NC Central Head Coach LeVelle Moton
On playing in the Smith Center…
“First and foremost, it was a great opportunity to come in here. We understand the respect level that we have for the University of North Carolina… I have a tremendous amount of respect for this place.”
On Caleb Wilson…
“Caleb Wilson is absolutely incredible. If there’s anyone better in the country, I’ve got to see that for myself, because this kid is remarkable.”UNC Head Coach Hubert Davis
On having zero turnovers in the second half…
“It’s something that we talk about, and I talk about to them every day, the importance of making the easy play. I give them every slogan you know, make the easy play, make routine plays routinely. We don’t need home runs. We just need singles. Simple. Simple works perfectly — everything, and try to get them to understand that it’s important for us to get shots and not turn the ball over.”
On the team’s ability to block shots…
“I mean, it’s real…if they don’t block a shot, their ability to alter shots is huge for us. So when guys get into the lane, it’s not easy to be able to finish around there. I think they do a good job of staying out of foul trouble. But it’s not just those two. I mean, Jarin is 6 ’10. We’ve talked about our positional size, so even our guards are 6’5, 6’6, and so it’s really helped us out defensively.”
On Derek Dixon and this year’s freshman class…
“I’m amazed at these freshmen, how comfortable they are. I was not that way as a freshman. I really didn’t want any part out there on the floor. I wasn’t ready. I’m glad coach Lebo was my senior and I was sitting the bench, because I just wasn’t ready. But Derek is someone who’s very confident in his game, and obviously he can shoot the basketball, but I think he’s done a nice job handling the ball and defending and getting our team into the offense, and he has so much room to improve as well.”
On shutting down Gage Lattimore…
“It wasn’t just one defender, it was a number of guys on him, and I felt like everyone had their antennas up when he had the ball, and knew that a lot of their actions ended with him getting some type of screen to get free from three. He got a couple clean looks, but pretty much, he had to really work hard, and they were contested, and so overall, I thought we did a good job on him.”
On hosting Onyx Williams and his family at tonight’s game…
“It was great being able to spend time with him. My hope is that he had a lot of fun tonight. But more importantly, my hope is that he can come to more games, and it was great to share that moment with him.”
