Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Quotes
Chattanooga at No. 8 Michigan
Chrysler Arena – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018

Head Coach Lamont Paris
Overall thoughts on the game:
"We had some possessions where I thought we did what we wanted to do, defensively.  They were small stretches, but we did have some possessions where we had a plan, we executed it, we got them to take the shot that we wanted.

"I just think it was a good experience for guys to see what a solid, good team is.  What they are about, how they compete and how they go ab out their business." 

On the play of Kevin Easley in the second half:}
"I thought tonight was better.  I thought tonight was more efficient.  I haven't looked at the stat sheet, but I will bet it was one of his more efficient games.  He has played well at times.  Other times, even games when he has scored, it has been a volume scorer.  That is not a negative about him, but today I thought he was really efficient.  I thought his shot selection was good.  More so than his shot selection, his preparation was really good.  He was ready to make plays." 

On moving forward into a three-game home stand:
"Nothing specific, just getting better.  We will fine-tune more.  Look at what we did well and look at what we didn't do well.  We are constantly evaluating that and trying to work on those things and get better at those things.

"I thought we did some things today that we specifically had addressed, which is encouraging to see guys make changes in what they are doing."

Kevin Easley – Fr.-F
On his play in the game
"I didn't really have a good first half but they (teammates) kept encouraging me.  Coach Paris said to just stick to the game plan, and I did.  I had a successful second half, but we didn't win as a team and that is all that matters. 

On playing at the level
"It was a great experience for us as a whole.  We really needed it.  We have a young group of guys in our first year, so us getting to experience that is big time.  Coach Paris is really trying to move Chattanooga up and make a lot of improvements.  I love where the program is heading right now and we will continue working hard and getting better."

Thomas Smallwood – Sr.-C
On taking positives from the game:
"It is hard to tell from the court, but coach was telling us we did some positive stuff on the defensive end at some moments.  Se we have to go back and look at that and see how we can be more consistent."

On playing in this atmosphere:
"It was an awesome experience.  We were all looking forward to it. I think that is why we play the game.  We were expecting just about that.  It was a packed arena.  It was a great feeling.  It was one of those situations where you want to show what you can do as a team.  We did that to a certain extent.  As far as the atmosphere, it was something we will all remember for the rest of our lives.  It was a good experience."