James got some good looks that he just didn't knock down, as did Buckley. James has been pretty consistent, but the reality is when he and Melvin go 2 for 21 and Solomon (Jones) only gets four offensive rebounds, this is going to be the outcome.

You could not have asked for a better start, but our missed opportunities on transition we couldn't convert, that was the killer." ()

Howard was the one we expected so much from. In a controlled scrimmage against Florida State, (FSU) coach Leonard Hamilton predicted he would make the All-Big East freshman team. Two days later Howard was lost for the season." ()

Cadillac Williams has not played like a rookie." ()

I just think, if it was important at all, the timing was important. We're obviously in the heart of recruiting, it never stops." ()

I really think if we get that first one the next one won't be far behind. We just need one to get us over the hump. At some point, you've got to have a win to reinforce those things that you've been preaching." ()

I really did the best I could to try to ignore it. When I first heard it, I literally laughed at it. I thought it was a joke. I still think it's a joke. Anything that's not coming from the administration, I don't think there's any need to give any credence to it." ()

If no one knew our record, no one could look at us and tell that we had not won a (conference) game." ()

I never believed (the rumors), I never thought one time I wasn't going to be back. It wasn't a revelation to me. Other than that, it was their decision to release that statement." ()

The fact that we've been so close and our guys can taste victory, that's what has kept us going. If those were 15 or 20-point losses, we'd be struggling to keep it together." ()