The longer it's been since their diagnosis, the more reluctant the kids are to talk about it, ... They know they're not the same person they were before, and it's very upsetting for them.

It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well.

You always want to get in a tournament to see where your kids are at. Most of our kids haven?t played in big-time tournaments. This is going to be eye-opener for the kids. We will be ready as we can. It?s exciting and scary at the same time.

I called those guys my assistant coaches. When you're dealing with the caliber of kids I had, it's easy to put stuff in. If they saw things that would work during games, we'd try it, and it would usually work.

We did that because we don't want kids in foul trouble. … We try to match up on their better shooters and we came in trying to tilt our zone. We were fortunate they missed a lot of shots.

We have added quality kids and quality players in areas of need. We're anxious to see how quickly they adjust to everything about college life and college athletics.