By PAUL GOTHAM Four weekends remain in regular season conference action. Two games separate the top six teams with the top four getting a bye into the quarter-finals when everyone gathers in Pittsburgh next month for the Atlantic 10 tournament. Four nationally televised games on tap this weekend. Here's the rundown... Dayton (18-5/9-2) at Rhode Island (16-7/8-3) Friday 7 … [Read more...] about Dayton at Rhode Island tips off the Atlantic 10 weekend action
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Athena’s Lamb leads roll call of Section Five alums
Roundup of Section Five alums playing in the collegiate ranks. Complacency is not word that can be used to describe Greece Athena grad Anthony Lamb. Three days after earning his fifth America East Conference Rookie of the Week honor, Lamb matched a career-high 26 points and nearly equalled a career best with 13 rebounds leading the Vermont Catamounts to an 82-74 conference … [Read more...] about Athena’s Lamb leads roll call of Section Five alums
Uncharacteristic offensive struggle hurts FGCU in loss to Lipscomb
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - The ASUN Conference's top-two scoring teams faced each other in a 1st-place battle Thursday night at Alico Arena, but it was visiting Lipscomb (16-11, 8-2 ASUN) getting the better of FGCU (19-7, 8-2) and leaving with a low-scoring 65-60 win over the Eagles. Despite the loss, FGCU remains in first place, but is now joined … [Read more...] about Uncharacteristic offensive struggle hurts FGCU in loss to Lipscomb
B.J. Johnson, JeQuan Lewis, and the mid-week A10 roundup
Saint Louis (8-16/3-8) 55 St. Bonaventure (15-8/7-4) 70 The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, a 16 ½-point favorite at tip against the Atlantic 10’s lowest-rated team, per Kenpom, “stunk” offensively, according to coach Mark Schmidt. It allowed Saint Louis to connect on six first-half 3-pointers and bring a surprising 32-26 lead into the break. READ MORE. Video … [Read more...] about B.J. Johnson, JeQuan Lewis, and the mid-week A10 roundup
Jacob Wiley named Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Eastern Washington's Jacob Wiley as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Feb. 5. As the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week, Wiley was nominated for the weekly award, which was chosen by a representative of the USBWA board of directors from a list of … [Read more...] about Jacob Wiley named Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week