Eddie Sutton Quotes

United States, Basketball Coach
March 12, 1936 – May, 23, 2020.

Edward Eugene Sutton was a retired American college basketball coach. He was a head coach for 36 years at the Division I level, at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State , and the University of San Francisco. Sutton became the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA tournament, and he reached the Final Four with Arkansas in 1978 and Oklahoma State in 1995 and 2004. He is one of only eight major college men's basketball coaches to have over 800 career wins.

I can think back when I was coaching high school.

Eddie Sutton
I'll just have to see how I feel. It's amazing how many coaches across the country have called and told me, 'Don't hang it up. Get back out there and coach some more.' I'll talk to our coaches and see how I feel.

Eddie Sutton
- Country
- Coaches
- I Feel

We've never had much success there. They've always got good teams, and that makes a difference.

Eddie Sutton
- Success
- Difference
- Teams
It's disappointing because it's a great conference. Schools have a big-enough attendance that students should fill it up when the adults don't.

Eddie Sutton
There's people back there, whatever the reason, they still have it out for JamesOn, ... Some people there haven't forgiven him. They can't look past the situation, and it's too bad. I'm talking about adults. JamesOn made a bad, bad mistake. It was out of character. But he's admitted to it. He's never run from it. He's answered every question about it, and more than that, he's been a great kid. I mean, let me tell you -- he is a special, special kid.

Eddie Sutton
- Character
- Reason
- Mistake
They've only played one game, so we don't have scouting reports. I think they're going to be a very competitive team when you play them in Waco.

Eddie Sutton
- Game
- Team
- Played
We are excited to be playing in the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational again, ... We have a very inexperienced team this season, and by playing in the tournament, it gives us three extra games, which will be invaluable during the stretch run.

Eddie Sutton
- Team
- Games
- Season
Coach (Jimmy) Williams said it best that these guys have a resistance to learning. We go over it every day. For some reason these guys don't absorb it. That's what has frustrated the coaches. They're good people. They're not bad kids at all. But it's been a very frustrating year for the coaching staff.

Eddie Sutton
- Kids
- Learning
- Reason

Morrison does such a good job moving without the ball. He's like a throwback. He plays the way a lot of players used to. He's terrific.

Eddie Sutton
- Job
- Moving
- Players
I've talked to members of the selection committee, and to at least be considered for the NCAA Tournament, you have to win some road games. They also put quite a bit of emphasis on what a team does in the last 10 games of the season.

Eddie Sutton
- Win
- Season
- Members