No one saw this coming. Now they know who we are and we are going to have to come back and work even harder. It was a great ride, and I enjoyed every minute of it. For me, it was the best year of coaching in my nine years here. I felt they played for me every game and gave it their all, and that's all a coach can ask for.

That's the passion and the pride we play with, it's just about competing. I wanted them to show they are basketball players, not point guards or power forwards, but basketball players.

I'm a visionary. And I envisioned all of this. The kids laugh, but I envisioned this a long time ago.

I'm very proud of these guys and I told them we're going to ride (them) until the wheels fall off. And tonight, they did.

You've got to tip your hat to them. They're able to persevere, and they showed why they're the three-time champs.