Matt Painter Quotes

Hats off to Penn State. When they had to get down and dirty and get a loose ball, they got them. - Matt Painter

Good for them. They got picked to finish fifth or sixth (in the league) this year. Who cares what those rankings say? - Matt Painter

From an academic standpoint; managing their time, giving themselves time to study, and getting prepared for quizzes/tests (will be hard)... From a basketball standpoint, it's a combination of all the demands that we put on them and getting them to play hard at all times. - Matt Painter

Even if we won this game it would not have changed our seed in the tournament. Right now were playing for the name on the front of our jersey and playing for pride. We are now getting some young players the chance to get some experience. - Matt Painter

Don't let us be that team that helps him get back into his groove. - Matt Painter

Chicago has so many players, and I've recruited Illinois for nine years at Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Players in Chicago -- really good players -- can fall under the radar because there's so many guys there. - Matt Painter

Besides the four minutes at the end of the first half, we played pretty good especially with the talent that was out on the court and the kind of bodies they have. - Matt Painter

As a staff, we still talk about it, winning the Big Ten tournament. Crazy things happen. We're down to nine guys, but they're out there battling. - Matt Painter

As a coaching staff, we've talked about trying to blend in the new guys with our returning guys... That will be our biggest challenge during the preseason. - Matt Painter

After we saw (Crump) live we offered him a scholarship and tried to convince him that this was the place for him... He is great in the open floor. He likes to get out and run and just create. He is just good at distributing the ball all over the court. - Matt Painter

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