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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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Video encore: Saint Joseph’s v VCU full highlights

Saint Joseph’s cruised to a 87-74 Atlantic 10 Championship win on Sunday, carving VCU’s defense up like I carved up the Barclays endless media buffets through my four days of action. I’m a little late to posting this, but as a VCU grad, I’m sure Hawks fans will forgive me for the delay. So without …

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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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Mid-season superlatives: Martelli, Allen lead for major honors

We’re just four games into Atlantic 10 play but a little over halfway through the regular season. Only two undefeateds remain in conference and both, VCU and St. Bonaventure, could see their first A-10 blemishes as early as this Saturday with tricky road tests at Richmond and Duquesne. With a very balanced conference that has already …

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The Hawks and Expectations

Through fifteen games, Saint Joseph’s has been, in a word, disappointing. The undeniably talented Hawks have shown great potential at times (Notre Dame) and have looked terribly mediocre (Fairfield) at others. More often than not, the half-court offense has been stagnant and the defense has given up far too many offensive rebounds. The short bench …

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#14/17 Butler Beats St. Joe’s For First A-10 Win

Once again, Saint Joseph’s failed to put two quality halves together and lost to Butler after leading 40-35 after the first half. Butler opened their A-10 slate in style on the road after trailing for most of the contest. Butler’s star guard Rotnei Clarke led both teams with 28 points on 21 shots. Chris Wilson …

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St. Joe’s Outruns, Outshoots Iona in High-Scoring Game

After two brutal and unexpected losses, Saint Joseph’s desperately had to win a game against a team that beat them in triple overtime last year. At 96-91, it was close yet again, but they got the job done and avoided falling to .500 with a frenetic game against the Iona Gaels. Iona led 47-45 at …

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Hawks Destroyed by #11 Creighton

Saint Joseph’s played carelessly and inefficiently and #11 Creighton shot lights out which led to a blow out in Omaha. The Hawks committed 17 turnovers, shot 38% from the field, and allowed their opponent to shoot 57% including 48% from three-point range. The final score was 80-51. For SJU, there were few positives to glean …

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Hawks Impress in OT Win Over #20 Notre Dame

For the third time in the last four tries, Saint Joseph’s defeated a ranked opponent as the Hawks won an exciting game against #20 Notre Dame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn during the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Up 37-36 at the half, St. Joe’s overcame an 8-point deficit late in the second half to …