Kentucky-Georgia Postgame Quotes

KENTUCKY BASKETBALL POSTGAME QUOTES
11 KENTUCKY VS. GEORGIA
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
JANUARY 24, 2026

Kentucky Quotes

Head Coach Kenny Brooks

Opening Statement…

“Obviously disappointed, I really don’t know how I feel about the game. It’s kind of a strange situation trying to prep for this opportunity, I don’t really know how I feel about our kids right now. I do appreciate their effort, they’re extremely tired. We’re one of the last teams who hasn’t had a bye yet, and obviously with Teonni’s injuries it forces a lot more minutes. Tonight, we were a step slow to the basketball. We got our hands on some balls that we normally grab, and in a game like this you have to have some winning plays. We’ve had three straight games we’ve gone to the fourth quarter down one possession and we just run out of gas. We’re close, it’s a long season, sometimes you have to shift your immediate goals to try to get better, and that’s what we’re going to do. We have a long-awaited break, and we’ll use that time to practice and try to get better.”

On adjusting immediate goals and team confidence…

“We can’t lose confidence in who we are. There is a lot of parody in this league. The main thing is to get our confidence back and understand who we can be and who we are.”

On Teonni’s recovery…

“There’s a lot more optimism now than compared to what I saw when she went down that day. She’s been doing some shooting and drills, so we’re going to take it as slow as possible to make sure that she’s there for the long haul.”

On plans for the team’s bye week…

“It’s much needed, the players need rest, and I’m not giving up on them, nor are they giving up on each other. We’re not getting blown out by 35, we just got to figure it out and become a whole team again.”