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ANDY MANGIN They're great kids and I feel fortunate to have been able to coach them. Not only are they good bask...
BLAINE LOPEZ He's well-rounded. He's not only a good basketball player, but he's a great kid as well.
TIM MCCONNELL Mark brings a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to practices as well as games. Not only does he ha...
CARL HUNCKLER![]()
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MARTINA NAVRATILOVA They had a tremendous upbringing at home. They were already good kids; true teammates, not only in b...
DAN SPELLMAN These girls are good athletes, not just good basketball players. We usually start slow in December. ...
DEAN WATERS They are very good basketball players. They have a very good basketball IQ. Individually, they are g...
BILL FARRELL It was a good college basketball game. But the basketball gods were smiling on the California kids.
BOB HOFMAN They are heady basketball players who give us a good mix.
BRAD STAMPS That's the passion and the pride we play with, it's just about competing. I wanted them to show they...
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I am saying 40% of people in sports are still using performance (enhancing drugs). I think that base...
BEN JOHNSON Our effort has been good since then. This is a great bunch of kids, great students. They are leaders...
KYLE SCHELLIN It's been great working with these students. They are great kids, and they are very talented.
GARY BOYD![]()
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR As the season goes we'll only get better. We're not where we were at quarterback this time last year...
DAN SABERS We think we're a pretty good basketball team. If we had everybody, we'd probably think we're a great...
ALEXIS KENDRICK We have obviously some very bright kids who can do some high-level academic work. But when it comes ...
FRAN DUNPHY Overall, I thought the kids did a very good job not only our kids but the others.
BOB EAGER Overall, I thought the kids did a very good job not only our kids but the others.
BOB EAGER It was a great academic school, and it fit me, basketball-wise. The players are awesome, and the coa...
RYAN ANDERSON The bottom line is we've got good basketball players so we make good basketball decisions and play r...
DIANA TAURASI![]()
What we need are basketball players.
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One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance o...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY We had a really good team that was made up of guys who were very good high school players and compet...
ED HEINTSCHEL Theres a reason why theyre not amateurs anymore.
ALEX HAMILTON Mark Guillermo, our school counselor. He's very visible on campus. He has lunch with the students ev...
WENDY LAGARETA![]()
Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: theyre only animals.
THEODOR ADORNO The very best kids back then would still be good players, but overall there's just a lot more good p...
FRANK DIXON A lot of these kids are smart enough to do well in college, but a chance to play basketball is what ...
DAN JURDY These guys are unbelievably good kids. They are quality people and their best basketball is still ah...
KURT KEENER Dow may be the only college basketball coach in America whose players are sometimes prohibited from ...
BILL PLASCHKE They are young but they are getting better. I hope the younger kids are learning from their older te...
CATHY MARTIN![]()
Schools reward their students for a combination of intelligence, perseverance, and hard work - in th...
STEVE BLANK Players have to be nominated. We've done a ton of film-watching and studying. We were looking not on...
JUNIOR GRAHAM You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season. But not only are we playing go...
BEN HOWLAND There are good players, there are great players, and there are those few at the pinnacle - the Peles...
GEORGE BEST The top students are as good as they ever were. But there's not as big a surplus of good students as...
CHUCK EASTLAKE This is a really good win. That's a conglomeration of really good basketball players over there.
LEE BENNETT While breaking the $4 billion mark is noteworthy, 2005 can best be described as a good but not neces...
LARRY BURT We got two quality players that are good students that we think can play for us right away.
JACKSON WHEELER We are excited to have Leah join our winning tradition, not only good on the basketball court but as...
BARB FELDERMAN Our kids have been playing pretty good basketball. They have practiced well and their attitude has b...
SCOTT RADEKER I couldn't do much as a coach. I just had to let the kids play. The kids did it. Players make coache...
GARY CAPALDI Students should come not only to support the team, but to get out there, have a great time, and enjo...
CAL THOMAS In fact, I often hear anecdotes ... that best game players are not the best students in class.
CARRIE HEETER![]()
Walls protect and walls limit. It is in the nature of walls that they should fall. That walls should...
JEANETTE WINTERSON Mitchell basketball lost several key players to graduation. It's going to be a transitional year to ...
IAN MOONEY Providence is just a good basketball team. Our kids came and battled.
DAVID NULL They've obviously been great for our program. They're not only great athletes, but they raise everyb...
DALE CUTSFORTH theyre missing whole streets.
SAM WRIGHT We have a lot of depth and experience back. We lost some great players and have to fill their shoes....
BRIAN MCDONOUGH There are just so many good players in town now that it's almost a disservice to have only one team....
