College Quote by MyKayla Skinner

I think what I wanted mostly to experience in college is playing college basketball and learning.

— Jabari Parker

I really thought about being on one team for my entire career, and that was really important to me.

— DeAndre Jordan

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye…

— Scottie Pippen

For me, the most important thing is to know that in the team where I go I can have prominence and play many games.

— Matthijs de Ligt

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player…

— Michael Jordan

I like having my familiarity and my specific coaches there telling me what I need to do.

— Tecia Torres

My main thing over the years is to try to get on a team and be on a team that wins games.

— Paul Millsap

I don't know if I'm different from everybody else, but there's really only two things to me that are really, really important - recruiting…

— Nick Saban

As a college coach, I felt you could make a difference in a player's life. There was an educational aspect I thought was important.

— Tom Osborne

You always need someone who's a part of your squad, and I felt that college basketball really helped with that - traveling together, studying…

— Big Cass

The most important thing is that I bring a lot to the team wherever I am playing.

— Gervinho

For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to…

— Sidney Crosby