Quotes by Larry Eustachy

“This years schedule will be a competitive one for our team. Much like last season, we have several newcomers, who along with our returning players, need to have a little bit of success. I believe the schedule is right for where our program stands today.”

“He was the leading scorer on a 2-14 team. Not knocking Rashaad, but this program is going to be just fine with or without (him).”

“The rock bottom is he has personal issues to deal with,”

“Hes a great guy and he has made progress.”

“What really set us back was that he really showed a lot of leadership, ... Not the talent. The experience and leadership that he was in position to give us. Thats where it hurt the most.”

“I know this program is 100 times better than at this time a year ago,”

“If I crashed into a telephone pole and (assistant coach) Steve Barnes was coach, the program would be fine.”

“What you find in players Ive signed is that they all have somebody -- whether it is directly in their family or indirectly, a cousin or nephew -- who has experience with some type of alcohol or drug abuse. My situation was so out in the open, but [alcohol abuse] is a much bigger problem than people will admit, and it is everywhere. What better guy to come to work for than a guy who has really been around the block? Lets face it, alcohol is a huge issue on campuses. It is as big a problem as it ever has been. So I can help. I am the expert, that is for sure.”

“We put more thought in our defense. That led to some easy baskets and that was reflected in the box score.”

“Jason Forte really wanted to win this game. I thought he willed us to win.”