JUSTIN CHANDLER One mark of a great educator is the ability to lead students out to new places where even the educat...
THOMAS GROOME We're fairly talented and hopefully the second half of the season will be the best basketball we pla...
LUKE VAIL The team was selected last summer. Once we got them together, we started to organize our tournament ...
JODY MARTIN He was just such a good person. Not cocky and arrogant, but just a great athlete. I think all the ki...
JAYNE SHIMP![]()
Being selected for the McDonald's All American Games is one of the greatest accomplishments in a bas...
JOHN WOODEN It's been a great week. The kids have been great. They've been focused. They've done everything we'v...
LONNIE BROWN We are just having the mix our football players with our basketball players. We are just having to s...
BRETT WHITE There was a lot of excitement saying goodbye to a good group of seniors who take a lot of pride in t...
KEENAN CLARK I'll never forget any of those kids. They've done so much more for our program than just win basketb...
DELL LEONARD![]()
Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters.
JEFFREY FRY Ray is one of the smartest basketball players I have been around. He has a very good sense on the fl...
JUNO PINTAR![]()
It's not the institution which makes its students famous but the students who achieve great heights ...
AMIT ABRAHAM Iowa is one of the great, tradition-laden programs in college basketball. We have a tremendous amoun...
MIKE MCCONATHY It seems to mark these kids for later victimization. And that only made them more submissive.
DAVID SCHWARTZ Mark is the ultimate gym rat. He plays a lot of basketball. And he's just fearless on the floor. He'...
GREG LOWELL The academic bowl coaches do a great job preparing these kids. [The students] never disappoint me. I...
JACK HINES We add value to what (students) are doing. It's not just passing over the bar of 75 percent of our s...
DEBORA BINKLEY They've had some disappointing losses, but they have pretty good players. I'm sure this would be a g...
BRUCE WEBER Kids who are too small for basketball or not big enough for football find a home in fencing.
FRANK FOLEY The big blow to our midfield is losing Heather Stephens. She was a great leader for the team. Howeve...
JENN SWANN Not only are we recovering more kids but we're hearing from more parents.
ERNIE ALLEN Everyone who could have got away did. Its really upsetting to see. The only people left are the ones...
IAN WILLIAMSON![]()
They're a very good basketball team. We're not a very good basketball team.
BOB KNIGHT This tournament will not only be a good one but it also represents a good person. James Gamble is li...
ANDRE BOUTTE The selection panel had a daunting task to choose 20 players for the game, but we do fell that this ...
DAN FULLER I think it says a lot about the character of our kids, their academic commitment and their athletic ...
JEFF WHITTAKER "I tell the players, 'I'm sorry that you got hurt, but there's not a thing I can do about it'. You'v...
JERRY SLOAN We're dealing with a very broad umbrella, ... Not only are we trying to attract different racial gro...
CHRISTINE TAYLOR You always miss a great player, but I think the players on this team have taken a lot of pride in ov...
BOBBY PETRINO They (the students) are good role models for other kids. Capital (high school) is going to be glad t...
JUDY RUD This has been a fun bunch to coach. Other coaches have complemented the kids on the way they play an...
JACK MORRELL We broke no rules and we did it with good kids. Not perfect kids who never made mistakes, but with g...
RYAN SWANSON We have great senior leadership. We only have four, but they are four of our best players, they're l...
TIFFANI AIRMET![]()
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.
GARRY KASPAROV![]()
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.
GARY KASPAROV Each of them is the type of players and people that you would want to build a program around. Kate a...
ANDY DAIGLE We are more concerned with getting the kids who needed help, not so much with the ethnicity of the s...
DAVID ROSSI Kids walking to school are getting offered rides, players are getting let in line at the cafeteria, ...
LIONEL ANDERSON Students are the only consumers who do not want what they pay for.
VIKRANT PARSAI This tournament will give our kids a chance to socialize and interact with other deaf students acros...
KARA BALDWIN We started three freshmen and three sophomores tonight. And we're going to improve. There are a lot ...
JEFF ZICKAFOOSE I'll tell you what, to have that many turnovers is not good for the game of basketball. That is inex...
WAYNE ROSS The main thing is to create positive change. We want to teach young people the game of basketball in...
GIANCARLO FALCIONI You can count on some great basketball being played in this tournament. There are so many good playe...
MICHELLE SIMMONS There are more college kids in IT-related programs, but universities still are not keeping up with i...
HOWARD RUBIN Joe understands team. Basketball is not about having the five best players. It's about having five p...
GREG ANTHONY![]()
Our players are mad, ... but it's good mad.
