St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John’s vs. No. 20/17 Providence
St. John’s Head Coach Mike Anderson, senior center Joel Soriano, junior forward David Jones and junior guard Posh Alexander spoke with the media following a 73-68 win over No. 20/17 Providence at Madison Square Garden on Saturday
St. John’s Head Coach Mike Anderson
Opening Statement…
“It was a good day on Johnnies Day. Our guys played good basketball for 40 minutes. We finished off the game and were good defensively. I thought we were connected defensively and offensively, we were all on the same page. It was good, balanced scoring against a really good Providence team. It was a good job by our team that started and that came off the bench. Providence was not going to go away, but we’ve been there before, and I was glad to see the response our guys had. “
On the team’s performance late in the game…
“These guys played good basketball today. They played well defensively and offensively. We shared the ball. We dialed in on Noah Locke… These guys deserved it, and they got over the hump.”
On free-throw shooting against Providence…
“We got the right guys up to the line. The key is getting to the line. It’s something that we work on and it was nice to see it in the game. Hopefully, we continue to shoot free throws well.”
Senior Center Joel Soriano
On the team’s mindset with the BIG EAST Tournament approaching…
“We are just taking it game-by-game. When we get to the tournament, we will be ready.”
Senior Center David Jones
On returning since the loss of his father…
“Not everyone knows this, but my dad was the one that taught me how to play basketball. I wanted to make him proud. I woke up today and thought, ‘let’s do it.’”
On his mindset ahead of today’s game…
“I just wanted to play in my dad’s name and I just wanted to win for him. I was going to do anything it took to win this game and I will do whatever it takes to win the other games as well.”
Senior Center Posh Alexander
On pumping up the crowd…
“That was a big play. When it caused a timeout, I felt like we had them. All I wanted to do was get the crowd in it and get them screaming.”
Opening Statement…
“It was a good day on Johnnies Day. Our guys played good basketball for 40 minutes. We finished off the game and were good defensively. I thought we were connected defensively and offensively, we were all on the same page. It was good, balanced scoring against a really good Providence team. It was a good job by our team that started and that came off the bench. Providence was not going to go away, but we’ve been there before, and I was glad to see the response our guys had. “
On the team’s performance late in the game…
“These guys played good basketball today. They played well defensively and offensively. We shared the ball. We dialed in on Noah Locke… These guys deserved it, and they got over the hump.”
On free-throw shooting against Providence…
“We got the right guys up to the line. The key is getting to the line. It’s something that we work on and it was nice to see it in the game. Hopefully, we continue to shoot free throws well.”
Senior Center Joel Soriano
On the team’s mindset with the BIG EAST Tournament approaching…
“We are just taking it game-by-game. When we get to the tournament, we will be ready.”
Senior Center David Jones
On returning since the loss of his father…
“Not everyone knows this, but my dad was the one that taught me how to play basketball. I wanted to make him proud. I woke up today and thought, ‘let’s do it.’”
On his mindset ahead of today’s game…
“I just wanted to play in my dad’s name and I just wanted to win for him. I was going to do anything it took to win this game and I will do whatever it takes to win the other games as well.”
Senior Center Posh Alexander
On pumping up the crowd…
“That was a big play. When it caused a timeout, I felt like we had them. All I wanted to do was get the crowd in it and get them screaming.”