St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John’s Men’s Basketball at Providence
St. John's men’s basketball Head Coach Mike Anderson and graduate student forward Aaron Wheeler spoke with the media after an 83-73 defeat on the road at Providence
St. John’s Head Coach Mike Anderson
Opening statement...
“First of all, congratulations to Providence, Ed [Cooley] and his team. I thought in the second half they came out with good energy. The thing I was really disappointed in was the free-throw discrepancy, that was awful. ... [Providence] made plays. I thought [Nate] Watson in the second half was a big difference in the game. [Jared] Bynum did a good job controlling the floor. I have a disappointed locker room in there, but at the same time they got better. They played a team that was coming off of a tough loss. We knew we were going to get their best shot. [Providence] did what they were supposed to do on their home court and held serve. We will learn from it.”
On the offensive performance in the second half...
“… They went to a zone and we got a little stagnant from that standpoint. Other than that, we were just missing shots and lay-ups. They made 26 out of 30 free throws, we made eight out of 17. That’s a big difference in the game. We didn’t shoot particularly well in the second half against the zone. It was a good job on their part.
On what Providence did well defensively against Julian Champagnie...
“[Justin Minaya] did a good job of making [Julian Champagnie] work. … We always talk about how we can’t be a one or two man team.”
On other players stepping up against Providence…
“I thought you saw other guys benefit because [Julian Champagnie] was a target [on the offensive end]. [Aaron] Wheeler had a pretty good game for us, I thought Dylan [Addae-Wusu] did a nice job for us. Posh [Alexander] was getting into the lanes and spreading out their defensive.”
Graduate student forward Aaron Wheeler…
On what changed in the second half …
“We played with a lot of energy today, we just got a little stagnant in the second half. I definitely liked how we didn’t give up at end, regardless of what the score was. That showed a lot about our guys. That’s basketball, it’s two halves. We have to figure out how [to play] a complete game on the road. When games are close on the road it gets tough with the crowd. We just need to figure out how to put two halves together.”
Opening statement...
“First of all, congratulations to Providence, Ed [Cooley] and his team. I thought in the second half they came out with good energy. The thing I was really disappointed in was the free-throw discrepancy, that was awful. ... [Providence] made plays. I thought [Nate] Watson in the second half was a big difference in the game. [Jared] Bynum did a good job controlling the floor. I have a disappointed locker room in there, but at the same time they got better. They played a team that was coming off of a tough loss. We knew we were going to get their best shot. [Providence] did what they were supposed to do on their home court and held serve. We will learn from it.”
On the offensive performance in the second half...
“… They went to a zone and we got a little stagnant from that standpoint. Other than that, we were just missing shots and lay-ups. They made 26 out of 30 free throws, we made eight out of 17. That’s a big difference in the game. We didn’t shoot particularly well in the second half against the zone. It was a good job on their part.
On what Providence did well defensively against Julian Champagnie...
“[Justin Minaya] did a good job of making [Julian Champagnie] work. … We always talk about how we can’t be a one or two man team.”
On other players stepping up against Providence…
“I thought you saw other guys benefit because [Julian Champagnie] was a target [on the offensive end]. [Aaron] Wheeler had a pretty good game for us, I thought Dylan [Addae-Wusu] did a nice job for us. Posh [Alexander] was getting into the lanes and spreading out their defensive.”
Graduate student forward Aaron Wheeler…
On what changed in the second half …
“We played with a lot of energy today, we just got a little stagnant in the second half. I definitely liked how we didn’t give up at end, regardless of what the score was. That showed a lot about our guys. That’s basketball, it’s two halves. We have to figure out how [to play] a complete game on the road. When games are close on the road it gets tough with the crowd. We just need to figure out how to put two halves together.”