University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis-LeMoyne-Owen Postgame Quotes
Nov 08, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2004
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"We had a fully taped pre-game shootaround today, and we went an hour and 15 minutes hard going over defense and offensive rebounding. Then, we watched the tape of the CBU game over dinner today and they responded. I thought they were very unselfish, played with great energy, and we executed much better."
"We still have a couple of guys were aren't up to snuff and where they need to be but I thought we were really aggressively going after them and that's all I'm asking right now. We're still sloppy at times. We had 16 turnovers and a bunch of them were unforced. But I think we're getting to where guys are understanding their roles a little bit better and are getting more comfortable with their roles and that's what we need."
"I thought both of the freshmen did pretty good tonight. I think Darius is going a great job of pushing the ball, and he's getting better every game in making some plays and getting the ball to people where they can score and not getting himself in trouble. Joey did a much better job of doing what we're trying to get him to do, but he's still not there. Now we have to see what he can do in tomorrow's practice and practice the next day. It's all a process."
LeMoyne-Owen Head Coach Jerry Johnson
"I decided I was going to retire a year ago. Recruiting has gotten really tough on the Division 2 level. It is hard to get good players. I have been at LeMoyne-Owen for 42 years."
"I don't have a point guard. That is one thing that hurt us and we used a lot of new players tonight. They are juniors, but they have not been in my program before. They are like freshman to me. They come from these other smaller junior colleges. Benjamin Mitchum and Andre Davis are the only older guys in my program. They are going to improve. They just have to work more together."
