By Paul Gotham Three weeks from today the Atlantic 10's quarter-finals will take place at the Barclays Center. Two days later is Selection Sunday. Last year five A-10 teams grabbed spots in the NCAA Tournament. Six #A10MBB teams rank top 50 in the current Ratings Percentage Index. St. Louis (11-0) has made it a battle for second, and there are many in the fray. Here are … [Read more...] about VCU-UMass highlight the A-10’s weekend tilts
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For SBU’s Dion Wright: “Sky’s the limit”
By Taylor Nigrelli ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- It’s not uncommon for freshmen in the Atlantic 10, especially at St. Bonaventure, to struggle to garner playing time. Regardless of their talent level and recruiting prominence, most freshmen tend to idly sit the bench for most of their first season. Current sophomore forward Dion Wright was not immune to this. Wright scored just 36 … [Read more...] about For SBU’s Dion Wright: “Sky’s the limit”
Richmond-VCU highlight A-10’s weekend matchups
By Paul Gotham Time is getting tight with the halfway point in Atlantic 10 play a week away. Separation could take place at the top of the table. What's at stake? A first-round bye at the Barclays Center in March. Words of the week - Dayton's Archie Miller on VCU's Briante Weber: “If Briante Weber isn’t the nation’s best defender or the best defensive player in all of … [Read more...] about Richmond-VCU highlight A-10’s weekend matchups
Rhody D, Treveon Graham, Derrick Colter and other A-10 takeaways
St. Louis is the last team standing without a blemish on its conference record. Four teams are deadlocked at 4-1, and Atlantic 10 men's basketball is just getting warmed up. A few quick shots from last week's action: Rhody defense UD's Flyers entered play Saturday leading the league hitting 42.7 percent behind the arc. URI was second in the conference and ninth in the … [Read more...] about Rhody D, Treveon Graham, Derrick Colter and other A-10 takeaways
VCU-La Salle highlight weekend A-10 games
By Paul Gotham Six Atlantic teams deadlocked at 3-1. Two of this weekend's games feature head-to-head matchups among those schools. Words of the week: La Salle Head Coach Dr. John Giannini on the St. Bonaventure student section: “They get on you from warm-ups. There are a lot of places where they get on you during the game. But when you walk out there an hour before the … [Read more...] about VCU-La Salle highlight weekend A-10 games