This is a bit of a rushed product since I didn’t have much time this week, but I’ll more than make up for it with an A-10 tournament preview next week. Stay tuned.
Countdown to the A-10 tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn: 9 days
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POWER RANKINGS
1. Saint Louis (23-5, 12-2 A-10)
2. Virginia Commonwealth (23-6, 11-3 A-10)
3. La Salle (20-7, 10-4 A-10)
4. Butler (22-7, 9-5 A-10)
5. Temple (21-8, 9-5 A-10)
6. UMass (18-9, 8-6 A-10)
7. Xavier (16-12, 8-6 A-10)
8. St. Bonaventure (14-13, 7-7 A-10)
9. Saint Joseph’s (16-11, 7-7 A-10)
10. Richmond (17-12, 7-7 A-10)
11. Charlotte (18-10, 6-8 A-10)
13. George Washington (12-15, 6-8 A-10)
14. Rhode Island (8-19, 3-11 A-10)
15. Fordham (6-23, 2-12 A-10)
16. Duquesne (8-20, 1-13 A-10)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dwayne Evans, Saint Louis: The junior forward recorded double-doubles in both of SLU’s victories against Saint Joseph’s and George Washington. He scored 21 points and had 12 rebounds against the Hawks before scoring 22 and pulling down 12 boards against the Colonials.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH
Khalif Wyatt, Temple: 19.6 points per game, 4.1 assists per game
Treveon Graham, VCU: 15.5 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game
Ramon Galloway, La Salle: 17.4 points per game, 3.8 assists per game, 2.1 steals per game
Rotnei Clarke, Butler: 16.5 points per game, 3.5 3-pointers per game, 42.8 3-point percentage
Chaz Williams, UMass: 15.5 points per game, 7.4 assists per game, 2.0 steals per game
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY…
Here’s what the Atlantic 10 tournament would look like if it started today.
(8) Saint Joseph’s
(9) Richmond
Winner plays 1) Saint Louis
(5) Temple
(12) George Washington
Winner plays 4) Butler
(7) Xavier
(10) St. Bonaventure
Winner plays (2) VCU
6) UMass
11) Dayton
Winner plays (3) La Salle
GAMES OF THE WEEK
Butler at UMass, Thursday, 7 p.m., NBC Sports Network: Huge game for both teams in what should be a packed Mullins Center.
La Salle at Saint Louis, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network: Both teams are on pace to get a bye in the A-10 tournament, so this should be exciting.
VCU at Temple, Saturday, noon, CBS
Xavier at Butler, Saturday, 6:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
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