45 Quotes by Taquan Dean

We felt at that point there was no way we were losing.

Everything fell into place. This was a confidence-builder, but there is still a sense of urgency. I don't know where we'd be if we had lost this game, but this is my last year and I don't want to play in the NIT. We've got to play like this the rest of the way.

Farley can do a lot of things, and every game he gets a little more comfortable. All these injuries have been tough, but you're going to see them as a blessing pretty soon. A lot of guys have had to mature quick, and we just have to get ready to take advantage of it.

Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.

Coach stressed that we had to get out on the fast break more. We got a couple of easy buckets and put pressure on their guards. We forced them into some early turnovers. That's when the score got away from them.

That's my little guy. From day one, I saw the upside in him. Looking at him, you don't think he's much of a player. But when he gets on the floor, I think he'll show he's one of the top point guards in the country.

This isn't like any other conference. If you want to go to the conference tournament, you've got to earn your way there. So that's what we've got to do. We need to go knock some people off and play good basketball and earn our spot.

At least I can say I was part of it. It's always a start. Like Reece Gaines when he left (in 2002) and it led to the Final Four. I look at it that way. Maybe for years to come, this leads to a national championship.

It's not over until the final tick of the clock. Hopefully, the basketball gods will bless us.