Brad Jackson Quotations

Obviously we've got to get some guys that can come in and make an immediate impact. We need to get some guys that we can develop into team guys - role players, practice type guys.

One thing about Tyler and I've known him for a long time is that he's always been a guy who wants his team to do well. I think you can look at his history and see that. ... He's conscious of his contribution and wants to do well individually, but his main goal is team success.

He's a great competitor and loves to play in the tough games. He was big tonight.

He's 6-10 and growing. He's got size 18 shoes. He's lean, but he has wide shoulders. He can get bigger and he has good basketball sense.

We look at our season and so far it's been good, we've had good results. We're pleased with where we are, but we have a lot of season left.

He is so tough to guard when he goes to the basket. He's aggressive and so strong. Sometimes players just have to foul him.

I think it's awesome. Grant has had a phenomenal career and for him to receive those kind of honors is fantastic.

I think a lot of people are aware that there are two very good teams playing. There's a lot of interest in this game.

Kyle can really shoot. He doesn't do it a lot, but he can make shots.

Our guys were ready to play this game in an empty gym. But the atmosphere was electric.

Overall this was a really good game for us. This is such a tough conference, and winning on the road is incredibly difficult, so when you play at home they are all big games.

We were soft on defense to start the game. The last 10 minutes of the game, we really started to get after it.

We were fortunate to be where we were at the end.

We've got a bunch of guys that want to go and run. The pace of the game they (NNU) used was different and it definitely affected us.

We're going to be prepared for anything. The slate's been wiped clean for everyone at this point. It's been proven in our conference that anyone can beat anyone and we have to be ready for anything.

This one goes beyond just the game and in some ways it's great and in some ways I hate it. It's like a social event. Everyone wants to go to the Central game. I can't quite understand why everybody doesn't want to go to every game, but it is a lot of fun.

Every game is a little different. Certainly, this one is different because it's at Central and not at a neutral site or our gym.

It was another typical Western-Central game. Both teams played with a great deal of heart. We just fought and fought, and had guys come up with some huge plays at critical times. I told the guys, those are games champions are made of.

These would be procedural filings that establish a court date.

Sometimes with a talented team, especially offensively, it just comes so easily that you can lose focus. In the first half we really got it going, and when things are flowing like that it can be easy to relax mentally a bit.

Preston gave us a spark and played very well. We had some guys in foul trouble and Brett Weisner and Darrell Visser did a good job coming off the bench.

Saint Martin's played very good defense. But we were impatient.

This conference is arguably the best or one of the best in Division II.

They got it close, and we kind of righted the ship and made the plays we needed to.

They're extremely good, and they're extremely good at home.

It's a really unfortunate situation. Brett works hard in the weight room and is in shape. It's just one of those things.

It's going to be a lot of fun. It's going to be sold out and they're going to have a lot of people there. We want a big crowd to come down there with us.

Eight is a lot. Usually you have four or five, but that's how it worked out.

The big key in the first half was their 3-pointers. They were getting three points each time down and we were getting two.

The ball got kicked around and Kyle ended up with an open look.

It's certainly a high honor and one that is well deserved. Ryan has had one of the outstanding individual seasons in the West Region, and he will be an excellent representative of our university.

It's always tough on the road, but I don't think that we came into this game mentally prepared. Our guys have to realize that this is going to happen and we have to be ready. We were fortunate tonight.

That's always been my style. Even when I was an assistant and a head coach in high school my teams ran. I want the guys to have fun and I think they like the fast pace.

I know that when we play over there our guys get pumped to play because it such an electric scenario. I'm sure that the same is true for them.

He played under control and did an excellent job.

Grant has played for four years and came at time when he had the opportunity to play a lot. But you've got to be good, too, and Grant has been exceptional.

You'd certainly have to say it's among the best in school history. To do that in this type of game is exceptional.

All year long, we've had different guys do it. One of the things that's been real consistent with this team is balance.

The crowd was a major factor in this game. Our guys were ready to play this game in an empty gym, but it was an electric atmosphere. It made a difference.