Shaq, he’s just been one of the best kids. From the first time I made a phone call to him for recruiting, he was so humble, appreciative, and thankful. I've seen him grow, and I just wish he had two more years with the program. It’s been too short of a time, and college kids' careers come quickly, but I’m proud that he’s graduating because that's a huge accomplishment. He's been a captain, and now a starter. He has a lot of basketball ahead of him, I think he's gonna play basketball for a long time so I'm happy about that."

I will never forget the amount of hard work that went into every practice and game, the tough times that we’ve been through together as a team, but most importantly, the team and its sense of community. Especially those days of getting over the humps, no one felt like going to practice, but we all came together and worked to improve. "

Akwasi came in this year and gave a really young basketball team some serious maturity. He’s all you could ask for really. He’s a great student with the highest grade point average on the team in graduate school. He comes to practice every day. You can count on him. You don't have the ups and downs that you have with younger players. He's willing to take big shots. He’s been great. It was too short of a time with him, I just wish I had him here sooner."

It’s crazy. It’s surreal. It’s been an incredible journey. It’s not over yet, there’s still much more to accomplish with this team, and individually, but it’s been a quick senior year. It felt like I just got here this summer. It’s been really fast and a great journey. I have no regrets, and I think I made the best decision coming here."

Joey’s been here since day one, so Joey has given blood to the program in so many ways. He's into film, so someday you're going to be watching him on the big screen. He's got success written all over him. He’s a great kid, coachable, a teacher, and great in the locker room. Everyone loves Joey. He’s involved in everything on campus, and I think that’s what makes our team kind of special and unique because they're very involved with a lot of other activities thanks to Joey. He gets our team involved in a lot of school activities. Joey's got that vantage point of where this program has been. I love his perspective on the growth of the program. I'm going to miss him a great deal."

I came here not knowing a single person. I knew Coach Young, but that was about it. But, I just decided that I was going to go for this and take the risk and see what happens. It paid off in numerous, countless ways. Having this opportunity as a walk on allows me to be a part of this team and help in any way that I can. You have to love basketball, you have to love your teammates and you have to love seeing other people succeed, wanting the best for the team. I just came in every day and tried to get the team better. That's the only thing I was focused on. And it was worth it."

Is there a managers Hall of Fame? Hall of Fame guys, both of them. These two guys have just been awesome. First of all, they're real talented and bright. They’re going to be successful in whatever they do. They go about things quietly and get stuff done. As big of losses as we can have, they're always around and they're dedicated like no one else. They've been pillars for us since we got here. They will be missed, and I’ll be crying when those two graduate from our program."