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------Atlantic 10------Overall------W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neu. Last 5 Streak 1. Charlotte 0 0 .000 ...... 4 6 .400 2-2 2-1 0-3 3-2 W3 Dayton 0 0 .000 ...... 11 1 .917 8-0 1-1 2-0 4-1 W3 Duquesne 0 0 .000 ...... 7 4 .636 4-2 3-2 0-0 3-2 W2 Fordham 0 0 .000 ...... 2 7 .222 2-5 0-2 0-0 2-3 W1 George Washington 0 0 .000 ...... 6 3 .667 4-0 2-1 0-2 3-2 L1 La Salle 0 0 .000 ...... 6 5 .545 4-2 1-1 1-2 3-2 W1 Massachusetts 0 0 .000 ...... 5 6 .455 3-2 0-4 2-0 4-1 W4 Rhode Island 0 0 .000 ...... 8 4 .667 5-0 2-2 1-2 3-2 L1 Richmond 0 0 .000 ...... 6 5 .545 4-2 1-2 1-1 2-3 W1 St. Bonaventure 0 0 .000 ...... 7 4 .636 4-2 3-0 0-2 4-1 L1 Saint Joseph’s 0 0 .000 ...... 5 5 .500 2-0 2-2 1-2 3-2 W1 Saint Louis 0 0 .000 ...... 7 5 .583 6-1 0-3 1-1 4-1 W1 Temple 0 0 .000 ...... 5 5 .500 1-1 3-3 1-1 2-3 L2 Xavier 0 0 .000 ...... 9 2 .818 5-1 1-0 3-1 3-2 L2

PLAYER OF THE WEEK UPCOMING SCHEDULE & RECENT RESULTS - Saint Joseph’s D. 27 Massachusetts 64, IUPUI 57 Senior, Forward, 6-9, 235 lbs. Vermont 83, George Washington 72 Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony’s HS (Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii) Nivins scored a season-high 26 points and pulled down 16 rebounds on Dec. 23 as Saint 28 Fordham vs. Tennessee-Martin 5:00 Joseph’s earned a 71-67 win over Cornell in its lone con- (FIU Tournament, Miami, Fla.) test of the week...shot 10-of-13 from the field and 6-for-8 Richmond at UNC Wilmington 5:30 from the line...added two steals and a ...marked his Duquesne at Robert Morris 7:00 sixth double-double of the year...named the A-10 Player of Siena at Saint Joseph's 7:30 the Week for the third time this season. 29 Fordham at Florida International 2:00 ROOKIES OF THE WEEK (FIU Tournament, Miami, Fla.) Eric Evans - Duquesne Temple at #18/#16 Villanova 7:00/ESPNU Freshman, Guard, 5-11, 195 lbs. Detroit, Mich./Northwestern HS 30 George Washington at Hawaii 12:30am Evans scored a season-high 19 points (Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii) and added five steals in just 23 minutes of action on Dec. Massachusetts at Houston 2:00 22 as Duquesne turned aside North Carolina Central, 97- George Mason at Dayton 7:00 79...knocked down three field goals from beyond the arc Rhode Island at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 and added two rebounds and two assists...named the A-10 St. Bonaventure at Bucknell 7:00 Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week and Long Island at Charlotte 7:30 third time this season. Maryland-Baltimore County at Saint Louis 9:00 George Washington vs. TBA TBA Jio Fontan - Fordham (Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii) Freshman, Guard, 6-0, 170 lbs. Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony’s HS 31 Bowling Green at Duquesne 4:00 Fontan scored 18 points, including the Drexel at Saint Joseph's 5:00 game-winning basket with 43 seconds Robert Morris at #14/#12 Xavier 6:00 remaining, as Fordham edged New Manhattan at La Salle 7:00 Hampshire on Dec. 23, 60-56...made 6-of-10 shots from Richmond at Virginia Military Institute 7:00 the field and 6-of-7 from the line...added three assists and two rebounds...tabbed the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the J. 2 Dayton at Toledo 7:00 second time. North Carolina A&T at Saint Louis 8:00

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HONOR ROLL: Charlotte junior guard DiJuan Harris scored PUTTING UP THEIR DUKES: Duquesne's 97-79 victory a career-high 20 points and added eight assists on Dec. 21 in over North Carolina Central on Dec. 22 upped its record to 7- the 49ers’ 100-80 victory over Youngstown State...sopho- 4, ensuring the school's second consecutive winning non- more forward Chris Wright of Dayton scored 16 points and conference record. Last year, the Dukes posted a mark of grabbed 10 rebounds in the Flyers’ 62-50 win versus 10-3 in non-league play. It is the first time since 1992-93 and Marshall on Dec. 23...Duquesne sophomore forward Damian 1993-94 that Duquesne has registered winning non-confer- Saunders scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled ence records in back-to-back seasons. Moreover, the Dukes’ down 10 boards on Dec. 22 in the Dukes’ 97-79 win over 17 non-conference wins over the past two years are the most North Carolina Central...senior forward Rob Diggs averaged in a two-year span since 1980 (11-6) and 1981 (8-8). DU has 19.5 points and 11 rebounds over a pair of contests for non-conference games remaining at Robert Morris on Dec. George Washington...La Salle junior guard Rodney Green 28 and at home versus Bowling Green on Dec. 31. scored 17 points and added six rebounds in the Explorers’ 65-59 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 23...junior guard WINNING WITH A CUSHION: All six of Richmond’s victo- Ricky Harris scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and pulled ries this season have come by double-digit margins. A year down seven boards on Dec. 27 in Massachusetts’ 64-57 win ago, just three of the Spiders’ 16 victories came by double versus IUPUI...Richmond sophomore forward Justin Harper digits. made 7-of-9 shots en route to scoring a team-high 18 points in the Spiders’ 79-57 victory over Bucknell on Dec. 22...fresh- SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER: For the 14th consecu- man forward Andrew Nicholson scored 23 points and added tive year, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team under- three blocks on Dec. 23 as St. Bonaventure dropped an 83- took its annual Christmas charity project, "Hawks Helping 65 decision to Niagara...Saint Louis senior guard Kevin Others," to aid needy families in West Philadelphia. With Lisch was named to the all-tournament team at the Las contributions from fans collected at the Creighton game on Vegas Classic after scoring 15 points in the Billikens’ 56-52 Dec. 6, the Hawks shopped at Target in nearby Bala Cynwyd win over Fresno State on Dec. 23. Freshman teammate on Dec. 13. The players were divided into groups and Kwamain Mitchell matched his season high with 16 points received a list of items needed by their "family.” SJU's on Dec. 22 in the Billikens’ 65-61 loss to DePaul...senior Campus Ministry assisted in the project, identifying the fami- guard Dionte Christmas scored all 19 of his points in the lies in need.The Hawks wrapped all of the gifts and delivered second half of Temple’s 76-71 setback at Long Beach State them to their families on Dec. 20. "The players and coach- on Dec. 22...Xavier junior forward Derrick Brown scored 17 es in this program have each been given a special gift, or tal- points in the Musketeers’ 74-65 loss to Butler on Dec. 23. ent, in life. This is a way that we, as a group, can give back to the community," said head coach . "The expe- BIGDINDAYTON:Dayton has held opponents to 22 points rience that each of our guys will have when they deliver these or less in a half eight times thru its first 12 games. Last year, gifts is something that I know they will cherish forever." the Flyers accomplished that feat just six times. UD leads the A-10 and ranks among the national leaders in both scoring SENIORS WITH STYLE: Temple’s Dionte Christmas and defense (55.2 ppg.) and defense (.335). In the Jimmy Baron of Rhode Island are among 30 candidates for Flyers’ 62-50 win over Marshall on Dec. 23, UD forced 15 the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for turnovers and yielded just 15 made field goals. It marked the Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, seventh time this season the Flyers forced as many turnovers the award was launched during the 2001-02 season to honor as made field goals by their opponent. One of the keys to the attributes of college basketball seniors who remain com- Dayton’s success has been its improved depth as 11 players mitted to their university and pursue the many rewards that a average at least 10 minutes of action per game. Junior senior season and complete college education brings. Marcus Johnson leads the team in minutes with an average Based on criteria focusing on the “Four C’s” of classroom, of just 28.4 per contest. character, community and competition, the award winners will be selected by national balloting of head basketball coaches, PASSING THE ROCK: Senior guard Chris Lowe of national media and college basketball fans. Previous A-10 Massachusetts led the A-10 and ranked 13th nationally in recipients include Xavier’s (2003) and Jameer assists (6.2 apg.) a year ago. The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native Nelson of Saint Joseph’s (2004). registered at least ten assists on six different occasions. By comparison, no other player in the Conference dished out 10 SELECT COMPANY: Temple senior guard Dionte or more assists more than once in 2007-08. Lowe, who also Christmas averaged a league-best 19.7 points last season paced the A-10 in assists in 2006 (4.9 apg.), seeks to become to become just the third player in Conference history to lead the first player in league history to lead the Conference in the Atlantic 10 in scoring in successive years. The two other assists three times. Carl Smith (UM - 1984, 86), Shandue players to hold that distinction are John Battle of Rutgers McNeill (SBU - 1995, 97) and (SJU - 2001, (1984-85) and St. Bonaventure's (1980-81). 02) are the only other players to twice lead the A-10. Lowe With nine career A-10 Player of the Week honors, Christmas recorded his league-leading fifth double-digit perform- trails only Xavier’s David West (14) and Jameer Nelson of ance of the season on Dec. 27 in the Minutemen’s 64-57 win Saint Joseph’s (13) and is tied with Massachusetts’ Marcus over IUPUI. He leads the A-10 with an average of 6.20 apg. Camby for the third-most in league history.

