Nile Murray is an extremely talented player. Although their record doesn't show it, they're a very talented team.

Their offensive rebounds were the back-breaker. You have to give Slaughter great credit. (SDSU) is an extremely talented team and you can't give away so many possessions to them without bad things happening.

We played pretty well against them, but we didn't have any answers for (MWC player of the year) Brandon Heath. They're an unbelievably talented team, a team playing with a lot of confidence. We'll start with Michael Harrison on Heath, and hopefully we can make him take tough shots.

BYU is a good team playing with a lot of confidence right now.

We have to defend our home court. That's critical. Every team says that. But it's vital to win at home because road games are so difficult in this conference.

Alton is a mature, explosive player. He can play three different positions and will bring toughness, rebounding and basketball savvy to the team. He can be an offensive force for us.