Teams can start practicing 12 hours a week starting Sept. 21, while official practice can begin on Oct. 14. They can play a maximum of 27 games, a four-game decrease from 2019-20, but programs must play a minimum of 13 contests to qualify for 2021 NCAA Tournament selection.
Contenders like Bonaventure, Rhody, Saint Louis, Richmond, Dayton and Duquesne each have generals at the point. Even more impressively, all six followed guards who were among their team’s leading scorers.
The A-10 would join leagues like the Atlantic Coast Conference, which switched to 20 games this past season, and the Big Ten Conference, which made the change before the 2018-19 campaign. The Pac-12 Conference has already implemented a 20-game schedule for next season.
The A-10 joins nearly all Division I conferences, as well as the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer, in canceling or suspending play.
The past four years, Neal was an assistant coach at fellow Atlantic 10 Conference member La Salle University under former head coach Dr. John Giannini. Neal served the previous five years as the director of operations at La Salle. He was a part of two Explorer teams that won 20 games including the 2012-13 club that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament…
Tuesday, St. Bonaventure senior point guard Jaylen Adams was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. Adams becomes St. Bonaventure’s fourth men’s basketball All-American, joining Bona legends Bob Lanier (1968-70), Andrew Nicholson (2012) and Tom Stith (1960-61)…
In addition to Adams, the District II team includes Tyus Battle (Syracuse), Mikal Bridges (Villanova), Jalen Brunson (Villanova), Tony Carr (Penn State), Jevon Carter (West Virginia), Angel Delgado (Seton Hall), Jessie Govan (Georgetown), Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s), and Desi Rodriguez (Seton Hall)…
St. Bonaventure senior point guard Jaylen Adams was named the A-10’s Co-Player of the Year along with along Davidson senior forward Peyton Aldridge, the conference announced Tuesday. It marks only the third time in conference history that two players have shared the award…
Over two wins last week, Mobley averaged 28.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He made 19 of 37 shots (51 percent) from the field including 9-20 (45 percent) from three-point range. Mobley was also 9-11 at the free throw line…
averaged 27 points and 7.0 rebounds over the two games and made 18 of 29 shots (62 percent) from the field including 9-16 (.562) from three-point range. Mobley was also 9-9 at the free throw line…