University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Basketball/NIT Postgame Quotes
Mar 16, 2005 | Men's Basketball
March 16, 2005
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"I said before the game that usually, in a game like this, you're going to get 2,500 people. But (I told the team) you're going to see eight or nine thousand people out there. Why? Because we play so hard and they want to see us play. They are proud of you because of how hard you play. Now let's go out and just play the way we play. And that's what we did."
"Understand that they (Northeastern) did not have their best player. That's why the game kind of got to where it was. You're talking 25 points and seven and a half assists per game. But I'm proud. We're passing the ball (well) and every guy on the team helped us today."
"This next game is an ACC team and Seth Greenberg was Coach of the Year in the ACC. It's going to be the challenge of challenges for us."
"(The ovation for Darius) was great. I kind of figured that our fans would do that. What they saw is that he wants to win. That's the number one thing."
Northeastern Head Coach Ron Everhart
"My first impression (from looking at the game's box score) proves the fact that we turned the ball over way too much. Their offensive rebounds really hurt us. You got to give their big guys credit -- (Arthur) Barclay especially in the first half. He had all 10 of his points in the first, and that really made a difference."
"The Tigers are playing well. Their guys off the bench are giving great minutes, and the team is rebounding the ball well, especially their wing guys. That's Cal being a great coach. We were playing against a guy who is a hall of fame basketball coach."
"In our end, it's tough to play without your leading scorer."
