Attendance Quote by John Thorn

Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock…

— Dolph Schayes

College is so different from the NBA. You have three guys coming at you and trapping all over the place, and NBA is different.…

— Buddy Hield

Years ago, the NFL influenced what happened in college. It's the other way around now.

— Troy Aikman

Basketball has changed, and the way the game is played has changed.

— Mike D'Antoni

“Studies show that the fear of public humiliation is a potent force. During the 1988-89 basketball season, for example, two NCAA basketball teams played…

— Susan Cain

Why is UCLA and Georgia Tech in China to play a basketball game? Missing all that school, and then force-feeding their fans the idea…

— Jeff Van Gundy

Coming out of college, there were a lot of great expectations. I wasn't prepared to handle the W. I had to learn about basketball…

— Kelsey Plum

The NBA and college are two totally different games.

— Stephon Marbury

It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice…

— Michael Redd

In all honesty, I was hoping to use football as a path to play basketball in college.

— Ben Wallace

I remember I came into the NBA in 1999; the game was a little bit more rough. The game now is more for kids.…

— Metta World Peace

Basketball was just more fun than the other sports.

— O. G. Anunoby