Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By PAUL GOTHAM Davidson What to watch: Veteran coach Bob McKillop returns his top two scorers in Jack Gibbs (23.5 ppg) and Peyton Aldridge (15.5 ppg) from a team which slipped to fifth last year after winning the regular season conference title in the Wildcats first year of A-10 … [Read more...] about Crowded race atop Atlantic 10
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: VCU Rams 2016-17
Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams. VCU finished 25-11 (14-4 in A-10 play) last season and fell to Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Will Wade and his staff welcome three players to campus: Malik … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: VCU Rams 2016-17
Bonnies conference opponents for 2016-17 announced
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com The Atlantic 10 Conference today announced its schedule team pairings for men's basketball for the 2016-17 season. For the third season, all A-10 members will play an 18-game conference schedule. St. Bonaventure's Atlantic 10 pairings are the same as last season. The Bonnies will play Dayton, Duquesne, Massachusetts, Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis … [Read more...] about Bonnies conference opponents for 2016-17 announced
Stephen F. Austin and West Virginia bring matching levels of pressure
By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- It's no coincidence that the No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and No. 3-seed West Virginia Mountaineers are mirror images. Stephen F. Austin's Brad Underwood is a Bob Huggins disciple, and the third-year coach doesn't hesitate to praise Huggins. "He's the single best communicator with people and with players that I've ever seen," … [Read more...] about Stephen F. Austin and West Virginia bring matching levels of pressure
Saint Joseph’s punches first, claims Atlantic 10 title
By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN -- Tournament Most Outstanding Player Isaiah Miles scored 26. Teammate DeAndre' Bembry finished with a game-high 30, and the Saint Joseph's Hawks claimed the Atlantic 10 Championship title defeating VCU, 87-74. The Hawks scored on 11 of their first 16 possessions, took the lead less than six minutes into the game on a Bembry free throw line jumper … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s punches first, claims Atlantic 10 title