Quotes by Daniel Ewing

“He has experience. He knows the game. Im pretty sure he would get the job done.”

“We took a big step tonight. The past couple years this has been the end point of our season. Today, we got over that hump.”

“I think a lot of people have been spoiled because of Dukes success over the years. Weve had a lot of talent since Ive been here but thats not the case this year. We understand we have to be more mentally strong than weve been before.”

“Defense has been the backbone of our entire season. We can step up and stop people when we need to stop them.”

“Getting picked to finish fourth or fifth in the ACC was like a slap in the face to us. That was based solely on teams having more talent than us, but that doesnt mean theyre better than us. You cant look at what people had in the preseason anymore, though -- you have to evaluate teams on what theyre doing right now.”

“Right now, it seems like we have their number. Hopefully we can build off these two wins for something more.”

“It shows a lot of character on the city of Houston for the way it opened up its arms to the people of New Orleans. It makes me proud and I wanted to do something to show the people that I care.”

“Im pretty excited. Its a happy moment for myself and my family.”

“From my experience, no, I didnt experience any racism. Everything was pretty good for me at Duke.”