NCAA Basketball

Saint Joseph's Hawks (16-17)


Sun. 2/26 Wed. 3/1 Tue. 3/7 Wed. 3/8 Thu. 3/9
@ StBon 
L 76-89
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vs. Rich 
W 83-67
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vs. Ly-Il 
W 72-67
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@ GW 
W 87-76
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@ Dayton 
L 54-60
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Say goodbye to tradition: Philadelphia's Big 5 gets facelift

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Big 5 is no more.

Well, at least not the incarnation most fans of the famed Philly basketball series remember from its heyday, when the Palestra was packed, fans hurled colorful crepe streamers on the court after the first basket and student signs known as rollouts poked fun at the other schools.

And when the Palestra, the basketball cathedral on Penn’s campus, was sold out, someone would always say, “corners,” meaning even the cheap, angled seats in the corners were filled. As college hoops evolved, the Big 5 was dying on the vine in Philly, so after years of traditionalists squawking - and attendance and interest waned and teams outside of the Main Line saw their programs sink - the time was ripe for a change.

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Leaders
Points: E. Reynolds II19.6
Rebounds: C. Brown6.0
Assists: L. Greer III4.1
FG%: E. Reynolds II43.0%
FT%: E. Reynolds II88.5%
3P%: E. Reynolds II37.9%
Steals: C. Brown1.3
Blocks: K. Klaczek1.0
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Atlantic 10 Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
VCU 15-3 27-8
Fordham 12-6 25-8
Dayton 12-6 22-12
Saint Louis 12-6 21-12
George Mason 11-7 20-13
Duquesne 10-8 20-13
George Washington 10-8 16-16
Davidson 8-10 16-16
Saint Joseph's 8-10 16-17
St. Bonaventure 8-10 14-18
Richmond 7-11 15-18
La Salle 7-11 15-19
Massachusetts 6-12 15-16
Rhode Island 5-13 9-22
Loyola Chicago 4-14 10-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 72.4 (160)
Rebounds: 10.4 (149)
Assists: 12.1 (268)
FG%: 42.6% (292)
FT%: 70.3% (236)
3P%: 32.9% (252)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 72.4 (250)
Rebounds: 24.2 (238)
Assists: 14.9 (333)
FG%: 43.4% (154)
FT%: 70.6% (133)
3P%: 34.1% (215)
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