STRAIGHT SHOOTER: Saint Joseph’s senior forward STREAKIN: St. Bonaventure has won its first three true road Ahmad Nivins seeks to join former George Washington contests to begin a season for the first time since the 1967- standout Alexander Koul (1995-97) as the only players in A- 68 campaign. The Bonnies seek their fourth consecutive 10 history to lead the league in field goal percentage three road victory on Dec. 30 at Bucknell. In addition, St. consecutive years. Nivins shot .647 (165-of-255) from the Bonaventure’s bench has won the scoring battle in each of field a year ago. The Jersey City, N.J., native has made 69- the team’s 11 games this season. With a record of 7-4 over- of-101 shots through the Hawks’ first 10 contests and shares all, the Bonnies are one victory shy of matching their total the league-lead with six double-doubles. from all of last season. WINS VS. BCS CONFERENCES START ME UP: Dayton junior Kurt Huelsman Thru games of Dec. 27 has started every game of his collegiate career, Source: Collegerpi.com a span of 77 consecutive contests thru games of The Atlantic 10 has 14 wins versus BCS teams entering play on Dec. 28, the most Dec. 27, while Rhode Island’s Kahiem of any non-BCS league. In addition, nine different A-10 teams have registered at Seawright has also made 77 consecutive starts. least one victory over a BCS foe, with Xavier’s four wins leading the league. Name Consec. Starts ACC 22 Mountain West 5 Sun Belt 2 Kahiem Seawright, URI 77 Big East 20 Missouri Valley 5 Southland 2 Kurt Huelsman, UD 77 Big Ten 18 Summit 4 America East 1 Jimmy Baron, URI 70 Big 12 17 Colonial 3 Ivy 1 Ahmad Nivins, SJU 67 Atlantic 10 14 Southern 3 Metro Atlantic 1 Yves Mekongo Mbala, LAS 50 Pac-10 12 Atlantic Sun 2 Patriot 1 Derrick Brown, XU 48 SEC 10 Big Sky 2 Big West 0 West Coast 9 Big South 2 Mid-American 0 STEPPING UP: UMass forward Tony Gaffney Conference USA 6 Mid-Eastern 2 Northeast 0 has opened his senior year in grand style. He Horizon 6 Western Athletic 2 Ohio Valley 0 has recorded six double-double performances - SWAC 0 the first of his career - thru the Minutemen’s first TOURNEY TALK: A-10 teams will play at least 38 non-conference games versus 11 games and blocked a career-best nine shots teams that advanced to last year’s NCAA Tournament. Saint Joseph’s and Temple versus Boston College on Dec. 6. Gaffney hold the league lead with five games versus such teams. Additional games could be leads the A-10 in rebounding (12.0 rpg.) and added depending on the outcome of several in-season tournament games. blocks (5.10 bpg.).

Clemson at Charlotte, Nov. 22 Rhode Island at Duke, Nov. 16 CENTURY MINING: Charlotte hit triple figures Charlotte at Mississippi State, Dec. 10 Rhode Island vs. Villanova, Nov. 29 for the first time since 2004 as a result of its Winthrop at Charlotte, Dec. 31 Coppin State at Richmond, Nov. 30 100-80 home win over Youngstown State on Dayton vs. Marquette, Nov. 29 Miss. State at St. Bonaventure, Nov. 25 Dec. 21. The last time the 49ers scored 100 Coppin State at Dayton, Dec. 13 Saint Joseph’s vs. Texas, Nov. 24 points was a 103-101 loss in triple overtime to George Mason at Dayton, Dec. 30 Saint Joseph’s vs. Indiana, Nov. 25 Alabama on Dec. 4, 2004. Duquesne at Duke, Nov. 28 Saint Joseph’s at Villanova, Dec. 11 Duquesne at Pittsburgh, Dec. 3 Cornell at Saint Joseph’s, Dec. 22 BOMBS AWAY: UMass tied a program record West Virginia at Duquesne, Dec. 13 Siena at Saint Joseph’s, Dec. 28 with 15 three-point field goals in its 97-81 win Fordham at Villanova, Nov. 17 Kent State at Saint Louis, Nov. 19 over Hofstra on Dec. 20. The Minutemen also UMBC at George Washington, Nov. 26 UMBC at Saint Louis, Dec. 30 made 15 field goals from beyond the arc versus American at G. Washington, Dec. 17 Temple vs. Clemson, Nov. 16 Wisconsin-Green Bay (2007) and Temple La Salle vs. Connecticut, Nov. 21 Tennessee at Temple, Dec. 13 (1997). Villanova at La Salle, Dec. 14 Temple at Kansas, Dec. 20 La Salle at Cornell, Dec. 20 Temple at Villanova, Dec. 28 BLOCK PARTY: St. Bonaventure freshman for- Mount St. Mary’s at La Salle, Dec. 23 Kent State at Temple, Jan. 5 ward Andrew Nicholson tied a program record Massachusetts at Memphis, Nov. 18 Xavier vs. Memphis, Nov. 23 with eight blocked shots on Dec. 6 in the Massachusetts vs. Kansas, Dec. 13 Xavier vs. Duke, Dec. 20 Bonnies’ 60-53 win versus Princeton. The last Vanderbilt at Massachusetts, Jan. 3 Butler at Xavier, Dec. 23 SBU player to register eight blocks in a game was Caswell Cyrus versus Siena on Nov. 24, 1998. In addition, Nicholson is the first player in DISH NETWORK: Duquesne senior guard Aaron Jackson recorded a career-high SBU annals to be named A-10 Rookie of the 10 assists on Nov. 25 in the Dukes’ 79-69 win at South Carolina-Upstate. Jackson Week three times. has topped the 100-assist mark twice in his three previous seasons at Duquesne and ranks second in the Conference with an average of 5.91 apg. The Hartford, Conn., SWEET STROKE: Jimmy Baron of Rhode native needs 61 points to become the 32nd member of Duquesne’s 1,000-point club, Island enters the Rams’ Dec. 30 contest at and with two more assists he will move into the fifth spot on the program’s all-time list. Fairleigh Dickinson with 280 career three-point- Jackson's 5.91 apg. average is on pace to break the school single-season mark of ers, including 14 career performances with at 6.0, set by in 1973-74 and matched by Nixon in 1975-76. least five field goals from beyond the arc. The senior guard nailed eight three’s at Duke on ADDING TO THE TROPHY CASE: Xavier captured the O’Reilly AutoParts Puerto Nov. 16, the most by an opposing player in the Rico Tip-Off with a 63-58 win over then-No. 13/12 Memphis in the finals on Nov. 23. history of Cameron Indoor Stadium. As a result, senior C.J. Anderson earned the tournament’s Most Valuable Player honor. Dayton won the Chicago Invitational Challenge after its 89-75 win over then TAKING NOTICE: Temple senior guard Dionte 15th-ranked Marquette on Nov. 29. UD sophomore forward Chris Wright was tabbed the tourney’s Most Valuable Player after averaging 12 points and 10.5 rebounds in the Christmas and junior forward Derrick Brown Flyers’ four victories. of Xavier are among 50 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and CHAMPIONSHIP CHATTER: The Atlantic 10 Conference and CBS Sports Player of the Year trophy. In addition, Brown is announced a multi-year agreement for CBS to air the league's men's basketball one of 50 candidates for the prestigious championship final, beginning in 2010. The A-10 also announced a new format for Naismith Award. the men's basketball championship to coincide with the 2010 title game being moved to Sunday on CBS Sports. The new format will continue to see the top 12 teams par- JUMPING OUT QUICKLY: Xavier opened the ticipate with seeds 1 through 4 receiving an opening round bye; however, the four season with nine straight wins, while Dayton opening round games will move to the campuses of the higher remaining seeded opened 2008-09 with eight consecutive victo- teams. Winners of each game will advance to the quarterfinals at a site scheduled to ries for the second time in head coach Brian be announced later this winter for 2010 and beyond. Gregory’s tenure at UD. WELCOME ABOARD SPANNING THE GLOBE: Thirteen student-athletes The following is a list of student-athletes who have signed national letters of from overseas are currently on Atlantic 10 rosters intent in the fall to attend Atlantic 10 institutions and will have freshmen eligibility and each has already appeared in a game this for the 2009-10 season: season.

CHARLOTTE Name Hometown Chris Braswell F 6-8 Seat Pleasant, Md./Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.) Temi Adebayo, SJU Ibadan, Nigeria K.J. Sherrill F 6-7 Mount Ulla, N.C/West Rowan Ben Eaves, URI Lancashire, England Michael Eric, TU Lagos, Nigeria DAYTON Josh Duinker, UR Sydney, Australia Matt Kavanaugh F 6-9 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville Jason Francis, URI Old Harbour, Jamaica DUQUESNE Joseph Katuka, GW Zaria, Nigeria Francis Cedric Martel, UR Montreal, Canada FORDHAM Aleksander Milovic, DUQ Cetinje, Montenegro Lance Brown G/F 6-3 Teaneck, N.J./Paterson Catholic Andrew Nicholson, SBU Mississauga, Canada Chris Freeman F 6-8 Potomac, Va./Potomac Falls Gaby Ngoundjo, CHA Douala, Cameroon Chris Gaston F 6-7 Newark, N.J./New Hampton (N.H.) Prep Sergio Olmos, TU Valencia, Spain Hermann Opoku, GW Vienna, Austria GEORGE WASHINGTON Rodrigo Peggau, DUQ Sao Paulo, Brazil

LA SALLE WINNING WAYS: The Atlantic 10 is tied (with Aaric Murray C 6-10 Philadelphia, Pa./The Glen Mills School Conference USA) for second nationally among Division I conferences with five active head coaches MASSACHUSETTS with 300 or more career victories. The ACC leads all Sampson Carter F 6-8 Memphis, Tenn./Winchendon (Mass.) School Division I conferences with seven active head Javorn Farrell G/F 6-5 Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist coaches with at least 300 career wins. Raphiael Putney F 6-9 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge Name Wins Freddie Riley G 6-5 Ocala, Fla./Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.) Rick Majerus, Saint Louis 445 Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 371 RHODE ISLAND John Giannini, La Salle 352 Ryan Brooks F 6-8 Mays Landing, N.J./South Kent (Conn.) Prep Fran Dunphy, Temple 348 Jim Baron, Rhode Island 322 RICHMOND Darien Brothers G 6-3 Richmond, Va./Benedictine Greg Robbins G 6-4 Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion SEEING DOUBLE: Ahmad Nivins of Saint Joseph’s has scored in double figures in 68 of his ST. BONAVENTURE 104 career games. The senior forward has reached Demitrius Conger F 6-6 Brooklyn, N.Y./Covenant Christian Acad. (Ga.) double figures in rebounds 19 times, including six times this season, which is tops in the A-10. Nivins SAINT JOSEPH’S also boasts 16 career double-doubles. Carl Baptiste F 6-8 Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon Justin Crogile G 5-11 Paterson, N.J./DePaul Catholic COOL UNDER PRESSURE: George Washington Carl Jones G 5-11 Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights improved to a staggering 106-5 in the last five sea- sons under head coach Karl Hobbs when leading SAINT LOUIS at the five-minute mark of the second half after the Jef Reid G 6-5 Topeka, Kan./Hayden Colonials’ 59-47 win at Sacramento State on Dec. Cory Remekun F 6-8 Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite 23. GW has earned victories over two teams Christian Salecich G 6-4 Gold Coast, Australia/Institute of Sport (UMBC, American) who reached the NCAA Jon Smith F 6-7 Grove City, Ohio/Grove City Tournament a year ago. The last time the Colonials defeated a team that qualified for the NCAA Tourney TEMPLE the previous season was on Mar. 4, 2006, when GW Rahlir Jefferson G 6-6 Chester, Pa./Chester beat Charlotte in an overtime thriller. G 6-3 Norristown, Pa./Norristown ALL-TIME WINNERS: Below is a list of the current XAVIER student-athletes who have garnered A-10 Player of Kevin Parrom G/F 6-6 Bronx, N.Y./South Kent (Conn.) Prep the Week honors (number of selections in parenthe- ses): Dionte Christmas, TU (9); Aaron Jackson, LIGHTS...CAMERA...ACTION: Temple and Massachusetts knocked off ranked DUQ (3); Ahmad Nivins, SJU (3); Jimmy Baron, URI opponents on Dec. 13 during an ESPN afternoon doubleheader. The Owls (2); Ricky Harris, UM (2); Kevin Lisch, SLU (2); Rob turned aside eighth-ranked Tennessee, 88-72, notching their first win over a top Diggs, GW (1); Dan Geriot, UR (1); Tommie Liddell, 10 team since a 68-53 win over No. 6 George Washington in the quarterfinals SLU (1); Chris Lowe, UM (1); B.J. Raymond, XU (1); of the 2006 A-10 Championship. UMass edged No. 25 (AP)/No. 23 Damian Saunders, DUQ (1); Chris Wright, UD (1) (ESPN/USA Today) and defending national champion Kansas, 616-60, at The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. It marked the first victory over a ranked foe A MUST READ: Now in his 41st season as the by the Minutemen outside their home state since they downed fourth-ranked voice of Duquesne basketball, Ray Goss has writ- Georgetown, 86-62, in the Regional Finals of the 1996 NCAA Tournament. ten a book detailing some of his experiences during his more than 50 years behind the microphone. HIGH FLYERS: Dayton set a program record with nine dunks in its 75-44 win “Misadventures In Broadcasting” is available for over UNC Greensboro on Dec. 20. UD has amassed 36 dunks on the year and purchase online at www.raygoss.com, at upcoming is on pace to shatter the program’s single-season record of 61. Duquesne home games and at Barnes & Noble across the street from the Palumbo Center. ATLANTIC 10 NON-CONFERENCE (88-62) WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

America East ...... 7-1 Missouri Valley ...... 1-5 Players of the Week Rookies of the Week Atlantic Coast ...... 2-9 Mountain West ...... 0-0 N. 11-15 Dionte Christmas (TU) Trey Blue (FOR) Atlantic Sun ...... 4-0 Northeast ...... 7-0 26 ppg., 9 rpg. 24 pts., 6 three-pointers Big East ...... 3-11 Ohio Valley ...... 0-1 Big Sky ...... 1-0 Pacific-10 ...... 0-1 Ahmad Nivins (SJU) Big South ...... 3-0 Patriot ...... 7-1 25 pts., 13 rbs. Big Ten ...... 3-0 Southeastern ...... 4-3 Big 12 ...... 2-4 Southern ...... 6-1 N. 16-22 Jimmy Baron (URI) Eric Evans (DUQ) Big West ...... 0-2 Southland ...... 0-0 18.7 ppg., 13 three’s 16 pts., 7-10 FG Colonial ...... 4-7 Southwestern Athletic . . .0-0 Andrew Nicholson (SBU) Conference USA ...... 3-2 Summit ...... 3-0 13.5 ppg., 4.5 rpg. Horizon ...... 2-3 Sun Belt ...... 1-0 Ivy ...... 3-3 West Coast ...... 0-0 N. 23-29 Damian Saunders (DUQ) Andrew Nicholson (SBU) Metro Atlantic Athletic . . .3-4 Western Athletic ...... 1-0 19 ppg., 8.7 rpg. 12.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg. Mid-American ...... 5-4 Independents ...... 3-0 Chris Wright (UD) Mid-Eastern Athletic . . . .6-0 Non-Division I ...... 3-0 12.0 ppg., 10.5 rpg. DID YOU KNOW? : Entering play on Dec. 28, 21 of the N. 30 - Ahmad Nivins (SJU) Andrew Nicholson (SBU) league’s 62 non-conference losses have been by four D. 6 19 ppg., 14 rpg. 16 pts.,, 9 rbs., 8 blks points or less. A-10 teams have also dropped six B.J. Raymond (XU) overtime contests, including two by Charlotte. 32 pts., 7 three-pointers

TOP 25 - Dec. 22 D. 7-13 Dionte Christmas (TU) Jio Fontan (FOR) Associated Press ESPN/USA Today 35 pts., 12-22 FG 17.5 ppg., ,5.5 apg. North Carolina ...... 1 ...... North Carolina Aaron Jackson (DUQ) Connecticut ...... 2 ...... Connecticut 27.5 ppg., 20-25 FG Pittsburgh ...... 3 ...... Pittsburgh Oklahoma ...... 4 ...... Oklahoma D. 14-20 Tommie Liddell (SLU) Eric Evans (DUQ) Duke ...... 5 ...... Duke 13.5 ppg., 11.0 rpg. 14.5 ppg., 11-15 FG Wake Forest ...... 6 ...... Wake Forest Gonzaga ...... 7 ...... Gonzaga D. 21-27 Ahmad Nivins (SJU) Eric Evans (DUQ) Notre Dame ...... 8 ...... Texas 26 pts., 16 rbs. 19 pts., 5 stls Texas ...... 9 ...... Georgetown Jio Fontan (FOR) Purdue ...... 10 ...... UCLA 18 pts., 3 assts Michigan State ...... 11 ...... Notre Dame Georgetown ...... 12 ...... Xavier D. 28 - UCLA ...... 13 ...... Ohio State J. 3 Xavier ...... 14 ...... Syracuse Ohio State ...... 15 ...... Purdue Tennessee ...... 16 ...... Villanova Syracuse ...... 17 ...... Arizona State J. 4-10 Villanova ...... 18 ...... Michigan State Louisville ...... 19 ...... Louisville Arizona State ...... 20 ...... Clemson Baylor ...... 21 ...... Tennessee J. 11-17 Clemson ...... 22 ...... Baylor Minnesota ...... 23 ...... Minnesota Michigan ...... 24 ...... Memphis Missouri ...... 25 ...... Marquette J. 18-24 Dayton ...... RV ...... Dayton

A-10 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Date A-10 Team Ranked Foe Result J. 25-31 11/16 Rhode Island Duke (#8/#5) L/82-79 11/17 Fordham Villanova (#23/25) L/107-68 11/17 UMass Memphis (#13/#12) L/80-58 11/21 La Salle Connecticut (#2/#2) L/89-81 F. 1-7 11/23 Xavier Memphis (#13/#12) W/63-58 11/24 Saint Joseph’s Texas (#6/#7) L/68-50 11/27 Charlotte Arizona State (#14/#14) L/84-56 11/28 Duquesne Duke (#7/#5) L/95-72 F. 8-14 11/29 Dayton Marquette (#15/#15) W/89-75 11/29 Rhode Island Villanova (#20/#22) L/78-65 12/3 Duquesne Pittsburgh (#3/#3) L/78-51 12/11 Saint Joseph’s Villanova (#15/#12) L/59-56 F. 15-21 12/13 Temple Tennessee (#8/#8) W/88-72 12/13 UMass Kansas (#25/#23) W/61-60 12/14 La Salle Villanova (#15/#12) L/70-59 12/19 Richmond Wake Forest (#10/#10) L/86-79 F. 22-28 12/20 Xavier Duke (#6/#6) L/82-64

AP ranking is first, followed by the ESPN/USA Today ranking M. 1-7 NCAA RANKNGS MEDIA INFORMATION (Thru games of Dec. 21) Individual CHARLOTTE ...... Charlotte49ers.com Scoring Dionte Christmas (TU) ...... 18th Tom Whitestone . .704-687-6310 . . . . [email protected] Ricky Harris (UM) ...... Tie 26th Field Goal % Ahmad Nivins (SJU) ...... 8th Damian Saunders (DUQ) ...... 27th DAYTON ...... DaytonFlyers.com Aaron Jackson (DUQ) ...... Tie 29th Doug Hauschild . . .937-229-4390 ...... [email protected] David Gonzalvez (UR) ...... Tie 46th Kahiem Seawright (URI) ...... 50th DUQUESNE ...... GoDuquesne.com 3-Field Goal % Jimmy Baron (URI) ...... 23rd Dave Saba ...... 412-396-5861 ...... [email protected] Noel Wilmore (GW) ...... 33rd % Terrell Holloway (XU) ...... Tie 19th FORDHAM ...... FordhamSports.com Ray Blackburn (SBU) ...... Tie 42nd Joe DiBari ...... 718-817-4240 . . . . [email protected] Rebounding Tony Gaffney (UM) ...... 2nd Ahmad Nivins (SJU) ...... Tie 11th GEORGE WASHINGTON ...... GWsports.com Assists Chris Lowe (UM) ...... Tie 26th Brad Bower ...... 202-994-6654 ...... [email protected] Aaron Jackson (DUQ) ...... 29th DiJuan Harris (CHA) ...... TIe 39th Garrett Williamson (SJU) ...... Tie 46th LA SALLE ...... GoExplorers.com Blocks Tony Gaffney (UM) ...... 2nd Kale Beers ...... 215-951-1513 ...... [email protected] Andrew Nicholson (SBU) ...... 8th Rob Diggs (GW) ...... 21st MASSACHUSETTS ...... umassathletics.com Vernon Goodridge (UM) ...... Tie 43rd Jason Yellin ...... 413-577-3061 [email protected] Ahmad Nivins (SJU) ...... Tie 43rd Steals Aaron Jackson (DUQ) ...... Tie 38th RHODE ISLAND ...... GoRhody.com Tony Gaffney (UM) ...... Tie 46th Mike Laprey ...... 401-874-2401 . . . [email protected] 3-FG/Game* Dionte Christmas (TU) ...... 8th Ricky Harris (UM) ...... Tie 37th RICHMOND ...... RichmondSpiders.com Ian Andersen (CHA) ...... Tie 46th Mark Kwolek . . . . .804-289-8320 [email protected] Asst./TO Ratio Garrett Williamson (SJU) ...... Tie 49th

*Minimum 2.5/game (A-10 minimum 1.5/game) ST. BONAVENTURE ...... GoBonnies.com Pat Pierson ...... 716-375-2575 ...... [email protected] Team Winning % Dayton ...... Tie 12th SAINT JOSEPH'S ...... sjuhawks.com Xavier ...... Tie 18th Marie Wozniak . . .610-660-1727 ...... [email protected] Scoring Offense Rhode Island ...... 25th Scoring Defense Saint Louis ...... 7th SAINT LOUIS ...... slubillikens.com Dayton ...... 10th Chuck Yahng . . . . .314-977-3463 ...... [email protected] Scoring Margin Dayton ...... Tie 41st Field Goal % Richmond ...... 7th TEMPLE ...... OwlSports.com Rhode Island ...... 15th Larry Dougherty . [email protected] Duquesne ...... 40th FG % Defense Dayton ...... 3rd Xavier ...... 24th XAVIER ...... GoXavier.com George Washington ...... 32nd Tom Eiser ...... 513-745-3124 ...... [email protected] Free Throw % Saint Joseph’s ...... 40th 3-Field Goal % George Washington ...... 22nd ATLANTIC 10 ...... atlantic10.org Rhode Island ...... 36th Stephen Haug . . . .215-545-6678 . . . [email protected] Massachusetts ...... Tie 49th 3-FG Defense Saint Louis ...... 1st A-10 COACHES TELECONFERENCE Dayton ...... 44th The weekly media teleconference with the A-10 head coach- Blocks Massachusetts ...... 8th es begins on Monday, Jan. 5. To access the call, contact the George Washington ...... Tie 18th A-10 communications department at (215) 545-6678 St. Bonaventure ...... Tie 25th Xavier ...... 27th 10:10am Bobby Lutz, Charlotte Assists Duquesne ...... Tie 26th Temple ...... Tie 46th 10:17am Chris Mooney, Richmond Rebounding Margin Xavier ...... Tie 29th 10:24am Sean Miller, Xavier Saint Louis ...... Tie 29th 10:31am Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure Dayton ...... Tie 35th 10:38am Brian Gregory, Dayton La Salle ...... Tie 43rd 10:45am John Giannini, La Salle Turnovers Fordham ...... Tie 13th 10:52am Fran Dunphy, Temple 3-FG/Game Massachusetts ...... Tie 21st 10:59am Derek Kellogg, Massachusetts Duquesne ...... Tie 48th 11:06am Karl Hobbs, George Washington 11:13am Ron Everhart, Duquesne 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship March 11-14 11:20am Rick Majerus, Saint Louis Boardwalk Hall 11:27am Dereck Whittenburg, Fordham Atlantic City, N.J. 11:34am Jim Baron, Rhode Island 11:41am Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph’s A LOOK BACK

Sunday, December 21 Niagara 83, St. Bonaventure 65 Charlotte 100, Youngstown State 80 Freshman Andrew Nicholson scored a season-high 23 points Junior DiJuan Harris scored 20 points to lead six players in on 11-of-14 shooting and guard Ray Blackburn added 14 double figures and Charlotte shot 61.7 percent (37-of-60) points off the bench as visiting Niagara snapped St. from the field as it downed visiting Youngstown State to Bonaventure’s four-game winning streak. Guards Chris extend its winning streak to three games. Guard Rashad Matthews and Jonathan Hall added six points apiece in a los- Coleman scored 16 points and forward Charlie Coley added ing effort for the Bonnies. 13 points and 13 rebounds for the 49ers, who passed out a season-high 22 assists on the afternoon. Dayton 62, Marshall 50 Sophomore Chris Wright scored 16 points and grabbed 10 Monday, December 22 rebounds and Dayton limited visiting Marshall to 31.3 percent Richmond 79, Bucknell 57 (15-of-48) shooting to earn its league-leading 11th win of the Sophomore Justin Harper scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shoot- season. Guard Marcus Johnson added 11 points for the ing and guard David Gonzalvez added 14 points, six Flyers, who committed just six turnovers and recorded seven rebounds and five assists as Richmond turned aside visiting blocks on the evening. Bucknell. Sophomore Kevin Anderson scored 14 points and registered two of the nine steals on the evening by the La Salle 65, Mount St. Mary’s 59 Spiders, who utilized a 16-2 run in the first half to win their Junior Rodney Green scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting fourth home game of the season. and La Salle used a 41-27 advantage on the glass to rally past visiting Mount St. Mary’s. Forward Kimmani Barrett Duquesne 97, North Carolina Central 79 added 15 points and sophomore Jerrell Williams grabbed 10 Guard Aaron Jackson scored 20 points and freshman Eric rebounds for the Explorers, who won their second consecu- Evans added a season-high 19 points off the bench as tive home contest. Duquesne earned a home win over North Carolina Central. Sophomore Damian Saunders scored 18 points and pulled Butler 74, #14/#12 Xavier 65 down 10 rebounds for the Dukes, who recorded 11 steals and Forward Derrick Brown scored 17 points and pulled down forced 22 turnovers on the evening. eight rebounds and senior C.J. Anderson added 15 points as Xavier fell to visiting Butler. Freshmen Kenny Frease and DePaul 65, Saint Louis 61 Terrell Holloway added eight points apiece for the Guard Kevin Lisch scored 19 points and freshman Kwamain Musketeers, who limited Butler to 35.1 percent (20-of-57) Mitchell added a season-high 16 points and five assists as shooting on the evening. Saint Louis fell to DePaul at the Las Vegas Classic. Freshman Willie Reed added seven points and seven boards George Washington 59, Sacramento State 47 in a losing effort. Senior Rob Diggs scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and center Joseph Katuka added 13 points and 10 rebounds as Saint Joseph’s 71, Cornell 67 George Washington earned a road win over Sacramento Senior Ahmad Nivins recorded his league-leading sixth dou- State. Freshman Aaron Ware chipped in seven points off the ble-double of the season with 25 points and 16 rebounds as bench for the Colonials, who held Sacramento State to 27.7 Saint Joseph’s rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to edge percent (13-of-47) shooting and forced 17 turnovers. visiting Cornell. Forward Idris Hilliard scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds and junior Darrin Govens chipped in 15 Saturday, December 27 points for the Hawks, who forced 15 turnovers n the contest. Massachusetts 64, IUPUI 57 Junior Ricky Harris scored 23 points and forward Tony Long Beach State 76, Temple 71 Gaffney added 11 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks as Senior Dionte Christmas scored all 19 of his points in the sec- Massachusetts held off visiting IUPUI to extend its winning ond half as Temple dropped a road contest at Long Beach streak to four games. Guard Matt Glass scored nine points State. Center Sergio Olmos scored 13 points and sophomore and senior Chris Lowe added a game-high 10 assists for the grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for the Owls. Minutemen, who drained 11 field goals from beyond the arc and forced 15 turnovers on the afternoon. Tuesday, December 23 Fordham 60, New Hampshire 56 Vermont 83, George Washington 72 Guard Mike Moore scored 19 points and 8-of-14 shooting and Senior Rob Diggs scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds freshman Jio Fontan added 18 points as Fordham edged vis- as George Washington fell to Vermont in the opening round iting New Hampshire. Forward Chris Bethel added 10 points of the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. and seven rebounds for the Rams, who forced 20 turnovers Forward Damian Hollis added 15 points and five rebounds for on the evening. the Colonials in a losing effort.

Saint Louis 56, Fresno State 52 Senior Tommie Liddell scored a game-high 19 points and guard Kevin Lisch added 15 points and did not commit a turnover in 38 minutes of action as Saint Louis downed Fresno State in the final round of the Las Vegas Classic. Freshman Kwamian Mitchell chipped in five assists, four points and two steals for the Billikens, who registered 14 assists on 21 field goals in the contest. BY THE NUMBERS

30-Point Games Overall A-10 10- Games Overall A-10 Double-Doubles Overall A-10 Dionte Christmas (TU) 1 0 Tony Gaffney (UM) 8 0 Tony Gaffney (UM) 6 0 Ricky Harris (UM) 1 0 Ahmad Nivins (SJU) 6 0 Ahmad Nivins (SJU) 6 0 Aaron Jackson (DUQ) 1 0 Lavoy Allen (TU) 4 0 Lavoy Allen (TU) 4 0 B.J. Raymond (XU) 1 0 Chris Wright (UD) 4 0 Chris Wright (UD) 4 0 Chris Bethel (FOR) 3 0 Tommie Liddell (SLU) 3 0 Charlie Coley (CHA) 3 0 Damian Saunders (DUQ) 3 0 Rob Diggs (GW) 3 0 Chris Bethel (FOR) 2 0 Tommie Liddell (SLU) 3 0 Dionte Christmas 2 0 20-Point Games Overall A-10 Damian Saunders (DUQ) 3 0 Rob Diggs (GW) 2 0 Dionte Christmas (TU) 6 0 Maurice Thomas (SBU) 3 0 Aaron Jackson (DUQ) 2 0 Ricky Harris (UM) 6 0 Dionte Christmas (TU) 2 0 Chris Johnson (UD) 2 0 Jimmy Baron (URI) 4 0 Chris Johnson (UD) 2 0 Maurice Thomas (SBU) 2 0 Aaron Jackson (DUQ) 4 0 Jerrell Williams (LAS) 2 0 C.J. Anderson (XU) 1 0 Ahmad Nivins (SJU) 4 0 C.J. Anderson (XU) 1 0 Kevin Anderson (UR) 1 0 David Gonzalvez (UR) 3 0 Kimmani Barrett (LAS) 1 0 Kimmani Barrett (LAS) 1 0 Damian Saunders (DUQ) 3 0 Ryan Brooks (TU) 1 0 Ryan Brooks (TU) 1 0 Kevin Anderson (UR) 2 0 Derrick Brown (XU) 1 0 Derrick Brown (XU) 1 0 Ray Blackburn (SBU) 2 0 Barry Eberhardt (SLU) 1 0 Charlie Coley (CHA) 1 0 Derrick Brown (XU) 2 0 Jarhon Giddings (UR) 1 0 Barry Eberhardt (SLU) 1 0 Keith Cothran (URI) 2 0 Idris Hilliard (SJU) 1 0 Idris Hilliard (SJU) 1 0 Darrin Govens (SJU) 2 0 Aaron Jackson (DUQ) 1 0 Joseph Katuka (GW) 1 0 Rodney Green (LAS) 2 0 Joseph Katuka (GW) 1 0 Charles Little (UD) 1 0 Kevin Lisch (SLU) 2 0 Charles Little (UD) 1 0 Lamont Mack (CHA) 1 0 Mike Moore (FOR) 2 0 Jason Love (XU) 1 0 Yves Mekongo Mbala (LAS) 1 0 Ian Andersen (CHA) 1 0 Lamont Mack (CHA) 1 0 Andrew Nicholson (SBU) 1 0 C.J. Anderson (XU) 1 0 Jamel McLean (XU) 1 0 Ramone Moore (TU) 1 0 Chris Bethel (FOR) 1 0 Yves Mekongo Mbala (LAS) 1 0 Jerrell Williams (LAS) 1 0 Trey Blue (FOR) 1 0 Ramone Moore (TU) 1 0 Garrett Williamson (SJU) 1 0 Tasheed Carr (SJU) 1 0 Andrew Nicholson (SBU) 1 0 Jio Fontan (FOR) 1 0 Garrett Williamson (SJU) 1 0 Tony Gaffney (UM) 1 0 Jarhon Giddings (UR) 1 0 Jonathan Hall (SBU) 1 0 DiJuan Harris (CHA) 1 0 Damian Hollis (GW) 1 0 Delroy James (URI) 1 0 Chris Johnson (UD) 1 0 Tommie Liddell (SLU) 1 0 Chris Lowe (UM) 1 0 10-Assist Games Overall A-10 Triple-Double Overall A-10 Rob Lowery (UD) 1 0 Chris Lowe (UM) 5 0 Chris Matthews (SBU) 1 0 DiJuan Harris (CHA) 2 0 Andrew Nicholson (SBU) 1 0 Kevin Anderson (UR) 1 0 B.J. Raymond (XU) 1 0 Aaron Jackson (DUQ) 1 0 Kahiem Seawright (URI) 1 0 Garrett Williamson (SJU) 1 0 Maurice Thomas (SBU) 1 0 10-Block Games Overall A-10

Note: 30-point games are included in 20- points game totals. 40-point games are included in 30- and 20-point gametotals. 2008-09 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Charlotte (4-6 / 0-0) Fordham (2-7 / 0-0) Massachusetts (5-6 / 0-0) N. 14 UNC Greensboro W/77-59 N. 14 Columbia L/65-62 N. 11 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (1) W/90-71 16 Old Dominion L/69-68 17 at #23/#23 Villanova L/107-68 12 at Southern Illinois (1) L/80-73 19 at Appalachian State (2OT) L/87-84 22 Manhattan L/81-67 17 at #13/#12 Memphis L/80-58 22 Clemson L/71-70 26 Princeton L/73-61 24 Jacksonville State L/75-74 27 vs. #14/#14 Arizona State (1) L/84-56 30 James Madison L/73-53 29 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L/84-67 28 vs. Providence (1) L/67-62 D. 3 at Hofstra L/60-40 D. 3 at Toledo L/57-56 30 vs. Cal State Fullerton (1) (OT) L/92-84 8 Lafayette W/79-58 6 Boston College (OT) L/85-81 D. 6 at Southern Illinois W/66-64 11 Fairfield L/69-66 10 Holy Cross W/73-59 10 at Mississippi State W/70-64 23 New Hampshire W/60-56 13 vs. #25/#23 Kansas (2) W/61-60 21 Youngstown State W/100-80 28 vs. Tennessee-Martin (1) 5:00 20 Hofstra W/97-81 30 Long Island 7:30 29 at Florida International (1) 2:00 27 I.U.P.U.I. W/64-57 J. 3 at Maryland 4:00 J. 3 at Bowling Green 2:00 30 at Houston 2:00 7 at DUQUESNE 7:00 7 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 J. 3 Vanderbilt 5:00 10 Tulsa 7:00 11 XAVIER 1:00 10 vs. DAYTON (3) 1:00 14 LA SALLE 7:30 14 at DAYTON 7:00 14 at SAINT LOUIS 8:00 18 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 4:00 18 at RHODE ISLAND 2:00 17 TEMPLE 7:00 21 MASSACHUSETTS 7:30 25 DUQUESNE 1:00 21 at CHARLOTTE 7:30 24 at TEMPLE 6:00 28 at ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 24 LA SALLE 4:00 28 at XAVIER TBA 31 SAINT LOUIS 7:00 31 at XAVIER 12:00 31 Winthrop 7:00 F. 7 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 1:00 F. 4 RICHMOND 7:00 F. 5 RHODE ISLAND 7:30 11 MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 8 SAINT JOSEPH’S 3:00 8 DAYTON 1:00 14 at XAVIER 4:00 11 at FORDHAM 7:00 11 at SAINT LOUIS 9:00 18 at TEMPLE 7:00 14 at ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 14 GEORGE WASHINGTON 3:00 21 RHODE ISLAND 1:00 18 RHODE ISLAND 7:00 19 XAVIER 7:00 25 RICHMOND 7:00 22 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 2:00 21 at RICHMOND 6:00 28 at CHARLOTTE 2:00 25 DUQUESNE 7:00 25 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 9:00 M. 4 at LA SALLE 7:00 M. 1 at LA SALLE 5:00 28 FORDHAM 2:00 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S 1:00 4 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 M. 3 RICHMOND 7:00 (1) FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) 7 at RHODE ISLAND 2:00 7 at ST. BONAVENTURE 4:00 (1) 2K Sports Classic (Carbondale, Ill.) (1) Anaheim Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) George Washington (6-3 / 0-0) (2) Kansas City, Mo. N. 14 at Boston University (OT) W/63-58 (3) Springfield, Mass. Dayton (11-1/ 0-0) 19 Binghamton W/71-57 N. 16 Wofford W/52-49 22 at Auburn L/83-71 Rhode Island (8-4 / 0-0) 19 Delaware State W/62-42 26 Maryland-Baltimore County W/70-64 N. 14 Brown W/76-74 23 Bethune-Cookman (1) W/78-38 D. 7 vs. Maryland (1) L/76-53 16 at #8/#5 Duke L/82-79 25 Mercer (1) W/71-53 13 Harvard W/78-63 20 at Monmouth (1) W/85-62 28 vs. Auburn (2) (OT) W/60-59 17 American W/63-50 22 Virginia Commonwealth W/92-86 29 vs. #15/#15 Marquette (2) W/89-75 23 at Sacramento State W/59-47 25 Hartford (1) W/94-72 D. 2 Troy W/87-70 27 vs. Vermont (2) L/83-72 28 vs. Penn State (2) W/77-72 6 at Akron W/54-50 30 at Hawaii (2) 12:30am 29 vs. #20/#22 Villanova (2) L/78-65 10 at Creighton L/77-59 30 vs. TBA(2) TBA D. 3 at Northeastern W/85-72 13 Coppin State W/73-56 J. 3 at Longwood 7:00 6 at Providence L/66-65 20 UNC Greensboro W/75-44 10 RICHMOND 7:00 9 New Hampshire W/88-56 23 Marshall W/62-50 14 at DUQUESNE 7:00 13 Central Connecticut State W/77-69 30 George Mason 7:00 17 at SAINT LOUIS 9:00 20 vs. Oklahoma State (3) L/86-82 J. 2 at Toledo 7:00 22 DAYTON 7:30 30 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 6 Miami (Ohio) 7:00 25 RHODE ISLAND 2:00 J. 3 Akron 2:00 10 vs. MASSACHUSETTS (3) 1:00 28 at LA SALLE 7:00 6 at Toledo 7:00 14 FORDHAM 7:00 F. 4 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 10 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 2:00 17 at DUQUESNE 7:00 7 FORDHAM 1:00 15 XAVIER 8:00 22 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:30 11 LA SALLE 7:30 18 FORDHAM 2:00 25 ST. BONAVENTURE 2:00 14 at CHARLOTTE 3:00 21 at RICHMOND 7:00 29 SAINT LOUIS 8:00 19 ST. BONAVENTURE 9:00 25 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 2:00 F. 1 SAINT JOSEPH’S 12:00 22 at XAVIER 1:00 28 TEMPLE 7:00 4 at LA SALLE 7:00 25 CHARLOTTE 9:00 31 LA SALLE 2:00 8 at CHARLOTTE 1:00 28 at RICHMOND 7:00 F. 5 at CHARLOTTE 7:30 11 XAVIER 7:00 M. 4 at MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 8 at TEMPLE 2:00 14 RICHMOND 7:00 7 TEMPLE 7:30 11 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 21 at SAINT LOUIS 8:00 (1) BB&T Classic (Washington, D.C.) 14 SAINT LOUIS 2:00 25 at RHODE ISLAND 7:00 (2) Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic 18 at MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 28 TEMPLE 4:00 (Honalulu, Hawaii) 21 at FORDHAM 1:00 M. 5 at XAVIER 9:00 25 DAYTON 7:00 7 DUQUESNE 8:00 La Salle (6-5 / 0-0) M. 1 at DUQUESNE 3:30 (1) Chicago Invitational Challenge N. 15 Morgan State W/64-61 7 MASSACHUSETTS 2:00 (2) Chicago Invitational Challenge 18 Florida State L/65-61 (1) Philly Hoop Group Classic (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) 21 vs. #2/#2 Connecticut (1) L/89-81 (2) Philly Hoop Group Classic (3) Springfield, Mass. 22 Southern Mississippi (1) (OT) L/76-72 (Philadelphia, Pa.) 24 vs. Valparaiso (1) (OT) W/75-70 (3) Oklahoma City, Okla. Duquesne (7-4/ 0-0) D. 2 Bucknell W/68-65 N. 14 High Point W/84-55 6 at Hartford W/70-64 Atlantic 10 games in CAPS 20 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W/83-72 14 #15/#12 Villanova L/70-59 All times Eastern 23 Furman W/85-65 17 Rider W/92-75 25 at South Carolina-Upstate W/79-69 20 at Cornell L/79-70 28 at #7/#5 Duke L/95-72 23 Mount St. Mary’s W/65-59 D. 3 at #3/#3 Pittsburgh L/78-51 31 Manhattan 4:00 10 at Radford W/94-75 J. 3 Howard 2:00 13 West Virginia L/68-63 11 TEMPLE 2:00 17 Old Dominion L/86-60 14 at CHARLOTTE 7:30 20 Rice W/80-64 18 at XAVIER 12:00 22 North Carolina Central W/97-79 21 Pennsylvania 7:00 28 at Robert Morris 7:00 24 at MASSACHUSETTS 4:00 31 Bowling Green 4:00 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 J. 7 CHARLOTTE 7:00 31 at RHODE ISLAND 2:00 10 at ST. BONAVENTURE 4:00 F. 4 DAYTON 7:00 14 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 7 at ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 17 DAYTON 7:00 11 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:30 21 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S 2:00 2009 ATLANTIC 10 25 at FORDHAM 1:00 18 RICHMOND 7:00 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 31 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 22 DUQUESNE 2:00 F. 4 at SAINT LOUIS 8:00 26 at TEMPLE 7:00 March 11-14 7 XAVIER 7:00 M. 1 MASSACHUSETTS 5:00 Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. 11 at RICHMOND 7:00 4 FORDHAM 7:00 15 TEMPLE 3:00 7 at SAINT LOUIS 8:00 22 at LA SALLE 2:00 (1) Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, V.I.) 25 at MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 M. 1 RHODE ISLAND 3:30 4 SAINT LOUIS 7:00 7 at DAYTON 8:00 2008-09 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS - Page 2

