Phil Martelli Quotes on Basketball (8 Quotes)

We're picking up the pieces and moving forward. We're constantly reminding ourselves that there's still a half-year of basketball to play.

One of the things we don't do is that we don't penetrate. We don't have that ability on our team. We have one guy who can get by people on the dribble, and right now his knowledge of basketball is such that he can't find the open player. We just don't put pressure on the defense to make them help. We've allowed teams to play us head-up. If you're not getting the shot in that sweet spot, it's not going to go down easily.

You try to play your best basketball at the end of the year. We've clearly been playing our best basketball. We just have a feel that we're suppose to win these games.

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.

To me, it's about the kids and how tough they've been. It's really not about sticking our chests out. We're one of the best teams in the country and the best story in college basketball.

For like a three-year period, we saw each other maybe 350 days out of 365. We were both newly married and no children, and we were just trying to chase basketball.

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

This is a group that deserves to be celebrated. What you have seen may never be repeated anywhere in college basketball.