Freshmen Quotes

When we started out as freshmen, we were ok, but there were other teams out there who were a lot better than us. - Tyler Mitchell

When we started out (as freshmen), we were like the youngest Division I team in the country. So basically we just had to buy into what our coach was telling us. He always tried to keep us focused. We always believed he knew what he was talking about. We stuck with it, and it paid off for us. - Jermaine Wallace

When we played at Blue Ridge last week, we brought up three freshmen so we could have 25 kids suited up. I'd prefer not to have to play anyone both ways, but we're just not in the position to do that. Some of our kids never ever leave the field. - Bill Morgan

When we came in as freshmen, we thought we were going to start every game together. It's fitting. It closes out our careers really well here at Connecticut. - Barbara Turner

When we came in as freshmen, we had hopes and dreams, but to be here right now is just amazing. We're just enjoying every minute of it, but we're also preparing for the Final Four. - Chris Kraus

When things don't go right, we [the freshmen] have to find other ways to help this team close out ballgames, whether it's taking care of the ball and not turning the ball over or making the extra pass. Situations like that, we have to help our team win. - Anthony Farmer

When they say 'No. 1 receiver in the nation,' that's the truth. He can be a possession receiver. The good thing is we've got a couple of other freshmen you guys don't know about yet. - Alan Zemaitis

When the freshmen came in and we saw how good they were and we started to run a lot of three- and four-receiver sets in practice, that's when we started to think that this might be a special year. - Deon Butler

When my two freshmen are playing like that, it brings everybody together. They were playing with such enthusiasm. They have such good game personalities, that when they allow themselves to show it, we're just better. - Mike Krzyzewski