21 Quotes by Melvin Watkins

We played the way I think we should be playing all the time. I thought our guys were into the game. I thought our guys had some energy out there for long periods of time. Where there's an emptiness in our gut because we didn't get the win, I can live with that fact that we're not quite good enough, but we played to the best of our ability.

We tend to beat ourselves. We tend to get a little hesitant and I just can't figure out why.

We talked about, hey, whatever baggage we had, don't get on the plane with that. Leave it over in your dorms or apartments and when we come out there this is a fresh start.

They may be playing the best basketball in the conference right now. You are seeing a team grow up right before your eyes.

They're playing the best basketball in the conference right now. They're playing with a lot of confidence, hitting shots and playing very well as a team.

It's a decision that he's been contemplating for some time. I do hope he would keep his options open.

It's all in our hands now. With Nebraska being that team standing in front of us, we better put a lot into us getting ourselves ready to play. If not, we'll be coming home.

I'm excited about the opportunity to be a part of what I feel is an exciting brand of basketball and a winning brand of basketball. How can you not want to be a part of this?

I maybe have a few years left in me. I enjoy this. I enjoy the kids. . . . Yes, I want to be a head coach. I was a head coach, and I want to continue to be a head coach.