29 Quotes by Ernie Kent

Even though we came up empty-handed on this Bay Area trip, we actually got better as a basketball team. If we can grow from what we accomplished down here, come back home and protect our home court, we'll be a different team going out on the road.

Quite frankly, we really missed him. We missed his energy, his toughness, his defense, his hustle. He's a glue guy for us.

That's going to be a good battle for us, and we'll be ready to go.

There's a big part of me that didn't want to be the guy to beat Dick Bennett in his last game. There's part of me that wanted him to go out a winner that he is. He's a tremendous man. He's done so much for college basketball, and every program he's been in, he's improved the program. However, it was important for us to get the win and move forward.

This is the right move for him, and that's why I give him my blessing.

I told them to continue to meet and talk as much as they like if they play like that.

It's day to day. If he's able to play, we'll use him in spurts of four or five minutes. ... Any help he gives us is a plus.

If you look at his face and his demeanor, he looks 24 or 25. Then you remember he is only 18. There will be a time when he takes over an entire game, but he is not quite there yet.

He's reached that comfort zone. It's just all come together for him now.