362 Quotes by Jay Wright

He's our best free-throw shooter. I'm glad he got on the line and buried them.

I always wanted to be here. My wife went to Villanova. This is a great area for college basketball.

It?s a chance. He understands that. When we recruited him, he never said that he wanted to leave early. I think he?s as surprised that he?s in this position and had to make a decision as anybody. And that?s what was so difficult for him. He was not prepared to make this decision during the basketball season. He was not even thinking about it.

When I saw (athletic trainer) Jeff (Pierce) walk into the office with an x- ray, I was preparing myself for the worst. But this turned out to be great news.

It's a calculated risk. We are confident we'll be able to do that, but it's still a risk. Until you get it back, it's never in the bag.

I didn't think someone would do it this year because of the depth of the conference, because of how much every game is going to take out of you. This is real impressive for both teams. It doesn't surprise me, any of the upsets, because we knew we could get beat any night.

I find myself saying the same things about him. He is physically capable and mentally capable of doing anything to win a game for you.

We know Monmouth a little bit. Hampton has had great success in the tournament, so we are going to get a good team.

It's a great atmosphere, a great environment. Everybody says it's the closest thing you get to a bowl game.