Christian Maraker Quotations

There are changes every year, different personalities. This year, we're pretty close to each other compared to other teams. Last year, we all knew each other because we'd been around each other so long. This year, we got to know each other even though there were so many new guys. I was excited to have all these new guys come in. It was a challenge but refreshing to start again.

He was unbelievable. Johnny can do that. It was awesome to watch.

He enjoys playing Davis. He has three more years to do it, so they better watch out.

He's been solid for us all year. He's always being physical out there, and I think he's probably the most physical guy we have.

I always expected us to be good. I just didn't know how many games it would take for us to come together. It's been an amazing run.

I thought we had it. We were so close, and then they just snatched it out of our hands.

That was an awesome feeling. We had the crowd behind us, and I just had so much adrenaline going through me.

Yeah, it was good. We had a lot of motivation.

When they double me, it creates driving lanes for Esparza. He's been real aggressive the last two games, and pretty soon they're not going to sag off him as much. That will open things up for me.

There are a lot of people out there that want to beat us. We have this target on our backs, so we have to be ready for anything.

This was definitely an important game. If we had lost, we would be third in the conference and Long Beach would be second. This was a big week for us, and I'm glad we finished it off.

This one has a little more weight than all the other ones. This is the big one. It's a great honor.

I've been trying to be more aggressive. My teammates are telling me they're going to get me the ball if I stay aggressive and post up, and I'm getting more and more comfortable with it.

They all feel great. This one is special in its own way.

It was awesome playing out there, everyone stepping up.

For me, first place is comfortable. It feels like home a little bit. We've gotten used to that feeling. We expect that here now.

It's the best effort in a while. We've shown it at some points earlier, but today, the whole game was one of the better ones.

It's going to be just like the last two years with the Big East schools trying to be physical with us. I think that's something we're going to have to deal with, so we just have to be ready for it.

I didn't have my best offensive game, but everyone came in and contributed in their own way.