By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Without Rotnei Clarke, Butler will play shorthanded at guard when it visits La Salle Wednesday night. The Explorers have plenty of them, and how the two teams match up their personnel is perhaps a pivotal issue in their first-ever battle at Tom Gola Arena. La Salle (12-5, 2-2 Atlantic 10) […]
Tag: Atlantic 10
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A week in, here’s where we stand: four unbeatens, seven winning records and four winless teams. Conference play in the Atlantic 10 has already produced one ultra-entertaining classic (VCU-St. Joe’s), a photo finish (Xavier-St. Bonaventure) and a brilliant individual line (Chaz Williams’ 22 points, nine assists, five rebounds and four […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Butler has a heck of a frontcourt. Without Rotnei Clarke, that unit becomes front and center. Roosevelt Jones is the best passer on the team and the essence of versatility at small forward. Khyle Marshall remains, as he has been for some time, the most talented guy on the roster. […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Enthusiasm about the Atlantic 10 is merited. The fun is only getting started. With expanded team blurbs this week, let’s not tarry on the opening comment. Here is IndySportsLegends.com’s Friday serving of A-10 Power Rankings. 1. Butler (13-2) Butler has aced a season many analysts felt would be a bit […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Finally, all of these teams start to go head-to-head when the Atlantic 10 schedule opens Wednesday night. Each school plays a 16-game slate and will face each opponent once and one twice. It will be the middle of the league that determines how exciting the conference tournament is. The early […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With conference play less than two weeks away, the Atlantic 10 hierarchy is almost set. Butler, Virginia Commonwealth and Temple more or less clinched spots at the top with strong records and victories over national powers. All three have jumped ahead of Saint Joseph’s for status as conference frontrunner. With […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent A few weeks ago in this space, the point was made that the A-10 probably would see a team rise into the national rankings at some point because of the overall strength of the conference. Butler is that team. The Bulldogs debuted Monday at No. 19 in the AP Top […]
From Butler Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Sophomore Roosevelt Jones, who helped lead Butler to a stunning victory over previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Indiana, has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week. The weekly award, for games played Dec. 10-16, was released by the conference office on Monday (Dec. 17). Jones, a 6-4 […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent At a time in which most schools hold final exams, only 16 games were played by Atlantic 10 teams in the last week. With a soft spot in the schedule, intriguing storylines broke nonetheless. The A-10 is open to further expansion that might result in a 21-team super-conference, a connected […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent There is a change atop these rankings for the first time, but basketball takes a back seat in the opening comment following the terrible news of Rick Majerus’ passing Saturday at age 64 due to heart failure. The longtime coaching sensation had stepped aside from his Saint Louis Billikens prior […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent How strong is the Atlantic 10? The conference placed 12 teams in the top 100 of the latest KenPom.com ratings. Only the Big East (13) had as many. The A-10 still does not have a team ranked in the AP Top 25 or USA Today Coaches Poll. With such overall quality, […]
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