Postgame Quotes - UCLA vs. Long Beach State (Nov. 11, 2022)
POSTGAME QUOTES
UCLA 93, Long Beach State 69
November 11, 2022
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
on Amari Bailey and David Singleton’s performances
“When you’ve got a guy with Amari’s ability – he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. My job is to try to get him acclimated (and) get his confidence going (and) to put him in situations where he can make plays. Obviously, he’s an elite player going at the rim. But, to me, the star of the game was Dave. No turnovers. Led us in rebounding. Led us in no bad shots.”
on how critical it was to have Singleton’s performance off the bench
“Huge. When you have a veteran player like Dave, he’s basically your sixth starter. Huge.”
on Tyger Campbell reaching 1,000 points via 3-pointer
“Well, he’s been working on (the 3-pointer) his whole career. Becoming a good shooter is a process. You have to stick with it. You have to be willing to make the adjustments (and) be coachable. Those that do improve. Those that don’t are insane because they have the same results. … I’m very happy for him.”
on David Singleton’s leadership
“Awesome. It’s been that way since I’ve been here, though. Dave started his sophomore year on that team that won 11 of 14 and almost won the Pac-12 his first year. I have never seen a team insert a guy into the lineup and turn their entire season around when we did that. He’s just a selfless guy and, obviously, he’s just an elite shooter. … If you would have told me at any point that Dave Singleton was going to lead my team in rebounding with nine, I would have lost that bet. He’s definitely the star of the game tonight for us. Clearly our leading defensive rebounder. Just a great, great kid. (He’s) got tremendous character.”
5th year guard David Singleton
on his hot start from 3-point range this season
“It’s just work over the summer. Just have to trust in my work. I’m working every day on my footwork and my pace. I just believe in myself. My coaches and teammates believe in me, so my confidence is up. That’s a big part of it.”
on his conditioning
“My conditioning is going to get better and better. Obviously, I’m playing more minutes than I’ve ever played. I just have to endure it and maintain focus because I never know. Some games, they might need me to play more minutes than this and I have to stay in focus and top shape.”
on his career-high nine rebounds
“Yeah, I figured out when I subbed out. It makes me feel good. I know that my work in the offseason is really paying off. I understand that nine rebounds is a career high, but that was the gameplan. I’m just following what the coach told me and that’s really all it is. The gameplan was defense and rebounding. I was just doing whatever it takes to get the win.”
Redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell
on what David Singleton adds to the team
“It’s his fifth year so he knows what to do. He gives us a lot of energy coming off the bench with the second group. He’s just a great player. He’s been rebounding a lot better for us this year. He’s a knock down shooter (and) led the Pac-12 the past two, three years, I think. We just know what he’s capable of. He’s a great player and can play both sides of the ball. We’re just encouraging him to keep playing and putting the shots up.”
on reaching 1,000 career points
“I didn’t know. No one told me. And then I was in the huddle and looked up and saw. I was obviously focused on what coach was saying, but it was a cool moment. I saw I joined like 60 players. That means a lot. Just the hard work that I’ve put in here. I don’t play for those things. It’s a cool accolade to have.”
Junior guard Jaylen Clark
on possibly finishing the season as the single-season deflections leader
“That means a lot. I have to control my aggressiveness sometimes. … That’s what I feed off of. That’s what the crowd feeds off of. … I just love doing it. I get enjoyment out of playing defense. That’s what I take pride in. I’m pretty sure I’ll (get) the single-season steals record. I already did the math. I gave myself a good start.”
Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson
opening remarks
“We got overwhelmed; I felt we could have played with them. We were hanging with them in the first couple of minutes. The pace took us back a bit. It forced us into unforced turnovers that were not typical by us. They got into a rhythm, and we couldn’t really disrupt that.”
on what they could have done differently
“Like I said, we were just a little bit overwhelmed. We had trouble keeping them off the boards – we couldn’t disrupt them. Also, defensively, they took us out of the game. Our turnovers gave them the lead, and it was pretty much downhill after that.”
