With federal recognition, the Lumbee Tribe would become a full player in Indian country, no longer second class Indians in the eyes of the federal government. As such, we would employ our substantial skills and abilities to help correct problems faced by Indian country and make significant contributions.

The tobacco markets I worked in were segregated. If you went to the bathroom, there was 'White,' there was 'Colored,' and there was 'Other.' I grew up in that.

Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those communities, but the communities we grew up around, we were treated like second- or third-class citizens.

When I first got to Oklahoma, it was really a blessing that coach Sutton was at Oklahoma State. He made me a better coach.

Leaving Oklahoma for Illinois is not the no-brainer some think it is.

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 much.

Guys like Andre Miller and Kevin Garnett - they're posting up hoping a second guy will run at them so they can pass. You're better just playing one-on-one in the post if you can.

You coach at a have-not school, and you have to have a competitiveness and a resolve and resiliency about you that's different, or you'll never make it. You've got to find a way to do more with less.

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 the Lumbee are non-reservation. I grew up no different than anybody would in normal American communities.

The bad teams in our league are the ones who don't pass the ball well.

My personality is more like my mother's. She was fiery. She had more of a temper. I always thought she had enough determination that she could do anything. She could fix anything. I think all children need that feeling from their parents.

The University of Houston is a program that should have national relevance.

It's a big deal to get to the NCAA Tournament.

Nobody believed in us. Everybody made fun of Houston basketball. I can't say I blamed 'em.

When I was at Oklahoma, I always felt like I had to control the game because we didn't have great scorers. So, I had to figure a way to win.

There are incredible decisions made in a 48-minute game with a 24-second shot clock and the last two minutes of a game.

My dad has always been my role model.

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

I used to think 63 was old.

I always coached mostly the have-not schools.

One of the ways to use your depth is to play with speed.

It was never my intent to come back to college.

Being Native American, we were different than everybody else, but I never felt like I was different.

My main influence was my father. He was a great high school coach. I thought one day, if I got lucky, I could be a head high school coach.