Ken Crawford Quotes (9 Quotes)

One of the things we felt we had to do with him is keep building confidence in himself. He had a tendency toward self-doubt. I was on him like a dirty shirt, but I was also patting him on the back. I just felt he needed confidence.

There's no better time than March Madness in Illinois high school basketball. It's too bad the IHSA had to mess with it and try to fix what isn't broken.

I think this Edwardsville team is the best team I've seen in this tournament in a long time.

Evans plays defense well for a freshman and that comes from being well-coached. He's a coaches kid, so he should be good on defense. But all of their players play good defense.

They have to understand this Nokomis team is a great offensive rebounding team. It's not brain surgery. You just have to do things fundamentally to keep them off the boards.

I think it was defense, I don't think it was nerves. I think it was defense.

I am concerned that people under 21 would eventually become store managers at liquor establishments if the village made changes.

Our guys started celebrating and didn't realize how much time was left.

This team has met and exceeded all of my expectations. Most of these kids were undefeated as a JV team. But I did not return a single varsity starter. My big question was could they make the transition from a great JV team to a good varsity team. I'd have to say they've turned into a great varsity team.