Don Meyer Player Quotations

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

A coach who is not teaching leads to the worst thing in a program -- players not learning.

Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates

Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches and all the players responsible for the award.

Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations.

Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

Put your two best players away from the ball and bring it back to them.

Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

Only run special plays for special players; find plays that fit your players.

Let your players know that you love them.

Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter.

In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.