I took more of a leadership role this year. I push more of my teammates to get them better in practice. I've pretty much been a floor general.

We knew they were going to defend Andre hard. So I had to attack the basket.

Carrillo was the only coach who thought I had the potential to play. I really wasn't a good player in high school. I thought I was, until I came here.

It was nice that (Southern Utah) is close to Colorado. But mainly I chose it because they want to win… They like to push the ball up the court, just like they do here. They run a lot more sets, but it's a similar style.

This is one of the most focused teams I've had. But even with position players, a lot of teams throughout the state will have to rely on players who are unproven.

Fort Lewis told me they wanted me to walk on… they didn't think I was good enough (for a scholarship). I've kept that in the back of my mind ever since — my hometown didn't think I was good enough. I took that negative and turned it into a positive.

We couldn't pull away. To their credit, they played hard. But we kept our composure and didn't let them get the lead.

I'm still open to all schools. I've told them (recruiters) that right now I want to focus on just winning and they've respected that.

For four years he held that group together. If somebody can fill his shoes, then they'll be in good shape.