Ivan Radenovic Quotations

Watching me, she got kind of nervous for the first game. Then she got kind of relaxed when she saw the way I played. It was good to have my family see where I'm living and how I'm living.

We're looking forward to having his energy back. When I see how he's practicing it makes me play harder.

Whenever we played them, we played well in either the first half or the second half. This time we've got to put it together for 40 minutes if we want to win.

We were trailing most of the time, but we had them. We were good enough to win, and it showed in the way we played. We gave them a terrific game.

Last year they won the national championship, this year they lost six players, but they're still playing pretty good. It's a good experience for me playing that big of a game.

I didn't go out that much or hang out with my friends too much because of my family. I really wanted to spend some time with them because last year I spent my time with the national team, so this year it was a chance to spend some time with them.

I did some stuff that I can really use in a game, like the way I'm posting up. I can read how the defender is playing me. Whatever I'm doing in the post, I can get an open shot. Also, on my shooting, I can use more legs, and those are small things that can help you a lot.

I don't know. Obviously, we were waiting for this moment. We played a great game, probably our best game since the Washington game. We played as a team and everyone stepped up.

I feel sorry for our fans, but I guess that's what happens.

I found myself in a rhythm after the first couple of shots that I got. Everything after that was easy. My teammates found me inside and I was able to convert.

He'll definitely get better, and he'll develop himself as a player and as a person with another year.

This wasn't an easy win. We won by 20-(something) points but it wasn't easy. But it's good for the confidence of the team.

He was a bad guy. He ruined a lot of people's lives.

He kind of takes the pressure off us. He's our emotional leader. He brings toughness and leadership.

Hassan wasn't scoring in the first half. I had to do something about it. I was more aggressive than usual.

I thought they fouled me, but the ball went in and out. That happens.

I saw that he was looking at Kirk. The lane was wide open.

We know that they play slow basketball. We have to put lots of pressure on them and keep it like that for 40 minutes.

We know that the refs aren't going to call lots of fouls.

We never gave up. It just showed how tough we are. We played hard to the last second.

We know they play slow basketball and put a lot of pressure on you and keep it that way for 40 minutes. But I think we're going to be all right. We showed who's the boss over there at Washington State and (we'll try) to do the same thing.

We still had a game after the first half. But our offense early in the second half (wasn't good). That was the key to the game because they (scored a lot).

This says a lot about this team. We've got our momentum back.

We just have to prove we are a good team. We've been talking about being a good team the whole season. Now I think is the time to prove it and make a statement that we really are.

We've got to be careful. The last game, they made lots of shots and we played pretty bad defense. This time, we've got to step up and do our jobs from the first minute, the first second. We have to try to continue to keep playing like that for 40 minutes.

But lots of my friends know I play college basketball and they're starting to think about coming here to the U.S. to play.

Those points come off those steals, and with the rebounds I just tried to help the team. But I'm proud of my six steals.

We just played harder defense and did a better job in transition.

To be honest, I was scared because he had penetrated. Luckily, Kirk and I were both able to prevent him from making the pass. He just threw the ball up and caught it himself.

(This) is the hardest road trip of the year.

They're going to focus on defense. They're going all the way this year.

It's fine; you've got to play someone like that sooner or later. It can't be any tougher than playing Illinois in Chicago (in last year's Elite Eight).

It's much easier to play the game with Hassan. He brings a toughness to the game.

I try to read what they do. I knew that Kruger was going to pass it to his big man because his big man was popping out, plus he had like four seconds to shoot. I knew he wasn't going to shoot over (us) so that's the way I read it.

They were playing terrific games. They were making tough shots, and they were making the shots that were most important.

Arizona and North Carolina are if not the two best programs then at least in the top five in NCAA history. It's going to be a game of history with coach Olson and Roy Williams.

I'm being consistent. I'm trying to show I can play inside. I'm not shooting threes. I'm more focused to penetrate and finish inside, taking the 15- to 17-footer. And my percentage is good over the past few games.

I guess we've been mentally strong - tonight and the whole week. We did a good job in beating two pretty good teams.