Checking in on… the Atlantic 10
Posted by jstevrtc on December 10th, 2009
Joe Dzuback of Villanova By The Numbers is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Standings (as of 12/9/09):
- Richmond (8-1)
- Charlotte (7-1)
- George Washington (6-1)
- Rhode Island (6-1)
- Temple (7-2)
- Duquesne (6-2)
- Dayton (6-2)
- La Salle (5-2)
- Xavier (5-3)
- St. Louis (5-3)
- St. Bonaventure (4-3)
- Massachusetts (4-5)
- Saint Joseph’s (3-4)
- Fordham (2-5)
Changes. Change is in the air throughout the Atlantic 10 Conference very early this season. Xavier, Dayton and Temple have all hit early road bumps in their out of conference (OOC) schedules — each has already logged a second loss. Charlotte, Rhode Island and Richmond on the other hand, have been strong coming out of the gate, Richmond’s early season loss to William & Mary notwithstanding. La Salle has had the strongest start in several seasons. St. Bonaventure logged a couple of strong outings…before their rendezvous with Mississippi State. And Fordham departed from long precedent by “releasing” 7th year head coach Dereck Whittenburg five games into their season. For Saint Joseph’s and Massachusetts however, change has not been a good thing. Coach Phil Martelli may have finally found his guards, and Coach Derek Kellogg may have his athletic wings, but they are all very, very young.
