ATLANTIC TEN CONFERENCE

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Atlantic 10 releases 2014-15 conference pairings

Davidson
Home- DAY, FOR, SBU, SLU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU
Away- LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU, DUQ, MASON, GW, RICH, VCU

Dayton
Home – MASON, URI, RICH, SJU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU
Away – DAV, GW, UMASS, VCU, DUQ, FOR, LAS, SBU, SLU

Duquesne
Home – MASON, URI, SJU, VCU, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU
Away – FOR, LAS, UMASS, RICH, DAV, DAY, GW, SBU, SLU

Fordham
Home – DUQ, GW, SLU, VCU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU
Away – DAV, MASON, RICH, SBU, DAY, LAS, UMASS, URI, SJU

George Mason
Home- FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU
Away- DAY, DUQ, SBU, SJU, DAV, GW, RICH, SLU, VCU

George Washington
Home – DAY, UMASS, SBU, SLU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU
Away –FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, DAV, DUQ, MASON, RICH, VCU

La Salle
Home – DAV, DUQ, GW, RICH, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU
Away – MASON, SBU, SLU, VCU, DAY, FOR, UMASS, URI, SJU

Massachusetts
Home – DAV, DAY, DUQ, RICH, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU
Away –MASON, GW, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, URI, SJU, SBU

Rhode Island
Home – DAV, GW, SBU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU
Away – DAY, DUQ, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, SJU, SLU

Richmond
Home – DUQ, FOR, URI, SLU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU
Away – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, SBU, VCU

St. Bonaventure
Home –FOR, MASON LAS, VCU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU
Away – DAV, GW, URI, SLU, DAY, DUQ, UMASS, RICH, SJU

Saint Joseph’s
Home – DAV, GW, MASON, RICH, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU
Away – DAY, DUQ, SLU, VCU, FOR, LAS, UMASS, URI, SBU

Saint Louis
Home – LAS, UMASS, SBU, SJU, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU
Away – DAV, FOR, GW, RICH, DAY, DUQ, MASON, URI, VCU

VCU
Home – DAY, LAS, UMASS, SJU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU
Away – DUQ, FOR, URI, SBU, DAV, MASON, GW, RICH, SLU

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That looks familiar


Wake, the. Big East, CUSA, and ACC all use that same lettering

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Jon Rothstein @J onRothstein · 42m

Here's some early projections for the Atlantic 10 in 2014-15.

2014-15 A10 Preseason Power Rankings:
1. VCU
2. Dayton
3. GW
4. UMass
5. URI
6. Richmond
7. La Salle
8. SLU
9. Saint Joseph's
10. George Mason
11. Duquesne
12. St. Bonaventure
13. Fordham
14. Davidson

2014-15 Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year:
Treveon Graham, VCU

20 14-15 Atlantic 10 Preseason Sleeper:
La Salle

2014-15 Preseason All-A10 1st Team:
Kendall Anthony(Rich),
E.C. Matthews(URI),
DeAndre Bembry(SJU),
Treveon Graham(VCU)
Jerrell Wright(La Salle).

10 Impact A 10 Freshman for 14-15:
Terry Larrier (VCU), Justin Tillman (VCU), Jared Terrell (URI), Jarvis Garrett (URI), Yuta Watanabe (GW). Darrell Davis (Dayton) James Demery (SJU), Amar Stukes, (La Salle), Jordan Robinson (Duquesne). Eric Paschall (Fordham).

5 Under-The-Radar A 10 Freshman for 14-15:
Paul Jorgenson (GW), Eric Lockett (Mason), Manny Suarez (Fordham), Jonathan Williams (VCU). Antravious Simmons, VCU.

5 Breakout A10 Players for 14-15:
Mo Alie-Cox (VCU), Trey Davis (UMass), Shawn'Dre Jones (Rich) Scoochie Smith (Dayton),Hassan Martin (URI).

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College hoops summer catchup:
Atlantic 10 Conference


We've officially reached that awkward point in the college hoops offseason where the dust has mostly settled from all the transfer/coaching carousel madness, but it's still far too early to start any serious previewing of the 2014-15 season.

In keeping with the spirit of the season, it's time to continue our series of brief rundowns of what each conference looks like after all the moving and shaking that has happened since Connecticut cut down the nets in Dallas. Today we look at an Atlantic 10 Conference which sent a record six teams to the Big Dance in 2014, and saw one of them (Dayton) become America's sweethearts after advancing all the way to the Elite Eight.


http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketb ... -2015-2014

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ESPN Networks Showcase 19 Games during
Seventh Annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon

ESPN’s seventh annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon – more than 24 hours of consecutive coverage to mark the start of the 2014-15 season over Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18 – will feature 19 men’s and women’s college basketball games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The schedule includes 17 men’s games and two top-25 women’s matchups.

