30 Quotes by Ritchie McKay

Very emphatically, I never, ever in my 18 years of coaching have forced a young man or demanded or made it mandatory for a young man to attend church, ... I appreciate the ACLU, but to not listen to my bosses and to file a complaint, maybe its mission is to be controversial. Obviously I know the difference between making it mandatory and personal convictions and what the First Amendment says.

We want to put our best players on the floor at any given time. Some teams happen to be guard-oriented like us.

Because of those three seniors last year, the climate, the atmosphere around here has really changed. We have a chance to contend for league championships for the next several years.

I have a ton of respect for them. They are really good. But this league is also really balanced and at a conference tournament on a neutral floor, anyone is capable of beating anyone.

From Day 1, I have said that this league is very balanced and anyone can beat anyone. At the time we played them, I thought Air Force was as good a team as there was in the league. Now I think San Diego State . . . has to be the front-runner, and I think they will hold on.

Having more people in town to see us is huge. Having games on TV locally is real critical to our entire success.

The ranking doesn't surprise me, ... We lost a great player in Danny Granger and people are wondering how we are going to replace him.

J.R.'s incident didn't happen at the University of New Mexico. I knew all the circumstances coming in.

I think Trent is going to be one of the best players in this league when it's all said and done.