Richmond (6-5/ 0-0) Saint Joseph's (5-5 / 0-0) Temple (5-5 / 0-0) N. 15 Randolph-Macon W/81-57 N. 14 Rider (1) W/69-57 N. 14 vs. East Tennessee State (1) W/79-65 18 at Syracuse (1) L/76-71 16 at Holy Cross (OT) L/73-69 15 at College of Charleston (1) W/70-65 24 at Florida Gulf Coast (2) W/69-58 24 vs. #6/#7 Texas (2) L/68-50 16 vs. Clemson (1) L/76-72 25 vs. UMKC (2) W/85-74 25 vs. Indiana (2) W/80-54 21 at Lafayette W/71-55 26 vs. Bradley (2) L/80-66 26 vs. Alabama (2) L/58-48 29 at Buffalo L/83-73 30 Coppin State W/78-67 D. 2 at Lehigh W/77-64 D. 3 Miami (Ohio) L/68-52 D. 3 at Old Dominion L/65-62 6 Creighton L/69-58 6 at Penn State W/65-59 6 Delaware State W/76-66 9 at Towson W/85-64 13 #8/#8 Tennessee W/88-72 13 Virginia Commonwealth L/77-76 11 at #15/#12 Villanova L/59-56 20 at Kansas L/71-59 19 #10/#10 Wake Forest L/86-79 22 Cornell W/71-67 22 at Long Beach State L/76-71 22 Bucknell W/79-57 28 Siena 7:00 29 at #18/#16 Villanova 7:00 28 at UNC Wilmington 5:30 31 Drexel 5:00 J. 5 Kent State 7:00 31 at Virginia Military Institute 7:00 J. 3 at Ball State 2:00 7 at Eastern Michigan 7:00 J. 3 Rice 12:00 10 RHODE ISLAND 2:00 11 at LA SALLE 2:00 10 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 14 at ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 14 at Pennsylvania 7:00 14 at Virginia Tech 7:00 18 CHARLOTTE 4:00 17 at MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 17 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 21 DUQUESNE 7:00 22 SAINT LOUIS 8:00 21 RHODE ISLAND 7:00 24 Pennsylvania 7:00 24 CHARLOTTE 6:00 25 at SAINT LOUIS 3:00 28 at RICHMOND 7:00 28 at RHODEISLAND 7:00 28 SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 F. 1 at DAYTON 12:00 31 RICHMOND 6:30 31 at TEMPLE 6:30 4 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 F. 5 at XAVIER 7:00 F. 4 at MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 8 at MASSACHUSETTS 3:00 8 RHODE ISLAND 2:00 8 SAINT LOUIS 2:00 12 TEMPLE 7:00 12 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 11 DUQUESNE 7:00 14 at LA SALLE 2:00 15 at DUQUESNE 3:00 14 at DAYTON 7:00 18 at SAINT LOUIS 10:00 18 FORDHAM 7:00 18 at LA SALLE 7:00 22 MASSACHUSETTS 2:00 22 ST. BONAVENTURE 2:00 21 CHARLOTTE 6:00 26 XAVIER 7:00 26 LA SALLE 7:00 25 at FORDHAM 7:00 M. 1 ST. BONAVENTURE 2:00 28 at DAYTON 4:00 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 5 at TEMPLE 7:00 M. 5 SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 M. 3 at CHARLOTTE 7:00 7 at FORDHAM 1:00 7 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:30 7 XAVIER 7:00 (1) Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pa. (1) Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) (1) CBE Classic (2) EA Sports Maui Invitational (1) CBE Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) (Lahaina, Hawaii) Xavier (9-2 / 0-0) N. 14 IPFW W/71-43 St. Bonaventure (7-4 / 0-0) Saint Louis (7-5 / 0-0) 17 Toledo W/81-65 N. 14 Robert Morris (1) W/72-62 N. 14 Missouri-St. Louis W/48-33 20 vs. Missouri (1) W/75-71 17 at Marist (1) W/77-54 19 Kent State (OT) L/76-74 21 vs. Virginia Tech (1) (OT) W/63-62 21 vs. Delaware (2) L/85-81 22 Boston College W/53-50 23 vs. #13/#12 Memphis (1) W/63-58 23 at Rutgers (2) (OT) W/64-63 25 at Nebraska L/71-57 29 Miami (Ohio) W/60-53 25 Mississippi State L/76-71 29 at Detroit L/62-57 D. 3 Auburn W/81-74 29 vs. Canisius (3) L/68-66 D. 2 at Southern Illinois L/64-48 10 Ohio W/78-56 D. 6 Princeton W/60-53 6 Savannah State W/55-37 13 at Cincinnati W/76-66 13 Maryland-Eastern Shore W/75-60 13 Samford W/70-49 20 vs. #6/#6 Duke (2) L/82-64 17 Saint Francis (Pa.) W/73-66 17 South Carolina-Upstate (1) W/55-38 23 Butler L/74-65 20 at Eastern Michigan W/86-78 19 Liberty (1) W/73-70 31 Robert Morris 6:00 23 Niagara L/83-65 22 vs. DePaul (2) L/65-61 J. 3 at Virginia 2:00 30 at Bucknell 7:00 23 vs. Fresno State (2) W/56-52 8 SAINT LOUIS 8:00 J. 3 at Central Arkansas 2:00 30 Maryland-Baltimore County 9:00 11 at FORDHAM 1:00 7 at FORDHAM 7:00 J. 2 North Carolina A&T 8:00 15 at RHODE ISLAND 8:00 10 DUQUESNE 4:00 8 at XAVIER 8:00 18 LA SALLE 12:00 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 14 MASSACHUSETTS 8:00 21 at ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 17 at RICHMOND 7:00 17 GEORGE WASHINGTON 9:00 24 at Louisiana State 8:00 21 XAVIER 7:00 22 at TEMPLE 8:00 28 CHARLOTTE 7:30 25 at DAYTON 2:00 25 RICHMOND 3:00 31 MASSACHUSETTS 12:00 28 FORDHAM 7:00 29 at DAYTON 8:00 F. 5 TEMPLE 7:00 31 at DUQUESNE 7:00 31 at FORDHAM 7:00 7 at DUQUESNE 7:00 F. 7 LA SALLE 7:00 F. 4 DUQUESNE 8:00 11 at DAYTON 7:00 11 at RHODE ISLAND 7:00 8 at RICHMOND 7:00 14 FORDHAM 4:00 14 MASSACHUSETTS 7:00 11 CHARLOTTE 9:00 19 at CHARLOTTE 7:00 19 at GEORGE WASHINGTON 9:00 14 at RHODE ISLAND 2:00 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON 1:00 22 at TEMPLE 2:00 18 SAINT JOSEPH’S 10:00 26 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 25 SAINT LOUIS 7:00 21 DAYTON 8:00 M. 5 DAYTON 9:00 M. 1 at SAINT JOSEPH’S 2:00 25 at ST. BONAVENTURE 8:00 7 at RICHMOND 7:00 7 CHARLOTTE 4:00 M. 4 at DUQUESNE 7:00 (1) O’Reilly Autoparts Puerto Rico Tip-Off (1) Garden State Challenge 7 LA SALLE 8:00 (San Juan, P.R.) (2) Garden State Challenge (Piscataway, N.J.) (1) Las Vegas Classic (2) Meadowlands, N.J. (3) Buffalo, N.Y. (2) Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Atlantic 10 games in CAPS All times Eastern

2009 ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP March 11-14 Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. 2009 Atlantic 10 INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.

SCORING REBOUNDING ## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G ## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G ------1.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 70 40 28 208 20.8 1.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 44 87 131 11.9 2.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 72 37 46 227 20.6 2.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 50 65 115 11.5 3.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 69 0 57 195 19.5 3.DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 27 49 76 8.4 4.BARON, Jimmy-URI...... SR 12 73 37 31 214 17.8 4.ALLEN, Lavoy-TU...... SO 9 29 43 72 8.0 5.GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 74 24 19 191 17.4 5.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 33 51 84 7.6 6.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 66 11 45 188 17.1 6.WRIGHT, Chris-UD...... SO 12 33 56 89 7.4 7.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 69 11 33 182 16.5 7.BETHEL, Chris-FOR...... SR 9 23 41 64 7.1 8.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 69 13 20 171 15.5 8.LIDDELL III, Tommie-SLU.. SR 12 17 67 84 7.0 9.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 52 30 19 153 15.3 9.MEKONGO MBALA, Yves-LAS.. JR 11 15 59 74 6.7 10.GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 61 8 31 161 14.6 10.COLEY, Charlie-CHA...... SR 10 22 45 67 6.7 LISCH, Kevin-SLU...... SR 11 46 27 42 161 14.6 11.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 28 51 79 6.6 BROWN, Derrick-XU...... JR 11 54 16 37 161 14.6 12.GOODRIDGE, Vernon-LAS.... JR 10 26 38 64 6.4 13.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 63 0 49 175 14.6 CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 9 55 64 6.4 14.COTHRAN, Keith-URI...... JR 12 68 14 19 169 14.1 14.LOVE, Jason-XU...... JR 11 25 43 68 6.2 15.BARRETT, Kimmani-LAS..... JR 11 48 16 41 153 13.9 15.THOMAS, Maurice-SBU...... JR 10 22 38 60 6.0 16.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 66 5 15 152 13.8 16.JAMES, Delroy-URI...... JR 12 25 46 71 5.9 17.LIDDELL III, Tommie-SLU.. SR 12 60 13 29 162 13.5 17.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 19 45 64 5.8 18.DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 39 0 42 120 13.3 WILLIAMS, Jerrell-LAS.... SO 11 21 43 64 5.8 19.FONTAN, Jio-FOR...... FR 9 43 6 25 117 13.0 19.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 30 33 63 5.7 20.WRIGHT, Chris-UD...... SO 12 53 3 45 154 12.8 NICHOLSON, Andrew-SBU.... FR 11 26 37 63 5.7

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 5.0 made per game) ASSISTS ## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G ------1.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 69 101 .683 1.LOWE, Chris-UM...... SR 11 72 6.55 2.NICHOLSON, Andrew-SBU.... FR 11 55 90 .611 2.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 65 5.91 3.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 69 113 .611 3.HARRIS, DiJuan-CHA...... JR 10 55 5.50 4.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 66 113 .584 4.WILLIAMSON, Garrett-SJU.. JR 10 51 5.10 5.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 63 112 .563 5.FONTAN, Jio-FOR...... FR 9 44 4.89 6.GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 74 136 .544 6.INGE, Semaj-TU...... SR 10 43 4.30 7.COTHRAN, Keith-URI...... JR 12 68 135 .504 7.MITCHELL, Kwamain-SLU.... FR 12 48 4.00 8.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 69 140 .493 8.GUZMAN, Luis-TU...... JR 10 38 3.80 9.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 66 136 .485 9.WARREN, London-UD...... JR 12 44 3.67 10.BARON, Jimmy-URI...... SR 12 73 155 .471 10.GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 40 3.64 11.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 72 159 .453 11.BLACKBURN, Ray-SBU...... JR 11 39 3.55 12.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 70 157 .446 12.JONES, Marquis-URI...... SO 12 42 3.50 13.GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 61 138 .442 13.TAYLOR, Tony-GW...... FR 9 31 3.44 14.LIDDELL III, Tommie-SLU.. SR 12 60 144 .417 14.CARR, Tasheed-SJU...... SR 10 33 3.30 15.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 52 130 .400 15.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 35 3.18 HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 35 3.18

