John Tharp
John Tharp
John Joseph "Jay" Tharp, Jr. is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
enjoy guys hard moment neat ok since sunday worked
Since Sunday was a day off for us, it's OK for our guys to take this moment and enjoy it. It's pretty neat for our players, since they've worked hard to get here.
deserve division huge iii kids obviously supposed
I'm obviously pretty biased, but our kids have done everything they were supposed to do and they deserve to be here. This is what Division III is supposed to be about. It's not supposed to be about huge arenas.
dream kid matter undefeated
It's very humbling. It's a dream world. It doesn't matter how old you are -- a little kid to now -- you always dream about an undefeated season.
changes fun game handled kids understand
It's been fun because this is new for us and our program. It's been interesting. The kids have handled it very well. They are very level-headed kids. They understand how one game changes things quickly.
character fine great mental stepped stretch takes teams
It takes a lot to have that happen, but they have the right makeup, right character and mental toughness. They've stepped up down the stretch in most games, so we're encouraged, but that's a fine line. There's so many great teams out there.
coach game receive season single start win
You don't think about it as a coach at the start of the season to win every single game and receive all this attention.
crowd dream front game last minutes send seniors took undefeated
It's a dream to have a last game like that, to send our seniors out undefeated in front of a crowd like that. It just took us 20 minutes to get going and get aggressive, but we did.
against came extremely guys illinois impressive physical played seven three together win
Illinois Wesleyan is extremely physical and they have seven guys who have played together for three years. They came out extremely impressive against Whitewater (an 85-71 win Saturday).
florida heard laughed lawrence mentioned
I just laughed when I heard it. To have Lawrence mentioned with Duke, Pittsburgh, and Florida just doesn't make sense.
court home
Home court would be huge. It's where we're at our best.
complete high level practice single teammates
He's such a competitive kid. He's a complete warrior. Every single day in practice he competes at a high level and makes his teammates around him better. He doesn't let us take shortcuts.
against ball five individual kept top
We can't play individual ball against them, because their top five individuals are better than our top five individuals. We just kept on clawing.
basketball kids unselfish win
Our kids are very unselfish and very basketball intelligent. The only way we can win is to play that way.
guys played role
Well, you look at our record. A lot of guys have contributed to that, obviously. But those two guys have played such a role in what we've done and what we've accomplished.