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POSTGAME QUOTES: ST. JOHN’S VS. UCONN
St. John’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Pitino and senior forward Zuby Ejiofor spoke to the media after falling at UConn on Wednesday
Head Coach Rick Pitino
Opening statement…
“Give [UConn] all the credit. They played a great game. That’s probably only happened to me two times in my career. Once was my first year at Kentucky when we went into Fog Allen at Kansas. I was playing with a very much inferior team and some walk-ons, not with this type of team. So, it’s all on me. I’m very disappointed in our performance offensively, especially sharing the ball, moving the ball. So, it’s all on me, but we’ll get ready for Villanova.”
On the road ahead…
“We’re still playing for a [BIG EAST] championship. It doesn’t matter whether you lose by one or 40, the league championship’s still at stake. Obviously, we got to make our corrections and move on.”
On the performance…
“All I know is we didn’t play good offense. We did things that we’ve never done. And again, that’s something I got to question about myself, and I will question it because the team did not do the things we’ve done in the last 13 games. Give them credit. We’ll move on.”
Senior forward Zuby Ejiofor
On how he hurt his lip…
“Went up for a block, got elbowed, and my teeth caught my lip a little bit.”
On the loss…
“I don’t know. I couldn’t tell you, honestly. I’ve never been through that experience.”
On physicality…
“That’s always been our calling card. I felt like when teams were able to make more on us, we’re able to respond in a positive way, but tonight was not what I was expecting at all.”
On his mindset…
“This loss is one that you really want to forget and move on to the next opponent because Villanova is a great team as well. So, championship-level teams respond in a positive way, and my job is to make sure that we are a lot more prepared for the next opponent than we were tonight.”
Opening statement…
“Give [UConn] all the credit. They played a great game. That’s probably only happened to me two times in my career. Once was my first year at Kentucky when we went into Fog Allen at Kansas. I was playing with a very much inferior team and some walk-ons, not with this type of team. So, it’s all on me. I’m very disappointed in our performance offensively, especially sharing the ball, moving the ball. So, it’s all on me, but we’ll get ready for Villanova.”
On the road ahead…
“We’re still playing for a [BIG EAST] championship. It doesn’t matter whether you lose by one or 40, the league championship’s still at stake. Obviously, we got to make our corrections and move on.”
On the performance…
“All I know is we didn’t play good offense. We did things that we’ve never done. And again, that’s something I got to question about myself, and I will question it because the team did not do the things we’ve done in the last 13 games. Give them credit. We’ll move on.”
Senior forward Zuby Ejiofor
On how he hurt his lip…
“Went up for a block, got elbowed, and my teeth caught my lip a little bit.”
On the loss…
“I don’t know. I couldn’t tell you, honestly. I’ve never been through that experience.”
On physicality…
“That’s always been our calling card. I felt like when teams were able to make more on us, we’re able to respond in a positive way, but tonight was not what I was expecting at all.”
On his mindset…
“This loss is one that you really want to forget and move on to the next opponent because Villanova is a great team as well. So, championship-level teams respond in a positive way, and my job is to make sure that we are a lot more prepared for the next opponent than we were tonight.”