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By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 31, 2024 The Atlantic 10 Conference is losing charter member UMass next season, as the Minutemen followed the football trail to the Mid-American Conference. The departure leaves the A-10 with 14 teams for the 2025–26 season. Will the conference replace the Minutemen? Or even add more teams? That was one of several … [Read more...] about Commissioner Bernadette McGlade: Atlantic 10 Conference is not looking to expand but is open to it

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 28, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph’s coach Billy Lange has a message to anyone and everyone about the Atlantic 10 Conference: Don’t call it a mid-major league. Lange’s Hawks wrapped up nonconference play with a solid 76-58 victory over Delaware State on Saturday at Hagan Arena, winning for the third straight contest … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s Billy Lange on the Atlantic 10: ‘It’s not a mid-major league’

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 22, 2024 It was another exciting week of basketball in the Big 5, with some outstanding performances both individually and as a team. There also were some disappointments and setbacks, as we detail below. Let’s take a look back at the games played between December 16-22. 5 Big 5 Stars of the Week 1) Elijah Gray, … [Read more...] about Big 5 Weekly Roundup, December 16-22: Temple’s Elijah Gray is the Big 5 Player of the Week after lifting Owls to 2,000th career victory

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 21, 2024 PHILADELPHIA--Derek Simpson flashed into the passing lane, defending just as advertised after transferring from Rutgers to Hawk Hill last spring. He burst up the court after intercepting a Virginia Tech pass, speeding ahead of everyone just as he did about a month ago on the same court against Penn.  Against … [Read more...] about Derek Simpson’s all-around impressive play helps Saint Joseph’s rout Virginia Tech

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 20, 2024 PHILADELPHIA—Very early in the second half of Wednesday’s 84-57 home rout of American at Hagan Arena, a relaxed Erik Reynolds II joked with the referee about a foul call. It was more than just the easy demeanor that was back planted on Reynolds’ face on Wednesday. His shoulders appeared more relaxed, his head just a … [Read more...] about Inside Saint Joseph’s: Wednesday’s performance against American a good start for Erik Reynolds II to return to form