NANCY LOPEZ
ANDY MANGIN They're great kids and I feel fortunate to have been able to coach them. Not only are they good bask...
BLAINE LOPEZ He's well-rounded. He's not only a good basketball player, but he's a great kid as well.
TIM MCCONNELL Mark brings a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to practices as well as games. Not only does he ha...
CARL HUNCKLER
The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their wors... MARTINA NAVRATILOVA They had a tremendous upbringing at home. They were already good kids; true teammates, not only in b...
DAN SPELLMAN These girls are good athletes, not just good basketball players. We usually start slow in December. ...
DEAN WATERS They are very good basketball players. They have a very good basketball IQ. Individually, they are g...
BILL FARRELL It was a good college basketball game. But the basketball gods were smiling on the California kids.
BOB HOFMAN They are heady basketball players who give us a good mix.
BRAD STAMPS That's the passion and the pride we play with, it's just about competing. I wanted them to show they...
DAVE VANDIVER
I am saying 40% of people in sports are still using performance (enhancing drugs). I think that base... BEN JOHNSON Our effort has been good since then. This is a great bunch of kids, great students. They are leaders...
KYLE SCHELLIN It's been great working with these students. They are great kids, and they are very talented.
GARY BOYD
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR As the season goes we'll only get better. We're not where we were at quarterback this time last year...
DAN SABERS We think we're a pretty good basketball team. If we had everybody, we'd probably think we're a great...
ALEXIS KENDRICK We have obviously some very bright kids who can do some high-level academic work. But when it comes ...
FRAN DUNPHY Overall, I thought the kids did a very good job not only our kids but the others.
BOB EAGER Overall, I thought the kids did a very good job not only our kids but the others.
BOB EAGER It was a great academic school, and it fit me, basketball-wise. The players are awesome, and the coa...
RYAN ANDERSON The bottom line is we've got good basketball players so we make good basketball decisions and play r...
DIANA TAURASI
What we need are basketball players. KEVIN MCHALE
One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance o... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY We had a really good team that was made up of guys who were very good high school players and compet...
ED HEINTSCHEL Theres a reason why theyre not amateurs anymore.
ALEX HAMILTON Mark Guillermo, our school counselor. He's very visible on campus. He has lunch with the students ev...
WENDY LAGARETA
Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: theyre only animals. THEODOR ADORNO The very best kids back then would still be good players, but overall there's just a lot more good p...
FRANK DIXON A lot of these kids are smart enough to do well in college, but a chance to play basketball is what ...
DAN JURDY These guys are unbelievably good kids. They are quality people and their best basketball is still ah...
KURT KEENER Dow may be the only college basketball coach in America whose players are sometimes prohibited from ...
BILL PLASCHKE They are young but they are getting better. I hope the younger kids are learning from their older te...
CATHY MARTIN
Schools reward their students for a combination of intelligence, perseverance, and hard work - in th... STEVE BLANK Players have to be nominated. We've done a ton of film-watching and studying. We were looking not on...
JUNIOR GRAHAM You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season. But not only are we playing go...
BEN HOWLAND There are good players, there are great players, and there are those few at the pinnacle - the Peles...
GEORGE BEST The top students are as good as they ever were. But there's not as big a surplus of good students as...
CHUCK EASTLAKE This is a really good win. That's a conglomeration of really good basketball players over there.
LEE BENNETT While breaking the $4 billion mark is noteworthy, 2005 can best be described as a good but not neces...
LARRY BURT We got two quality players that are good students that we think can play for us right away.
JACKSON WHEELER We are excited to have Leah join our winning tradition, not only good on the basketball court but as...
BARB FELDERMAN Our kids have been playing pretty good basketball. They have practiced well and their attitude has b...
SCOTT RADEKER I couldn't do much as a coach. I just had to let the kids play. The kids did it. Players make coache...
GARY CAPALDI Students should come not only to support the team, but to get out there, have a great time, and enjo...
CAL THOMAS In fact, I often hear anecdotes ... that best game players are not the best students in class.
CARRIE HEETER
Walls protect and walls limit. It is in the nature of walls that they should fall. That walls should... JEANETTE WINTERSON Mitchell basketball lost several key players to graduation. It's going to be a transitional year to ...
IAN MOONEY Providence is just a good basketball team. Our kids came and battled.
DAVID NULL They've obviously been great for our program. They're not only great athletes, but they raise everyb...
DALE CUTSFORTH theyre missing whole streets.
SAM WRIGHT We have a lot of depth and experience back. We lost some great players and have to fill their shoes....