2014 College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Schedule (subject to change)
Date Time (ET) Game Network
Mon, Nov 17 7 p.m. No. 13 Baylor at No. 6 Kentucky women ESPN2
Miami at No. 9 Florida ESPNU
9 p.m. No. 1 Connecticut at No. 20 Stanford women ESPN2
11 p.m. No. 12 SMU at No. 15 Gonzaga ESPN2
Legends Classic: Detroit at No. 22 Oregon ESPNU

Tue, Nov 18 1 a.m. Auburn at Colorado ESPN2
3 a.m. New Mexico State at Saint Mary’s ESPN2
5 a.m. High Point at Hawaii ESPN2
7 a.m. Iona at Wofford ESPN2
9 a.m. Northern Iowa at Stephen F. Austin ESPN2
11 a.m. Manhattan at UMass ESPN2
Noon Baylor at South Carolina ESPN
2 p.m. No. 5 Wichita State vs. Memphis (Sioux Falls, S.D.) ESPN
4 p.m. Utah at No. 20 San Diego State ESPN
6 p.m. College GameDay (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis) ESPN
Legends Classic: Toledo at No. 14 VCU ESPNU
7 p.m. State Farm Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis): No. 18 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Duke ESPN
7:30 p.m. Marquette at Ohio State ESPN2
9:30 p.m. State Farm Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis): No. 10 Kansas vs. No. 1 Kentucky ESPN
9:30 p.m. Texas Tech at LSU ESPN2

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-relea ... -marathon/

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Atlantic 10 Basketball Against the Top Conferences
(ACC, AAC, BE, B10, P12, B12, SEC)

American Athletic (2-6, .250)
Mon 11/11/13 - Rhode Island 58 Southern Methodist 89
Wed 12/04/13 - Rutgers 87 George Washington 93
Wed 12/04/13 - South Florida 68 George Mason 66
Wed 12/04/13 - Saint Joseph`s 69 Temple 77
Sat 01/18/14 - Temple 68 La Salle 74
Thu 03/20/14 - Saint Joseph`s 81 Connecticut 89
Fri 03/21/14 - George Washington 66 Memphis 71
Sat 03/22/14 - Saint Louis 51 Louisville 66

Atlantic Coast (10-8, .556)
Sun 11/10/13 - Massachusetts 86 Boston College 73
Tue 11/12/13 - Virginia Commonwealth 59 Virginia 56
Tue 11/12/13 - Fordham 74 Syracuse 89
Wed 11/20/13 - Dayton 82 Georgia Tech 72
Thu 11/21/13 - Florida State 85 Virginia Commonwealth 67
Sat 11/23/13 - Richmond 72 North Carolina 82
Sun 11/24/13 - Massachusetts 62 Clemson 56
Thu 11/28/13 - Miami (Fla.) 63 George Washington 71
Sat 11/30/13 - Duquesne 67 Pittsburgh 84
Sat 12/07/13 - Richmond 66 Wake Forest 76
Sun 12/08/13 - Maryland 75 George Washington 77
Tue 12/17/13 - Saint Bonaventure 62 Wake Forest 77
Sat 12/21/13 - Massachusetts 55 Florida State 60
Sat 12/21/13 - Virginia Commonwealth 82 Virginia Tech 52
Sun 12/22/13 - La Salle 58 Miami (Fla.) 71
Sat 12/28/13 - Boston College 50 Virginia Commonwealth 69
Thu 03/20/14 - North Carolina State 80 Saint Louis 83
Sat 03/22/14 - Dayton 55 Syracuse 53

Big 12 (0-5, .000)
Sun 11/17/13 - Duquesne 83 West Virginia 96
Tue 11/26/13 - Baylor 67 Dayton 66
Sun 12/08/13 - Oklahoma 81 George Mason 66
Sun 12/22/13 - Iowa State 79 George Mason 67
Tue 12/31/13 - George Washington 55 Kansas State 72

Big East (2-8, .200)
Sat 11/16/13 - Creighton 83 Saint Joseph`s 79
Sun 11/24/13 - Georgetown 84 Virginia Commonwealth 80
Sun 11/24/13 - Providence 71 La Salle 63
Fri 11/29/13 - George Washington 60 Marquette 76
Sun 12/01/13 - George Washington 60 Creighton 53
Thu 12/05/13 - Providence 50 Rhode Island 49
Sat 12/07/13 - Fordham 58 Saint John`s 104
Sat 12/07/13 - Villanova 98 Saint Joseph`s 68
Sun 12/15/13 - La Salle 52 Villanova 73
Sat 12/28/13 - Providence 67 Massachusetts 69

