49 Quotes by Oliver Purnell

We improved in every area, but by no means are we satisfied. We're right there - and were a competitive right there.

We should get a bid if we do that -- whether we will or not I don't know. There are certainly more than four ACC teams in the top 64 in the country. To say the ACC has only four teams in the top 64 is laughable.

Everybody will beat up on one another. The team that stays away from the losing streak, takes care of their home court and gets a couple (wins) on the road will be successful. You'll qualify (for postseason play) with your resume, and there's a lot of time to do that.

As I look around the league and the scores the last two weeks, it's just clear that there's not a lot of difference between the teams. Just one or two (freshmen) stepping up would make a critical difference.

There's no way they should be ducking in there like that against us.

It would've been nice to get that N.C. State game (a two-overtime loss), but we didn't get it done in any of the three. It has put us in a struggling state.

You never get over that kind of loss, but we had to. The guys just never wavered. I realized after the first five games this was a special team.

It's got to be one of the best coaching jobs he's done, and that's saying something.

It's nice to see our guys rewarded for continuing to work hard. We'd like for this to be a game that kind of kick-starts us.