All that is good with Atlantic 10 men’s basketball.
Galloway and Dunham earn weekly awards
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named La Salle senior Ramon Galloway its men’s basketball Player of the Week and Butler freshman Kellen Dunham its Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday for games played during the week of Jan. 21-27.
Galloway played a critical role in lifting La Salle to two wins over ranked opponents last week, scoring a game-winner versus No. 9 Butler and registering a career-high 31 points at No. 19/16 VCU. The senior guard from Philadelphia scored the game-winning layup with 2.7 seconds left to beat the Bulldogs, 54-53, on Wednesday. He followed that with the career scoring output in the Siegel Center, hitting four 3-pointers, shooting 9-for-18 (.500) from the field and was nearly perfect 9-of-10 (.900) at the charity stripe, including 8-for-8 in the last two minutes of the close contest. Galloway was named to ESPN.com’s “Starting Five”, the top five players of the week nationally.
Dunham put together back-to-back double-figure scoring performances in Butler’s games against La Salle and Temple last week. The guard from Pendleton, Ind., had 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal in a career-high 37 minutes at La Salle. He then came off the bench with 17 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes to help the Bulldogs defeat Temple. Dunham hit five of six 3-point field goal attempts against Temple and cashed eight of 10 3-pointers on the week. He was the lone Butler player to score in double-figures in both games last week.
La Salle knocks off second straight ranked opponent; beats #19/16 VCU
RICHMOND, Va. – For the second time in as many games, the La Salle men’s basketball team has knocked off a ranked opponent. This time, the Explorers held steady through a second half run by the #19/16 VCU Rams and finished off one of the best weeks in recent history with a 69-61 win at the Siegel Center in front of a national television audience on Saturday night.
UD defeats the Dukes
DAYTON — Led by five players in double figures, the University of Dayton men’s basketball team defeated the Duquesne Dukes 72-56 in front of 12,438 fans Saturday at UD Arena.
Four in double figures lead 49ers over Xavier
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Led behind the balanced scoring of four players in double figures, the Charlotte 49ers (16-3, A-10: 4-1) gave Xavier (11-7, A-10: 4-1) their first loss in the A-10 with a 63-57 win in Halton Arena.
Three A10 coaches make Forbes best-value list
Who is the best college basketball coach in the country for the money? The calculations have been made and the results might surprise you. If you thought it might be a legend like Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski or an upstart newcomer like Butler’s boy wonder coach Brad Stevens, guess again, because they didn’t even make the list. In fact, when it comes to a school’s return on investment in basketball, #1 on our lists of the best college basketball coaches for the money are taken by Saint Bonaventure’s Mark Schmidt (High-Majors) and South Dakota State’s Scott Nagy (Mid-Major).
SBU student-athletes post 3.18 GPA
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure University student-athletes earned a Grade Point Average of 3.182 during the 2012 Fall semester, with the softball program leading all 14 teams after posting an impressive overall squad GPA of 3.631.
@Bonnies clip Hawks; win second straight in Philly
PHILADELPHIA – St. Bonaventure (9-9, 2-3 Atlantic 10 Conference) led from start to finish at preseason league favorite Saint Joseph’s (10-7, 1-3 A-10) Wednesday Night as the Bonnies claimed a 73-64 win in the City of Brotherly Love for the second time in five days.
@Bonnies falter in homecoming loss to SLU
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Saint Louis (14-5, 3-2 Atlantic 10) scored the game’s first seven points and never trailed in its 67-57 men’s basketball victory over St. Bonaventure (9-10, 2-4 A-10) on Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center.
Bonnies can’t solve SLU defense
The Billikens’ defense did not just help them establish their own tempo, but completely disrupted any kind of rhythm the Bonnies had. On numerous occasions, Bona would seem flustered, frustrated and sometimes downright confused on how to attack Saint Louis.
Stingy St. Louis denies SBU
The Bonnies were unable to score more than six straight at any point during the contest as the Brown and White’s long-range threat, prominent during its recent wins, failed to find the measure.
Spiders beat VCU in overtime
UNIVERISTY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond men’s basketball team used a last-minute comeback to force overtime and storm past No. 16 ranked VCU at a sold-out Robins Center, 86-74.
Wyatt carries Temple over Penn
PHILADELPHIA – On the night legendary sports information director Al Shrier, ’53, was honored for his 60 years of work and dedication to Temple University, Al’s Owls pulled off a 76-69 win over Philadelphia Big 5 rival Penn on Wednesday night at The Liacouras Center.
Sharp shooting leads Dawgs past Temple
INDIANAPOLIS — In front of a sellout Hinkle Fieldhouse crowd of 10,000, Butler picked up its fourth conference victory with a convincing 83-71 win over Temple. With the win, the Bulldogs moved into first place in the Atlantic 10 standings. Senior guard Rotnei Clarke led Butler with 24 points and dished out a career-high nine assists.
Late defensive stand gives UMass victory over Richmond
AMHERST, Mass. – A late 11-point run and a defensive stand allowing just two points in the final six minutes enabled the UMass men’s basketball team to defeat Richmond 70-65 on Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center. Three Minutemen scored in double figures led by 18 from Chaz Williams. Cady Lalanne added 12 points, while Sampson Carter had 10 points in the win.
McDonald’s game-winner lifts GW past URI
KINGSTON, R.I. – Freshman Joe McDonald’s 15-foot baseline jumper with 9.3 seconds left proved to be the game-winner as George Washington men’s basketball edged Rhode Island, 66-65, at the Ryan Center on Wednesday night.
Tempo Tuesday
A number of interesting events in the space of just seven days took place in the Atlantic 10. Butler, at or near the top to date, claims the top spot in these efficiency rankings. VCU lost two games last week and falls – by he numbers – while George Washington and Dayton make a rapid ascent. Teams are ranked in order of efficiency margin with numbers courtesy of statsheet.com.
With Dayton’s backcourt, seeing is Vee-lieving
Anytime you’re fortunate enough to welcome back a Second-Team All-Conference caliber player, you appreciate as a coach that you in all likelihood can breath easy, at one position, anyway, when scanning up and down the depth chart during summer workouts and ultimately during fall practices.
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