25 Quotes by Mike Listerman

Danny came in and did a tremendous job for us. He really exerted himself inside.

It's an experience, in and of itself, just warming up. Talk to anyone who's ever been on the floor at Rupp Arena.

If you're a sophomore here, we use it as a motivational factor. ... It's a real motivation. If a kid gets to be on the floor and warm up in Rupp Arena and experience what the state tournament is like, especially if you get to Friday or Saturday, you'll understand why they call it the Sweet Sixteen.

Inside 45 seconds, we didn't get exactly what we wanted.

He played a great game. This is one of those times when a guy comes to the state tournament and really picks his team up. If he doesn't do what he did, we win.

All I can say is we're still a very dangerous ball club. If we find a way to close out (games) better I think we've got a great chance (in the playoffs).

The difference in this year and last year is that this group is really focused on improving every day.