Kelvin Sampson

“What's an easier way to say 'bad?' Let's go with 'abysmal.'”

“I have made the very difficult decision to leave my position as head coach of the men's basketball team at Indiana University.”

“Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that's a unique gift because you take an old-school guy that's used to coaching his way, he'd have a hard time coachi...”

“I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.”

“My dad was a high school coach for 30-plus years in North Carolina, and he was inducted into the North Carolina High School Coaches Hall of Fame. He's the best coach I've known, in every way...”

“My father had four jobs every summer. He taught driver's education. He sold World Book Encyclopedias. He sold life insurance. He worked the tobacco market. From the time I was really, really...”

“The one thing about Lumbee people is that there's so many stereotypes about Native Americans, especially reservation Native Americans, and we all tend to get lumped under that umbrella. But...”

“I'm saying when young men get to the NCAA Tournament, let's find a way to get their parents and their brothers and sisters a plane ticket and a hotel room. I don't think that's asking too mu...”