Jay Harrington Quotes

"The way this tournament is run, this is the last true tournament in America. You can't go anywhere in the country and find the way that people treat you here. ... We've been treated like kings, and we appreciate it."

"I can't tell you how proud I am of these kids. We just had so many kids step up again tonight."

"I'm not one for Knute Rockne speeches and so I'm not going to start now. I did tell the kids the other night that they are my favorite team not because of the success we've had on the court. But because of the kind of people they are. They are just a tremendous group of young men."

"What does this mean to me? It means I have to coach another week. But if any group of kids ever deserved to advance to the national tournament, it's these kids. They've worked so hard and become a team in every sense of the word. This was a total team effort."

"That's the real key to this team. It's the most unselfish group of kids I have ever been around. They all put the team first and they care about each other. It's a very special basketball team in that way."

"We had something to prove after getting beat like we did last night because that wasn't our team."

"He doesn't mind getting dirty. You don't get your head split open or your lip split open by standing outside."