St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John's Men's Basketball vs. Chaminade
11/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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St. John's Head Coach Chris Mullin...
On the significance of today's win:
"Obviously, a win makes the long flight home a little more bearable and enjoyable. It was important [for us] to be able to bounce back like we did and respond to adversity. I think after the first night we took a step [in the right direction], and today we were rewarded for that."
On Chaminade:
"A lot of credit goes to Chaminade. They were a very skilled team [that] plays beautifully together. They play a really nice style and they're always in the game because they shoot the ball so well."
On the comfort level of getting into a shootout:
"I'm all into sharing the ball and playing free. I think that's a beautiful way to play. Until we have more bodies, we have to be somewhat diligent how we do things, but long term I think that's the way to play basketball."
On learning freshman forward Kassoum Yakwe is eligible to play:
"Great news and I'm happy for him. He's grateful for everything. He works very hard and is a great teammate."
On the takeaways from the trip to Maui:
"I think it's good for the guys to be together as far as bonding goes. Playing against really high-level talent with big, athletic bodies was good for our guys. Every experience for us is going to be marked up as a way to help us build [the program]."
Freshman Guard Federico Mussini...
On his 3-point shooting:
"Everybody on the team knows to shoot when their open so it's just about confidence. Sometimes shots don't go in, but we have to keep shooting and [keep] believing in ourselves."
On the importance of going home with a victory:
"It's really important [to leave Maui with a win]. [There is a] difference between 3-3 and 4-2. We lost against two really good teams, but we improved every day since we've got here and that's the important thing."
