KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE, F ANDREW CARR, G KOBY BREA OFFICIAL POSTGAME Q&A:
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KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* Really terrific team we beat today. Huge fan of Dennis Gates and his team. We knew we had our hands full. Couldn't be more proud of our guys. They just kept moving on to the next play.
* Defense has improved a lot. Our guys are smart and they care. They've made a commitment to do this for each other. We're not perfect, but we're trending the right way. Otega and Collin did a great job on Grill. It was a two-man play on him.
* Our staff had a tremendous scout on them. Team effort by those guys. Really blessed to be working with this group of coaches.
* Freshmen were brilliant tonight in this environment, against this type of team. Those guys might have executed better than anyone on the team. Played aggressive, gave us a huge lift. My three young guys are not lacking for confidence, boldness.
* This was the Andrew Carr we envisioned when we signed him. He's been unbelievable lately. Was really physical today. A lot of big rebounds today when we needed them. Their big guy is a BIG guy, and Andrew held his own.
* We had a tough time finding our rhythm early, but during the first two media timeouts we leaned into our defense while trying to figure things out offensively. I knew we were OK because we were guarding and had that safety net until we figured things out on offense. Huge progress for our team that we can survive with our defense now.
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KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* Really terrific team we beat today. Huge fan of Dennis Gates and his team. We knew we had our hands full. Couldn't be more proud of our guys. They just kept moving on to the next play.
* Defense has improved a lot. Our guys are smart and they care. They've made a commitment to do this for each other. We're not perfect, but we're trending the right way. Otega and Collin did a great job on Grill. It was a two-man play on him.
* Our staff had a tremendous scout on them. Team effort by those guys. Really blessed to be working with this group of coaches.
* Freshmen were brilliant tonight in this environment, against this type of team. Those guys might have executed better than anyone on the team. Played aggressive, gave us a huge lift. My three young guys are not lacking for confidence, boldness.
* This was the Andrew Carr we envisioned when we signed him. He's been unbelievable lately. Was really physical today. A lot of big rebounds today when we needed them. Their big guy is a BIG guy, and Andrew held his own.
* We had a tough time finding our rhythm early, but during the first two media timeouts we leaned into our defense while trying to figure things out offensively. I knew we were OK because we were guarding and had that safety net until we figured things out on offense. Huge progress for our team that we can survive with our defense now.
