Ncaa Quotes

You're so anxious, because it's the NCAA. Sometimes the first tournament game is the most difficult game. - Lorenzo Romar

You're going to have days when you don't have a great game. We've got a great basketball team and I hope the NCAA will take a look at that. - Susan Walvius

You're always going to be disappointed when you don't win. It's over and done with. Our No. 1 goal now is the NCAA tournament. We're one of 65 teams and we hope to be the last one standing. - Rick Barnes

You want to win these duals, but we realize if we don't, we still have time to get better. The emphasis we're putting on is more the Big Tens and NCAA. - Jim Zalesky

You want to protect the interest of the kids -- not worry so much about the school -- and do what's best for the player. After what these kids have been through, the NCAA ought to permit them to play anywhere, not punish them and make judgments. - John Thompson

You think about playing in the NCAA tournament and playing at this level, there'd be a lot more energy in the crowd and that's not the case. You have to bring your own, and it's not what you would expect at this time of year. - Geno Auriemma

You never take it for granted to be in the tournament. We've come a long way in a short time. ... The NCAA Tournament has more variables that you can't control than a conference season. One of those variables is you have to be lucky at the right time. - Bill Self

You look at the teams in the NCAA Tournament, the Final Four, how many had 7-footers? There just aren't that many big bodies out there. - Lon Kruger

You know you can count on Ben back there. He's played well. He is definitely not playing like a freshman. That's what we need. We really need him to step up and make those big saves for us because in the NCAA tournament one bounce here or there could really cost you. - Derek Damon