David Richmond Quotations

I was proud of the way we played against Mississippi, but I told (the players) we had some unfinished business. We can get fifth place ? that's what we are shooting for now.

We want this to be more than just a basketball tournament. We also want this to be a social event.

Every year, the tournament moves to a different campus, and this year we have the honor and pleasure of hosting it. We've been planning for this since late April. It has now reached the point where we are ready to put those plans into action.

(Tennessee) is a well-coached and very disciplined team. It will be a tough battle for us.

It's like Duke-Carolina ? you don't want to lose to your rival.

I try to point out to our players that, despite our record, we are a good team. We have athletes who can score, but the key is stopping teams on the defensive end.

I think our kids felt like they weren't getting a lot of respect. But they showed a lot of character, and they were very disciplined.