Cedric Bozeman Quotations

We're just hoping all the positives are on our side. Hopefully somebody up above is on our side pulling us to win.

We're a team-oriented organization. That's what we're here to do.

Maybe at the professional level, it's the salary thing or money or whatever. They make more than the coaches, so maybe they feel they're higher than the coach. But right now, I've been taught to respect my coach and do whatever he tells me.

I am starting to feel comfortable again. I am banged up, but that's part of what it is right now.

But we didn't shot-fake, didn't take our time. They just sped us up all over the court.

Basically, it's substance over style. All we care about it is the 'W.' We pride ourselves on defense. If defense is going to win games, that's what we're going to do.

Basically it's substance over style. All we care about is the W.

If I was at home watching, I probably would have turned it off. It wasn't very pretty. But it doesn't matter. What do they say? By any means necessary, just get it done. And we got it done.

He has a lot of confidence, and we have confidence in him. He's our quarterback. We're going to ride him till the wheels fall off.

He's definitely going to make some money someday.

He's a very skilled basketball player, very talented. He's definitely going to make some money someday. Credit to him, credit to their team.

People just don't know how skilled Luc is. People don't appreciate how athletic he is. I knew it even before practice began, when he was playing in the summertime in the Men's Gym. The sky is the limit for him.

We're capable of scoring. People get so caught up into the ugliness of the games because other teams are not scoring.

We couldn't stop them. We couldn't keep the ball in front of us the whole game. They drove on us all night and got easy baskets.

We can't hang our heads after everything we went through to get here. We came within one win of a national championship. I plan to take some time and reflect on all this. It's a special time in my life I'll never forget.

We played ourselves into a 2 seed by playing hard at the right time. We really enter with a lot of momentum. Hopefully, we can keep it up.

We definitely have the personnel to play defense. We're athletic. We have a quick team. I think it goes with coach Howland. He came in and built a program and made us play defense.

We watch a lot of film. I don't even know how much, but it's a lot. You go to bed dreaming about film.

To see one man go for a multitude of points, that's pretty ... that's kind of tough.

We just could not stay in front of the ball.

With Luc, you get consistency. That's the key word for Luc, consistency. We know what we're going to get from him every night. He's only a freshman, so the sky is the limit.

You get this far, you never want to lose.

Err on aggression has been our key. If you're going to make a mistake, make a mistake aggressively. Defense is definitely carrying us, and we pride ourselves on that.

There's no time to be tired now. This is it. You lose, you go home and we don't want to go home.

Ryan is a special guy. All he cares about is the team. He's done everything the coaches have asked. There were times when he was hitting the bumps in the road, but he never gave in.

Ryan is a special guy. All he cares about is his team. He's just doing everything Coach has asked him to do, and he's getting it done for us. There's been some bumps in the road, but that shows how mentally tough he is.

Defense is carrying us. We pride ourselves on that. We definitely will try to frustrate you, and we want to be aggressive. It's what we try to do.

Coach (Howland) talked about fighting through adversity. When those few guys were down, including myself, Coach said that we can't let this hold us back. And I think Coach has built a mentality of toughness. Several guys stepped up. I think it made us better as a team, and now it's paying off.

As of right now, with this on the line, this game, this magnitude, this was the best I've seen him play.

This is special and this is a special group of guys. We play defense. That's what we do. We didn't let them walk over us.

This is one of the best defensive performances I've ever been a part of.

The way we played tonight was just outstanding. But we're not satisfied. Hopefully, we've got one more of these in us.

There were several times when I thought we were about to make a run. But every time we did, they had answers.

There were probably times when it seemed like I wasn't playing tough. But everything happens for a reason.

It's a start. We'll see how it goes. Only time will tell (how many minutes I actually play).

It's going to be a total team effort. Mainly, we just need to have a lot of ball pressure and maintain that. Also, we have got to limit them to one shot each time down the floor. We can't let them get hot.

It shows when we put our mind to it and play focused basketball, we can be a tough team to beat.

It's really getting back to the values of Coach Wooden, of making every possession matter regardless of the situation. That begins with defense.

Don't be fooled. He's definitely excited and happy, but he's the same guy. He's still yelling at us at practice.

It was great. It was a morale booster for us.

After that, you are so emotionally and physically drained, you just go to sleep.

In my five years here I've never seen anything like it. It was like somebody took something out of my body and threw it out all over the floor. A win like that builds a lot of confidence in a team. It prepares us for even harder times down the road.

I'm just taking it day to day. It's tough to handle.

I'm just happy to be on his team.

I never thought about transferring. I knew the chance was there for us to get better.

I hope he's doing OK. I'm sorry we couldn't come back with a victory. But I think he's still proud of us.

Hopefully, someone up above is on our side pulling us to win.

I felt the rust yesterday, but physically I'm OK. I'll get better as I work my way back into it. I'm all about sacrificing for the team, just doing whatever it takes to help us get better.