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...
conference fighting full games good gotten keeps necessary opening stretch team teams tough win
It's been a tough opening stretch in the conference. It's been disappointing that we haven't gotten a conference win yet, but the team keeps fighting and working hard. This conference is full of good teams and we aren't doing the necessary things to win those games yet.
ball both difficulty line quicker teams
Both teams have had difficulty scoring, and we can't let them go to the line 38 times. I thought they were a little quicker to the ball than we were.
came chance excellent hard kids necessary played prepared staff teams win winning
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.
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.
ball basketball decisions good plays shoot teams
We have to shoot the ball better. We just are making good basketball plays and decisions that good basketball teams make to win.
basketball fans great hot loud nation pirate
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.
basketball jeremy nice quick shooting start
It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.
anytime continue good happen lay line
Anytime you lay it on the line like that and lose, you're disappointed. If we continue to have that effort, I think good things will happen for this team.
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.
continue good happen win
There's no in-between - you win or you lose. But if we continue to have that effort, I think good things can happen for this team.
coaches despite mark playing progress record seen shows
Despite our mark on the road, I think we are playing better each game. I don't think the record shows the progress we have seen as coaches on the floor.
great job playing sam
Sam has done a great job for us this year. He is not playing like a freshman.
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.
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.