Bruce Weber Quotes on Basketball (11 Quotes)

I told the whole team, all the things you face in a season you'll face on this trip. Then it's a matter of how you deal with it. It's not only the basketball, it's the toughness, the discipline, the growing up. It's all part of this trip.

Indiana State was the last-place team in the Valley. It's college basketball. You have to come ready every game.

I feel bad for him. That's one of the bad parts of our profession. It affects your family. People have no sympathy. You say it's college, it's amateur basketball, but it's not. It's sad. But we chose to be in the profession, so we have no one to blame but ourselves.

It's an amazing list of names associated in Big Ten history. It's a who's who of college basketball. (Augustine) probably doesn't know any of the players. He should be proud. He's part of the elite of college basketball.

You have to give him a lot of credit for what he has meant to Illinois basketball. He's had a major impact in taking Illinois basketball to another level.

It's amazing, the names that are associated with Big Ten history. It's the who's who of basketball. So for James to have his name associated with that ... He probably doesn't even know any of the players, but he should be proud to be mentioned with the elite of basketball.

I challenged them. I was just trying to make them appreciate (Brown and Augustine). I told them, 'You don't realize who you're playing with. They will win the most games in history of Illinois basketball. You better appreciate them and for their sake play at a high level.' I think they responded pretty well.

It's the end of an era, there's no doubt. That's college basketball. You lose guys. We'll have a little bit of empty-nest syndrome for a while, but you can't do anything about it.

He will do well. Matt is a very good basketball coach, and he knows the inside and outside of basketball. He also is a good people person and has good energy.

He's a kid who analyzes everything. He has deep thoughts, sometimes too much for basketball. As a responsible student, citizen and person, you love him.

Obviously we're disappointed. It's not great for him, his family, our school or the basketball program. We'll make a decision on discipline after this is resolved.