Dave Wojciechowski Quotations

We knew the big kid was really strong. The guys we put on him did a nice job digging it out for us.

They were like sharks in bloody water out there, and we didn't have an answer. I feel bad for our whole group because we didn't compete tonight, but they put that on themselves. It is all about effort, and ours was awful. I felt like we were prepared coming in. We just didn't do anything well. It was terrible.

He's a kid who has worked hard all year. He questioned at times why he wasn't playing enough, but he stuck with it. I told him that he was going to get his shot, and tonight he really answered the bell.

Let's just be honest. Those kids are really darned good. If there's no age limit, they're (Nos.) 1 and 5 in the NBA draft the next time. We don't have that.

Let?s just be honest. That team is really darned good. Those two kids, if there was no age limit, they?d probably be one and five in the NBA draft next year. And we don?t have that. Nobody has that talent.

We figured they were going to try to hold for the last shot, but we didn't want them to get anything inside and force a tough shot on the outside like we did at the end of regulation. Give them credit. They made a heck of a play. Our guys played their hearts out, and I couldn't be more proud of them. Dave was tremendous, but I think all our guys deserve credit tonight. It was a heck of a game, and I have nothing but respect for St. Edward.

Free-throw shooting is a lost art. It's not as good as it once was, and maybe it is because coaches are limited with how much time they can dedicate to free throws in practice and kids don't really work on them on their own as much as they should. Foul shots aren't flashy, but they certainly win games, and we try to stress that to our guys. Especially at tournament time.

We let our emotions get the best of us, and that starts with me.

There is no pressure on us. The kids are focused, and they are actually looking forward to this challenge. I like that. I mean, no question they know what we're in for and they know how good College Hill is. But we want to just go out and play, have some fun and give an effort.

Cook is tremendous. He's going to be a tremendous prospect. He was unstoppable today.