Syracuse Player Quotes
Kristof Ongenaet, Jr., F
On defense and rebounding:
“I try to get rebounds and keep the play alive. Obviously, we make enough points, so I try to keep the play going for my teammates. I think I achieved my goal tonight.”
On coming into the game 1 minute in:
“It wasn’t that much of a surprise. As a sixth or seventh man, you always have to be ready. I was ready in the beginning of the game and I did what I could out there.”
On his adjustments to big time basketball for a junior college.
“It has been challenging, definitely. Junior college was faster and not that technical. But in
Donte' Greene, Fr., F
On outscoring them in the paint:
“We tried to get Arinze [Onuaku] the ball down in the paint. He had a good night in the paint. This was a bad game for us because we were trying to get out of here and go home. I think I left last night because I had a bad game.”
On the timing of this break:
“It definitely came at a good time. After losing Eric [Devendorf], it is a good time to gather ourselves. We put together a nice three-game winning streak, now we can go home, clear our heads and get ready for the BIG EAST.”
On entering the BIG EAST conference play:
“We feel good about our team. Obviously, Coach Boeheim is never going to say that we are good or ready. He doesn’t get us down but he always keeps us focused. He tells us what we need to work on, and we do have a lot to work on. He’s a Hall of Fame coach so whatever he says, we do.”
