This Week in A-10 Men's Hoops (thru 10/28)

Xavier is doggin’, SLU’s Liddell is cocky, and more!

Atlantic 10

Ten for Tuesday: A-10 #8

Dayton

Sandoval Back to A-10

Dayton Lands Sleeper

George Washington

GW #24 in USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Preseason Poll

La Salle

La Salle aiming to be part of Philadelphia (success) Story

La Salle Extends Giannini

La Salle gives Giannini a long-term extension [NOTE: Philly.com uses same e-mail/password as Charlotte.com]

UMass

Viggiano counts on friends

Richmond

STATE BASKETBALL NOTES – Richmond

St. Bonaventure

Bona’s Legends Game stirred memories of program’s past

Relph out indefinitely due to ankle, foot injuries

Surgery for Bona’s Relph

Saint Joseph’s

Edwin Lashley Sidelined Indefinitely with Mononucleosis

Saint Louis

Tommie Liddell Hopes To Bring Billikens National Title

Xavier

Hughes’ Graves commits to Xavier

Hughes’ Graves chooses Xavier

For Muskies, the faster they play, the better

Bronson expected to sign for '06

Slimmer Thornton thinks big

Hughes star commits to Musketeers

Muskies concentrate on improved ‘D’

Bronson commits to play for Muskies

XU moves past uncertainty, strife of last season

XU guard Finn arrested

Arrest has Finn benched for XU

They’ve got more problems than a stolen dog

Finn suspended for one game

Lawyer: Finn owns the dog he’s accused of stealing

GO A-10!

BTW, the 2005-06 Blue Ribbon Yearbook is out and this is how they see the A-10:

  1. George Washington
  2. Xavier
    3. Charlotte
  3. Temple
  4. Saint Joseph’s
  5. Dayton
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Fordham
  8. Rhode Island
  9. LaSalle
  10. Richmond
  11. Saint Louis
  12. Duquesne
  13. St. Bonaventure

hey Run - liked the pics at the bottom. Also “They’ve got more problems than a stolen dog” was a good article. - 'Swipe Doggy Dogg" - loved it!

Check this out - Comments by Dedrick Finn - CincyPost 10/27/04

“It was a wakeup call,” Finn said Tuesday in his first public comments since the suspension. “It was something that happened. You learn from it, and you move on.”

Comments by Dedrick Finn - CincyPost 10/27/05

“I want to apologize to my teammates, the coaches, my family and the entire Xavier community for the embarrassing incident that occurred early last evening. I have worked hard to position myself to be successful on and off the court and graduate in May. I hope to learn from this and move forward.”

Which raises the question: Does Dedrick Finn traditionally steal an animal the same day each year? He was suspended for one day before the regular season this year for a dog. Last time it was 3 weeks. What kind of animal theft would warrant a 3 week suspension?

CincyPost 10-24-04

Actually, we don’t know what last season’s suspension was for. According to Finn-Dogg’s lawyer, the pooch in question belongs to his client, not the ex-girlfriend. This story just proves the old adage – truth is always stranger than fiction! :stuck_out_tongue:

More on the Colonials…

George Washington

GW Ranked 24th in USA Today/ESPN Preseason Poll

One on One with Mike Hall

Sportsline.com Top 25 - #10 GW

Looking through the rosters of the high school senior game of the Eddie Griffin Challenge that takes place this weekend in Philly. Good to see so many A-10 commitments…

Philadelphia Roster
Wayne Ellington, UNC
Gerald Henderson, Duke
Jason Love, Xavier
Reggie Redding, Villanova
Rodney Green, Lasalle
Malik Alvin, undecided
Dan Geriot, Richmond
Derrick Rivera, St. Joe’s

Earl Pettis, undecided [Temple is on his list]
Darrin Govens, St. Joe’s

New Jersey Roster
Keon Lawrence, Missouri
Earl Clark, Louisville
Luis Guzman, Temple
Eugene Harvey, undecided
Lance Thomas, undecided
Dan Werner, N.C. State
Kimmani Barrett, LaSalle
Derrick Caracter, Louisville
Desean Butler, West Virginia
Casiem Drummond, Villanova
Yves Mbala, Lasalle

Eddie Griffin Challenge Preview

One more…

Rhode Island

Baron, Rams hoping to move past early injuries

Doggonit! According to Finn’s lawyer, everyone might just be barking up the wrong tree on this one. So if we would “paws” and looks at the facts… :smiley:

Xavier

Punishment hasty, lawyer says

Teammate: Finn can still lead

Eugene Harvey signed with Seton Hall today (Mox had high interest in him) 2006 recruit, we had no room.