Josh Peppers Quotations

Some of the seniors are starting to realize that they've only got a couple of games left. They don't want to leave their senior year without a winning season.

My mind was spinning. I didn't know what to do.

It feels good to be home and be in front of my family and friends, but I think it was more important for me to step up for my teammates and be an energizer offensively or defensively. Offense was the thing going for me today, but I'll do whatever it takes to get a championship.

That was one of the big issues going into this tournament -- everyone was saying that we haven't won our own tournament. I think it's something that we should have won easily.

We just couldn't execute -- those guys were executing their offense and getting points out of it and we weren't. That was the difference in the game.

Those are big shoes to fill, losing J. Rose. It showed in the deficit in this game. He brings a lot to this team, and I feel like if we had him amongst us, we could have had a different outcome.

We did a lot of things this year that we could have worked harder on. There were a couple of games we shouldn't have lost. Next year I hope we come back with a little more effort on and off the court, just a better attitude about working harder.

Different opportunities are put in front of you that might be a tad bit better for you. People don't get everything they want in life. You try to make the best out of what you have.

Coach wanted us to go out and make sure we had a strong, strong defensive game. We tried to do that.

This is a fire that we have to start. We've done great things in practice, but it has to carry over?We have to learn to keep having that kind of effort for an entire game.

It was effort. Marshall came out with good effort and that determined the game.

That's some big shoes to fill. He brings a lot to the team. I feel like if we had him, we would have had a different outcome.