This week in the A-10 (thru April 29th)

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Hoops news, etc., as of April 29th…

Atlantic 10

Linda Bruno Named Among Top 20 Most Influential Women in Sports Business by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal

Charlotte

Kummer Named Interim Assistant Basketball Coach

Duquesne

Duquesne mourns passing of Red Manning

LaSalle

Philadelphia Coaches Host Second Annual Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBall

Johnson commits to La Salle [NOTE: may require site registration]

UMass

Top Kentucky senior to join UMass

Ford buyout could cost $150,000

Ford To Throw Out First Pitch On May 9 At Red Sox Game

Rhode Island

Rhode Island 2005-06 Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Announced

Richmond

Wainwright exits UR for DePaul

Jerry Wainwright Resigns As Men’s Basketball Coach

St. Bonaventure

Bonnie’s Relph pleads not guilty in Allegany DWI arrest

Saint Joseph’s

Carroll, Jones and Lee Honored at Big 5 Awards Banquet

Temple

Christmas commits to Temple [NOTE: may require site registration]

MARDY COLLINS NAMED NABC FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 5

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Getting ready to head out the door for the weekend (son’s soccer tourney in Greensboro; youngest daughter’s play in town) and the latest from the A-10 is that GW will sign a player out of Chester, PA who picked the Colonials over Georgetown (he had a press conference scheduled for 3:00PM today) and that SJU coach Phil Martelli will be named coach of the USA U-21 Basketball Team for this summer.

GO NINERS! GO A-10!

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There was quite a rumor over the weekend that GW’s Pops Mensah-Bonsu had signed with an agent, thus forfeiting any opportunity to return for his senior season. The rumor had some credibility, coming from Chad Ford at ESPN Insider. Turns out, though, that Ford’s info was incorrect.

Assuming that Mensah-Bonsu and Mike Hall withdraw from the NBA Draft, plus the arrival of LSU transfer 6-9 F Regis Koundjia, the Colonials again should be the team to beat in 2005-06.

BTW, GW did sign 6-4 G Noel Wilmore of Chester (PA) High School [2004-05 Pennsylvania PIAA AAAA boys state champions], who chose the Colonials over Georgetown. Wilmore stands to get plenty of PT with the recent transfer of Ricky Lucas.