Quotes by Marcel Jones

“It means a whole lot when we look in the mirror every day. I dont know why its happening. We just have to execute when we need to.”

“The problem is we play our best basketball when we get our backs against the wall. We didnt have our focus and energy coming out the second half.”

“It was the flow of the game. Players thought they could score and make jump shots. But it wasnt working. We should have gotten the ball down low. Well look at tape and see what went wrong and make adjustments from there.”

“It seems the problem with us. We didnt come out with our focus or our energy.”

“I think it was just the flow of the game and players felt like they could score and make the jump shots. But it wasnt working and maybe we shouldve probably got the ball down low.”

“Its their home court, we make 28 turnovers, and we lost by four. I dont know if their [No. 10] ranking is all its cracked up to be.”

“It was a good shot. He just missed.”

“I think were a different type of team with (Washington). Not taking anything from Lamar and Jason ... I just think we run more.”

“As long as he can carry us, Ill jump on for the ride. We dont have a superstar on the team right now, but hes definitely stepped up and making it hard for defenses. Hes a big-time player. He wants the ball down the stretch.”

“Wes has always been a competitor. Hes had a couple setbacks with his career. I knew Wes could play. It was a matter of getting him in shape and on the court. He runs the team well. People feed off his energy and natural leadership ability.”