This will be a nice little economic impact for our community.

Our perimeter guys can put a lot more pressure on knowing that [Smith is] back there in the paint. He’s such a special young man.

It was a good effort overall from everyone. They practiced hard all week and played well right from the start. It was nice to get everybody some minutes. It was a good chance to get...

They play a tough zone (defense) and we struggled a little in the first half. We came out like gangbusters in the second half. We got a lot of nice open looks and did a...

He had a great tournament last year. And he basically started this year right where he left off.

Wow, what a great feeling watching all these guys. They put their hearts and souls into every game. It was another classic battle against Northern. You can never count out the Wolves; they are an...

They were really guarding him tight, and he’s not the kind of kid to force anything. It’s pretty impressive what he’s done (in his career). He’ll have to do it the next game.

It was gutsy there in the second half as we came out and took it to them right away. We couldn’t quite go over the top, though, staying with a 10, 12 point lead. That’s...

You consider yourself the underdog. We’re playing a powerhouse. I don’t see our players looking at them in awe. They’re looking as them as team they have a great deal of respect for.

I’ve seen teams start to double him with a second guy.

Wow! That’s like a sweep. The thing about all these guys is that they’re so unselfish. It’s a true team. They work extremely well together and complement each other so well.

This was a big game … and when you win at home in your house, that makes it more special coming against a team as good as Northern. When you’re playing at home and have...

Our defense was just awesome. We were making them take some tough shots and we were cleaning those boards and pushing the ball up the floor to get great shots.

He’s a very unselfish individual and never talked about the record or brought it up or anything like that. It’s nice to break it, but that’s not the No. 1 priority for him.

The shot clock was running down, and he knocked it down.

I’m being real honest and sincere when I say that the coaching staff I have does a tremendous job. From scouting to recruiting, they do so many things behind the scenes. I wouldn’t do it...

What can I say? He’s a tremendous young man, a special individual. The day I signed him, I was an extremely happy man.

We had several goals, and one of them was to host the conference tournament. We did that as well last year. It was a great success. We had great crowds and super support.

This team is so focused; it’s incredible. I’m very proud of their accomplishments, but they know we have some more things we can do.

It would have been extremely difficult if we were on the road. These fans have just been phenomenal. The student-body section has been good size, but the community of Winona has come out and been...

When you’re told you have to make five points and the other team know, it puts some pressure on you. It was a nice little jump shot to break the record. It was a typical...

We’ve been doing it the last few years, so we’re used to it. They’re a talented team. They won a lot of ball games early, so this was a good win for us.

Like we said Saturday, come (Monday) we’re going to be ready to prepare for this weekend’s games. It’s a game we’re looking forward to because they beat us. We’re looking forward to playing them in...

We’re playing against a team we know fairly well, but this is a different situation, obviously. We’re just preparing like we do for every game. We’ll go out there and see what happens.

We’ve had to make that adjustment of not having him on the floor, but these last two games have helped. Any time you lose one of your players, it’s going to affect the team. We...

I can’t believe this, to be honest with you. It’s just incredible. It all hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think we realize where we are. We’re just playing ball.

I think we really got frustrated in the first half. They were definitely on fire. We were able to keep our composure and knew our shots would eventually fall. Fortunately, the tides turned.

I’ve said this before, and I know I’m repeating myself, but that doesn’t mean much to us right now.

Zach went hard in practice and said it feels pretty good. I’ll ask him. He’s usually pretty honest with me, so we’ll see how it feels and go from there.

Everyone kept asking me how you beat a team four times. I’ve told people how focused we are and how we take it one game at a time, so it really didn’t matter who it...

That was one hell of a war out there. It was two excellent teams that went to battle. We were fortunate to come out on top.

We’ve gotten ourselves into holes, but somehow and some way we’ve found a way out. That shows the character of these guys. They really never give up.

They’re a talented team. They’re hungry. They’ll be coming after us.

For a team to get to this point, they’ve played extremely well. They only have three losses and have won some close games like we have. It should be one heck of a basketball game.

What can I say, gentlemen? We’re going to Massachusetts.

We were trying to cover those 3-point shooters, but they were knocking everything down, and I think we really got frustrated. We just had to take a step back, keep our composure and know that...

When it flashed up there with our name and logo, that’s when it sunk in. That was pretty cool for all of is.

That kind of thing (being ranked high) is great for the program and great for the recognition it gives us. It’s nice to get things along the way, but we really are focused on Friday...

It’s nice to get those accolades and have other coaches in the league recognize what our players have done.

I can’t say enough about what Joe and Travis did off the bench against Northern. In a game like that, it would have been easy for them to put some pressure on themselves. But they...

It was a nice win, to be honest. It was a battle. Their record doesn’t show the talent they have.

That’s the way its been for us all season.

I congratulated the kids on the title; they loved it. Obviously we’re excited, but this is just one step for us.

That’s a heck of a Northern State team. Year in and year out, it’s always a battle. They’re extremely well-coached. It’s going to be a tough game for us.

When he came in around Christmas last season, he just came to practice and did his thing. He didn’t want to interrupt. He just went out and learned the things we wanted to do.

It was one hell of a game. This was a battle from start to finish.

That was really a war out there, it really was. Those were two excellent basketball teams. We just had to battle, battle, battle.

It’s a great upset for us from a position standpoint. We have to do our job (today) or the same thing could happen to us. We can’t worry about what other people are doing right...

David is a tremendous scorer. Other teams obviously focused on him, but he was still able to get the job done.

We’ll see what happens. The pace of the game should be pretty quick. As far as how much he plays, I think a few minutes here, a few minutes there. It depends on how he...