Billy Donovan Quotes on Environment (3 Quotes)

I didn't feel this way after Tennessee. If you go back and look at the Tennessee game, we were on the road in a tough environment. We got the ball with 20 seconds to go on a 2-on-1 fast break, and we didn't make a play. We gave ourselves a chance to win. I felt like tonight we didn't give ourselves a chance to win.

Former coach Buzz Peterson left Pearl some very good players. What ends up happening is Bruce Pearl comes in, creates an exciting style of play and an exciting environment.

They appear to be playing very well. I've always felt like they have good personnel there, and it will be a great environment. As highly ranked as we are going into Knoxville, I think it's pretty clear the way both programs feel about each other. We know it's going to be a hostile environment.