Ricky Stokes Great Quotations

We knew they were great in transition and we tried to get back as quickly as possible. We wanted them to take outside shots and stand around, and we wanted to be able to get the rebound.

Rick was a great teammate. Rick is doing well. Who knows, maybe he will need an assistant coach one day.

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.

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.

Sam has done a great job for us this year. He is not playing like a freshman.

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.

It's a great testament to these guys. We've had a series of close games. The guys kept coming back and tonight got it done.

I want to give our fans a lot of credit. With our students, fans and the Pirate Nation this was a great place to be tonight. It was loud and hot and a great basketball game.

I know it was a big game mentally. Leaving a program, like Wake Forest, I'm sure he had a lot of great memories and I'm sure he wanted to play well.