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A-10 coaches among longest tenured

The A-10 was once thought to be a conference where ‘up-and-coming’ coaches could parlay a few good years into an ‘big-time’ job. But a look at the numbers say otherwise, and it appears the A-10 has become much more of a coaching destination than a layover. The A-10 having the second longest coaching tenure, on …

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The A-10’s top returning players by position

The this past season’s A-10 was loaded with senior talent. Saint Joseph’s Championship trio of Galloway, Roberts Jr. and Kanacevic will make like the Hawk and fly on to bigger and better things. The gritty SLU duo of Jett and Evans, gone. GW’s inside-out combo of Armwood and Creek, forced to raise high the buff and …

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There’s no Atlantic 10-Big East Challenge, but if there were…

Conference challenges are all the rage these days, but really only one, the ACC-Big 10 Challenge, has gained any real traction. The idea of an A-10 v Big East pairing my not move the needle for as many folks as it does us, but that’s certainly not going to stop me from pairing the teams I’d …

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Sleepers: 10 players that could make big jumps in 2014-15

Last season’s Atlantic 10 was loaded with senior talent. Four of the First Team All-Conference selections were seniors, four of the Second and Third Teams were as well for a combined 12 All-Conference selections who will now move on to the next step of their professional careers. That amount of proven talent helped the conference secure …

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Greg’s Game of the Week: Week 2

The first week of conference games is in the books and we’re down to four unbeaten conference teams. Four other teams are still waiting on their first conference win while half of the league sits at .500. In the preseason, I assumed the conference would be tight and there’s no indication otherwise. Perhaps this week …

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The Hawks and Expectations

Through fifteen games, Saint Joseph’s has been, in a word, disappointing. The undeniably talented Hawks have shown great potential at times (Notre Dame) and have looked terribly mediocre (Fairfield) at others. More often than not, the half-court offense has been stagnant and the defense has given up far too many offensive rebounds. The short bench …

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Greg’s Game of the Week

The conference season officially starts on Wednesday, January 9, with six league games on the slate. Here are the league match-ups for the week: Wednesday, January 9 #14 Butler at Saint Joseph’s St. Bonaventure at George Washington Rhode Island at Richmond Duquesne at Fordham Dayton at VCU La Salle at Charlotte Thursday, January 10 Temple at Xavier …

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Saint Joseph’s Defeats City Foe Drexel

In a game that was more highly anticipated in the preseason than it was the day of, Saint Joseph’s decided to come out to play but not until the second half. The Hawks were up 23-18 at the half but both teams shot poorly and there was little flow until the second half. SJU went …

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Building an At-Large Resume

I do not miss the Horizon League. Sure, I miss having free streaming video of nearly every game. I also miss quick and easy road trips. But that’s it. I certainly don’t miss is being in a league where a loss or two can kill a resume that is otherwise worthy of an at-large bid. …

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St. Joe’s Wins Ugly Blowout

Saint Joseph’s, as expected, won its opener at home despite 11 turnovers and poor shooting performances from both the field and the free throw line. The Hawks were led by captain Langston Galloway who scored 20 points on six of nine shooting including two of four from behind the arc. Juniors Halil Kanacevic and Ron …

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