18 Quotes by Tony Shaver

He's a starter on most teams in this league. And when he shoots it like he did tonight, obviously that's a new dimension to his game.

He's done a great job as a freshman, though he's been very inconsistent, which you anticipate from a freshman, particularly one who's been put in such a key role from day one. But obviously, he's had a tremendous impact on our program.

I think we went toe-to-toe with them tonight and that?s a good sign for our club.

Part of (the improvement) is understanding shot selection. We've defined shot selection as much as we can for the players and the team. They understand that and now they are playing with more freedom.

I wish I knew what the answer was. But, we're going to keep working to find it and turn these hard-fought performances into victories.

I thought if they were going to beat us, they were going to beat us inside.

I was proud of the effort. We asked our players to believe in themselves and compete. I thought even early in the game, when (VCU) got off to the great shooting start, you saw a good look in our kids' eyes.

We had to take away their favorite thing to do.

We have to learn to play with that kind of passion every night. If we do, good things are in store for this program.