Gary Williams Quotes on Education (9 Quotes)

Our focus and our only focus is on Boston College. We have to do battle one game at a time before we can do any celebrating.

This is the first time in 28 years as a head coach I've lost a player halfway through the season. It's something that I personally take responsibility for. I feel bad about it. My job now is to make sure that Chris does a good job in school this semester and is successful with whatever he wants to do after school is out.

As a college basketball coach, I'm upset for the future of game. Somebody has to be accountable. You can't blame just one group of people for this, unfortunately.

All I want to talk about is Boston College.

I haven't been talking about it today, and I'm going to talk about it tonight. We have Boston College, that's all I'm concerned with.

He was on his way. Player of the Year as a sophomore. He was certainly capable, but who knows It's easier to stop an inside player because you can put three guys around him in college basketball.

Chris' career was outstanding here at the University of Maryland. He has contributed a great deal to our success the last 312 years. I'm fully confident Chris will be successful in life.

Hopefully, Chris will be available for Sunday's game against Boston College.

I thought he needed another year because he was limited offensively. Just another year of basketball at the college level wouldn't have hurt him. (But) once we found out he was going to be a lottery pick, then for a player, you almost have to go. There really wasn't much of a decision there. For Chris, maybe that was his best time to go.