23 Quotes by Dave Telep

Until a coach is hired, I don't think there's really anything those guys can do or would do. The new coach will have to decide if the recruit is the type of player that they want, and the player will have to decide if they want to play for the new coach.

Getting Thomas would move Duke way up the list.

If it continues to drag on, it will affect their spring recruiting. You don't want to go deep in April without hiring a coach. These weekends are essential to recruiting.

He's been a difficult guy to figure out. He doesn't really have any set official visit dates, so it's hard to tell when this thing is going to come to an end.

He may be the best volleyball player in the country, but I think the light has come on for him as a basketball player. There's a lot to be said about that. Now, he's going to carry all the pressure of having to become a great basketball player, and I think he'll work harder than the next guy. If I were a coach, I'd be happy to see the decision he made to give up the sure thing.

He refused to accept anything less than being big-time. His goals were to make Florida relevant.

He's always a guy that spends a tremendous amount of time in the gym. He has the reputation that he could find guys and get them signed.

He's done the best job he can. When he was named the head coach at Cincinnati, we're talking about a point in the spring where 95 percent of the best players in the country are already accounted for.

He just wasn't ready to make his decision in the fall. He just felt like he needed more time. He's the exception rather than the rule.