25 Quotes by Phil Martelli

He is the best player in college basketball, because he's the best leader in college basketball.

I would say that in my 21 years, the number of those schools has quadrupled, and I would put schools in quotation marks. They're not all academic institutions.

Kansas ran more effectively than anyone else in the country last year. It's a style that creates better opportunities for our big people. Of course, if all you needed were a perimeter game ... it's see you in San Antonio .

I think it's going to be really interesting because I think some of the teams that are in the middle of the pack are probably better than some of the teams that will get a bye.

I thought coming in that there was no clear two (seed) and there was no clear 12. Maybe you say Richmond was 12, but there's a lot of teams that think they can win it now.

Jim Boyle gave me an opportunity to enter college basketball in 1985 and I will be forever grateful.

The actions should never have happened. They are forgiven, but they are not forgotten.

When the ball doesn't go in the basket, you start hoping you can get out of town under the cloak of darkness. Confidence has dwindled here. We'll see whether the second half against La Salle has energized and picked up their emotional level. We've put ourselves in a precarious situation in terms of the league.

We let Robinson, who I think is having a wonderful, wonderful year and who I think is the most improved player in the Atlantic 10, loose in the first half. That was the only defensive slipup we had.