A few weeks ago when I talked with Beyond the Arc’s Mike Miller I told him about the player similarity project that I was going to be undertaking. Initially I said I’d start with five conferences, but I’ve expanded it to six. (Adding the Atlantic 10.)
Category: Atlantic 10
What would an A10-CAA Challenge look like?
It’s time to start talking about 2011-12 schedules and everyone likes a good challenge, like one between two conferences. The Big Ten and ACC have made their challenge the premiere event, but couldn’t smaller conferences stage their own? The Missouri Valley and Mountain West Conference are trying, but a more interesting one is proposed by Mike Miller. What if the CAA and Atlantic 10 took the time to schedule a 12-game event?
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Villanova by the Numbers on Fordham
I’ve been impressed with the graphs over at Villanova by the Numbers all offseason and a first look at the Atlantic 10 didn’t disappoint. While the curves don’t reveal anything too shocking for Fordham, they’re worth checking out. The offensive plateau will certainly be worth keeping an eye on this season. Also, scroll down to the Massachusetts graph. It’s the most interesting one yet.
Attendance figures released
The NCAA wants everyone to know that 32.6 million people watched college basketball games live last season. Most of those numbers come from schools like Kentucky and Syracuse, but they did release team-by-team numbers as well. Here’s a look at each school’s total.
Best players coming to a gym near you
Recruiting is picking up steam at the moment and Justin D. Young over at the National Hoops Report recently posted a list of the top incoming players for each conference.
It’s an entertaining undertaking that probably took quite a bit of research for a few conferences where you won’t find McDonald’s All-Americans or even Top 100 recruits via any service. None of the NYC schools were represented, but here are some talented freshman that will be playing for the visiting teams next season.
NYC Buckets Archive 