20 Quotes by Lamont Bryant

We are going to sit down and re-evaluate his recruiting. Will he visit a fifth school? We aren't sure. But the Indiana situation is very unsettling. We don't want any distractions. We don't want any surprises.

I was telling everyone that would listen that Patrick was going to be the best player in the city.

He hasn't been going to all those little camps and stuff. The (Marshall) program had dwindled. When you don't stay above water, people will forget you.

He reminds me of Gary Payton when he was in college and how he was a force on the offensive and defensive ends and plays both very hard. He is 6-2, very long and slender and plays with great intensity. He is a heady basketball player.

Patrick is the best player in the state. There are a lot of scorers in Illinois, but how many defend and rebound the way he does? What puts him at a level with other top players is he is very athletic and plays hard all the time. He gets at least 10 points a game playing aggressive defense.

Patrick is a qualifier. All this about whether Illinois has seen a transcript isn't the point. Those schools haven't seen a transcript, and they have offered.

We wanted to give other teams another look. Teams also come into games focusing on Patrick. We wanted to see what they could do without him in the game.

I've never spoken to Coach Weber about Patrick. Big-time head coaches know they talk to the high school coach. This is why the top city kids are going outside the state. I'm not trying to belittle Illinois. My son goes there. I love Illinois.

Sometimes these games get personal. All the credit goes to the kids.