and we were missing five – but it wasn’t a bad game.

After that, we played great team basketball — we dominated the game defensively.

For 40 minutes, I think we played extremely good basketball. We came out a little sluggish to start the second half, but we stayed poised and didn’t let it rattle us.

Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry.

We were able to match up well with them, but we just didn’t take care of the basketball. You aren’t going to win too many games when you turn the ball over that many times.

Whether it’s the girls sophomore basketball team, or the boys on their club teams, or any activity they’re in, these kids from Geneva really showed that they’re winners. No matter what their record is going...

I just think a lot of good basketball is being played throughout the country. Without getting into specific teams or specific conferences, you see it and you do your best to monitor it, and in...

Man, it’s been fun. Right now this team is playing great basketball and we just want to keep that rolling.

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come, … Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is...

I want to thank Texas Lutheran for the opportunity to coach the women’s basketball program. I will miss the players, the coaches and the many people that make TLU a special place.

His ability to eoke Celtic pride was incredible. He would always talk about how all the old players called him up after an embarrasing performance and wanted to disassociate themselves from the Celtics. They wanted...

I had to take care of the basketball and not force things. When it’s there, take it. When it’s not, pass it out.

Alabama A&M will be here expecting to play a basketball game. I know some people might think that because it’s a non-conference game, it might not be as big. But at this stage of the...

It was a good all-around effort for our kids. Solon Springs came in here playing good basketball and our kids did a really good job on both ends of the floor.

That’s why I’m not so emotional about it. It’s more of a basketball game than Senior Night. If we don’t come out ready to play, they’re going to beat us.

This is as good a college basketball atmosphere as you are going to find in the country. It starts with the students and this is a very difficult place to play. Our guys love to...

You have 90,000 [fans] come every Saturday, and you have 12,000 come for basketball games. So there’s 78,000 people that probably live and die more with football. That’s not going to change. But I’ll tell...

I’m going to have to be a little tougher in demanding that they reverse the basketball and work to get a better shot.

I would think those things would make you a better basketball player.

Lindsey and Jacquie are really mature personalities. Not just basketball-wise, either. They really keep it together.

They have an excellent basketball team and some great players. We played hard, but we just don’t have much depth. They are just a hard team to beat and obviously are a top 5A team....