Atlantic 10 Weekend Wrap
Finally, games that count! The first weekend of college hoops is officially in the books, a weekend that saw regular season openers by the majority of A-10 teams. Some faired well, others, not so much. But we’ve gotten our first peek at how some teams and players actually perform against live DI competition. The Winners …
A-10 exhibition breakdown
1. St. Joseph’s – The Hawks have yet to play an exhibition game, but will take on Wheeling Jesuit this Thursday at Hagan arena. 2. St. Louis – 79-47 winners over Rockhurst, the Billikens were lead by Mike McCall Jr. who dropped team-high’s in points (14) and minutes (31). SLU played a nine-man rotation, with …
St. Joseph’s picked as preseason No.1; A-10 awards released
Coaches and media members cast their votes and the results are in… St. Joseph’s is your preseason No.1. The league announced it’s poll and awards today in conjunction with it’s annual media day at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. St. Joseph’s received 11 first place votes, just edging out the St. Louis Billikens 434 …
A Quick Look at the Saint Joseph’s Freshmen
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli received three commitments for this year’s freshmen class. Unfortunately, only one of the three signed recruits plans to suit up this season, as the team recently received the unsettling news that point guard Kyle Molock suffered his third knee injury in as many years while power forward Javon Baumann will …
Televised A-10 games you must see this season
The A-10 released it’s conference schedule this week, meaning schedules are set and most of the year’s regular season TV games are locked in. Looking through the schedules, here are my top TV matchups involving A-10 teams (who aren’t leaving for other conferences) this season. 1. Gonzaga @ Butler (ESPN) – Jan 19 VCU campaigned …
States of the A10
After reading ESPN’s 50 in 50 series and the Top 144, as determined by College Sports Madness, I started thinking about the A10’s rankings. Since significant events are occurring on a fairly regular basis (Dez Wells’s expulsion and Rick Majerus’s leave of absence) and we’re barely into September, I’m not going to put forth my rankings of …
Missing Majerus
Saint Louis NBC affiliate KSDK announced today that “Saint Louis University men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus will miss the upcoming season due to health issues.” The announcement comes a year after Majerus had heart surgery and months after the Billikens earned a 26-8 record, the second most wins in school history. Assistant coach Jim Crews will serve as …
Majerus to take leave of absence from St. Louis
Preseason A-10 favorite St. Louis hit a snag today as the University announced head coach Rick Majerus will sit out the 2012-2013 season due to health issues. “Rick is in a California hospital undergoing evaluation and treatment for an ongoing heart condition,” Director of Athletics Chris May said. “His health is the most important issue right now, …
Briante Weber (VCU), Roosevelt Jones (Butler) Make Rothstein List
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports had some kind words to say about two A10 players he listed in his “10 Least Appreciated Players In College Basketball”. He had this to say about the two: Briante Weber, VCU: THE SKINNY: Like a predator in search of his prey, Weber is nothing short of relentless each time he …
Xavier expels Dez Wells
Xavier’s rebuilding year just got considerably more difficult. After losing their top three scorers from last season (and their 42.8 points per game), the Musketeers will add Dez Wells to the void that must be filled in Chris Mack’s fourth season as head coach at the perennial A-10 power. Wells averaged 9.8 points (fourth on …