Q: Coming off of Saturday’s game with LCCC, what does that do for your confidence for the rest of the season?
A: It does a lot for our confidence. We have been practicing hard after coming back from break and really getting after it for three hours straight, going all out to get ready for this next semester. These games count a lot for your league games. It does a lot for our confidence. We are going into Wednesday with a good head on our shoulders. We are ready and focused. We have been practicing really hard.

Q: What was going through your mind when you made that tying 3-point shot?
A: We practice the play in practice every day. I just wanted to get he ball in bounds and I figured I could get it smacked back to me. My teammate Lloyd Hickinson smacked it back to me and I caught it a few feet behind the 3-point line and I let it go. It felt good and we tied the game up and went into overtime and the victory.

Q: You guys battled for the entire night, too?
A: I think we got into a shooting slump sometime during the game, which was bad. We got stop after stop on defense. Coach Joyce always told us if we aren’t playing very good offense, you have to get stops. We did and we battled on.

Q: How has your adjustment to college basketball been going?
A: It has been going great. There is a lot of stuff you need to learn. You have to be on time. You have to manage everything like books. Basketball is a lot more different. There is a lot more responsibility because you are on your own. It is really good and I think I have been doing a good job. I look forward to excelling more at this college and in basketball life.

Q: Baltimore is a big city?
A: It is a big, big city compared to this town. But I think this town helps me a lot. It keeps you focused on what you have to do, mainly basketball and books. I am just getting used to it and that is college life – you have to get used to it fast.

Q: What was it like growing up in Baltimore?
A: It was rough. There were a lot of influences and I easily could have gone the wrong way. Some coaches kept my head straight and helped me get through. It was a rough time. Coming down here, everybody knows everybody and it is peaceful. The town kind of warms your heart because you know you are safe. Baltimore is a rough town, one of the worst cities in the U.S., but it helped me. I grew through a lot of stuff that will help me through life.

Q: Coming to a small town has really been helpful then?
A: It has been helpful to me in that it made me humble myself to know that I was on a mission, which is to become the best college basketball player and work to get to the next level.