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UConn will host Saint Joe’s in 2019-2020

It was revealed by sources that UConn will host Saint Joe’s in the upcoming 2019-2020 season, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The Huskies will host The Hawks as part of their 2019-2020 non-conference schedule. This will be Dan Hurley’s first game against an A-10 opponent since his departure from the University of Rhode Island. …

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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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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: Rhode Island Rams

Rhode Island had a brutal slate of non-conference games. Few wins came easily for the Rams, and E.C. Matthews’ injury certainly didn’t make things any easier. Still though, Rhode Island found a way to win 8 non-conference games and still look like the favorite to win the league, even without Matthews on the floor. Rhode …

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2018 point guard Amir Harris commits to Rhode Island

Rhode Island landed its 3rd commitment from the Class of 2018 this past weekend with the addition of Amir Harris. The 6-4 guard from Hagerstown, Maryland adds more depth to a Rhode Island team that loses quite a bit of backcourt power next offseason. Dan Hurley has done a great job reloading the Rams for …

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A10 Talk Coach Countdown: #2 Dan Hurley

Welcome to A10 Talk’s Top 14 Coach Countdown of the 2016-17 season. We like to rank the players of the A-10 each season, but we’d also like to take a look at the brains of the operations. Who were the best coaches of the 2016-17 season? Who were the worst? Our site voted and compiled …

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Ranking the Atlantic 10 Teams for the 2017-2018 Season by Shoe Brands

As a “sneakerhead”, I have to have the best sneakers at all times. Thus, my sneaker collection has to be composed of only the best-looking, most limited, and rarest sneakers. In relation to the world of college basketball, almost every player wears the best sneakers and many can be considered “sneakerheads”. Consequently, it is only …

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5 reasons Rhode Island could make the 2017 NCAA Tournament

This is the year. I mean, this has GOT to be the year. Last year was supposed to be the year and the year before that was close, but damn it, THIS IS THE YEAR. After a 23-win 2014-15 campaign that ended in a tie for second in the A-10 and a two-game appearance in the NIT …

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Rhode Island has a case for A-10 preseason No.1

Last October the Atlantic 10 released their official preseason poll, seeing the Rams just behind the Dayton Flyers as the second-ranked team amongst the A-10’s 14 schools. Rhode Island secured eight first place votes and had the combination of returning talent and incoming promise to take Dan Hurley’s Rams to the 2016 NCAA tournament. After …

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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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Fordham needs a breakthrough win

There are three games tonight and three double-digit favorites: SLU is a 17-point dog at Dayton, UMass is getting 13.5 at Saint Joseph’s and Fordham heads to Kingston a 10-point underdog to Dan Hurley’s squad. Needless to say, I like none of the road teams tonight. However, if I’m Lloyd Christmas, I’m saying there’s a chance with Neubauer’s Rams …