Kelvin Sampson

No one would have ever thought College GameDay would be coming to the University of Houston, I know that.

One of the first things people think of when they think of Native Americans is reservations. We didn't have any idea what that was. We were just young kids growing up in normal blue-collar America.

Karen is as good a coach's wife as I've ever been around, and she's better than most. She loves basketball and has a great understanding of my responsibilities, my possession.

I had to take care of my family. That was my No. 1 goal.

I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.

I've had kind of a nondescript college career.

I've always been a goal-oriented person.

I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career here.

We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.

Tim is old school. He plays that way. That's why a lot of fans identify more with a Tim Heskett than with someone who is more dynamic. The more dynamic guy might be more pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't contribute any more to his team winning than Tim does.

Some guys have all this talent, and you wonder why they can't put it all together. Well, they don't do any of the little things.

As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition.