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Best and Worst Coaching Jobs in the A-10

With Xavier and Butler taking their talents to the new Big East and Temple heading to pick up the pieces in the American Athletic Conference three of most recognizable basketball programs and most coveted coaching jobs in the conference will be departing as well.

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Saint Louis and VCU advance in Saturday Semifinals

It was another day and another win for Saint Louis at the Barclays Center, as the Dwayne Evans and the Billikens rolled over the Butler Bulldogs 67-56 in a matchup of two of the most well known teams in the Atlantic 10 conference. The win advances Saint Louis to the finals on Sunday where they [...]

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Day Two of A-10 Tournament Leaves Questions and Speculation

In day two of the A-10 tournament, the remaining eight teams dwindled down to just four, and those left standing include the some of most highly touted programs in the conference. St. Louis, Butler, and VCU each took care of business today, to set up some high profile matchups in the semi-finals on Saturday.

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Wild Finishes Dominate Opening Day of A-10 Tournament

It wasn’t even 2:30 p.m. on the first day of the Atlantic 10 tournament at the Barclays Center, and already something completely unpredictable had occurred.

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A-10 Tournament Preview

The Atlantic-10 Conference tournament kicks off Thursday at noon from its brand new location on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue. Normally home to the Brooklyn Nets, for four days, it will be the A-10 battlefield to determine which of the top 12 teams in the conference will take home the conference trophy and a guaranteed spot in [...]

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Temple Hopes To Solidify NCAA Tournament Chances

In front of a sea of orange clad Syracuse basketball fans at Madison Square Garden back on December 22, the Temple Owls pulled off their best upset of the season when they handed the Orange it’s first loss. Khalif Wyatt affirmed his position as the leader of a team that many thought may stumble a [...]

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Saint Louis Ready For Deep Run

The Saint Louis Billikens might just be the best team that no one is talking about.

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Fordham Drops 68-63 Heartbreaker at Home to No. 11 Butler

Fordham battled hard until the final seconds, but wasn’t able to pull off a wild last-minute comeback in a 68-63 heartbreaking loss to No. 11 Butler.

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Fordham Continues Slow Rise To Relevance

The rebuilding process for Fordham basketball under head coach Tom Pecora has been a slow one.

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Saint Louis at Richmond Highlights Big A-10 Saturday

With just a month to go in the conference season, the A-10 is somewhat of a logjam. The top 13 teams in the conference are all within three games of each other.

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