A little more than one week of the season is in the books, and most A10WBB teams have played about 3 games total, so it’s time to take a look at some stats! Now contrary to what my 3rd grade math teacher would tell you, I actually like numbers, and think there a lot we can learn from them even with a notably small sample size still. Here is a breakdown of how A-10 teams rank nationally in each of the major statistical categories (courtesy of NCAA.com). I have listed teams that fall in the top-100 of each category, as well as teams that makeup the bottom of the conference in the same category to give some context for what the top and bottom of the A-10 may look like, and see what we can learn!
Assist to turnover ratio:
#12 Saint Joseph’s 2.34
#26 George Mason 1.45
#62 Duquesne 1.13
#257 Davidson 0.62
Assists per game:
#6 Saint Joseph’s 24.0
#58 Duquesne 17.5
#62 Loyola Chicago 17.3
#62 Richmond 17.3
#93 George Mason 16.0
#93 VCU 16.0
#273 Davidson 10.5
Bench Points per game:
#29 George Mason 35.7
#57 Loyola Chicago 30.7
#82 Richmond 28.3
#304 Davidson 12.5
#307 St. Bonaventure 12.0
#318 Saint Louis 10.7
#336 UMass 8.7
Blocks per game:
#21 Davidson 6.5
#51 Saint Joseph’s 5.5
#74 Rhode Island 4.7
#89 Saint Louis 4.3
#292 George Washington 1.7
#307 La Salle 1.5
#339 St. Bonaventure 0.5
Field Goal percentage:
#20 Richmond 51.59%
#21 George Mason 51.52%
#34 Loyola Chicago 49.69%
#41 Saint Joseph’s 48.93
#64 Duquesne 47.15%
#69 Dayton 46.72%
#75 VCU 46.46%
#256 La Salle 38.14%
#282 UMass 36.72
Field Goal percentage defense:
#59 Richmond 33.7%,
#72 VCU 34.5%
#78 George Washington 35.1%
#230 Duquesne 41.5
#250 George Mason 42.4%
#298 Saint Louis 45.0%
Fouls per game:
#12 Richmond 12.0
#39 George Mason 14.0
#39 St. Bonaventure 14.0
#72 Saint Joseph’s 15.5
#286 Duquesne 21.0
#303 Loyola Chicago 22.0
#310 Davidson 22.5
Free throw attempts per game:
#7 George Washington 30.67
#39 VCU 25.00
#43 Dayton 24.50
#83 Loyola Chicago 21.00
#271 La Salle 13.50
#227 Rhode Island 13.33
#314 UMass 11.00
Free throw percentage:
#2 Saint Louis 89.83%
#6 Richmond 87.04%
#30 George Mason 79.66%
#35 Saint Joseph’s 78.79
#207 George Washington 66.30
#264 Duquesne 62.07%
#281 Rhode Island 60.00%
#327 Davidson 54.29%
#338 Fordham 52.73%
Free throws made per game:
#18 George Washington 20.33
#24 VCU 19.00
#40 Saint Louis 17.67
#61 Dayton 16.00
#65 George Mason 15.67
#65 Richmond 15.67
#76 Loyola Chicago 15.33
#266 Duquesne 9.00
#294 Rhode Island 8.00
#307 UMass 7.67
Rebounding margin:
#15 George Washington +18.3
#29 Dayton +14.5
#31 Saint Joseph’s +14.0
#37 Richmond +13.0
#66 Rhode Island +10.3
#99 George Mason +7.7
#224 Saint Louis -0.3
#247 Loyola Chicago -2.7
#267 St. Bonaventure -4.0
#335 Duquesne -15.0
Rebounds (defensive) per game:
#22 Dayton 32.5
#36 George Washington 31.7
#53 La Salle 30.5
#60 Richmond 30.0
#276 Duquesne 22.5
#309 Saint Joseph’s 21.5
#309 St. Bonaventure 21.5
#332 Loyola Chicago 19.7
Rebounds (offensive) per game:
#9 Saint Joseph’s 20.0
#26 Rhode Island 18.0
#29 George Washington 17.7
#262 VCU 9.5
#269 Richmond 9.3
#276 Davidson 9.0
#335 Duquesne 6.5
Rebounds per game:
#17 George Washington 49.33
#60 Dayton 44.50
#86 Rhode Island 42.67
#250 VCU 34.50
#310 St. Bonaventure 31.00
#320 Loyola Chicago 30.33
#331 Duquesne 29.00
Scoring defense:
#39 Richmond 50.0
#39 Saint Joseph’s 50.0
#71 VCU 54.0
#77 Rhode Island 54.3
#94 Davidson 56.0
#309 Duquesne 79.0
#331 Saint Louis 83.0
Scoring offense:
#23 Saint Joseph’s 93.0
#30 George Mason 90.3
#70 Duquesne 79.5
#77 Richmond 78.0
#79 George Washington 77.7
#79 Saint Louis 77.7
#89 Dayton 77.0
#100 Loyola Chicago 75.7
#290 UMass 56.3
#300 Davidson 55.0
#318 Fordham 53.3
Steals per game:
#19 Saint Joseph’s 15.0
#48 La Salle 12.5
#59 Richmond 12.0
#92 George Mason 11.0
#92 Dayton 11.0
#250 UMass 7.0
#288 Loyola Chicago 6.0
#298 George Washington 5.7
Three point attempts per game
#11 Duquesne 32.0
#65 Saint Josephs 25.5
#95 St. Bonaventure 23.0
#275 La Salle 16.0
#275 Davidson 16.0
#300 Fordham 14.7
Three point percentage:
#5 VCU 50.00%
#23 Saint Joseph’s 43.14%
#31 Richmond 41.67%
#45 St. Bonaventure 39.13%
#47 Duquesne 39.06%
#69 George Mason 37.04%
#271 Saint Louis 25.40
#274 Fordham 25.00%
#319 Dayton 21.05%
Three point percentage defense:
#13 Davidson 16.7%
#26 VCU 18.5%
#298 Saint Louis 37.0%
#316 Duquesne 39.7
Three pointers per game:
#5 Duquesne 12.5
