We did it to build mental toughness. That is what we are trying to get kids to believe in. That toughness gave us the mental edge that we need in tight games like this.

These guys are unbelievably good kids. They are quality people and their best basketball is still ahead of them.

It's nice to have the kids smiling after a game and feeling good about themselves. They've been resilient.

We're trying to find that right balance so that kids don't play too much baseball but don't play too little. We hope that we ' re offering them good value.

We asked Charles to be the anchor in the middle for our team. He is a tenacious and aggressive defender and he would deny his opponent in the middle and also has great defensive skills.

I don't think it was a real strong commitment. I think it was done more or less to ease the recruiting pressure on him and his family.