Really fun night of A10 hoops tonight. VCU won at Dayton, story of the game being a 12-0 VCU run; full court pressing. 59-54 Dayton with 4:54 to go to 66-59 VCU with 1:06 to go. Crazy stuff. 73-68 VCU. The Saint Louis at Saint Joseph's game was entertaining as well. Saint Joe's pulled out the win over a Robbie Avila and Co. from SLU, although Gibson Jimerson did get injured in the first half. SLU-Joe's was also back and forth, and close until around 5 minutes to go when Joe's kicked the door open, getting the 76-63 win.

After tonight, Loyola technically holds the double bye spot at the moment. The middle of this league is such a cluster.

A10 Standings:
1. George Mason (9-1)
2. VCU (9-2) 
3. Saint Louis (7-4) 
4. Loyola Chicago (5-4)
5. Dayton (6-5) 
6. Saint Joseph's (5-5)
6. UMass (5-5)
8. Saint Bonaventure (5-6)
9. Rhode Island (4-6)
9. George Washington (4-6)
9. La Salle (4-6)
9. Duquesne (4-6)
13. Davidson (3-6)
14. Fordham (3-7)
14. Richmond (3-7)
 

Ironduke81 wrote:

Any word on Chabi? Need 3 centers because Wilburn who I like will put The Ramblers on the foul line five minutes into each half. This game is huge if the Dukes are going to get hot prior to the A10 tournament. If they once again lose bottom 4 A10 standings.

I think it’s time for Max to take his spot as the go to scorer on this team. 25+ a game from here on out

Top 50 players in A10 Article:

https://bustingbrackets.com/top-50-atlantic-10-players-midway-through-2024-25-season

DUMgr wrote:

BluffHunter wrote:

Top 50 players in A10 Article:

https://bustingbrackets.com/top-50-atlantic-10-players-midway-through-2024-25-season

Save you some clicks:
50. Jonah Hinton (St. Bonaventure) - 8.5 ppg, 34.6% 3pt
49. Kareem Rozier (Duquesne) - 7.4 ppg, 3.7 apg
48. Zeb Jackson (VCU) - 10.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
47. Amael L'Etang (Dayton) - 7.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg
46. Cam Crawford (Duquesne) - 7.8 ppg, 43.5% 3pt
45. Kalu Anya (SLU) - 7.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg
44. Brayden O'Connor (George Mason) - 9.8 ppg, 2.7 apg
43. Jayden Dawson (Loyola) - 11.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
42. Jaden House (URI) - 11.7 ppg, 47.5% fg
41. Joshua Rivera (Fordham) - 10.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg
40. Sheldon Edwards Jr (Loyola) - 12.0 ppg, 37.7% 3pt
39. David Green (URI) - 14.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg
38. Javon Bennett (Dayton) - 10.2 ppg, 39.8% 3pt
37. Connor Kochera (Davidson) - 14.2 ppg, 50.7% fg
36. Malachi Smith (Dayton) - 10.1 ppg, 5.7 apg
35. Christian Jones (George Washington) - 9.0 ppg, 1.7 spg
34. Jared Billups (George Mason) - 5.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
33. Dusan Neskovic (Richmond) - 13.8 ppg, 86.6% ft
32. Lajae Jones (St. Bonaventure) - 10.6 ppg, 43.5% 3pt
31. Gerald Drumgoole Jr (George Washington) - 13.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg
30. Jaylen Curry (UMass) - 12.7 ppg, 4.0 apg
29. Des Watson (Loyola) - 12.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
28. Darren Buchanan Jr (George Washington) - 12.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
27. Tre Dinkins (Duquesne) - 12.3 ppg, 2.8 apg
26. Corey McKeithan (La Salle) - 15.1 ppg, 2.7 apg
25. Deuce Jones (La Salle) - 11.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
24. Chance Moore (St. Bonaventure) - 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
23. Daniel Rivera (UMass) - 12.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg
22. Jackie Johnson III (Fordham) - 18.7 ppg, 2.7 apg
21. Japhet Medor (Fordham) - 12.9 ppg, 4.1 apg
20. Noel Brown (St. Bonaventure) - 12.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg
19. Phillip Russell (VCU) - 11.7 ppg, 1.3 spg
18. Bobby Durkin (Davidson) - 15.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 41.4% 3pt
17. Erik Reynolds II (St. Joe's) - 15.9 ppg, 2.6 apg
16. Jalen Haynes (George Mason) - 12.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 58.3% fg
**. DeLonnie Hunt (Richmond) - 16.8 ppg, 2.9 apg
15. Enoch Cheeks (Dayton) - 12.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 spg
14. Gibson Jimerson (SLU) - 17.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 36.7% 3pt
13. Rafael Castro (George Washington) - 12.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 69.5% fg
12. Nate Santos (Dayton) - 14.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 43.2% 3pt
11. Isaiah Swope (SLU) - 16.5 ppg, 4.7 apg
10. Xzayvier Brown (St. Joe's) - 16.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
9. Joe Bamisile (VCU) - 16.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.3 spg
8. Rashool Diggins (UMass) - 16.2 ppg, 2.7 apg
7. Robbie Avila (SLU) - 16.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.2 apg
6. Darius Maddox (George Mason) - 13.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
5. Melvin Council Jr (St. Bonaventure) - 14.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.0 apg
4. Reed Bailey (Davidson) - 19.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.9 apg
3. Sebastian Thomas (URI) - 19.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.8 apg
2. Rasheer Fleming (St. Joe's) - 15.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg
1. Max Shulga (VCU) - 15.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.9 apg

It does save you a click but it’s an opinion article based not solely on metrics (for example he writes #9 bamisile is a metrics darling for sites like KenPom, where he is ranked #2)

So I guess coaching isn’t the problem. Apparently the Dukes have the least talent in the conference.

Well I posted a message of optimism after the game but it did not hit.  Anyway congrats to the Dukes for a difficult win.

Lets go Dukes!

Not sure what the issue with post approvals was… I think we should be back to normal now thanks to CLK’s quick diagnosis

Fantastic game from the Dukes and a good energetic crowd tonight (except the students who either don't show up or only cheer for free fries). The Dukes played much more uptempo, moved the ball, and gave great effort all game long. It was nice to see Necas flash some offense. Overall really good team effort. Hopefully this is the start of getting hot at the right time. There is no great team in the Atlantic 10 and if we play well we can beat anyone and if we don't play well we can lose to the dregs of the league as we have unfortunately shown the last couple weeks.

Great time to get hot. Watched VCU beat  Dayton in their house. Go Dukes.