I was very impressed with the defensive effort for 40 minutes. I really liked that the coaches used quick substitutions early on and maintained what appeared to be a frequent substitution throughout the game to keep everyone fresh. What a luxury to be able to go 9 deep (10 when Bevins is healthy), without having a significant dropoff defensively and still having a variety of scoring options on the court. I also really liked how the team shared the ball tonight; 21 assists on 33 made baskets was really enjoyable to watch. I thought slim had some really nice passes out of the low post to set up wide open 3s. Do that enough times and it'll make it much harder for teams to collapse their wing defenders when he gets the ball on the low block. The drives to the basket by Aranguren, Christian Jones, and Tre Dinkins were nice to see and created additional pressure on AU's defense and helped GW get to the free throw line. Looking forward to see if the team can follow this up with a strong effort vs ODU.

It would be nice if they were to acknowledge all the former players that are in attendance during a timeout

Thanks for putting that schedule together DMV Piranha! Another local player who will be playing for the Canadian team is Kyshawn George from the Wizards. He was born in Switzerland, but has Canadian citizenship from his father who played pro ball in Switzerland.

Nice comeback win for Bona over Duquesne. Down double digits in the second half. They fought back at the very end to tie with 2 minutes. I'm hoping we stick to our game plan and what has worked during conference play and continue to get Castro the ball inside. College teams tend to shoot worse from deep in NBA arenas, which theoretically should help us since we get a lot of our points inside. Key will be to maintain the effort which we've done all season on the defensive end.

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Obviously the short term earning potential of a 3 or 4 star player is going to be better at a power 5 school than in conferences like the A-10, however I'm curious if there have been any studies on the long term earning potential of similar athletes that are bench players at power 5 schools versus having staring roles in lower conferences. Does starting and playing significant minutes at a lower level conference provide more exposure and better prepare players for pro careers than being a role player at a higher level, or does that player have a better chance of improving their game by practicing against high major talent at a BCS school?

No A-10 action tonight, but I just checked the top 25 scoreboard and saw that no.1 ranked Tennessee lost by 30 to Florida (73-43). I can't remember the last time a top ranked team was beaten by a margin that large. Apologies in advance to Tennessee Colonial.

The 60-foot shot by Nembhard was also launched with over 3 seconds left, so there was plenty of time to get a better shot. Gonzaga did draw up a great play down 63-60 with 13 seconds left, where Nembhard passed the ball to the front court, then immediately received the ball back and made a layup and got fouled with 8 seconds left. Unfortunately, he missed the and one to tie the game, which led to the desperation heave at the end of regulation. The announcers were also dumfounded by the shot from that distance with several seconds remaining and speculated that he must have been frazled by the missed game-tying free throw from moments earlier. Final plays are at the 2:30 mark of the highlights linked here: https://youtu.be/cAVcXIA5Tlk

I really enjoyed watching the bench players get some extended minutes today. I've been a Nessah fan since watching some of his games with the U-18 Swiss team over the summer and like that he's looked comfortable out on the court considering his limited minutes so far this season. On the defensive end his athleticism and length allow him to be a good help defender and he appears to have good instincts and regularly seems to get himself in good rebounding position. On the offensive end, aside from his 3-point shooting, he's kept several possesions alive crashing the boards and tipping balls awat from defenders, and his ability to put the ball on the floor and get by his defender will be needed needed while Jun is getting some rest. He also looks to have good hands and had been able to control some passes that have been slightly off target while cutting to the hoop. I'd love for us to have a 10-man rotation with Bevins and Nessah, with occasional full court pressure. They both also have decent rebounding rates, albeit in limited minutes, which is an area this team needs to improve on, especially on the defensive end.

Does anyone know if there's a block of tickets for the AU game available through the GW ticket office?  If I remember correctly, in the past there have been tickets behind the visitor's bench that could be purchased through the GW box office.