Big Ten (2-4, .333)
Sat 11/16/13 - Minnesota 74 Richmond 59
Tue 11/19/13 - La Salle 72 Penn State 79
Thu 11/21/13 - Nebraska 90 Massachusetts 96
Tue 11/26/13 - Saint Louis 57 Wisconsin 63
Wed 12/11/13 - Penn State 68 Duquesne 59
Thu 03/20/14 - Dayton 60 Ohio State 59

Pacific 12 (3-3, .500)
Tue 11/19/13 - Rhode Island 59 Arizona 87
Wed 11/27/13 - California 64 Dayton 82
Sun 12/01/13 - Washington State 67 Saint Joseph`s 72
Sun 12/22/13 - Southern California 79 Dayton 76
Mon 12/23/13 - George Mason 54 Oregon State 58
Thu 03/27/14 - Dayton 82 Stanford 72

Southeastern (5-4, .556)
Tue 11/12/13 - Louisiana State 90 Massachusetts 92
Thu 11/28/13 - Louisiana State 82 Saint Joseph`s 65
Mon 12/30/13 - Saint Louis 57 Vanderbilt 49
Fri 01/03/14 - Georgia 55 George Washington 73
Sat 01/04/14 - Richmond 58 Florida 67
Sat 01/04/14 - Rhode Island 74 Louisiana State 70
Sat 01/04/14 - Dayton 83 Mississippi 80
Fri 03/21/14 - Tennessee 86 Massachusetts 67
Sat 03/29/14 - Dayton 52 Florida 62

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top row: davidson, dayton, duquesne
row 2: fordham, george mason, george washington
row 3: La Salle, UMass, Richmond
row 4: URI, St Bonnie's, Richmond Continued
bottom row: St Joe's, VCU, SLU

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College Basketball Preview 14-15: Atlantic-10

In the new era, A10 teams will have to try to win the way they always have, by finding hidden gems, developing players, and giving players a second chance. (Of the A10’s nine former Top 100 recruits, four are transfers from Power Five conferences.)

Even with this strategy, the A10 can continue to occasionally have brilliant seasons. Last year the A10 sent six teams to the NCAA tournament. The problem for teams in the A10 is that it can take longer to restock the cabinet. Five of last year’s tournament teams; Dayton, UMass, George Washington, St. Louis and St. Joseph’s all lost significant pieces. When talented seniors leave, teams in the A10 sometimes need a year or two to rebuild, while teams in the Power Five conferences simply reload.



http://basketball.realgm.com/article/23 ... ource=t.co

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Stadium Journey has visited all 351 D1 arena in the past few season and has now ranked them all.
Here is the A-10 ranks

28. UD Arena (Dayton)
66. Siegel Center (VCU)
74. Reilly Center (St Bonnies)
79. Chaifetz Arena (SLU)
102. Smith Center (GW)
103. Rose Hill Gym (Fordham)
109. Mullins Center (UMass)
119. Hagen Arena (SJU)
123. Ryan Center (URI)
162. Patriot Center (GMU)
183. Robins Center (Richmond) (prior to renovation)
186. Belk Arena (Davidson)
270. Tom Gola Arena (La Salle)
289. Palumbo Center (Duquesne)

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Men's Basketball Schedule
Features Record TV Appearances, Key Matchups

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The 2014-15 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball conference schedule features a record-setting 96 total television games and a record 75 national games. Every game of the 2015 Men’s Basketball Championship, 71 conference matchups, plus 12 non-conference games will be televised for a total of 83 regular-season TV games. The schedule and the conference television package were announced Wednesday by the A-10.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will take on a new look and vibe when it moves to CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 2017 and to Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., in 2018.

The announcement, made today by the A-10, solidifies the championship sites through 2021. The championship will continue to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn through 2016, then will move to the steel city in 2017, and to the nation’s capital in 2018 before returning to Barclays Center for three additional years through 2021.

“The opportunity to rotate our championship within the A-10 footprint is exciting,” stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. “CONSOL Energy Center and Verizon Center are two state-of-the-art venues with great fan amenities and successful histories of hosting NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship events. Bringing the A-10 Championship and brand to Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. is another nod to the strength and value of the conference.”

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Davidson takes on bigger challenge
Bob McKillop's team will be tested nightly in move to Atlantic 10 from Southern

My friends, there is a big difference between playing the likes of Chattanooga and Furman in league play, or Saint Louis, VCU, Massachusetts, Dayton, St. Joe's and LaSalle in the A-10.