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.5 made per game) STEALS ## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G ------1.HOLLOWAY, Terrell-XU..... FR 9 36 41 .878 1.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 26 2.36 2.BARON, Jimmy-URI...... SR 12 31 36 .861 2.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 25 2.27 3.LISCH, Kevin-SLU...... SR 11 42 49 .857 3.COLEY, Charlie-CHA...... SR 10 21 2.10 BLACKBURN, Ray-SBU...... JR 11 42 49 .857 4.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 21 1.91 5.JONES, Phil-CHA...... JR 10 28 33 .848 5.HARRIS, DiJuan-CHA...... JR 10 19 1.90 6.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 45 56 .804 6.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 20 1.82 7.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 57 72 .792 GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 20 1.82 8.MEKONGO MBALA, Yves-LAS.. JR 11 34 43 .791 8.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 18 1.80 9.MACK, Lamont-CHA...... SR 10 25 32 .781 9.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 19 1.73 10.DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 42 54 .778 GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 19 1.73 11.BARRETT, Kimmani-LAS..... JR 11 41 53 .774 11.WARREN, London-UD...... JR 12 20 1.67 12.JOHNSON, Marcus-UD...... JR 12 30 39 .769 COTHRAN, Keith-URI...... JR 12 20 1.67 13.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 46 60 .767 13.CARR, Tasheed-SJU...... SR 10 16 1.60 14.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 28 37 .757 14.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 17 1.55 LOVE, Jason-XU...... JR 11 28 37 .757 ELEBY, Malcolm-SBU...... SO 11 17 1.55 2009 Atlantic 10 INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.5 made per game) 3-POINT FG MADE ## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G ------1.BARON, Jimmy-URI...... SR 12 37 79 .468 1.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 40 4.00 2.HARPER, Justin-UR...... SO 11 17 37 .459 2.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 37 3.36 3.GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 24 53 .453 3.ANDERSEN, Ian-CHA...... JR 10 31 3.10 4.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 37 87 .425 4.BARON, Jimmy-URI...... SR 12 37 3.08 5.BLUE, Trey-FOR...... FR 8 14 33 .424 5.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 30 3.00 6.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 40 96 .417 6.WILMORE, Noel-GW...... SR 9 24 2.67 7.LISCH, Kevin-SLU...... SR 11 27 65 .415 7.MATTHEWS, Chris-SBU...... JR 11 27 2.45 8.ANDERSEN, Ian-CHA...... JR 10 31 75 .413 LISCH, Kevin-SLU...... SR 11 27 2.45 9.WILMORE, Noel-GW...... SR 9 24 59 .407 9.GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 24 2.18 10.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 30 78 .385 10.GURLEY, Anthony-UM...... SO 11 22 2.00 11.BROOKS, Ryan-TU...... JR 10 15 42 .357 11.BLUE, Trey-FOR...... FR 8 14 1.75 12.GURLEY, Anthony-UM...... SO 11 22 62 .355 12.RAYMOND, B.J.-XU...... SR 11 19 1.73 13.RAYMOND, B.J.-XU...... SR 11 19 54 .352 13.BUTLER, Brenton-FOR...... JR 7 11 1.57 14.MATTHEWS, Chris-SBU...... JR 11 27 77 .351 14.HARPER, Justin-UR...... SO 11 17 1.55 15.CLARK, Bill-DUQ...... SO 11 17 52 .327 CLARK, Bill-DUQ...... SO 11 17 1.55

BLOCKED SHOTS ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) ## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G ## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio ------1.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 56 5.09 1.HARRIS, DiJuan-CHA...... JR 10 55 5.5 24 2.4 2.29 2.NICHOLSON, Andrew-SBU.... FR 11 34 3.09 2.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 65 5.9 29 2.6 2.24 3.DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 21 2.33 3.WILLIAMSON, Garrett-SJU.. JR 10 51 5.1 24 2.4 2.13 4.GOODRIDGE, Vernon-LAS.... JR 10 22 2.20 4.TAYLOR, Tony-GW...... FR 9 31 3.4 15 1.7 2.07 5.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 21 2.10 5.WARREN, London-UD...... JR 12 44 3.7 23 1.9 1.91 6.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 22 2.00 6.GUZMAN, Luis-TU...... JR 10 38 3.8 22 2.2 1.73 JONES, Phil-CHA...... JR 10 20 2.00 7.INGE, Semaj-TU...... SR 10 43 4.3 27 2.7 1.59 8.FREASE, Kenny-XU...... FR 11 19 1.73 8.FONTAN, Jio-FOR...... FR 9 44 4.9 28 3.1 1.57 9.LOVE, Jason-XU...... JR 11 15 1.36 9.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 35 3.2 24 2.2 1.46 10.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 16 1.33 10.MITCHELL, Kwamain-SLU.... FR 12 48 4.0 33 2.8 1.45 HOLLIS, Damian-GW...... JR 9 12 1.33 11.JONES, Marquis-URI...... SO 12 42 3.5 32 2.7 1.31 ALLEN, Lavoy-TU...... SO 9 12 1.33 12.BLACKBURN, Ray-SBU...... JR 11 39 3.5 30 2.7 1.30 13.WRIGHT, Chris-UD...... SO 12 14 1.17 13.LOWE, Chris-UM...... SR 11 72 6.5 57 5.2 1.26 14.KATUKA, Joseph-GW...... SO 7 7 1.00 14.CARR, Tasheed-SJU...... SR 10 33 3.3 30 3.0 1.10 15.HUELSMAN, Kurt-UD...... JR 12 11 0.92 15.GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 40 3.6 37 3.4 1.08

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G ## Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G ------1.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 50 5.00 1.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 87 7.91 2.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 44 4.00 2.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 65 6.50 3.ALLEN, Lavoy-TU...... SO 9 29 3.22 3.LIDDELL III, Tommie-SLU.. SR 12 67 5.58 4.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 33 3.00 4.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 55 5.50 DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 27 3.00 5.DIGGS, Rob-GW...... SR 9 49 5.44 6.WRIGHT, Chris-UD...... SO 12 33 2.75 6.MEKONGO MBALA, Yves-LAS.. JR 11 59 5.36 7.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 30 2.73 7.ALLEN, Lavoy-TU...... SO 9 43 4.78 8.GOODRIDGE, Vernon-LAS.... JR 10 26 2.60 8.WRIGHT, Chris-UD...... SO 12 56 4.67 9.BETHEL, Chris-FOR...... SR 9 23 2.56 9.SAUNDERS, Damian-DUQ..... SO 11 51 4.64 10.JOHNSON, Chris-UD...... FR 12 30 2.50 10.BETHEL, Chris-FOR...... SR 9 41 4.56 11.NICHOLSON, Andrew-SBU.... FR 11 26 2.36 11.COLEY, Charlie-CHA...... SR 10 45 4.50 12.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 28 2.33 12.SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem-URI.... SR 12 51 4.25 CONKLIN, Brian-SLU...... FR 12 28 2.33 13.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 45 4.09 14.ANDERSON, C.J.-XU...... SR 11 25 2.27 14.LOVE, Jason-XU...... JR 11 43 3.91 LOVE, Jason-XU...... JR 11 25 2.27 GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 43 3.91 GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 43 3.91 WILLIAMS, Jerrell-LAS.... SO 11 43 3.91 2009 Atlantic 10 INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

MINUTES PLAYED ## Player-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G ------1.NIVINS, Ahmad-SJU...... SR 10 385 38.50 2.GREEN, Rodney-LAS...... JR 11 399 36.27 3.ANDERSON, Kevin-UR...... SO 11 394 35.82 4.CHRISTMAS, Dionte-TU..... SR 10 356 35.60 5.HALL, Jonathan-SBU...... JR 11 388 35.27 6.GAFFNEY, Tony-UM...... SR 11 384 34.91 7.JACKSON, Aaron-DUQ...... SR 11 382 34.73 8.GOVENS, Darrin-SJU...... JR 10 345 34.50 9.GONZALVEZ, David-UR...... JR 11 378 34.36 10.LIDDELL III, Tommie-SLU.. SR 12 405 33.75 11.HARRIS, Ricky-UM...... SO 11 370 33.64 12.BARRETT, Kimmani-LAS..... JR 11 368 33.45 LISCH, Kevin-SLU...... SR 11 368 33.45 14.HARRIS, DiJuan-CHA...... JR 10 334 33.40 15.BROOKS, Ryan-TU...... JR 10 331 33.10 2009 Atlantic 10 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE ## Team G W-L Pts Avg/G ## Team G Pts Avg/G ------1.Rhode Island...... 12 8-4 965 80.4 1.Dayton...... 12 663 55.2 2.Duquesne...... 11 7-4 848 77.1 2.Saint Louis...... 12 667 55.6 3.Richmond...... 11 6-5 822 74.7 3.Saint Joseph's...... 10 633 63.3 4.Charlotte...... 10 4-6 737 73.7 4.Xavier...... 11 704 64.0 5.Massachusetts...... 11 5-6 794 72.2 5.George Washington... 9 581 64.6 6.St. Bonaventure..... 11 7-4 790 71.8 6.St. Bonaventure..... 11 748 68.0 7.La Salle...... 11 6-5 777 70.6 7.Temple...... 10 690 69.0 Xavier...... 11 9-2 777 70.6 8.Richmond...... 11 763 69.4 9.Temple...... 10 5-5 700 70.0 9.La Salle...... 11 773 70.3 10.Dayton...... 12 11-1 822 68.5 10.Fordham...... 9 642 71.3 11.George Washington... 9 6-3 600 66.7 11.Massachusetts...... 11 789 71.7 12.Saint Joseph's...... 10 5-5 663 66.3 12.Rhode Island...... 12 875 72.9 13.Fordham...... 9 2-7 556 61.8 13.Duquesne...... 11 806 73.3 14.Saint Louis...... 12 7-5 707 58.9 14.Charlotte...... 10 737 73.7

SCORING MARGIN FREE THROW PERCENTAGES ## Team G OFF DEF Margin ## Team G FTM FTA Pct ------1.Dayton...... 12 68.5 55.2 +13.2 1.Saint Joseph's...... 10 134 182 .736 2.Rhode Island...... 12 80.4 72.9 +7.5 2.Rhode Island...... 12 187 258 .725 3.Xavier...... 11 70.6 64.0 +6.6 3.Saint Louis...... 12 148 206 .718 4.Richmond...... 11 74.7 69.4 +5.4 4.Charlotte...... 10 147 205 .717 5.Duquesne...... 11 77.1 73.3 +3.8 5.Dayton...... 12 187 265 .706 St. Bonaventure..... 11 71.8 68.0 +3.8 6.Temple...... 10 107 153 .699 7.Saint Louis...... 12 58.9 55.6 +3.3 7.Massachusetts...... 11 140 203 .690 8.Saint Joseph's...... 10 66.3 63.3 +3.0 8.La Salle...... 11 180 263 .684 9.George Washington... 9 66.7 64.6 +2.1 9.Richmond...... 11 128 188 .681 10.Temple...... 10 70.0 69.0 +1.0 10.Duquesne...... 11 159 238 .668 11.Massachusetts...... 11 72.2 71.7 +0.5 11.Xavier...... 11 237 357 .664 12.La Salle...... 11 70.6 70.3 +0.4 12.George Washington... 9 135 211 .640 13.Charlotte...... 10 73.7 73.7 +0.0 13.St. Bonaventure..... 11 153 244 .627 14.Fordham...... 9 61.8 71.3 -9.6 14.Fordham...... 9 87 149 .584

