“I would be shocked if he's not a great college player and a future NBA draft pick,”
Bob Gibbons
“I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.”
Bill Cartwright
“This is a dream senior year for any college player. I thought about the NBA, but I wanted to win and I wanted to improve on where I left off as a junior.”
Rodney Carney
“I went from high school to college to the NBA in 310 days. Sports Illustrated even did a little thing on that. I think I am the only guy who did all three levels in one year.”
Ed Schilling
“No day goes by without planning my future. I really try not to think about it (NBA), but that is one of my goals. That's why I'm here.”
Dominic James
“One of the areas the NBA has affected college basketball is the big guys. If they're very skilled as young guys, they take them early. The guys who are able to benefit from maturing four years in college are the guards.”
Jay Wright
“Glen Davis is to college basketball and to this league what Shaquille O'Neal is to the NBA. There's nobody quite like him.”
Billy Donovan