Saint Joseph's University

Men's Basketball Opens Play Wednesday Versus La Salle At A-10 Championship

3/1/2021 9:18:00 PM

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THE HAWKS AT THE A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP
All-Time Record At Atlantic 10 Championship: 41-33 (37 appearances)
First Round Record: 0-2
Second Round Record: 14-4
Quarterfinals Record: 17-15
Semifinals Record: 7-0
Finals Record: 4-3
Atlantic 10 Championship Titles: 4 (1986, 1997, 2014, 2016)
Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team Selections: 22 (5 MVP)
2020 Atlantic 10 Championship Result: 0-1 (Lost in First Round)
Coach Lange At A-10 Championship: 0-1

• Saint Joseph's is making its 38th appearance at the Atlantic 10 Championship, and second under Head Coach Billy Lange.

• The Hawks secured the 13th seed after capping the regular season with three consecutive wins to finish with a 3-9 conference record.

• Wednesday marks the third time the Hawks have played in the First Round of the Atlantic 10 Championship.

• Wednesday's matchup with 12th seed La Salle marks the third meeting this season between the Hawks and Explorers, and 133rd meeting overall with the Hawks holding an 71-61 edge.

• The two teams split their two regular season contests with La Salle winning 90-83 on January 18, while the Hawks came back for a 91-82 overtime victory on February 20.

About The Championship
Saint Joseph's has earned the 13th seed for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship, presented by Air Force Reserve, and will face 12th seed La Salle on Wednesday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at VCU's Siegel Center.

ESPN+ will air Wednesday's first-round games while NBCSN will carry the entire second round Thursday and all four quarterfinal matchups Friday. CBS Sports Network will air the semifinals Saturday at 6:00 and 9:00 pm. The championship final is set for 1:00 pm on CBS Sports as part of their annual Selection Sunday coverage.

St. Bonaventure won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Regular Season title, and will be the No. 1 seed for the 14-team event that begins Wednesday in Richmond, Va., with the championship final set for Sunday, March 14 in Dayton, Ohio. The Bonnies finished the regular season with an 11-4 record and a .733 winning percentage to claim the title and top seed, and will receive a double-bye into the quarterfinals. It is the first time in Atlantic 10 history SBU has won the regular season outright. The Bonnies previously shared the regular season title in 1983 and 2016.

In addition to St. Bonaventure, second-seeded VCU (10-4), No. 3 Davidson (7-4) and No. 4 Saint Louis (6-4) earned byes into the quarterfinal round of the championship. The Bonnies play at 11:00 am on Friday at VCU's Siegel Center, followed by Saint Louis at 1:00 pm at Richmond's Robins Center. VCU opens play at 3:30 pm at the Siegel Center and Davidson will play in the last quarterfinal at 5:30 pm at the Robins Center.

Seeds five through 10 earn byes into the second round and will play Thursday on NBCSN. Massachusetts (6-4) is seeded fifth and will play the winner of the Hawks and Explorers at 1:00 pm Thursday at the Robins Center.

No. 6 George Mason (8-6) will open play Thursday at 5:30 pm at Robins Center against the winner of the late first-round game between No. 11 George Washington (3-5) and No. 14 Fordham (2-11). The game between the Colonials and Rams will tip off at 2:00 pm on Wednesday on ESPN+ and will be played at the Siegel Center.

Seventh-seeded Dayton (9-7) will play 10-seeded Rhode Island (7-10) at 3:30 pm on Thursday at Siegel Center in the second round, with the winner playing No. 2 VCU Friday at Siegel Center. No. 8 Richmond (6-5) faces No. 9 Duquesne (7-7) at 11:00 am Thursday at Siegel Center for the right to play top-seeded St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.

Saint Louis secured the No. 4 seed over UMass, winning a head-to-head tiebreaker based on their regular season finale on Monday.

The winner of the Atlantic 10 Championship will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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