March 9, 2012
SUNDAY: Atlantic 10 Tournament Coverage (UPDATED 4:56 PM)
Ian Nolan and the CCT staff head down to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City to cover the A10 Tournament from Friday to the finals on Sunday.

March 5, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Season awards and conference tourney preview
Ian Nolan and the College Chalktalk staff vote for their First Team All League selections, Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of Year, Sixth man of the Year and each tab one team to win it all in AC.

March 2, 2012
A10 Plus Coverage: Inside GW's Future and Saint Louis' win over Xavier
In his weekly column, Doug Tifft looks at the future of George Washington and breaks down the Saint Louis big second half comeback vs. Xavier game on Tuesday night.

February 27, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: The week ahead and the bubble watch
In this edition of his Atlantic 10 Notebook, Ian Nolan previews and predicts a winner for each and every game during the last week of the Atlantic 10 regular season.

February 19, 2012
Four matchups to watch... and an "A10 Plus" look ahead
Ian Nolan hits on a few important matchups to keep an eye on this week... while Doug Tifft takes a look ahead at all 14 teams for 2012-13.

February 13, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Reviewing the small forwards, bubble watch and more
Ian Nolan sizes up the league's small forwards, updates the Power Rankings, talks Andrew Nicholson and examines which teams are currently on the bubble

February 8, 2012
A10 Plus: Hoops season finally takes center stage
In his bi-weekly column here on College Chalktalk, Dan Bonsall writes about how the post Super Bowl schedule allows for hoops fans to watch their team finish out a season which was either, good, bad or ugly.

February 6, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Hits and misses, reviewing the preseason position rankings
At the halfway point of the Atlantic 10 season, Ian Nolan takes a look back at his preseason rankings

February 3, 2012
A10 Plus: Dayton's Defensive Woes, GW's Struggles Inside and the A10 Rookie Race
In this edition of his weekly A10 column, Doug Tifft takes a look into Dayton's struggles on defense, GW's struggles in the post and sizes up the All Rookie race.

February 1, 2012
A10 Plus: When Tu's number is called, he responds

February 1, 2012
A10 Plus: St. Bonaventure's rise to the Top
In his column this week, Vinny Pezzimenti takes a look at the long and difficult road St. Bonaventure has taken to get back to Atlantic 10 contention.

January 30, 2012
A10 Notebook: Upside down week: UMass, La Salle, St. Bonaventure on top
In this week's edition of his Atlantic 10 Notebook, Ian Nolan takes a look at the current top four teams in the league, spotlights C.J. Aiken, and gives a glimpse at what the conference would look like if it began today.

January 27, 2012
A10 Plus: Billikens Raising Eyebrows again with Majerus
In his weekly column, Doug Tifft takes a look at the impressive run Saint Louis has put together this year, Kenny Frease's productivity and Dayton's up and down conference schedule.

January 25, 2012
A10 Plus: The Road to Atlantic City (Fordham, Richmond, Charlotte)
In his bi-weekly column, Dan Bonsall examines how Fordham, Richmond and Charlotte can punch their ticket to Atlantic City, and which one has the toughest road to get there.

January 23, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Don't sleep on Temple; Advantage Dayton...
In this week's edition of the Atlantic 10 Notebook, Ian Nolan takes a look at the Temple Owls, Dayton's win over Xavier on Saturday and more...

January 20, 2012
A10 Plus: Holloway vs. Kevin Anderson; Tale of the Tape
In his weekly Friday morning column, Doug Tifft compares the careers of two great Atlantic 10 point guards: Tu Holloway of Xavier, and Kevin Anderson of Richmond ('11). The Xavier vs. Dayton match-up is also previewed.

January 18, 2012
A10 Plus: T.J. McConnell, Duquesne's Ultimate Warrior
In his bi-weekly column, Venny Pezzimenti talks with Duquesne's T.J. McConnell and finds out why the Dukes' point guard is ready to take on all comers to win an Atlantic 10 Title.

January 16, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Xavier gets its mojo back, a look at the league's top long range threats and more in this week's A-10 Notebook

January 13, 2012
Atlantic 10 Plus: Where have all the points gone?

January 9, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Week 1 Review
In this week's notebook, Ian Nolan takes a look back at the first week of league play, examines Chris Gaston's impressive numbers, and chats with La Salle's Earl Pettis

January 8, 2012
Richmond/Rhode Island video-wrap; Interview with Chris Mooney
A10 Plus coverage - Andrew Greene chatted with Richmond head man, Chris Mooney, about Richmond's 70-53 win over URI, the play of Kendall Anthony, and preparing for Temple.

January 6, 2012
Inside the X's (and O's)
A10 Plus coverage - In his new weekly offering, Doug Tifft breaks down the recent play of Xavier, examines Dayton's improved offense, and touches upon a struggling GW side

January 4, 2012
UMass looks to sustain momentum
Columnist Vinny Pezzimenti highlights the suprising UMass Minutemen, the guard laden Duquesne Dukes, and St. Bonaventure as A10 play begins

January 2, 2012
Atlantic 10 Notebook: 2012 Style
In the first Atlantic 10 Conference Notebook of 2012, Ian Nolan grades each team's non-conference effort and examines the play of St. Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson.

December 27, 2011
Queen City cornerstone
At point guard, an improving Charlotte program finds itself with a freshman warrior

December 19, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Holiday Edition
Ian Nolan shares his top-to-bottom list of the Power Rankings, all conference first team to date, and a team-by-team wish list...

December 12, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook
This week, Ian Nolan answers questions about the Xavier brawl from Saturday, gets back to basketball, debates guards vs. forwards and much more.

December 5, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Biggest Surprises Edition

November 28, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Much to be thankful for around the conference... including Kevin Dillard at Dayton

November 21, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Is UMass back? How hot is Carl Jones? Chris Mooney is the king of the suburbs... and much more

November 17, 2011
Off the Page: A look around the A-10

November 14, 2011
A-10 Notebook: Wilson explodes, early power rankings and conference storylines

November 7, 2011
Atlantic 10: Best of the rest, the young Hawks, and more...

November 4, 2011
A10's Best: Centers

November 2, 2011
A10's Best: Power Forwards
We continue ranking the top five players at each position in the Atlantic 10 today with the power forwards.

October 31, 2011
A10's Best: Dayton's Johnson leads the way at small forward
Ian Nolan continues to rank the five best players at each position inside the Atlantic 10 today by sorting out the top small forwards.

October 17, 2011
A-10 Conference Breakdown: Somethin's Brewin' in Olean

March 7, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Tournament Time
With the Atlantic 10 Tournament set to begin tomorrow night, Doug Tifft takes a look at the first round pairings in this week's A-10 Notebook

February 28, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Who's deserving of praise?
With only a week remaining in the regular season, Doug Tifft takes an early crack at which players are deserving of conference accolades. Take it easy on him...

February 21, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Too thin to win?
Andrew Nicholson is just one of many Atlantic 10 starters logging major minutes this season. Doug Tifft examines bench production around the league.

February 14, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Life on the Road
As Doug Tifft explains, life on the road can be perplexing for teams up-and-down the Atlantic 10 leaderboard.

February 7, 2011
A-10 Notebook: Point Guards dominate Rookie of Year race
Coming out for the opening tip in a Sunday afternoon game at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the pre-game handshake elicited more than a mere pleasantry exchange.

January 31, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Nobody Believed in Us
Their coaching styles may be different, but Chris Mack and Ron Everhart have used a similar message to motivate their teams to undefeated starts in A-10 play and a share of the conference lead. Doug Tifft explains...

January 24, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Now or Later?
Doug Tifft takes a look at Saint Louis given Kwamain Mitchell's restored eligibility... and also examines a few situations where coaches are balancing winning with finding minutes for underclassmen.

January 18, 2011
ACC Notebook: Commonwealth Blues
There's an old blues song. If it wasn't for bad luck, wouldn't have no luck at all. Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg and Virginia's Tony Bennett are trying hard not to sing that song. After all, coaching-101 says coach the team you have.

January 17, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Doug Tifft takes a look at postseason aspirations for teams around the conference in this week's Atlantic 10 Notebook

January 11, 2011
A-10 Notebook: Sizing up the league at the mid-year mark
Duquesne freshman T.J. McConnell is one of the young contributors to Ron Everhart's team. Ian Nolan sizes up all 14 teams in this week's A-10 Notebook.

January 3, 2011
Atlantic 10 Notebook: The Wild, Wide Open A-10
Ian Nolan steps in for Doug Tifft this week and takes a look at several storylines around the A-10 with the non-conference season nearly complete.

December 27, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: The Player of the Year race
College Chalktalk's Doug Tifft handicaps the A-10 Player of the Year race as teams are about to put a cap on the non-conference season. The big fella from Olean leads...

December 20, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Plus the "Starting Five"
We announce this week's Starting Five, headlined by Player of the Week Andrew Nicholson... and Doug Tifft takes a look at six role players who must step up for their teams in 2011.

December 13, 2010
A-10 Notebook: Plus this week's "Starting Five"
Doug Tifft takes a look at four players who demand the ball come crunch time... and we release our first "Starting Five" of the 2010-11 season.

December 6, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Is your school's star NBA material?
Doug Tifft discusses the respective skill sets of several A-10 stars with Joel Steiner of NBADraft.net... and some of the expert's takes may surprise you.

November 29, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: The year of the young point
College Chalktalk columnist Doug Tifft takes a closer look at several teams giving major minutes to young, talented point guards including La Salle, where freshmen Tyreek Duren (above) and Sam Mills are sharing duties.

November 22, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: A Change of Pace
College Chalktalk's Doug Tifft examines how early season occurrences have impacted the pace of play for several teams around the league (Tu Holloway photo courtesy of Bob Stevens)...

November 15, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook
On the heels of the signing period, College Chalktalk's Doug Tifft breaks down the expected incoming classes across the conference with some help from Brian Snow of Scout.com, while also touching down on a few of last week's conference storylines

November 8, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: An Eye Toward the Future
College Chalktalk's Doug Tifft takes a look at the proposed strategic initiative plan with Commissioner McGlade and also conducts some on-campus check-ins around the conference...

November 1, 2010
Atlantic 10 Notebook: Early attrition plagues a handful of teams
Every college coach enters the season with a detailed gameplan, outlining roles with his players... Most of the speeches end with a caveat: “barring unforeseen circumstances.” For five Atlantic 10 schools, those circumstances have already arrived...Doug Tifft takes a look at the fallout

October 27, 2010
College Chalktalk's weekly Conference Notebooks
Beginning on Monday, College Chalktalk introduces weekly conference notebooks on the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC. Check out the schedule...

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