PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

March 11, 2021

Jaelen House

Arizona State Sun Devils

Postgame Press Conference

Oregon - 91, Arizona State - 73

Q. I wanted to ask just the leadership of Remy Martin and how you felt you guys learned and got everything from him here in his final year at ASU?

JAELEN HOUSE: What do you mean? Can you explain your question a little bit better please?

Q. I want to like -- what did you guys take from him throughout this season just from the perspective of a younger player like yourself?

JAELEN HOUSE: Just being a leader and going out and showing that you're the best player out on the floor, just things like that and just him being the top dog and obviously that's somewhere where I want to be, so just staying and listening to what everything he has to say.

Q. Wanted your thoughts about how your game really progressed from last year to this year and how you feel about the way that you're playing overall right now?

JAELEN HOUSE: My offense is better this year, but that's all I've been my whole life I'm not just a defensive player like how y'all be putting it out there to be, that's not how I am. But next year I feel like I'll be able to be a better offensive player, because two of our big players are leaving and I just feel like I'll be able to shine with my other teammates.

Q. It's obviously noted your defense that you just bring to the court, the energy that you bring to the court. How do you feel that the team started to respond to that just even in the second half of the season with all the challenges that you guys had?

JAELEN HOUSE: It helped a lot because this season was very draining. Every day we got to get COVID testing, every day is just something, something, something, or we might not have any games that week. It was very hard for us to like stay engaged after like -- so I feel look I gave us a little jump with my defense.

Q. Obviously you had a nice win yesterday and do you feel like that this team kind of left it all out there and you gave it everything you had?

JAELEN HOUSE: Are you talking about yesterday or today?

Q. I'm talking about at least you put up a fight yesterday to give you a chance to play today and just did that game coming into this game show the fight that you guys have in you?

JAELEN HOUSE: Yeah, we do have fight, it was just too much today, we didn't have our full potential and we played with seven, eight guys last night, we played, we all played 25 plus minutes so it's kind of hard to come out the next night, when they have fresh legs and play.