Chris Mullin Quotes

Strong college basketball is great for the NBA.

I don't come from any type of entertainment. I come from a basketball family. My dad still says, 'Trevor, are you sure don't want to play basketball? You can play in college and go to the NBA!' But I did play.

When I started out, I was a basketball player at Texas Wesleyan University.

Playing for Midland, that helped me get to Arkansas. It was really all I ever wanted to do.

I coached Brandin Knight at Pitt, who was unbelievable, and also Carl Krauser.

One thing I remember, honestly, was how many great players Arizona State had.

A lot of freshmen will come in and say they can do what Carmelo did, but not everybody is Carmelo Anthony. He was a special player. Syracuse was a great fit for him.

There's a lot of different ways to be successful in college basketball. Most of it stems from talent and having the ability to recruit.

My thing that I can do is score the basketball.

I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world.

Guys are coming into the league a little more mature when they take the three or four years in college.

The Big Ten is brand strong.

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

I first met Jim Valvano in the 1980s when he was a frequent guest on our CNN 'Coaches Corner' show based in Atlanta, as he was always in the area recruiting the next North Carolina State basketball phenom.

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

I would love to join Big Blue Nation and play for Coach Calipari at Kentucky, and I would love to join my close friend Michael Porter Jr. and play for coach Cuonzo Martin at Missouri.

I think if you are a player going to Duke, you have to expect a little bit to be not liked when you go and play in opposing team's gyms. Like, when I signed with Duke out of high school, I knew it would be playing in hell where they hate you. That's what I loved about it.

I felt like I was chosen to play basketball when I was younger.

Mark Fox is always criticized recruiting: he can't keep the Georgia kids home. What that means - he's not cheating and paying. That's what it means.

It's part of the reason I went to Duke. Coach K came to me. He saw everything but the dunks. He was like, 'It's a dunk. It's two points. Who cares?' He saw every other part of my game that I wanted the world to see.

I want to play Villanova basketball.

I've been shooting my whole life. I don't remember a team where I wasn't playing basketball. It's something I really enjoy, and I shoot for hours at a time.

I would love to add to the rich tradition that Duke University holds on and off the court, and play for one of the all time great coaches, Coach K. I would love to go up to Chapel Hill, play for Roy Williams, and chase back-to-back National Championships at North Carolina.

I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.

It was my dream for a long time to play in the NBA. When I was drafted, it was a challenge for me. I decided to go and see where I was compared to the best players in the world.