I thought tonight's crowd was huge. The crowd really helped. We've got two more home games against Conroe and College Park and I hope everyone comes out.

I thought a big key for us was that even though we didn't play well, we kept grinding and playing hard. If we would have made our free throws and gotten some more of our shots, our lead would have been 20 points instead of eight.

First of all, a lot of [players] go to college games. A lot of times they go to Maryland and Georgetown games. When Mason is playing [Old Dominion] or someone really good, they like to watch. This buzz has really started.

The quickness of the games and recognizing different fronts are the biggest differences between this and playing in college,

(Jeffers) did a good job of contacting and coming to a lot of our games. He developed a good relationship with a lot of our players and with our staff.

The States was almost like college for me - I got away from home and learned how to do things for myself. I had a base at Sea Island in Georgia and I decided to have a crack at the US Tour school.