Matta Quotes

With Terence, keeping him out of foul trouble is very important for us. One of the biggest improvements Terence has made is becoming a smarter player defensively, and that should help him stay out of foul trouble. We need him out there. - Thad Matta

Wisconsin is a great rebounding team because of their size. Tucker is always in position on the low block and when the shot goes up, he's so strong. And the other guys have avenues there. - Thad Matta

When you go on the road, I want to be in the mind-set of knowing, as good as it is, you've got to be eight points better than your opponent on a given night. And at Indiana we were six. ... Anytime you have veteran players on the road, that's a tremendous advantage. - Thad Matta

When I got here, there was a lot of negative vibes floating around about the program. But once you get into the daily grind and you get to know these guys and see that they're willing to pay the price, then you think that anything's possible. - Thad Matta

What I am telling you is that Matta had a way of making you feel comfortable and that's probably why he had nine wives because he made them feel comfortable and then uncomfortable later. - Robert Barnes

What coach Foster has done in his short time is nothing short of remarkable. We're trying to stay on the coattails of them and football. - Thad Matta

What a game! I'm still a little bit numb. - Thad Matta

We've been on probation since I've been here, so it hasn't affected our team at all. - Thad Matta

We've beaten two top-20 teams this week and that's tremendous for us. But we still have six great challenges ahead and it's important that the team understands that. - Thad Matta

We're still struggling. We don't see what could happen; we react too much. I'll be preaching defense until we hold a team scoreless though. - Thad Matta