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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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Sam has done a great job for us this year. He is not playing like a freshman.
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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.
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We have to shoot the ball better. We just are making good basketball plays and decisions that good basketball teams make to win.
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UTEP is a balanced club and presents a lot of problems. Since they are new to the conference, they may not be as well known in the area, but they are a solid club.
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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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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.