Since the Southern Conference is a one-bid league, there's more pressure to win the conference tournament and the league's automatic NCAA bid. You can reach the NCAA tournament from the A-10 on an at-large bid, but the regular-season schedule is tougher. The A-10 is loaded, with six teams making the Big Dance last season, each winning at least 24 games.

http://espn.go.com/espn/dickvitale/stor ... tlantic-10

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ESPN College Basketball Ball ‏@ESPNCBB
Preseason Coaches Poll:

1. Kentucky
2. Arizona
3. Duke
4. Wisconsin
5. Kansas
6. North Carolina
7. Florida
8. Virginia
9. Louisville
10. Texas
11. Wichita State
12. Villanova
13. Gonzaga
14. Iowa State
15. UConn
16. VCU
17. San Diego State
18. Michigan State
19. Oklahoma
20. Ohio State
21. Nebraska
22. SMU
23. Michigan
24. Syracuse
25. Iowa

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Preseason First Team All-Conference*

Jordan Sibert Dayton Sr.
Patricio Garino George Washington Jr.
Kendall Anthony Richmond Sr.
DeAndre’ Bembry Saint Joseph’s So.
Treveon Graham VCU Sr.
Briante Weber VCU Sr.
*There was a tie for the last spot on the team

Preseason Second Team All-Conference

Dyshawn Pierre Dayton Jr.
Kevin Larsen George Washington Jr.
Jerrell Wright La Salle Sr.
Cady Lalanne Massachusetts Sr.
E.C. Matthews Rhode Island So

Preseason Third Team All-Conference

Jon Severe Fordham So.
Kethan Savage George Washington Jr.
Steve Zack La Salle Sr.
Gilvydas Biruta Rhode Island Sr.
Youssou Ndoye St. Bonaventure Sr.
Preseason Defensive All-Conference Team
Patricio Garino George Washington Jr.
Steve Zack La Salle Sr.
Hassan Martin Rhode Island So.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa Richmond Jr.
Briante Weber VCU Sr. G

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Preseason First Team All-Conference
Briante Weber VCU Sr.

Preseason Third Team All-Conference
Briante Weber VCU Sr. G

edit, never mind. See the issue now.

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ODU looks sharp in 63-57 win over Richmond
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/sports/n ... /19258771/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Bacote Lifts ODU to 73-67 Upset of No. 14 VCU
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ODU looks sharp in 63-57 win over Richmond
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/sports/n ... /19258771/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Bacote Lifts ODU to 73-67 Upset of No. 14 VCU
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... u-27254045" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Old Dominion rallies past George Mason, 75-69
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FINAL STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
Tournament Schedule:
Wednesday March 11 at Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
Game 1: 12 Fordham (4-14) vs 13 George Mason (4-14) 6:30 PM Atlantic 10 Network
Game 2: 11 Duquesne (6-12) vs 14 Saint Louis (3-14) 9:00 PM Atlantic 10 Network

Thursday March 12 at Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
Game 3: 8 Massachusetts (10-8) vs 9 La Salle (8-10) 12:00 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 4: 5 VCU (12-6) vs Game 1 Winner 2:30 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 5: 7 St Bonaventure (10-8) vs 10 Saint Joseph's (7-11) 6:30 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 6: 6 George Washington (10-8) vs Game 2 Winner 9:00 PM NBC Sports Network

Friday March 13 at Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
Game 7: 1 Davidson (13-4) vs Game 3 Winner 12:00 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 8: 4 Richmond (12-6) vs Game 4 Winner 2:30 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 9: 2 Dayton (13-5) vs Game 5 Winner 6:30 PM NBC Sports Network
Game 10: 3 Rhode Island (13-5) vs Game 6 Winner 9:00 PM NBC Sports Network

Saturday March 14 at Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner 1:30 PM CBS Sports Network
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs Game 10 Winner 4:00 PM CBS Sports Network

Sunday March 15 at Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
Game 13: Championship Game 1:00 PM CBS


Seeds
1. Davidson (14-4)
2. Dayton (13-5) *
3. Rhode Island (13-5)
4. Richmond (12-6) &
5. VCU (12-6)
6. George Washington (10-8) ^
7. St Bonaventure (10-8) ^^
8. Massachusetts (10-8)
9. La Salle (8-10)
10. Saint Joseph's (7-11)
11. Duquesne (6-12)
12. Fordham (4-14) %
13. George Mason (4-14)
14. Saint Louis (3-15)

* beat Rhode Island head to head
& beat VCU head to head twice
^ George Washington is 2-0 against the other
^^ both UMass and St Bonnies are 1-2 against the others, St Bonnies is 1-0 vs Davidson (UMass is 0-1)
% beat George Mason head to head

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The A10 might like to play the "Big Boy" and try to promote playing in this big new arena for the conference tourney...but....if no one goes to watch does it really matter?

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GW already over UVA and now VCU beating Duke into the second half. Impressive.