Phil Martelli Quotations

I think it's going to be really interesting because I think some of the teams that are in the middle of the pack are probably better than some of the teams that will get a bye.

The actions should never have happened. They are forgiven, but they are not forgotten.

He is the best player in college basketball, because he's the best leader in college basketball.

When the ball doesn't go in the basket, you start hoping you can get out of town under the cloak of darkness. Confidence has dwindled here. We'll see whether the second half against La Salle has energized and picked up their emotional level. We've put ourselves in a precarious situation in terms of the league.

This will be a monumental feat to get them and to get me back up. This is really hard. It will take a lot to pick them up psychologically.

There is a certain arrogance that still says, 'How can anybody beat us at our own game.' Well, they have. We have to be more diligent throughout our program, understanding the nuances of international basketball.

I thought coming in that there was no clear two (seed) and there was no clear 12. Maybe you say Richmond was 12, but there's a lot of teams that think they can win it now.

Offensively, we were very poor in our execution. I was really concerned with our offense (coming into the game), and we proved that as we went forward.

I'm blown away by 19 assists on 20 baskets. That's basketball the way it was meant to be played.

I would say that in my 21 years, the number of those schools has quadrupled, and I would put schools in quotation marks. They're not all academic institutions.