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2008 ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES




March 12, 2008

Saint Joseph's Notes:

  • Today's match-up was the first between the Hawks and Fordham Rams in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Saint Joseph's improves t
  • 26-22 all-time in Atlantic 10 Championship games, and are now 9-2 all-time in First Round games.
  • Senior Rob Ferguson set the SJU mark for games played in a career today with 131. He surpassed Chet Stachitas (2002-06).
  • Saint Joseph's has now reached the 80-point plateau 11 times this season, going 8-3 in those contests.
  • Saint Joseph's 29-point lead today was its largest since its 31-point advantage on February 4 versus Villanova (W,77-55).
  • The Hawks 56.9 shooting percentage from the floor is the 11th time this year the Hawks have shot over 50 percent, with junior Tasheed Carr leading the way with a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor.
  • Junior Tasheed Carr's seven assists moved him up t
  • a tie for 15th most in SJU single-season leaders, tying him with Delonte West (2003-04) and Bryan Warrick (1981-82) at 151.
  • All 12 Hawks on the bench earned playing time, with 11 of them recording at least 1 point apiece.

Fordham Notes

  • Finished the season with losses in five of its final seven contests
  • