Jay Wright

We need to get him on his feet and just get calories in him, because hes lost so much weight. I think this week will be really good for him. ... He has a chance of being 100 percent by Sunday.

— Jay Wright good

We need to get our forwards involved. Weve been working on it. Will has been defending, making plays, but not scoring as much. Tonight he took it to another level in a big game against an outstanding team, which I think tells you a lot about Will Sheridan.

— Jay Wright war

When I saw (athletic trainer) Jeff (Pierce) walk into the office with an x- ray, I was preparing myself for the worst. But this turned out to be great news.

— Jay Wright self

You know what it is going into the season. Youve just got to prepare yourself for it.

— Jay Wright self

Will Sheridan did a great job, he guarded him most of the time. Jason (Fraser) also guarded him, Dante Cunningham guarded him.

— Jay Wright time

You just feel like they take coaching out of your hands. You just feel like, I got a coach out there, were going to put the ball in his hands and then hes going to make the right decision and he does it every time. If he gets fouled, hes going to make the shots, both of them. I think Ive said this before. I had Speedy Claxton (at Hofstra) who was just like that. I never thought I would get another player like that, and I have two of them. I dont know, I did something right.

— Jay Wright time

You dont blame it on being tired... Im sure they were tired, too.

— Jay Wright you

Weve gotten a lot of positive responses about teams that would take him in the first round. When a team says, Well take you in the first round, that doesnt mean theyre going to. That means they would. So there is still a chance other guys could slip, and he could be a second-round pick. He understands that.

— Jay Wright positive

We just didnt do a good enough job today covering the 3s, ... When they hit those 3s they are a very difficult team to beat.

— Jay Wright good

We cant let that affect what we do on the court.

— Jay Wright

We have more options. We can go a little bit more conventional at times when we have to.

— Jay Wright time

You feel like they take coaching out of your hands. You feel like theyre coaches on the court. Theyre going to make the right decisions and if they get fouled, theyre going to make their shots.

— Jay Wright decisions

You get past that first one and now we are in the tournament. Weve moved on and I think that makes them feel better, that they can just go play basketball.

— Jay Wright men

Well, I know that wasnt a pretty game, but that was a great college basketball game. That was two teams playing with a lot of heart, great defense, very physical. I really give a lot of credit to the BC team, their ability to execute. They were a great team.We are very, very fortunate and proud to beat that team.

— Jay Wright art

We were very fortunate the last game. You dont want to get down to them here.

— Jay Wright you

We got beat today because they were more efficient in every phase of their game today than we were.

— Jay Wright day

We enjoyed this and we wanted to cherish every moment of it.

— Jay Wright joy

We were getting stops and keeping it out of Quincys hands. And those shots turned into fast-break opportunities for us.

— Jay Wright opportunities

We were having a tough time speeding them up.

— Jay Wright time

We did a very good job and I give (Smith) credit. He was hurting us in the first half. Hes really good.

— Jay Wright good

Typical, tough conference road game. It didnt take South Florida long to figure out how to play in the Big East.

— Jay Wright play

Villanova fans have seen a lot of great classes. For our staff, this class is going to always be special to us, no matter what they do this year. They really helped us establish what we wanted to do here: re-establish the tradition here at Villanova.

— Jay Wright help

We kept Mike and Allan on (McNamara). We wanted to keep a fresh body on him. These two are very good defensive players. They really get excited about guarding people.

— Jay Wright people

We knew there were going to be times that were going to play bigger, even three forwards depending on teams we play. Its not real complicated. We can put people in different spots.

— Jay Wright war

When both guys went with Al ... Kyle Lowry actually did a great job of offing to Allan and got it to (Sheridan). It was a great play by all three.

— Jay Wright job

We are smaller than them, but we are quicker and we have depth. When we speeded it up, I thought that was to our advantage.

— Jay Wright thought

We had a tough time stopping Aldridge down the stretch. Our guards are very good finishers. There were times when we got to the rim and he made us change our shots.

— Jay Wright time

We had about nine days to really get fresh. We had some great practices and it turned into good playing.

— Jay Wright good

We had a couple of looks that went in and out. That was our chance. You only get so many opportunities and we didnt take advantage and they closed us out.

— Jay Wright man

You have to be prepared to have an off-shooting night and still win. We could have hit two or three more threes and everyone would have said we blew them out.

— Jay Wright night

Weve just got to execute better against better teams.

— Jay Wright cute

We loved being here. It was great being comfortable here.

— Jay Wright love

We will sit down when the season is over and we will gather all the information, and there is no one that wants whats best for him more than any of us. I have been incredibly impressed with the way he has handled this.

— Jay Wright will

When our press was effective at times, it kept them from getting into their (half-court) sets. When they got into their sets, he hurt us.

— Jay Wright time

We will monitor Curtis recovery over the next few months, ... We plan to be very cautious as we move ahead. This is an incredibly gifted young man and he will be given as much time as he needs to fully recuperate.

— Jay Wright time

When we need baskets, they make baskets. When we need stops, they get stops. When we need rebounds, they get rebounds.

— Jay Wright need

When we played Oklahoma early in the year, that was the test for us. We just thought were going to have to do this because we dont have anyone else ready.

— Jay Wright thought

What happened? I thought this was a home game for us and all of a sudden when they cut it to seven, that shocked me. Where did all those people come from?

— Jay Wright people

What we are most proud of is these young guys really wanted to be part of the U.S. basketball team. They didnt care who was the leading scorer. Thats unique these days.

— Jay Wright art

When you play a seasoned team like that, and you get a lead, you just know theyre going to get a run.

— Jay Wright you

There is pressure. You dont want to be the first one seed to go down to a 16 seed.

— Jay Wright you

We have seen (Russia), they are very talented and a very tough, disciplined team. It should be a great battle.

— Jay Wright talent

We have a chance to be pretty good.

— Jay Wright good

Weve not been paying attention to the polls. We really want to be concerned with being the best team we can be at the end of the year.

— Jay Wright wit

There is definitely something God-given in him that enabled him from a young age to pick the right people to listen to. It constantly amazes me. ... Because of all those people, hes got a great perspective on life. He looks at the big picture.

— Jay Wright life

Tonight he took it to another level in a big game against an outstanding team. And that tells you a lot about Will Sheridan.

— Jay Wright night

Well just toss it out as a poor shooting night.

— Jay Wright night

Weve got very good shooters, and I dont think it was a matter of them not being on their game. Texas just contested everything.

— Jay Wright good

To be a great team you have to be able to recover from that.

— Jay Wright you

This year it doesnt seem like people are worried about us proving ourselves, but we feel like we do.

— Jay Wright people

You have to be careful about that because you dont want to give the guys too much information and lose our aggressiveness.

— Jay Wright you

We knew he was going to have to make a decision at some point. Once he gets cleared, weve got to know. Weve got to make a decision because its getting to be drama.

— Jay Wright drama

We knew it was coming. I love him. I told him after the game, he was great. He was a beast.

— Jay Wright love

We just got a report from the doctor at the hospital, and it is great news. It actually looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released, and he has vision.

— Jay Wright vision

We know Monmouth a little bit. Hampton has had great success in the tournament, so we are going to get a good team.

— Jay Wright success

We had no choice. We had a lead. We are in the NCAA tournament. We said, Lets get through this second half and lets see if these guys can hold onto the ball, and we make some plays and just try to rebound with them.

— Jay Wright men

We had no doubt that St. Johns was going to come in here and play tough. They remind me of us a couple of years ago, young and just scrapping.

— Jay Wright mind

We did try to keep them busy this week, but everyone wanted to play. It felt like we were at the Super Bowl; it took forever to play this game. Traveling usually mixes it up a little but were at home.

— Jay Wright travel

We dont have one or two big guys that we count on to get rebounds and that we keep around the basket. All of our guys guard all over the floor defensively, so anybody could be in any position. We do need to use five guys rebounding.

— Jay Wright body

We dont have time to practice, and we needed to work on the things were going to need tomorrow.

— Jay Wright time

We struggled, and a lot of that credit goes to Marquette. But we finished it off, and thats a sign of a really good team.

— Jay Wright good

Were going to need him. He gives us more size out on the perimeter.

— Jay Wright need

Were expecting the doctor to say he can practice. If he is cleared, hell practice today right after his appointment.

— Jay Wright men

Were going to do it nicely, so hell do it with me and hell be in the pictures with his classmates.

— Jay Wright hell

When Villanovas rated as one of the top four teams in the country and a No. 1 seed, I think it talks a lot about the respect, not just of this season, but its respect for the tradition of the program.

— Jay Wright respect

What if that had been it? All weve got is every day. Lets just take every day and realize how lucky we are.

— Jay Wright luck

We definitely used that as something to learn from. It only takes one game and one guy.

— Jay Wright learn

We now have a long-term commitment, a new practice facility planned, a newly expanded conference and renovations planned for the Pavilion. Theres nowhere our staff and my family would rather be.

— Jay Wright family

Were right where we wanted to be right now. Honestly, I didnt think it would take this long. God had other plans. We had some struggles.

— Jay Wright god

When we got back to Philadelphia and we talked about it, we just said, we got a second chance here - we got a second chance in life, forget about basketball. It just made every guy grow up - I think every guy became a little more mature, a little more focused on whats important in life, and I think it had a cumulative effect on our team.

— Jay Wright life

When we had some tough times a couple of years ago, we were all concerned about the program. I never, ever worried about my job. We all worried about the program.

— Jay Wright time

When we had that 10-point lead we hit a lull. Then it was a game.

— Jay Wright

When we did it in the NCAA Tournament, it was kind of dropped on us. We didnt have a lot of time to prepare. I feel good that we have a little more time to prepare and play that way.

— Jay Wright time

When we double-teamed them, they made the extra pass and hit the 3.

— Jay Wright tea

Weve still got until the end of the month, beginning of March, until they let him make a decision. I think hes getting more realistic about it. When I have to make a decision, Im going weigh in my decision. Hes working, hes enthusiastic.

— Jay Wright work

We want to shoot 3s, ... We have great confidence in Allan and Mike and Randy, especially. Those three are pretty deadly.

— Jay Wright confidence

Weve won games that way. Weve shot poorly and then got on the offensive boards and played defense. They were just too good.

— Jay Wright good

We hear it all the time, so you think about it because everybody talks about it around here. We spend all our time with each other talking about, Forget about it. Its such a mythical thing and everybody talks about it.

— Jay Wright time

Were always prepared not to have him and its been that way for four years. Were happy for him personally. He isnt in pain and he played 26 minutes that way.

— Jay Wright pain

We ran into a team that played better basketball than us. I think we can play a lot better and we can shoot a lot better, and the other team had a lot to do with that. They were really good.

— Jay Wright good

We ran into a team that played better basketball today. Were going to suck up this hurt tonight but I want to make sure my guys feel great about themselves. They gave everything they had.

— Jay Wright hurt

Were a defensive team. We take pride in that. And we just couldnt stop them. ...Ive never had that feeling, where you just couldnt stop somebody.

— Jay Wright pride

We really enjoy as a team the time that we spend together, just coaches, players hanging out. We always get that on the road. There is an enjoyment to being on the road for us and thats what Minneapolis will be like. We think were even tighter on the road. Were going to really take advantage and enjoy that.

— Jay Wright time

We really havent had a game like that this year where we just felt like we couldnt get things going offensively. I thought that Pittsburgh, once they got a hold of the game, did a great job of just controlling the tempo and hitting big shots.

— Jay Wright thought

Were pretty defensive-minded and when you look at Louisvilles defensive percentage and the 3s they hit, you just feel terrible about how you played. Then you look and we hit 14 3s and thats unbelievable. That was just an incredible college basketball game with two outstanding offensive teams drilling big shot after big shot.

— Jay Wright mind

We try to play our four guards, but sometimes we have games where we get off to a good start, and we can speed people up and stay with it. We were having a rough time speeding them up.

— Jay Wright time

We take the responsibility of representing United States basketball very seriously,

— Jay Wright responsibility

What we do he used to call chuck and duck. I love all the intricate sets he used to run, but with the personnel we have, weve got to let these guys go. We really stress playing together and we have the kind of guys who enjoy that.

— Jay Wright love

This was a great college atmosphere. I had mixed feelings coming into the gym.

— Jay Wright feelings

There are some positives to this. It is creating problems for the other team, too. So we have hung with it. It gets us by. I am not making any videos on it, I will tell you that.

— Jay Wright positive

What well take from that is to regain a little bit of hunger and an understanding that we can get beat anytime by anybody.

— Jay Wright time

For some reason in the first half, it was like our feet were frozen. Ive got to watch the film to understand it.

— Jay Wright reason

Hes always doing the dirty work. He keeps battling and battling. Will Sheridan is everything that Villanova basketball is about.

— Jay Wright work

Hes always the one nobody talks about. Everyone talks about the four guards. Well if theres four guards, theres one other guy but we never talk about him. He does all the dirty work and he keeps a great attitude.

— Jay Wright work

He played like a veteran tonight. Hes the most consistent guy we have. Thats what we count on him for.

— Jay Wright night

He came in as a freshman and got better and better every year, and really by taking a team over and leading a team to a championship got him Player of the Year.

— Jay Wright man

He might not be able to play in the Connecticut game. Theyve told us that if he doesnt get rested and get well, this could really linger.

— Jay Wright real

He hit some deep, deep shots and some tough shots. I think he was just incredible in the first half.

— Jay Wright think

He hit some deep, deep shots. He was incredible in the first half. Some of those shots mustve been 32 feet.

— Jay Wright

He just did what was necessary to win the game. And having that weapon is valuable.

— Jay Wright win

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