We didn't execute - especially against a team this caliber - to get the right shot.

Any time you have a player who has his talent and skills and is hungry to get better, you're excited. I'm really excited about the things he can do.

He is one of the great coaches, ... His record speaks for itself. When he took over Cincinnati, it was not at its highest point. He turned it into a nationally recognized, respected program.

While I am sorry to see Mitch leave and we will certainly miss him, he has made a difficult but wise choice, ... There are times when basketball becomes irrelevant and this is one of those times. I and his teammates wish him the very best in his future endeavors.

Martin brings something that Calvin can't do. But I'm not going to hand him the starting position before the first day of practice. I've never done that.

He doesn't need to have five or six moves, and we don't want to take his power game away from him. He will dunk on people, but when people push off the block or play behind him, we want to give him a move over each shoulder and have him score over people.