60 Quotes by Tom Crean

It was one of the most intense battles that I have been associated with as a coach. I'm very proud of the way our team played. à They won the game, but it isn't like we lost it.

It's very hard to come back on this team.

It was just a matter of time for Steve. If Steve would have stopped shooting, he would have come out of the game ... He has a very short memory when it comes to his shot, and that's what a great shooter has to have.

They've learned that the game comes down to three or four possessions on offense, three or four possessions on defense. We're trying to teach our team all the time that momentum comes down to execution, that we build our breaks by the way we execute.

Not only does he care about the basketball team and the athletic department but he cares about the entire school. Every time I've been with him I have felt honored to be around him and he takes his role with the team very serious.

I'm giving him the ball and telling him to give it back when he's finished.

I like our schedule. There's 17 teams that went to the post-season, and when we looked at it there's a potential 21 that we could face with the teams in Alaska and the Blue and Gold Classic. Then we open against Connecticut and Cincinnati. I'm jacked up, there's no question about it.

I never get into comparisons. And I don't know his father's game well enough to make a comparison. His bloodlines are obviously very strong. But he's his own man and he's developing his own game.

I'll cherish it forever. This is a special win.