March 8, 2006

NO. 8 SEED TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

Head Coach Bobby Knight
On thoughts of this season young squad:
"Every season has its unique qualities, with its ups and downs, but we've had more downs than ups. You can go from very good to very bad and we are kind of in the middle right now."

On preparing players with pressure:
"I don't think anyone is going to get shot. It's not do or die."

On Martin Zeno's health:
"He needs to work on his shooting and he also has mechanical flaws that he needs to work on. "

Sophomore Guard Martin Zeno
On how this season has affected Coach Knight:
"He has been struggling because he is used to winning and the losing season has been hard on him."

Junior Forward Jarrius Jackson
On what his team learned from the Texas Tech game:
"We didn't play hard enough and we need to play harder and better offensively next time."

On thoughts of this year's season:
"We had high expectations, but the season has been up and down."

On how season has changed Coach
"He has been doing a lot of teaching because of the young newcomers to the team."