St. Bonaventure Student-Athlete Quotes
Kris Joseph, Sophomore, Forward
On his career-high 17 points
"It definitely feels good to have my career high, but its not what I go out and play for. I just play for my team and my coach."
On his feeling coming into the game
"A year under my belt has helped a lot. I learned a lot last year and from the summer 6 a.m. workouts with Ryan Cabiles and Coach (Sims) and that just prepared me for the season.
On handling the physical play of opposing teams
"I don’t expect teams to be afraid of us anymore. We are number five in the nation, but teams aren't going to be afraid. They want to beat us even more now than when we were unranked. Teams are going to come at us a lot harder so we are just going to come out with that in mind."
Andy Rautins, Senior, Guard
On the flagrant foul by St. Bonaventure
"Well, he just came down and hit me with a closed fist. I let the ref know, but I kind of felt sick the rest of the game. There was not much I could do about it after that."
Scoop Jardine, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard
On whether the team changes with Arinze Onuaku on the bench
"No, we don’t change. We hold it up for him. We have Rick (Jackson) down there doing a great job but we have to get him (Onuaku) better, he is a big part of our game."
On the final non-conference game before BIG EAST play
"We are trying to get a win. I hear that they are a scrappy team just like St. Bonaventure and that is something that will help us prepare for the BIG EAST."
On BIG EAST play close to beginning
"That is what we wait for the whole year. It doesn’t get any easier. It just gets harder, but I think we are ready for that."
