Dave Odom

We've had great efforts that has not been a problem. Finishing games has been. We finished tonight.

I'm not going to give him up easily.

We've got our hands full getting ourselves to where we want to be and also making sure we give proper respect to a team that's had a really, really good year.

It gives fans new hope it gives coaches new hope. Certainly, it should give players new hope, as well.

I think the bigger cause for them is their coach at this point. They're trying to give him that job permanently.

When you put down goals that you have and things that you want to do and things that you want to accomplish, that was not something that we put down and said we're going to get this done. But that's where we are and that's what we're going to deal with.

If not for golf that day, I don't know if he'd of known about us wanting to do that.

It is possible to win at Florida, but we are playing a team with good depth and good inside talent. When (senior center Adrian) Moss is your fourth post guy, you have a very good inside game.

Our team showed great resolve. Both teams were short on bodies and had not a lot of depth, but neither was short on heart. We feel proud to come out a winner.

Both teams were short of bodies -- not a lot of depth, but with a lot of heart.

I can't imagine a team having a more rigorous non-conference schedule than S.C. State. Having not played a home game yet ... I'm just blown away by that.

What he did here certainly deserves recognition. I don't think there's any honor greater than being acknowledged for your contributions by your peers, particularly those you played with and played for.

Our team played really hard and really well at the SEC Tournament. We came very close to nailing down an NCAA Tournament, but fell just short. I hope that our fans will respond as our team did in Nashville.

Not only do I keep (such information) away from my team, I keep it away from myself.

We needed a shakeup we needed a change we needed a different slant. I thought our team had a chance to win the game. I really did.

That confirmed what I thought might happen. They were much more physical. Somewhere along the way we were going to be exposed. I was hoping it would be a little bit later (in the season).

I thought what you saw was two teams that played really too hard. When you play as hard as both teams played, it's hard to play a pretty game. It certainly was anything but that.

I don't think I'll hear anybody say, 'Coach, we've been there and done that,' but it might be thought of. Our season was an NIT season up to (the tournament).

We're probably not catching them at a great time, but our guys want to win too.

You have to be concerned with him. You can't come down on guys like Randolph Morris and the other giants, and you've got to stay out on them. It is particularly difficult with a team like ours with not a lot of size. We have got to find a way to guard on the perimeter as well as inside at the same time.

It was a much-needed win for us. What this win does for us, only time will tell. It couldn't come at a better time for us and it couldn't come at a better place.

I know (Kinsey) would have been here. It's one of those things He wasn't here on time, so he doesn't start. That throws Renaldo back in there.

I don't know that we could ask our team to play any better than they did these two games here. We were playing well at the right time. ... This was a special team.

We had a season-low four turnovers, which is unheard of this time of year.

We've had an excellent two days of practice and I think our team is in about as good a frame of mind as it has been in a long time. I think the pressure of the regular season took its toll on us and now that's over. Everybody starts fresh and anew.