Quotes by Andy Landers

“I hurt for Angel because she had worked extremely hard to position herself as a viable contributor to our basketball team, ... Just in the last week, you could see her game elevating on a daily basis.”

“Its great that the NCAA has seen fit to grant Ebony this sixth year, ... Hopefully, her rehab will continue to go well and the doctors will clear her. Regardless, Im excited that Ebony has this option.”

“This year every top team is a hopeful.”

“It certainly raises the bar as far as the challenge before us,”

“Shes the quickest player on the floor. The way that she scored she ought to score, driving past people and laying it up.”

“Were just not a consistently good defensive basketball team.”

“Given our circumstances and all the things that have happened to us, I think were the only place we can be. Were playing good basketball. Were reasonably healthy. Weve just got to prepare and make sure that were rested and see if we can survive a 40-minute battle with a very deep team.”

“The thing that concerns me the most is the contrast between Miami and Tennessee. Youre talking about going from a big, somewhat methodical offensive basketball team to a small, extremely quick, unpredictable offensive basketball team.”

“Im not surprised. Im glad.”

“We realize after the Tennessee game that were not real effective defensively. You dont have a lot of time to work on it this time of year ... but it was a focus of our halftime to apply more pressure.”