If you have interviews with the Asst Coaches would like to hear what Out of Conf teams “mimic” some of the A10 teams style of play.  Figure that is why some of the teams were scheduled.  Would make it more interesting as a fan to be able to see the strategy.

A10 Vault Preview from Media Day: My Key Takeaways from Atlantic 10 Media Day (substack.com)

It’s been a bit of a rough offseason for George Washington’s program. Two of the program’s best players over the past few seasons- Brendan Adams (17.4 PPG on 47% shooting in 2022-23) and Ricky Lindo (10.6 PPG, 7.6 RPG last season) have graduated, and the transfer portal departures of Hunter Dean (LSU) plus the aforementioned Noel Brown (St. Bonaventure) have left the team somewhat thin in the frontcourt.

The good news? James Bishop- unarguably one of the best players in the conference- is back for a grad year after a 2022-23 campaign in which he posted per game averages of 21.6 points (on 42.9% shooting), 2.3 rebounds, and 5.2 assists. Also returning is Max Edwards, the reigning A10 Rookie of the Year after averaging 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a night during his stellar freshman campaign.

Plenty more can be said about the additions which the team has made in order to rebuild the roster. Incoming freshmen such as Jacoi Hutchinson, Christian Jones, and Trey Autry all have the ability to crack the rotation early on. Transfers such as Darren Buchanan Jr. (Virginia Tech), Benny Schroder (Oklahoma), Garrett Johnson (Princeton), and Antoine Smith Jr. (Evansville) should also be staples for head coach Chris Caputo as he enters his second year with the program.

The biggest thing to note with the Revolutionaries new roster is the immense amount of versatility. George Washington was 282nd in the nation in terms of three-point distribution last season, with only 27.8% of their total points coming from three point field goal makes (to put it into perspective, the NCAA average was 30.8%). With more flexibility on the roster, look for the team to improve in terms of shot selection and overall efficiency.

gwstudent2024 wrote:

Benny profile: https://gwradio.com/german-international-oklahoma-transfer-looks-to-find-his-feet-at-gw/

Stretch profile: https://gwradio.com/a-first-look-at-babatunde-akingbola/

 

Thank you for sharing. I did not know that international players are prohibited from accepting NIL money.

Great stuff!!!! Thanks for sharing

This is really well done.
Good job.

A10 Insider Podcast preview with Rob Dauster and Matt McCall

You'll be pleased to hear who both think is being underrated coming into the year at the 36:40 mark 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-mccall-breaks-down-the-a-10-is-dayton/id1580526067?i=1000633392820

That should put a big chip on the team's shoulder. I predict they will be better than last year. More depth and talent overall. Big question is how long it will take the team to jell with all the new players. By the way, no local college basketball preview today in the Post. They did, however, have a wonderful article on girls' high school ... you name it! Finally, I'm wearing my COLONIALS jacket tonight. Please join me!