Tom Crean Team Quotations

When you've got a team like that that's just trying to get to New York, it's a great league. The old adage that we beat up our own, that's what everyone has to take into account.

I thought our team learned something over the (Rutgers loss). They have learned to be honest when they don't play up to their standards.

What I told my team after the game was first thing, that I've been a part of some great wins and some great teams. (But) I've never been around a group of guys that sold out for each other like they did in the second half.

I've never been around a group of guys who sold out for each other in the second half. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen a team do.

It was something special to see that team grow. I think the tone of our program was already moving forward, but that kind of put it out there for everybody to see.

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.

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.