Ricky Leonard Stokes (born March 29, 1962) is an American athletics administrator and former men's college basketball coach who is currently the associate commissioner of men's basketball for the Mid-American Conference. (wikipedia)
We were pleased with the win. Hopefully this will give us some confidence as we look forward to a difficult game against UNC Wilmington on Saturday.
Despite our mark on the road, I think we are playing better each game. I don't think the record shows the progress we have seen as coaches on the floor.
It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.
Both teams have had difficulty scoring, and we can't let them go to the line 38 times. I thought they were a little quicker to the ball than we were.
UTEP is a balanced club and presents a lot of problems. Since they are new to the conference, they may not be as well known in the area, but they are a solid club.
I know it was a big game mentally. Leaving a program, like Wake Forest, I'm sure he had a lot of great memories and I'm sure he wanted to play well.
He gives us a lot of energy and an opportunity to rest some guys.
They took care of the ball well, and their rebounding killed us.
The kids didn't fold. We came back and continued to compete.
We knew they were great in transition and we tried to get back as quickly as possible. We wanted them to take outside shots and stand around, and we wanted to be able to get the rebound.