For three of them, this is nothing new, for another one it is completely new. Tom Izzo, Rick Pitino and Roy Williams have all made at least four trips to the Final Four. This will be the fourth time for Izzo and Williams and number five for Pitino. Illinois head coach Bruce Weber finds himslef in the semifinals for the first time ever. The four head coaches talked about what they expect out of the 2004 Final Four in St. Louis in a teleconference with the media on Wednesday. The following are excerpts from that teleconference:
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