Quotes by Grant Billmeier

“I knew Donald was going to try to get by his man. I feel comfortable [shooting] from there.”

“Most teams would drop their head. We found a way to make it positive. We figured a lot of teams might not think were that good, so weve got to go out and earn our respect back.”

“Thats the type of team we are. We werent going to sit around and feel bad. We had a chance against another Top 25 team, and we took advantage of it.”

“Our goal is to get into the N.C.A.A. tournament, and weve never lost sight of that.”

“Kelly and Donald really set the tone. We wanted to do everything possible to get this one for them. For four years, theyve done everything they could to help the program.”

“It looked like everybody in there just won the lottery.”

“Im just so happy for those two, especially.”

“I dont feel that were too confident. Weve seen their record, that the Missouri Valley Conference is an excellent conference even though they dont get a whole lot of recognition. We know theyve knocked off some big teams. We know theyre more than capable of pulling some upsets.”

“We certainly didnt walk round campus with our heads held high. We were embarrassed. When we came back to campus our fans laughed and made fun of us. But the only way we were going to erase that memory was to go out and have some positive wins.”

“Coach Orr is a great role model. I wouldnt want to play for any other college coach besides him.”