(48 quotes found)
“I had a team where nobody could run it in six minutes and we won the NIT [National Invitation Tournament of New York].”
Abe Lemons
“The sad thing is we were overlooked by the NIT. We had a better record than 37 of the 40 (NIT) teams, and we're the only team with 22 wins sitting at home.”
Bob Marlin
“It would have been NIT, at best.”
Jim Shaw
“If we don't get into the NIT, I'm still going to have a basketball in my hand (today).”
Charles Rhodes
“For Delaware State, it's historic. For a team like Maryland, the NIT might be disappointing, but for us, it's a chance to play at Madison Square Garden.”
Chuck Bell
“I don't really know, it could go both ways. We have experience going through the NIT. But we've been through it and we wanted to make another step, a bigger step. We can either hang our heads or try to finish it, the way Coach said.”
Courtney Sims
“This is the furthest I've gone, and I don't care if it's the NIT, I'm just happy to keep going. I know a lot of guys who are just chilling right now and for once it feels good to not be one of them.”
Gary Hamilton
“They have been though the ups and down, they've been to the Final Four and they've been to the NIT. There is no reason for us not to listen to them. We are definitely going to lean on them for the remainder of the season and hopefully send them off where they should be.”
Wesley Matthews
“Nobody wants his legacy to be: 'He was a great NIT coach.”
Dave Odom
“We knew our backs were against the wall. Nobody wanted to end up in the NIT.”
Terrence Roberts
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