Rob Spear Quotes (13 Quotes)

We sincerely appreciate coach Perry's passion for the game of basketball and his love and commitment to the University of Idaho. But we have decided we need to move the program in a new direction.

We are obviously thrilled. We have been searching for some time for a league that will provide us with what I would call geographic integrity. That geographic integrity does several things for us.

Nick has to do what's best for him. I'm doing what's best for the University of Idaho.

Mike (Kramer) had a very productive interview. I love his energy and his passion. I really like what Mike Kramer brings to the table... And the thing I love most is that he's an Idaho Vandal.

It's a credit to Leonard how hard the kids played. They competed their tails off tonight against a team that was a lot more talented than us. That's something Leonard needs to be very proud of.

What we've done in this process is been very thorough. We talked to NBA coaches, Division I coaches and my contacts across the country. The theme was that that we have a good guy right down the hall.

They've done a wonderful job here. We're doing everything we can to keep our current assistants on staff.

You watch what Nick has been able to accomplish in one year, how much we've improved, and we're going to continue to get better. And I really like the direction that our basketball program is going. Eventually we're going to be a very competitive program in all our sports in the Western Athletic Conference.

I think his interest level is pretty good or he wouldn't be coming to interview.

Sometimes you can go through the process and realize the best candidate is right under your nose.

We're disappointed we're losing Nick. But we're Vandals, so we're excited about a Vandal getting an opportunity at the next level.

He just thought that he needed to stay at Gonzaga so he's withdrawing from the search.

I love how Mike has built up programs at Montana State and at Eastern Washington. I love his passion, I love his energy and I love that he's an ex-Vandal.