“It was a tough decision. I've loved every moment I've experienced at Gonzaga, but I feel I'm ready to take on the challenges of something I have always dreamed about - an NBA career. The good news for Gonzaga is that the cupboard isn't bare and I'm confident Coach (Mark) Few and the returning players will continue what has become a strong basketball tradition at Gonzaga.”
“We've had September 11th, the Gore-Bush recount, a war in Iraq, a war in Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina. How can you not care about who's laying the country out for you? This is the time of life you get to question things. You should always think for yourself and speak out.”
“You're only going to come in for a short spurt, so we figure you might as well go nuts because you're going to come out pretty soon, ... It's not any knock on you as a player. It's just the way we do things.”
“Every time I drove, there were two guys looking at me and two guys on the help side. You've got to tip your hat to their team to kind of slow me down, I guess you can say.”
“The fans, I know they support Saint Louis , but the majority came to see us play. I don't want to knock on their program or anything but we know every place we go people are going to be excited to play us.”
“We want to hit the big shot and take the big shot and aren't afraid to miss it. We're on the court to be leaders and leaders take big shots. If we miss them, we'll put the blame on ourselves.”