#10 Saint Joseph’s 11.0
#46 St. Bonaventure 9.0
#64 VCU 8.5
#73 Richmond 8.3
#266 Davidson 4.5
#288 Dayton 4.0
Turnover margin:
#15 Saint Joseph’s +13.50
#16 George Mason +13.00
#74 Duquesne +6.5
#219 George Washington -0.33
#248 Davidson -2.00
#273 Fordham -3.33
Turnovers forced per game:
#44 George Mason 24.00
#90 Richmond 21.33
#94 Dayton 21.00
#279 Davidson 15.00
#250 George Washington 16.00
Turnovers per game:
#17 George Mason 11.0
#41 Saint Joseph’s 13.0
#66 Rhode Island 14.3
#66 Saint Louis 14.3
#259 Fordham 20.0
#271 Richmond 20.3
So that’s a lot of numbers! But what does it all mean? First lets start with the good: Richmond, Saint Joseph’s and George Mason, the undisputed top three teams in the Atlantic 10 rank in the top-100 in many different categories, each with some notable strengths. In scoring offense, SJU and Mason both rank in the top-30, while Richmond checks in a little further down, but still very respectable. Defensively, Richmond and SJU tie for 39th in the nation, which Mason doesn’t quite crack the top-100, landing at 110 (57.3PPG). VCU has fallen from their #1 spot at one point last January, but still ranks 71st in the nation.
Both George Mason and Saint Joseph’s have done an excellent jobs turning teams over, as both are top-20 in turnover margin, and top-40 in turnovers per game. They also take care of the ball exceptionally well, with Mason ranking 17th and SJU 41st in fewest turnovers.
When it comes to three-point shooting, George Mason hasn’t been as hot as they started last year, but Duquesne and St. Bonaventure have been efficient from deep early on, as has VCU. Bench scoring is led by Mason, unsurprising given their balance and added depth from a year ago. Somewhat surprisingly, Loyola Chicago cracked top-60 in the nation in bench scoring, an area that Saint Joseph’s did notably rank much lower in (167th, 21.5PPG).
Not all stats however are created equal, nor do they always make sense. GW ranks 7th in the nation in free throw attempts per game (30.67), 18th in free throws made (20.33), but 207th in free throw percentage (66.30%).
Now to some of the less desirable ranks to be in. When it comes to offense, there are some notable teams struggling. Davidson ranks in the 250s and up in both assists per game and assist to turnover ratio, as well as 300th in points per game (55.0). UMass struggles to both score the ball (290th, 56.3) and field goal percentage (282nd, 36.72). Fordham has the fewest average points scored in the A-10 at 55.3, but also was notably missing Taylor Donaldson, the returning leading scorer in the Atlantic 10, for the first two games of the season before returning Tuesday night.
In contrast to Mason and SJU, Richmond has struggled to take care of the ball, ranking 271st (worst in the A-10) in turnovers per game (20.3)
So what can we take away from all of this? Stats at this point in the season can be easily inflated by blowout wins over non-D1 schools and low-major teams from one bid leagues. So take certain things with a grain of salt. Fordham’s offense will definitely improve once Taylor Donaldson get back to full strength. George Mason’s three point shooting will inevitably catch fire, and GW’s hot shooting and offensive output will undoubtedly return to the mean. However, there are also some notable areas to work on for teams hoping for greater success this season: Richmond has struggled with offensive rebounding and not turning the ball over. Duquesne, while having picked up a nice win over Princeton, and ranking well in other categories, struggles notably in shooting and free throw percentage, fouls, and rebounds. George Mason hasn’t defended or rebounded as well as they would have liked in the first week of the season, especially against Monmouth. It’s a very long season, and we’re just getting started. A lot of good tests for A-10 teams are on the horizon, and there’s a lot of basketball to still be played!
Daniel Frank is an alum of George Mason University. The 2025 season marks their 10th season at A10Talk, where they are proud to be the content lead for Women’s Basketball coverage, as well as a senior contributor for Men’s Basketball content. In addition, this season will be Daniel’s 26th year following GW basketball, and their 8th following George Mason. You can follow Daniel on X, formerly known as Twitter, @n1a2v3y4.
