Ricky Stokes
Ricky Stokes
Ricky Leonard Stokesis an American athletics administrator and former men's college basketball coach who is currently the associate commissioner of men's basketball for the Mid-American Conference...
basketball care pleased smart
I was pleased with the effort, but not in the loss. We didn't play as smart or take care of the basketball like we need to or should have.
great group hard improvement last listen playing pleased progress seven staff stressed team
I am really, really excited. I have been very pleased with the progress of the team and the improvement we have made in the last seven weeks. As a staff we have stressed working hard, playing hard and doing things right. This team has already started to gel. It's been great working with a group of young men that listen and tries.
against confidence difficult forward game hopefully pleased
We were pleased with the win. Hopefully this will give us some confidence as we look forward to a difficult game against UNC Wilmington on Saturday.
forget great handled job period player pleased sam threw transition watch
Sam has done a great job for us. There's always that transition period for a player to get adjusted, and Sam has handled it very well. We threw him into the fire, and we couldn't be more pleased with how he has handled it. When you watch him play, you forget he's a freshman.
anytime fight good hard kids nice playing pleased quit team win year
I am pleased with the win and I am pleased how hard the kids played. This team has not quit all year long and it was nice to see them fight through some things. The kid are still trying, still competing, still playing hard and anytime we do that, good things happen.
beaten free opportunity provides shot teams
I think we've been competitive with teams in our league. We haven't beaten any of them, but we have been close. We like to think we're a free throw, a turnover or a shot away, and this provides a new opportunity for everybody.
against beat challenge difficult facing played win
We are facing a very difficult challenge in UNC Wilmington. We played better in our win against Limestone, but to beat Wilmington we are going to have to play a lot better.
central extremely florida playing test tough
Central Florida will be another tough test for us. They are playing extremely well and are very talented.
basketball credit effort great memphis proud team
Give Memphis a lot of credit because they are a great basketball team. I thought the effort was great, and I told the team that I couldn't be any more proud of our effort.
energy gives opportunity rest
He gives us a lot of energy and an opportunity to rest some guys.
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Memphis made the necessary shots when they needed to and we might gave gotten a little tired towards the end, which allowed Memphis to make the shots and get the rebounds to win.
games hurdle learn memphis necessary plays second win
Memphis made the necessary plays in the second half. We now have to get over the hurdle and learn to win games like this.
assistant coach great maybe rick
Rick was a great teammate. Rick is doing well. Who knows, maybe he will need an assistant coach one day.
given lead night number players
We have a number of players that can go out on any given night and lead us in scoring.