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Gonzaga of the East? Anthony Grant is Building a “Mid-Major” Powerhouse at Dayton

It is no secret that over the past 20 years, Mark Few has turned Gonzaga into a powerhouse of college basketball. Back when Few was hired to coach the Bulldogs, I’m not sure anyone thought that a small school of just over 5,000 students in Spokane, Washington, would become one of the best programs in …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: VCU Rams

Mike Rhoades’ third edition VCU Rams headed into the season with a brand new grading curve. No longer underrated like last season’s group picked seventh preseason before a 16-2 first place regular season run, instead the A-10’s preseason top dog with serious expectations that included a November top-25 national ranking. Good Wins There are good …

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Richmond vs Alabama Preview: What: Richmond Spiders (10-2) vs Alabama Crimson Tide (6-5) When: 12/29 – 6:30 pm EST Where: Coleman Coliseum; Tuscaloosa, AL How to Watch: SEC Network Spiders look to end OOC play with a victory After what felt like a long week of no Spiders basketball, Richmond will be back in action …

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GW WBB balancing success, development

As George Washington women’s basketball seniors Mei-Lyn Bautista and Kelsi Mahoney sat in La Salle’s visiting locker room last season, the two had a feeling that the team was beginning to click and that the season could be something special. Two months later that vision was realized as GW won the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball …

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MAJOR FOCUS: Duquesne – Penn State Photos

PITTSBURGH, pa — The Duquesne Dukes took on the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. In what was their final “Goliath” game of non-conference play, the Dukes ultimately fell to Penn State, 73-67. The end was particularly frustrating for the Dukes, as a controversial foul call (block) on Michael Hughes led to a verbal …

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Let’s talk about who can beat Rhode Island

My good friend Grant Labedz posted an article just this morning on the likelihood of Rhode Island (17-3, 9-0) going undefeated in Atlantic 10 play. Possible? Certainly. But let’s dig deeper. WHO HAS GIVEN RHODY TROUBLE URI has cruised through most of Atlantic 10 play, defeating seven of their nine opponents by double-digits. The two opponents …

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Sunday musings: A historical Rhody comparison and some A-10 stock advice

Checking in for another statistics-based look at the A-10. Let’s GO! IS RHODE ISLAND THE NEW XAVIER? When was the last time there was this much of a disparity between the A-10’s top team and the rest of the conference? Answer: 2007 This year’s Rams currently rank 31 spots higher in kenpom’s current rankings than …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: VCU

Having lost two head coaches in just three years time, VCU headed into the 2017-18 season with a decent amount of questions and a brutal OOC schedule staring them in the face. The Rams lost eight players from the previous year’s NCAA tournament team and two scheduled incoming top-100 recruits, a mass exodus that included …

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A10 Archives

Gonzaga of the East? Anthony Grant is Building a “Mid-Major” Powerhouse at Dayton

Photos: Duquesne @ VCU

Photos: Dayton @ VCU

Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: VCU Rams

Spiders head to Tuscaloosa –

GW WBB balancing success, development

MAJOR FOCUS: Duquesne – Penn State Photos

Let’s talk about who can beat Rhode Island

Sunday musings: A historical Rhody comparison and some A-10 stock advice

Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: VCU