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...
ball care took
They took care of the ball well, and their rebounding killed us.
basketball credit effort great memphis proud team
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.
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.
assistant coach great maybe rick
Rick was a great teammate. Rick is doing well. Who knows, maybe he will need an assistant coach one day.
added crowd tremendous
I couldn't be any more pleased. I thought our crowd was terrific. I thought they added to the atmosphere, which was tremendous today.
great job playing sam
Sam has done a great job for us this year. He is not playing like 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.
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.
balanced club known presents problems since solid
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.
fairly final good half needed physical
We were not as physical in the first half as we needed to be. We got out to a fairly good start, but didn't play well in the final 10 minutes.
cutting effort kids lost mistakes proud
We are disappointed that we lost but I am proud of the effort the kids gave. I think we are cutting back on our mistakes and progressing each game.
area bumps continue easy elected forward improve last looking statistics team
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.
along brand exciting forward fun hard looking team winning
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.
given lead night number players
We have a number of players that can go out on any given night and lead us in scoring.