We had a good season. I'm proud of the guys. They came together. We had mixtures of some solid seniors and brought some freshmen and sophomores up. We got good experience all year, and the future's very bright.

The season has been so enjoyable. Not just because of where we are, but to see guys like (seniors) Heath Waller and Josh Bjerke mature into leaders, and the development of our younger players. They've all worked so hard to get to this point.

We have a really good team. We don't have a superstar . . . but we have 15 solid guys.

We've got several seniors that have been together since the ninth grade and they've worked hard for this season. We had to count on several of these guys as sophomores. They had to grow up fast (as sophomores) and they've continued to improve during the past two seasons. Our success will hinge on them.

I am proud of our guys, because we were in it until the end. N.C. State is a good team, with lots of veterans, and we stayed tough and I am very encouraged about that.

We were on another team's floor. They were number three seed, so they were a tough team. They shot the ball real well. We stopped their leading scorer, one of the leading scorers in the state, and kept him to five points for three quarters.