Mickie DeMoss
Mickie DeMoss
Mickie Faye DeMossis an American college basketball coach and former player. She became assistant women's basketball coach at Louisiana State University on May 17, 2016. She is the former women's head coach at the University of Florida and the University of Kentucky. She is also a former assistant coach at Louisiana Tech University, University of Tennessee, University of Texas, Auburn University, Memphis State University, and the WNBA's Indiana Fever...
awhile feels good team
It feels good to be in this position. It's been awhile for Kentucky. This team is very deserving.
great sitting team win
This was a great win for this team and this program. I thought I was sitting here in a dream.
country looked proved team
They proved why they're the No. 3 team in the country. They looked like the No. 1 team in the country.
basketball boils buying commit hard hard-work honor mean peers players recognized team work
It's an honor to be recognized by your peers for your hard work and accomplishments, but it all boils down to the players buying into what you want them to do. You can know all the basketball in the world, but if your team can't commit to play hard and play together, then all that basketball doesn't mean much.
both covert early extremely forced game georgia quickness shot teams
I thought both teams started the game very intense. Georgia's athleticism and quickness on the perimeter really forced us into some early turnovers and Georgia was able to covert those turnovers into baskets. Georgia shot extremely well. We couldn't get anything started offensively.
challenged chance fought good gotten players toughness win
We really showed a lot of toughness at the end of the game. I challenged our players when we were behind. We could have gotten down and folded when things weren't going our way, but we didn't do that. We fought back and had a good chance to win the game.
certainly earn fact given gives motto progress year
It certainly gives us a lift. Our motto this year has been to earn respect. It's earned. It's never just given to you. It's just another way of validating the fact that we have made some progress at Kentucky.
fought harder players post
Some of our post players shied away. We've got to get tougher. They fought harder inside.
coaches huge image men message mirror moved office
That was a really huge statement. It's a mirror image of what the men have on their side. The administration moved out and the coaches moved in. It's not the office - it's the message that sent.
couple grown last players poise three
I think our players had a lot of poise down the stretch, which for the last couple of years we haven't had that. I think we've grown up a lot in the last two to three weeks.
carrot drive driving losses perfect trying
Those losses drive her because she's still trying to perfect the game. You never do perfect it, but that's the carrot that's always dangling. It's the losses that keep driving her.
beautiful felt inside knocked nice played sarah shots touch utilize
I felt like we could utilize our inside game. I thought Sarah Elliott played a beautiful first half. She knocked down some shots and had a nice touch around the glass.
good job others stepping
Carly did a good job stepping up and competing. Some others didn't.
game job knew nice proud sticking tough
We knew Chattanooga would be a tough team. I was very proud of the way we responded. I thought we did a nice job of sticking to our game plan.