Derek Wright Quotes (9 Quotes)

We had no intent to harm anyone or do any damage or anything. We thought maybe the smell would last a couple of days but it ended up lasting longer than that.

I'm very pleased with our effort--with our attitude. I think we've turned the corner.

Coach talked about how much we had to take care of the ball. Once we got over some of the things early in the game and put our minds to it, we made it happen.

We didn't even think at all about that. Our coaches worry about that. We just went out there and played.

Certainly with our team he is not flying under the radar. We know he brings a lot of energy and toughness. Scott has the ability to be a combination guy. Next year you'll see that. But his staple is outworking people, getting offensive rebounds, tipping and diving for loose balls.

I thought that we had a lot of energy tonight, but I'm not sure that we played under control and smart when we had to. That's my responsibility. I think that they were kids and they got caught up in the moment and I didn't get them under control.

I think we're playing our best ball down the stretch here. I think we're getting good guard play. We're taking good care of the basketball. We're playing stingy defense. I think if we continue this way, we have a shot for a home game. But I think that we'll be fine, no matter where we go if we finish well.

You have to give them credit. They pressured us a lot more and didn't allow us to do what we wanted to do, use our forwards and go from the inside out.

You have to give coach Sherman and their seniors credit. A couple of their veterans stepped up when they had to and that's what you have to do in these kinds of games.