Penn State vs. Nicholls State
Post-Game Quotes
Head Coach Ed DeChellis
On the Game
“I think for us 29 assists is very, very important. I thought we shared the ball well. I think our two guys in the backcourt, Ben (Luber) and David Jackson, had 15 assists together and only two turnovers so that was a very good night.”
“I think it is important to develop confidence. That’s why we’ve played a couple of things at home and tried to get us going and guys to have a good feeling. It’s easier to come to practice tomorrow. But, we’re not fools gold either. We’ve got a lot of work to do and we’ve got to play a lot better. But, I think its been a good start for us and hopefully guys are gaining some confidence.”
On Freshman Jamelle Cornley
“He runs the floor. He’s a strong kid. He posts up hard and he wants the ball in the there. I think Jamelle is doing a pretty good job of figuring out where he can be effective, and that’s transition offense, running and posting up. I think he and Milos played well together and complimented each other pretty well tonight.”
“Jamelle didn’t really practice yesterday at all because he had a bad calf thing. So, I’m very excited about what he did with limited practice time.”
What’s it like to have a bench
‘It’s very, very important. I just hope those young kids just keep doing what they’re doing and keep playing with confidence because we’re going to need guys.”
On Penn State’s next opponent Long Island
“They are very athletic. They have all five starters back from last year, plus a guy that was hurt. They got beat at home by Columbia last night, which they played like we played the first half of our game with Cornell, very tight. They’ve got good players. They finished strong last year. They’ve got some good strong post kids. I think it will be a good test for us, maybe the best of the three we played so far.”
Milos Bogetic, Freshman Forward
On the Bench play
“We all talked about our roles on the team and we all agreed who should start and who should come off the bench, so we don’t have any problems with that. I agreed with Coach to start on the bench and I’m fine with that. I’m just trying to help the team as a much as I can.”
On his rebounding
“That is something me and the coaches have worked very hard on the past weeks. We all agreed who should do some things on the team and they told me I’m supposed to play defense and rebound the ball and do what I can on offense. So, I’ve committed to rebounding and playing defense.”
David Jackson, Junior Guard
On the game
“We wanted to come out more aggressive and be patient on offense. Against Cornell we were rushing and trying to push the tempo a little to much. We felt in this game we could push the tempo and be under control, so it flowed a little better.”
On the bench play
“That just shows me we can go nine or 10 deep if we have to. Everybody is working hard in practice and when it comes to game time are able to step in no problem.”
What are you doing for the Holiday
“We’re having Thanksgiving dinner at Coach DeChellis’s house.”