Dave Odom Quotes on Education (6 Quotes)

During my 26 years of college coaching, I have had the opportunity to experience exciting games played in great arenas across the country. Capacity crowds cheering for their teams in 'fan-friendly' arenas are what made those atmospheres special. No doubt, The Colonial Center is among the best in all of college basketball ... the place to be for every Gamecock fan.

It means a lot to our team, our university, our state.

To get back here and play in the world's greatest arena, this late in the season, for a university and a team who have a great deal of pride, it means an awful lot.

We are delighted to be playing in the finals for the second consecutive year. That is a big thing for our team, school and our state. Madison Square Garden is a great place to be playing and a great place for college basketball.

I know when you look at the annals of college basketball, he was truly one of the best. Even today, he's revered. Those teams he coached when you go back and look them up could be the best in the country at the time.

I think we know how Michigan wants to play style-wise, but can we stop them - I don't know. In college basketball, it is always about style and how styles contrast. My guess is that it is going to be low scoring. We are not going to give up a lot of points. Whether we score enough points to win, I don't know.