There's no other state, none, that's as connected to their basketball program as this one. Because those other states have other programs. Michigan has Michigan State, California has UCLA, North Carolina has Duke. It's Kentucky throughout this whole state, and that's what makes us unique.

This is what Conference USA should be in every game and every building. This is a basketball environment.

The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game.

If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont recruit them

It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself

This wasn't about money because if it was I wouldn't be standing here. You're sitting here and you have a staff and their families, and then you have your other family -- those 13 or 14 basketball players. And at the end of the day there are a lot of young people pinning their hopes on what we do. We have a good group of young people, and I'm ecstatic about coaching them.

My stars were stars. They are skilled basketball players, and there's a lot of them, which makes it kind of nice.

That was a high-level basketball game. My hat is off to Tennessee . They played exactly like they needed to play. They are executing how they want to play. They got it inside when they needed to get a couple of baskets.

That was a high-level basketball game. My hat is off to Tennessee.