Pete Gillen Quotations

Not at all. That's ridiculous. Bob was a great coach; we banged heads a couple times, but he was a great competitor. It's the universities. It's not the coaches. It's the institutions. It's the alumni, and the students. It's still a great rivalry. It takes a little sizzle away (without Huggins), but once the ball goes up, it goes out the window.

Oden is unbelievable. I can't think of anyone like him in the past 15 years. He's so athletic, and he's a winner.

It's a great experience for these kids, the culmination of their high school careers. They get a chance to play on national television, and it's great promotion for college basketball.

He always had a big heart. Little kids would want him to sign their shirts, and he enjoyed doing that. He knew what it was like. It wasn't easy growing up for him. People helped him out. He's given back, because he knows in his heart he could have gotten lost on the streets in New York.

He's a tremendous person. He comes from a great family. He had a lot of character.

He's more of a half-court coach and he runs really good stuff. He's a tremendous defensive coach. I think he'll do a great job. He's a good person, and he's a hard worker.