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...
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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.
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We came in here prepared to win a game, and I think the kids played hard and the staff did an excellent job. Naturally, we're disappointed, we had a chance to win. But we didn't do the necessary things that winning teams do down the stretch.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Central Florida will be another tough test for us. They are playing extremely well and are very talented.
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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.
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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.
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Memphis made the necessary plays in the second half. We now have to get over the hurdle and learn to win games like this.
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Rick was a great teammate. Rick is doing well. Who knows, maybe he will need an assistant coach one day.
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We have a number of players that can go out on any given night and lead us in scoring.
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We are looking forward to working hard and having a winning season. This should be an exciting team and brand of basketball. I think we will all have a lot of fun along the way.
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We are looking forward to (today). We have elected to do it the old fashioned way and really concentrate on fundamentals. Looking at the team statistics last year, one area we really need to continue to improve is shooting. We know that it's never easy when there is a new staff. It's not an easy road. We know there will be some bumps in the road, but you will see a team that will play hard.