6 Quotes by Tommie Patterson

I don't know exactly what happened, but somebody made a mistake at the school. He's back on the team now. Height-wise, he provides a physical presence, so helpfully with him back we'll be tougher. It makes the bench a little deeper, so that's great.

He has the option of going overseas (to play basketball) and maybe trying to be a second-round draft pick in the NBA. And his third option was going back to school to get his Master's.

He loves his role. He loves his role of being a defensive stopper, so I think any NBA team would love a guy like him. He's not going to be a problem on the court. He's going to do what it takes to help your team win. I would hope he's got a chance to make it to the league.

He's been doing it all year. He always has either a (big) half or a quarter. He's been doing it all year. His confidence level is real high right now and he's going to be a special player next year.

Now a Master's means everything. That was my little bit of advice to him. If I could do it all over again, I would get my Masters.

If you're not good enough to go to the league, then you should go to college and get your degree and have something to fall back on.