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Rebuilding (reloading?) the flagships

Dayton and VCU have arguably been the A-10’s best since the Rams joined the conference in 2013. If nothing else, the two have been the league’s most consistently good during that time. The black and gold went a combined 64-22 in conference under Shaka Smart and Will Wade as an A-10 member and have not once …

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Three reasons Archie Milller should pass on NC State

Well, it’s that time of year again… The NC State Wolfpack announced the termination of head coach Mark Gottfried this Thursday, which probably has many of you confused because you’re pretty sure you saw him coaching in a Saturday loss against Notre Dame. The sixth-year head coach was let go with four games and a …

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A-10 COY: A case for and against the four leading candidates

We are now roughly one month from handing out some hardware, not only awarding an Atlantic 10 tournament champion, but a Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and all of the awards season honors us fans love to debate. So before we get there I’d like to make the case both for and …

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Mat’s A-10 Halfway There Awards

We are officially halfway through the conference season and one game past that for four Atlantic 10 teams. Let’s hand out some awards! Player of the First Half of the Year Award: TJ Cline (Richmond) There is a reason Richmond is 7-3 and right on the heels of VCU and Dayton for the A-10 lead: TJ …

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This should be Dayton’s league to win

To some, the idea of Dayton being a heavy favorite to win this league isn’t a huge surprise. To others the confidence in which I say they should be — as a VCU grad, no less — may seem shocking. But when you dig into the numbers, you really get the sense that Pittsburgh, PA …

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SLU hires Travis Ford while VCU, Dayton extend contracts

SLU made the hiring of Travis Ford official yesterday, introducing him as the new head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens this afternoon. Ford spent 12 days funemployed after being let go from Oklahoma State on March 18 after eight seasons with the program. He’ll leave a Cowboys teams coming off a 3-15 Big 12 conference …

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Four make cases for A-10 Coach of the Year

We have one weekend of regular season basketball left, just one, yet four teams have a very realistic chance at sharing the regular season crown. With that, there are four Atlantic 10 coaches who have a very good argument as to why they are this year’s Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. THE CANDIDATES PHIL …

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Pressure rises in the race for fourth (yes, fourth)

We are in the midst of one heck of a conference race, a race that could see not one but two new conference leaders in just a matter of hours as Saint Joseph’s hosts a Dayton Flyers team while looking to potentially pull the Hawks and the VCU Rams into a tie for first with the …

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This time a year ago: A snapshot of the past to help predict the future

We’re closing in on halfway through the conference season and while teams may be a ways from reaching their full potential, I was curious to see how the A-10 looked at this exact point last year (by number of games played by each team) and how they finished. 2014-15 STANDINGS AT THIS TIME LAST SEASON (REG SEASON …

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Big Steve Gives The A-10 Little Chance

At 6-11 and 268 pounds, Dayton redshirt freshman Steve McElvene cuts the most imposing figure in the Atlantic 10 this season. He may have been a dominant feature for Dayton last year too, but after being ruled as a partial qualifier for the 2014-15 season, the Flyers center could only watch as his teammates made an …