679 Quotes by Jim Calhoun

I can feel the emotions start to build, ... I've had conversations with my first recruit at Northeastern, with eight kids from my Dedham High School team that won 21 straight games, a lot of phone calls from my former players ... it's an exciting time for me.

They are barred indefinitely from all team activities, and their academic and personal activities will be closely monitored on a daily basis by the members of our basketball staff. They will continue to have complete access to all of the academic support staff so they can focus their energies on their studies.

I've said all along that Marcus is the best passer I've ever coached. I think he took affront to that, because he had back-to-back 20-point games (in the tournament). There aren't many better point guards in the country.

I'm going home feeling good because I think we're getting a little better. And I think we'll get a lot better.

The difference between the two teams, quite frankly, was we're a little more athletic and a little more experienced. That's what it came down to.

I said all along that Marcus, in my opinion, is the best passer I've ever coached. I think he took an affront to that because now he's got two 20-point games.

Thus far they've given me no great reason to worry as much as I do with other teams. Because they don't fool around in games.

They are a tough, tough basketball team. They made our life awfully, awfully miserable. We thought the game was going to be as easy as it was early.

It was the worst mistake he ever made. That was the game we were down by 25 and I turned to him every play and blamed him on it.