UCLA 93, Long Beach State 69
November 11, 2022
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
on Amari Bailey and David Singleton’s performances
“When you’ve got a guy with Amari’s ability – he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. My job is to try to get him acclimated (and) get his confidence going (and) to put him in situations where he can make plays. Obviously, he’s an elite player going at the rim. But, to me, the star of the game was Dave. No turnovers. Led us in rebounding. Led us in no bad shots.”
on how critical it was to have Singleton’s performance off the bench
“Huge. When you have a veteran player like Dave, he’s basically your sixth starter. Huge.”
on Tyger Campbell reaching 1,000 points via 3-pointer
“Well, he’s been working on (the 3-pointer) his whole career. Becoming a good shooter is a process. You have to stick with it. You have to be willing to make the adjustments (and) be coachable. Those that do improve. Those that don’t are insane because they have the same results. … I’m very happy for him.”
on David Singleton’s leadership
“Awesome. It’s been that way since I’ve been here, though. Dave started his sophomore year on that team that won 11 of 14 and almost won the Pac-12 his first year. I have never seen a team insert a guy into the lineup and turn their entire season around when we did that. He’s just a selfless guy and, obviously, he’s just an elite shooter. … If you would have told me at any point that Dave Singleton was going to lead my team in rebounding with nine, I would have lost that bet. He’s definitely the star of the game tonight for us. Clearly our leading defensive rebounder. Just a great, great kid. (He’s) got tremendous character.”
5th year guard David Singleton
on his hot start from 3-point range this season
“It’s just work over the summer. Just have to trust in my work. I’m working every day on my footwork and my pace. I just believe in myself. My coaches and teammates believe in me, so my confidence is up. That’s a big part of it.”
on his conditioning
“My conditioning is going to get better and better. Obviously, I’m playing more minutes than I’ve ever played. I just have to endure it and maintain focus because I never know. Some games, they might need me to play more minutes than this and I have to stay in focus and top shape.”
on his career-high nine rebounds
“Yeah, I figured out when I subbed out. It makes me feel good. I know that my work in the offseason is really paying off. I understand that nine rebounds is a career high, but that was the gameplan. I’m just following what the coach told me and that’s really all it is. The gameplan was defense and rebounding. I was just doing whatever it takes to get the win.”
Redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell
on what David Singleton adds to the team
“It’s his fifth year so he knows what to do. He gives us a lot of energy coming off the bench with the second group. He’s just a great player. He’s been rebounding a lot better for us this year. He’s a knock down shooter (and) led the Pac-12 the past two, three years, I think. We just know what he’s capable of. He’s a great player and can play both sides of the ball. We’re just encouraging him to keep playing and putting the shots up.”
on reaching 1,000 career points
“I didn’t know. No one told me. And then I was in the huddle and looked up and saw. I was obviously focused on what coach was saying, but it was a cool moment. I saw I joined like 60 players. That means a lot. Just the hard work that I’ve put in here. I don’t play for those things. It’s a cool accolade to have.”
Junior guard Jaylen Clark
on possibly finishing the season as the single-season deflections leader
“That means a lot. I have to control my aggressiveness sometimes. … That’s what I feed off of. That’s what the crowd feeds off of. … I just love doing it. I get enjoyment out of playing defense. That’s what I take pride in. I’m pretty sure I’ll (get) the single-season steals record. I already did the math. I gave myself a good start.”
Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson
opening remarks
“We got overwhelmed; I felt we could have played with them. We were hanging with them in the first couple of minutes. The pace took us back a bit. It forced us into unforced turnovers that were not typical by us. They got into a rhythm, and we couldn’t really disrupt that.”
on what they could have done differently
“Like I said, we were just a little bit overwhelmed. We had trouble keeping them off the boards – we couldn’t disrupt them. Also, defensively, they took us out of the game. Our turnovers gave them the lead, and it was pretty much downhill after that.”