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VCU and Dayton Take Care of SLU and Fordham, Will Play for the A10 Auto-Bid

After four rounds of play, it makes sense that the two most prominent basketball programs in the A10 will battle for the right to go to the NCAA tournament as A10 Tournament Champions. The VCU Rams and the Dayton Flyers will battle for the crown on Sunday afternoon. This game has so many story lines …

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We Meet Again: Dayton Takes on Saint Joseph’s in the A10 Quarterfinal

It’s finally tournament time for the Dayton Flyers. After a disappointing season that led up with so much hype, the Flyers come into the conference tournament with what appears to be a favorable draw based on whatever metric you want to go with. After two rounds of play, Dayton’s A10 tournament final path is being …

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St. Bonaventure and Davidson Square Off in 8/9 Game of Atlantic 10 Tourney

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Throughout his tenure at St. Bonaventure, coach Mark Schmidt has always divided the season into thirds: first, the non-conference; second, Atlantic 10 play; and third, the postseason. Each of these is more important than the latter, the most vital being the conference tournament, where we now find ourselves in the first full …

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Bona Wraps Up Regular Season at UMass Saturday

AMHERST, Mass. — The days are getting longer. Warmer weather is around the corner. March has arrived, which means the madness of college basketball is here. Most of the 363 teams in college basketball will not make it to the NCAA Tournament, as only 68 teams will dance their way in. But what makes March …

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Five Takeaways: Bonnies at Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – With five minutes remaining in the game, the Bonnies looked dead in the water as they faced a double-digit deficit. But instead of folding over, this young team rallied off eleven straight and took a one-point lead with 33 seconds to go. Unfortunately for the Bonnies, Rhode Island’s Ishmael Leggett hit a …

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Bonnies Head West to Face Slumping SLU Saturday

ST. LOUIS – We have reached the midway point of the season. Two months ago, on the night of the season opener, nobody, not even Bona coach Mark Schmidt, knew how this team would look. Fast forward to Saturday, and the Bonnies arrive in St. Louis with a 2-0 record in the Atlantic 10, heading …

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George Mason Visits Western New York Wednesday

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies closed the 2022 calendar year with an impressive win over UMass. To open up 2023, a tough George Mason squad visits the Reilly Center Wednesday night. Bona and the Patriots tip off at 7 p.m., and the game will air on ESPN+. George Mason waltzes into Western …

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Brooklyn Bound Bonnies Face Iona at Barclays Center

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies face their toughest test of the season on Sunday at the Barclays Center. No, they do not play a Power Five team. Nor is this a team that went to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. But this team causes a lot of problems. The Bonnies play Rick Pitino’s Iona …

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Dayton Survives a Feisty UMass Squad, Moves on to the Semis

Summary The Dayton Flyers were given all that they could handle from UMass, but they prevailed in the end, 75-72. The win puts Dayton in the semifinals for the first time since the 2016 season. UMass came out firing on all cylinders, going up by as many as 11 in the first half. Eventually, Malachi …

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Rhode Island Fires Head Coach David Cox After Four Seasons

Less that 24 hours after their collapsing loss to Richmond, the Rhode Island Rams have fired men’s head basketball coach David Cox. Cox, who was in his fourth season as head coach, led Rhode Island to a 15-16 record overall and a 5-12 record in the A10 this season, good for 11th place, which was …