His father was a post player; he's a skill player. He can play multiple positions, and he can shoot the basketball.

He was a junior, I was a senior.

We wish Cedric the best. He is a young man who put in a tremendous amount of hard work and effort in representing St. John's basketball.

Our schedule allows us to play our traditional local rivals, as well as some national powers, before we get into the conference schedule, ... We travel to Duke and Virginia Tech, play a full slate at the Garden and play in the Holiday Festival. This will give St. John's fans a great opportunity to follow our team, which features a lot of new faces this year.

They're a very, very, very good team. They deserve to be No. 1, no doubt about that.

We got frustrated. Duke does that to you. We tried to keep our composure, but we're a young team and this is a tough environment.

We did a good job of staying with them in the first half. In the second half, we had too many turnovers that led to too many baskets that they didn't earn. As long as we compete like that, we'll be all right.

I think that's a nice compliment to these guys and their effort. I like my team.

They've got so much athletic ability. They can go outside and pressure the ball. Not too many teams can keep my guards in check because my guys are quick. But they did a good job keeping them out of the lane.