Division I basketball was my dream in Poland. Not too many people get the chance to come to a school like UT and graduate and play for a legendary coach. I have great thanks for being given this opportunity.

I have listened to the advice from people who are better than me while I've been here, people like Heather Schreiber. She was my mentor, and pushed me and pressed me with advice and through example.

I have a big decision to make, since my visa to stay here expires in 2008. Do I stay in the U.S. and get a graduate degree in kinesiology, or go back home and play for the Polish National Team? It's a real-life decision I have to make soon.

It is all about having to figure out your certain role. You can't come in and do only what you want to do.

I think we can say something good about high school basketball. Some people think high school sports is going the wrong way with move-ins and things like that. We're a community team. These kids have known each other since the third grade. We can be a role model for how it should be done.

They were aggressive and played smart basketball. That was the difference in the game. They'll give you a chance to get back into the game and just when you think you are back, they run right past you again.