Jeff Ruland Team Quotations

I think this team wore us down with their size, especially in the second half. We had a period when we got some open looked and missed it. That is when they took the lead and never relinquished it. It says a lot about our guys when a team that size has to play zone against us.

He'll play. He's played very well at times and we're playing a big physical team (today) so he's gotta be ready to roll.

You can make a case for 5-6 teams in the conference right now. My main concern right now is to get my team back on track. We've got as good a shot as anybody up there. ... The games are going to be wars. They always are.

That's a heck of a team we beat, man. If they do not get into the NIT, then there's something wrong ... there's really something wrong. With the year that this conference has had, that (if) they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the league, they should do away with the NIT.

If they want to win this thing, they will. No disrespect to anyone else but this team can be scary.