Boeheim Quotes

You're always hoping [big guys] get there sooner, but in my opinion they always take longer. In the last half of this season, we're going to need more. That's the bottom line. - Jim Boeheim

You start thinking about it a little bit more. I'm going out recruiting Sunday so that takes a little bit of the edge off. - Jim Boeheim

You have to have tough, physical guys to get away with that. That's what Villanova has. The advantage is you get a big advantage on offense but a disadvantage on defense. But I think it balances out. But you have to have tough kids to do that. They have tough kids and veterans so they can get away with it. - Jim Boeheim

You can't let him get open. When he got open he made two (three-pointers). I thought we did a good job of finding him and not letting him get set. - Jim Boeheim

You can't let him get loose. He showed what he can do when it gets open by hitting those two threes in the second half. For the most part, we did a good job of not letting him get set. - Jim Boeheim

You can't describe what it means. When you start out at five-years-old and all you want to do is play basketball, and when you can't play anymore, you want to coach the game, how do you describe it? It's almost impossible. - Jim Boeheim

Who knew we'd get another chance so soon? - Jim Boeheim

When you lose your best player without any practice time or anything (to prepare), that's a huge mountain to overcome. I think this is a great lesson for the other guys, that they can win without Gerry. That'll help make them stronger, give us a chance to rest Gerry. Other guys know they can step up and make plays. - Jim Boeheim