BRIAN MCDONOUGH There are just so many good players in town now that it's almost a disservice to have only one team....
JUSTIN CHANDLER One mark of a great educator is the ability to lead students out to new places where even the educat...
THOMAS GROOME We're fairly talented and hopefully the second half of the season will be the best basketball we pla...
LUKE VAIL The team was selected last summer. Once we got them together, we started to organize our tournament ...
JODY MARTIN He was just such a good person. Not cocky and arrogant, but just a great athlete. I think all the ki...
JAYNE SHIMP
Being selected for the McDonald's All American Games is one of the greatest accomplishments in a bas... JOHN WOODEN It's been a great week. The kids have been great. They've been focused. They've done everything we'v...
LONNIE BROWN We are just having the mix our football players with our basketball players. We are just having to s...
BRETT WHITE There was a lot of excitement saying goodbye to a good group of seniors who take a lot of pride in t...
KEENAN CLARK I'll never forget any of those kids. They've done so much more for our program than just win basketb...
DELL LEONARD
Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY Ray is one of the smartest basketball players I have been around. He has a very good sense on the fl...
JUNO PINTAR
It's not the institution which makes its students famous but the students who achieve great heights ... AMIT ABRAHAM Iowa is one of the great, tradition-laden programs in college basketball. We have a tremendous amoun...
MIKE MCCONATHY It seems to mark these kids for later victimization. And that only made them more submissive.
DAVID SCHWARTZ Mark is the ultimate gym rat. He plays a lot of basketball. And he's just fearless on the floor. He'...
GREG LOWELL The academic bowl coaches do a great job preparing these kids. [The students] never disappoint me. I...
JACK HINES We add value to what (students) are doing. It's not just passing over the bar of 75 percent of our s...
DEBORA BINKLEY They've had some disappointing losses, but they have pretty good players. I'm sure this would be a g...
BRUCE WEBER Kids who are too small for basketball or not big enough for football find a home in fencing.
FRANK FOLEY The big blow to our midfield is losing Heather Stephens. She was a great leader for the team. Howeve...
JENN SWANN Not only are we recovering more kids but we're hearing from more parents.
ERNIE ALLEN Everyone who could have got away did. Its really upsetting to see. The only people left are the ones...
IAN WILLIAMSON
They're a very good basketball team. We're not a very good basketball team. BOB KNIGHT This tournament will not only be a good one but it also represents a good person. James Gamble is li...
ANDRE BOUTTE The selection panel had a daunting task to choose 20 players for the game, but we do fell that this ...
DAN FULLER I think it says a lot about the character of our kids, their academic commitment and their athletic ...
JEFF WHITTAKER "I tell the players, 'I'm sorry that you got hurt, but there's not a thing I can do about it'. You'v...
JERRY SLOAN We're dealing with a very broad umbrella, ... Not only are we trying to attract different racial gro...
CHRISTINE TAYLOR You always miss a great player, but I think the players on this team have taken a lot of pride in ov...
BOBBY PETRINO They (the students) are good role models for other kids. Capital (high school) is going to be glad t...
JUDY RUD This has been a fun bunch to coach. Other coaches have complemented the kids on the way they play an...
JACK MORRELL We broke no rules and we did it with good kids. Not perfect kids who never made mistakes, but with g...
RYAN SWANSON We have great senior leadership. We only have four, but they are four of our best players, they're l...
TIFFANI AIRMET
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. GARRY KASPAROV
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. GARY KASPAROV Each of them is the type of players and people that you would want to build a program around. Kate a...
ANDY DAIGLE We are more concerned with getting the kids who needed help, not so much with the ethnicity of the s...
DAVID ROSSI Kids walking to school are getting offered rides, players are getting let in line at the cafeteria, ...
LIONEL ANDERSON Students are the only consumers who do not want what they pay for.
VIKRANT PARSAI This tournament will give our kids a chance to socialize and interact with other deaf students acros...
KARA BALDWIN We started three freshmen and three sophomores tonight. And we're going to improve. There are a lot ...
JEFF ZICKAFOOSE I'll tell you what, to have that many turnovers is not good for the game of basketball. That is inex...
WAYNE ROSS The main thing is to create positive change. We want to teach young people the game of basketball in...
GIANCARLO FALCIONI You can count on some great basketball being played in this tournament. There are so many good playe...
MICHELLE SIMMONS There are more college kids in IT-related programs, but universities still are not keeping up with i...
HOWARD RUBIN Joe understands team. Basketball is not about having the five best players. It's about having five p...
GREG ANTHONY
Our players are mad, ... but it's good mad. NANCY LOPEZ
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