ATLANTIC 10 NEWS
Atlantic 10 Archive
March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016
Saint Joseph's, Dayton, VCU Headed to NCAA Tournament
NEW YORK - Saint Joseph's, the 2016 Atlantic 10 Champions, and A-10 regular season champions Dayton and VCU were selected for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. All three Atlantic 10 teams will play on Friday, March 18.March 12, 2016
VCU runs into A-10 final with 76-54 win against Davidson
NEW YORK (AP) - Mo Alie-Cox scored 13 points, including a rim-shaking slam off a lob from JeQuan Lewis, and VCU ran out to an emphatic 76-54 victory against Davidison on Saturday to reach the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game for the fourth straight season.March 11, 2016
Davidson Rallies to Bounce St. Bonaventure From A-10, 90-86
NEW YORK (AP) - Peyton Aldridge hit three free throws with 10.9 seconds left to tie and Brian Sullivan hit two key 3s in overtime to help Davidson rally to beat St. Bonaventure 90-86 on Friday night in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.March 11, 2016
VCU Beats UMass 85-70 to Reach A-10 Semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) - Melvin Johnson scored 19 points and VCU pulled away in the second half and beat Massachusetts 85-70 in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals Friday.March 11, 2016
St. Joseph's Eliminates George Washington, 86-80, at A-10
NEW YORK (AP) - DeAndre' Bembry scored 21 points and St. Joseph's surged in the second half to beat George Washington 86-80 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.March 11, 2016
Dayton Cruises into A-10 Semifinals, 69-54 Over Richmond
NEW YORK (AP) - Charles Cooke scored 14 points, Dyshawn Pierre had 10 points and 14 rebounds, and top-seeded Dayton cruised to a 69-54 victory Friday against Richmond in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.March 11, 2016
Aldridge's 27 Leads Davidson Past La Salle in Atlantic 10 Second Round
NEW YORK (AP) - Peyton Aldridge scored 27 points and Davidson moved into the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 championship with a 78-63 victory over LaSalle on Thursday night.March 10, 2016
UMass Beats Rhode Island 67-62 to Reach 3rd Round in A-10
NEW YORK (AP) - Trey Davis hit a step-back 3-pointer with 32.7 seconds left to help send Massachusetts into the third round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 67-62 victory against Rhode Island on Thursday night.March 10, 2016
George Washington Beats Saint Louis 73-65 to Advance in A-10
NEW YORK (AP) - Yuta Watanabe scored 19 points and George Washington beat Saint Louis 73-65 Thursday to reach the third round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.March 10, 2016
Richmond Pulls Away From Fordham, 70-55, to Advance to A-10 Quarterfinals
NEW YORK (AP) - T.J. Cline and ShawnDre' Jones each scored 17 points as Richmond saw a 16-point halftime lead nearly erased before pulling away from Fordham for a 70-55 victory in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Thursday.March 10, 2016
Price's 36 Leads La Salle Past Duquesne 88-73 in Atlantic 10 First Round
NEW YORK (AP) - Jordan scored 36 points, one short of his career high, to lead last-place La Salle to an 88-73 victory over Duquesne in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Wednesday night.March 10, 2016
Saint Louis Beats George Mason 83-78 to Open A-10 Championship
NEW YORK (AP) - Marcus Bartley scored a career-high 24 points and Saint Louis beat George Mason 83-78 in the opener of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship on Wednesday night.March 7, 2016
Smith, Posley Share Final A-10 Player of the Week Award
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Dayton junior Scoochie Smith and St. Bonaventure senior Marcus Posley were named the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week Monday.March 6, 2016
Dayton, St. Bonaventure, VCU Share A-10 Men's Basketball Regular Season Title
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU are the 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference regular season Co-Champions, each with a 14-4 league record.February 22, 2016
DeAndre’ Bembry Takes A-10 Player of the Week Honors
Bembry, a forward from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in two wins for the Hawks. He shot 67.9 percent (19-for-28) from the field and added five steals and two blocks in the two victories.February 15, 2016
VCU’s Melvin Johnson Named A-10 Player of the Week
Johnson, a guard, averaged 19.5 points and shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the field, including 47 percent (8-of-17) to lead the Rams to a pair of conference wins.February 8, 2016
St. Bonaventure’s Adams Named Player of the Week
Adams led the Bonnies to a 2-0 week, averaging 25 points, 5.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. The guard from Baltimore, Md., also shot 15-of-30 (.500) from the field including 9-of-19 (.474) from 3-point range and 11-for-12 at the free throw line.February 1, 2016
Duquesne’s Derrick Colter Takes A-10 Player of the Week Honors
Colter, a cancer survivor, averaged 25.0 points and 3.5 assists in back-to-back Coaches vs. Cancer week wins over La Salle and at Saint Louis.January 25, 2016
Dayton’s Cooke Named A-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Cooke led Dayton to a pair of road wins, scoring 47 points while taking just 22 shots. He averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals a game, shooting 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the field and 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from 3-point range.January 18, 2016
Davidson’s Gibbs Earns Player of the Week Honors
Gibbs finished the week averaging 37 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists, while shooting 42.3 percent from 3-point range (11-of-26) and 87.5 percent from the free throw line (21-for-24).January 11, 2016
St. Bonaventure’s Adams Earns Player of the Week Honors
In two Bonnies wins, Adams averaged 23 points, 8.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds and shot 12-of-22 (54.5 percent) from the field, 10-for-16 (62.5 percent) from 3-point range and a nearly perfect 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) at the free throw line.December 28, 2015
Miles’ Career Double-Double Earns Player of the Week Honors
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Saint Joseph’s senior Isaiah Miles was named the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday, while freshmen DeAndre Abram of George Mason was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week.December 21, 2015
Davis Named A-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Davis scored the second-most points in UMass history when he had 40 in a 103-95 overtime victory versus New Orleans Wednesday.November 30, 2015
Richmond’s Allen Selected as Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— Richmond forward Terry Allen was named the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday, while Fordham freshman Joseph Chartouny was selected as Rookie of the Week.November 28, 2015
Saint Louis Head Coach Jim Crews
"Louisville is a quick, physical team and we weren’t able to rebound with them very well at all. Their number 12 (Mangok Mathiang) is really good."November 28, 2015
George Washington Head Coach Mike Lonergan
"We wanted to take away their inside game. They were going inside and we were allowing their bigs to go left-shoulder and manhandle us inside."November 27, 2015