Dereck Whittenburg Quotes (15 Quotes)

We didn't even think about Pops. They have so many good players and they control the game with their defense. They played they way they play.

We knew (McCrae) is going to make his shots. When he starts making them, they are going to come.

We're more experienced and we've got more poise. That stretch we went through, we could have won any of those games. I felt good about those four games and that's why I wasn't concerned at all.

It's been tremendous. We're making progress. We're way ahead of our game plan. Although I'm not satisfied with the season, I am satisfied with the way things are progressing.

It shows how tough this league is. This league is tougher than they give us credit for on the national scope.

The only time I thought we didn't have a chance was when No. 42 was sitting on the bench beside me. That's not a good sign.

I've been a part of one of those runs before. That's what the postseason is all about. It gives you another opportunity other than the regular season.

We finally get the chance to play in our gym a little bit. It's really different, really strange. I've never been through a schedule like that. That's what happens when we don't have the ability to play a lot of home games, like some other schools.

If we hit a 3-pointer there and it goes to four, now it's a different game. We had two shots that we usually make and some wide-open 3s, and we didn't knock them down. Maybe with experience we will knock them down.

I'm not as offended as the people in my administration should be offended. I think we've got something good going. I think this can help us. The administration and I can come together and prove the comments he's saying are not true. I would hope our president and vice-president and athletic director would be offended by it.

(Richmond) didn't play well against us and we didn't play well that day, either, just a little bit better. This is their last hurrah, and they're going to come out psyched. We've got to understand that we're the hunted now.

Psychologically for us, we're the underdog every game. So Xavier (today) will be like playing on the road. We're used to that.

In the second half we hung in there and had our chances to make a run. It was a seven-point game there and we missed a couple of wide-open 3s that could have pulled them in. All the turnovers we had turned out to be points for them.

Our students have to pay to go the game they were tremendous. It gives our team a lot of confidence. We have proven ourselves to be a competitive team in the Atlantic 10 with less than most of what other teams have. We've been patient, and we have a lot of good things going here. The alumni are fired up. I think our administration will come through in the next year or so.

We're young and we're still learning, but we're starting to show our maturity and patience and play a lot smarter.