Billy Donovan Pass Quotations

It was the first summer he had to get better. It's been a progression for him. There were times his freshman and sophomore year when he got the ball in the post and he was just looking to pass it back out.

I've said it all along about this team, they derive a lot pleasure from moving and passing the basketball and playing together.

Our basketball team this year has played with energy; they've played with passion and enthusiasm. And this time of year, those things will keep you around and keep you in the game, but they're not good enough to win the game.

The biggest thing is, our kids play the game the right way. They're going to make the extra pass and move the basketball. We're averaging almost 20 assists.

When we lost to Manhattan, we were banged up. That's not making excuses. I just didn't like the passion we played with in that tournament.

I got choked up. When 19 years passes by and you go back, to hear the people cheering the way they did and to honor me that way, I was extremely humbled. I was shocked, taken back, and I didn't expect anything like that.

He has a great passion and vigor for life. He has great respect for people - where they come from, what their heritage is and what their beliefs are.

I think the one thing that should be talked about more is our guys' will and passion to win. They've really stayed focused on winning. ... We really didn't get a lot of breaks. We had to grind it out and find a way to win.

We just tried to continue to attack and mix up our defenses. I told our guys this game would come down to the same things we've been doing all year - unselfishness, making the extra pass and being able to defend and rebound.

They made it very difficult for us to get prepared. Just trying to space the floor. And you have to extra pass against them.