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct ## Team G FG FGA Pct ------1.Richmond...... 11 305 606 .503 1.Dayton...... 12 210 626 .335 2.Rhode Island...... 12 353 711 .496 2.Xavier...... 11 239 642 .372 3.Duquesne...... 11 302 634 .476 3.George Washington... 9 194 505 .384 4.Temple...... 10 258 572 .451 4.Saint Louis...... 12 234 574 .408 5.St. Bonaventure..... 11 293 656 .447 5.Saint Joseph's...... 10 225 544 .414 6.Saint Joseph's...... 10 238 535 .445 6.St. Bonaventure..... 11 265 639 .415 7.Xavier...... 11 239 539 .443 7.La Salle...... 11 273 646 .423 8.La Salle...... 11 269 611 .440 8.Massachusetts...... 11 301 706 .426 9.Massachusetts...... 11 277 630 .440 9.Charlotte...... 10 239 557 .429 10.George Washington... 9 205 469 .437 10.Temple...... 10 243 556 .437 11.Charlotte...... 10 262 612 .428 11.Duquesne...... 11 290 658 .441 12.Saint Louis...... 12 249 593 .420 12.Richmond...... 11 267 600 .445 13.Dayton...... 12 285 695 .410 13.Rhode Island...... 12 316 701 .451 14.Fordham...... 9 206 521 .395 14.Fordham...... 9 223 483 .462

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct ## Team G FG FGA Pct ------1.Rhode Island...... 12 72 183 .393 1.Saint Louis...... 12 39 169 .231 2.Massachusetts...... 11 100 257 .389 2.Dayton...... 12 76 257 .296 3.Temple...... 10 77 209 .368 3.Duquesne...... 11 67 211 .318 4.Richmond...... 11 84 229 .367 4.Massachusetts...... 11 64 200 .320 5.George Washington... 9 55 150 .367 5.Rhode Island...... 12 73 227 .322 6.Xavier...... 11 62 173 .358 6.Xavier...... 11 72 215 .335 7.La Salle...... 11 59 168 .351 7.St. Bonaventure..... 11 67 198 .338 8.Duquesne...... 11 85 254 .335 8.Saint Joseph's...... 10 58 169 .343 9.Charlotte...... 10 66 206 .320 9.Richmond...... 11 62 177 .350 10.Fordham...... 9 57 178 .320 10.George Washington... 9 68 192 .354 11.St. Bonaventure..... 11 51 161 .317 11.Temple...... 10 72 196 .367 12.Saint Joseph's...... 10 53 168 .315 12.Fordham...... 9 57 154 .370 13.Saint Louis...... 12 61 194 .314 13.La Salle...... 11 69 186 .371 14.Dayton...... 12 65 231 .281 14.Charlotte...... 10 76 201 .378 2009 Atlantic 10 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

REBOUNDING OFFENSE REBOUNDING DEFENSE ## Team G Reb Avg/G ## Team G Reb Avg/G ------1.Dayton...... 12 493 41.1 1.Saint Louis...... 12 340 28.3 2.Xavier...... 11 439 39.9 2.La Salle...... 11 351 31.9 3.St. Bonaventure..... 11 435 39.5 3.Rhode Island...... 12 391 32.6 4.La Salle...... 11 433 39.4 4.Xavier...... 11 364 33.1 5.Rhode Island...... 12 435 36.2 5.Saint Joseph's...... 10 334 33.4 6.George Washington... 9 325 36.1 6.Dayton...... 12 405 33.8 7.Charlotte...... 10 359 35.9 7.Richmond...... 11 373 33.9 8.Massachusetts...... 11 390 35.5 8.Temple...... 10 340 34.0 9.Temple...... 10 354 35.4 9.Duquesne...... 11 395 35.9 10.Duquesne...... 11 381 34.6 10.George Washington... 9 324 36.0 11.Saint Louis...... 12 399 33.2 11.St. Bonaventure..... 11 401 36.5 12.Saint Joseph's...... 10 328 32.8 12.Charlotte...... 10 377 37.7 13.Fordham...... 9 277 30.8 13.Massachusetts...... 11 428 38.9 14.Richmond...... 11 332 30.2 14.Fordham...... 9 365 40.6

REBOUNDING MARGIN BLOCKED SHOTS ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin ## Team G Blocks Avg/G ------1.La Salle...... 11 433 39.4 351 31.9 +7.5 1.Massachusetts...... 11 75 6.82 2.Dayton...... 12 493 41.1 405 33.8 +7.3 2.Xavier...... 11 66 6.00 3.Xavier...... 11 439 39.9 364 33.1 +6.8 3.George Washington... 9 50 5.56 4.Saint Louis...... 12 399 33.2 340 28.3 +4.9 4.St. Bonaventure..... 11 61 5.55 5.Rhode Island...... 12 435 36.2 391 32.6 +3.7 5.La Salle...... 11 48 4.36 6.St. Bonaventure..... 11 435 39.5 401 36.5 +3.1 6.Dayton...... 12 51 4.25 7.Temple...... 10 354 35.4 340 34.0 +1.4 7.Temple...... 10 40 4.00 8.George Washington... 9 325 36.1 324 36.0 +0.1 8.Rhode Island...... 12 47 3.92 9.Saint Joseph's...... 10 328 32.8 334 33.4 -0.6 9.Saint Joseph's...... 10 38 3.80 10.Duquesne...... 11 381 34.6 395 35.9 -1.3 10.Charlotte...... 10 36 3.60 11.Charlotte...... 10 359 35.9 377 37.7 -1.8 11.Duquesne...... 11 33 3.00 12.Massachusetts...... 11 390 35.5 428 38.9 -3.5 12.Richmond...... 11 32 2.91 13.Richmond...... 11 332 30.2 373 33.9 -3.7 13.Fordham...... 9 22 2.44 14.Fordham...... 9 277 30.8 365 40.6 -9.8 14.Saint Louis...... 12 28 2.33

ASSISTS STEALS ## Team G Assists Avg/G ## Team G Steals Avg/G ------1.Duquesne...... 11 189 17.18 1.Duquesne...... 11 93 8.45 2.Temple...... 10 158 15.80 2.Richmond...... 11 90 8.18 3.Massachusetts...... 11 166 15.09 3.St. Bonaventure..... 11 88 8.00 4.St. Bonaventure..... 11 165 15.00 4.Charlotte...... 10 79 7.90 5.Saint Joseph's...... 10 148 14.80 5.Saint Joseph's...... 10 76 7.60 6.Rhode Island...... 12 174 14.50 6.Massachusetts...... 11 80 7.27 7.Richmond...... 11 151 13.73 7.Dayton...... 12 85 7.08 8.Dayton...... 12 160 13.33 8.George Washington... 9 60 6.67 9.George Washington... 9 119 13.22 9.Temple...... 10 66 6.60 10.Charlotte...... 10 131 13.10 10.Fordham...... 9 55 6.11 11.La Salle...... 11 137 12.45 11.Rhode Island...... 12 73 6.08 12.Saint Louis...... 12 139 11.58 12.Xavier...... 11 61 5.55 13.Xavier...... 11 126 11.45 13.La Salle...... 11 59 5.36 14.Fordham...... 9 102 11.33 14.Saint Louis...... 12 63 5.25

TURNOVER MARGIN ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin ## Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio ------1.Dayton...... 12 163 13.6 206 17.2 +3.58 1.Rhode Island...... 12 174 14.5 157 13.1 1.11 2.Fordham...... 9 110 12.2 137 15.2 +3.00 2.Temple...... 10 158 15.8 149 14.9 1.06 3.Charlotte...... 10 154 15.4 181 18.1 +2.70 3.Duquesne...... 11 189 17.2 179 16.3 1.06 4.Richmond...... 11 151 13.7 175 15.9 +2.18 4.Saint Joseph's...... 10 148 14.8 144 14.4 1.03 5.St. Bonaventure..... 11 176 16.0 189 17.2 +1.18 5.Richmond...... 11 151 13.7 151 13.7 1.00 6.Duquesne...... 11 179 16.3 187 17.0 +0.73 6.Dayton...... 12 160 13.3 163 13.6 0.98 7.Rhode Island...... 12 157 13.1 164 13.7 +0.58 7.St. Bonaventure..... 11 165 15.0 176 16.0 0.94 8.Saint Joseph's...... 10 144 14.4 146 14.6 +0.20 8.Fordham...... 9 102 11.3 110 12.2 0.93 9.George Washington... 9 141 15.7 136 15.1 -0.56 9.Saint Louis...... 12 139 11.6 155 12.9 0.90 10.Saint Louis...... 12 155 12.9 142 11.8 -1.08 10.Massachusetts...... 11 166 15.1 189 17.2 0.88 11.Temple...... 10 149 14.9 133 13.3 -1.60 11.Charlotte...... 10 131 13.1 154 15.4 0.85 12.Massachusetts...... 11 189 17.2 164 14.9 -2.27 12.George Washington... 9 119 13.2 141 15.7 0.84 13.Xavier...... 11 179 16.3 149 13.5 -2.73 13.La Salle...... 11 137 12.5 173 15.7 0.79 14.La Salle...... 11 173 15.7 122 11.1 -4.64 14.Xavier...... 11 126 11.5 179 16.3 0.70 2009 Atlantic 10 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Thru games of Dec. 27 (All games)

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Team G No. Avg/G ## Team G No. Avg/G ------1.Dayton...... 12 179 14.92 1.Xavier...... 11 313 28.45 2.St. Bonaventure..... 11 159 14.45 2.La Salle...... 11 288 26.18 3.Charlotte...... 10 137 13.70 3.Dayton...... 12 314 26.17 4.La Salle...... 11 145 13.18 4.St. Bonaventure..... 11 276 25.09 5.Rhode Island...... 12 154 12.83 5.Massachusetts...... 11 270 24.55 6.Duquesne...... 11 131 11.91 6.Temple...... 10 244 24.40 7.George Washington... 9 106 11.78 7.George Washington... 9 219 24.33 8.Fordham...... 9 104 11.56 8.Rhode Island...... 12 281 23.42 9.Xavier...... 11 126 11.45 9.Duquesne...... 11 250 22.73 10.Saint Joseph's...... 10 112 11.20 10.Charlotte...... 10 222 22.20 11.Saint Louis...... 12 133 11.08 11.Saint Louis...... 12 266 22.17 12.Temple...... 10 110 11.00 12.Richmond...... 11 243 22.09 13.Massachusetts...... 11 120 10.91 13.Saint Joseph's...... 10 216 21.60 14.Richmond...... 11 89 8.09 14.Fordham...... 9 173 19.22

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ## Team G 3FG Avg/G ------1.Massachusetts...... 11 100 9.09 2.Duquesne...... 11 85 7.73 3.Temple...... 10 77 7.70 4.Richmond...... 11 84 7.64 5.Charlotte...... 10 66 6.60 6.Fordham...... 9 57 6.33 7.George Washington... 9 55 6.11 8.Rhode Island...... 12 72 6.00 9.Xavier...... 11 62 5.64 10.Dayton...... 12 65 5.42 11.La Salle...... 11 59 5.36 12.Saint Joseph's...... 10 53 5.30 13.Saint Louis...... 12 61 5.08 14.St. Bonaventure..... 11 51 4.64