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Men's Basketball GAMEDAY 230 South Broad Street Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-545-6678 Fax: 215-545-3342 www.atlantic10.org Contact: Stephen Haug ([email protected]) - Thru games of Dec. 27 - -------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 Ahmad Nivins - 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 block...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 Home Team in BOLD; All times Eastern A-10-SHUN NEWS FROM AROUND THE ATLANTIC 10 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 Phil Martelli. "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 field goal 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.