All that is good with Atlantic 10 men’s basketball.
Jones, Colter earn weekly honors
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Butler sophomore Roosevelt Jones its men’s basketball Player of the Week and Duquesne freshman Derrick Colter its Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday for games played during the week of Dec. 10-16.
Jones, a 6-4 forward, recorded his fifth career double-double and was closing in on a rare triple-double when he fouled out late in regulation play in Butler’s 88-86 overtime win against No. 1 Indiana. He finished with 16 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, a game-high seven assists and two blocked shots earning “the best player on the floor” accolades from Bulldog coach Brad Stevens. The 12 rebounds and two blocked shots matched his career-highs for the O’Fallon, Ill., native, while the seven assists were a career-high. Jones turned in his impressive stat line while playing only 29 minutes.
Colter averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 assists in a split week for the Dukes. The guard scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to help Duquesne come back from a 15-point deficit to defeat West Virginia, 60-56. He converted back-to-back layups and handed out his seventh assist in the final 2:02 to turn a 53-53 tie into a six-point DU lead. The Forestville, Md., native also had two steals and five rebounds against the Mountaineers. He followed that with a team high 16 points and six assists.
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Hot-shooting Bonnies blow out Cleveland State
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure (6-3) scored a season-high 87 points, shot a season-best 54 percent from the floor and led by double figures for nearly 30 minutes Saturday afternoon in a blowout victory over visiting Cleveland State, 87-53, at the Reilly Center.
SBU’s Chris Johnson takes on role as senior leader
Imagine sitting out of basketball for one whole season then suffering an injury during the preseason the next year, limiting your ability to practice with the team.
That’s exactly what happened to St. Bonaventure’s senior forward Chris Johnson.
VCU rolls the Tide
RICHMOND, Va. — HAVOC was on full display as VCU suffocated Alabama in the full court and half court en route to a 73-54 victory, its fourth in a row. Senior Troy Daniels led four Rams in double-figures with 16 points with four treys, while sophomore Treveon Graham poured in 14 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Black & Gold forced the Crimson Tide into a season-high 18 turnovers and held them to just 18 first-half points.
Fordham rallies to defeat Princeton
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Pity the two games that follow today’s Fordham-Princeton game at the Barclays Center as part of the BROOKLYN Hoops Winter Festival for they will have a hard time being as exciting as the Rams-Tigers matchup. Trailing by ten with 3:42 left, Fordham battled back to defeat Princeton, 63-60, thanks to a Brooklyn native who took over the final four minutes of the game.
Dukes storm back to defeat West Virginia
PITTSBURGH – Jerry Jones scored 16 off the bench and Derrick Colter added 12 points and 7 assists to help Duquesne (6-4) erase a 15-point second half deficit and defeat West Virginia (4-4), 60-56 at CONSOL Energy Center.
The win was the fifth in six games for the Dukes.
Jones and Colter, who combined to score Duquesne’s last 19 points, were the difference in the school’s biggest comeback since erasing a 19-point second half deficit in a win over Radford on Dec. 6, 1997.
Dayton wins fourth straight, defeats Florida Atlantic, 81-56
DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton Flyers won their fourth straight game in an 81-56 win over the Florida Atlantic University Owls on Saturday night at UD Arena. Devin Oliver recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as four Flyers scored in double figures. Dayton improves to 8-2, while FAU is now 5-5.
Richmond tops the Hatters
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond men’s basketball team is off to its best start in 25 years, improving to 9-2 on the season with a 76-57 thumping of Stetson Saturday night at the Robins Center.
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Charlotte tops Kennesaw State for 10th win
KENNESAW, GA – Behind a 14-2 run over the final six and half minutes and two players in double-figures, the Charlotte 49ers (10-1) defeated Kennesaw State (1-8), 66-52, on the road for their 10th win.
“It was good victory today,” Charlotte coach Alan Major said. “It was a great way to bounce back after Friday’s game.”
La Salle falls at Bucknell
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The La Salle men’s basketball team fought to erase a first-half deficit but came up short in a 74-66 loss at Bucknell on Saturday night. Senior Ramon Gallowayhad a game-high 21 points, including 14 in the second half, for the Explorers, who had a five-game winning streak snapped in the game.
Billikens cruise past UT Martin
ST. LOUIS – The backcourt tandem of Jordair Jett andMike McCall Jr. combined for 31 points, and Saint Louis used a hot-shooting first half to dispose of UT Martin 73-51 Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena.
SLU to honor Larry Hughes with Donate Life Champion Award
ST. LOUIS – Former Saint Louis University guard Larry Hugheswill be recognized at halftime of Wednesday’s game vs. Eastern Illinois as the recipient of the Donate Life Champion Award, given in recognition of his support of organ, tissue and eye donation.
Wyatt reaches 1,000 in Temple win over Alcorn State
PHILADELPHIA – Needing 13 points to become Temple’s 49th player to reach 1,000 points in a career, senior Khalif Wyatt dropped a game-high 20 points Monday night to surpass the milestone, as he helped the Owls defeat Alcorn State, 63-46 in their opening game of the Chevrolet Gotham Classic. Senior swingman Scootie Randall helped Temple improve to 8-1 on the year by scoring 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Musketeers hold off Kent State
CINCINNATI – The Xavier Musketeers bounce back with a 62-55 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes Sunday afternoon at Cintas Center. Semaj Christon led the Musketeers with 18 points from 6-of-13 shooting from the field.
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