203 Quotes by Tommy Amaker

I thought this was something that brought us together.

Any time you can win a championship and hang a banner, those are very positive moments. And obviously, you feel better about yourself going into the next season.

I thought our veterans really led the way with a lot of toughness and a lot of heart. And certainly our crowd this evening really pulled us through tonight.

Anytime you're thought of by your peers in the coaches' poll and you guys (media in attendance) thinking of us in a positive way with our program and team right now makes you feel good. We're honored. Hopefully, we're deserving of it. But also we want to keep things in perspective. For us, it's never been about us trying to crack the polls. We're still on our journey to become champions in our conference. So, nothing has changed in that regard.

I thought our veterans led the way for us with a lot of toughness and heart.

Their ability to get the three-point shot but, more importantly, to make them was the difference.

It happened (against Minnesota), and it was an incredible turning point. It was also very deflating, but it's also part of the game and was bad timing for us. ? I'm not sure you can really explain it. We just did a poor job. There's no excuse or explanation. I wish we had an opportunity to do it over again.

I said Tuesday that if the season ended then, I thought we'd be in. I feel that same way tonight. This was a good win to put on our resume.

I mentioned to our players, when they get a chance to interview, they should certainly mention the effort and the impact the crowd had.