“To me, the significance is that we started five blacks. Before, there always had to be one white out there to make sure things were organized. We weren't smart enough to do that. But we proved otherwise.”
“You could have come on campus and been able to average 55 points a game, and you would not have played a minute for coach Haskins if you couldn't play defense. I think that was part of our edge against Kentucky. ... We only had a couple of guys go to the NBA.. We weren't a star-oriented team but rather won ... because we played as a team.”
