Mark Trakh Quotes

"I thought there would be a little learning curve, but they're athletic, they're strong, they all jump really, really well. They're not playing like freshmen. They're not playing like freshmen at all. They're going to be scary in the next few years … I'm including this year in the next few years."

"I think the conference is as strong, if not stronger, than last year. Could an argument [for five NCAA teams] be made today? I think so."

"Have fun, knock down some threes and see what happens in the last four minutes."

"It's a great win for us. You're beating a quality opponent on the road. They've been very, very successful and have a lot of quality wins."

"Wiggins is the real deal. She's the Vince Young of women's basketball."

"It's having an effect on us in the second half of games, especially on defense. There's some games we've done well in the first half, and in the second half the floodgates opened."

"It's a top-five - might've been the top recruiting class in the country last year. It's going to be a tough game we're going to have to put a body on (Hampton) or else she's going to run wild."

"We're a game out of first place right now, so who knows? These kids never cease to surprise me with the things they can do so, you know, let's just go out and play. If we get two (wins) this weekend we're really really in a good position."