University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Basketball/NIT Postgame Quotes
Mar 24, 2005 | Men's Basketball
March 24, 2005
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"Jeremy Hunt plays hard and he really motivated this team. I'm really proud of the way he played and the way the rest of the team played. This team plays hard. This team is playing well."
"Let me say this to the fans. I don't know what we need to do, but we need that during our season. That's what we need. At halftime, if you're not out of your seats down low, we're letting everybody down low. I don't know what we do, but I know this, the fans enjoyed it. They grabbed onto this team. I'm just so happy for them for them to enjoy this. It's 11 o'clock at night, and I'm seeing kids in the stands, and I'm thinking, 'What is going on?'"
Vanderbilt Head Coach Kevin Stallings
"I am not so sure we don't know how to win games like this. I think tonight we were not good enough to win this game. Tonight Memphis was faster than us. They were able to take advantage of the game with their speed and quickness. For us to win the game, we needed it at a pace to where we could neutralize their speed and quickness."
"The end of the first half hurt us and when we got behind in the second half, we had to try to extend the floor, and that really plays into their favor. We were not going to sit back and play passively. We were trying to win the game."
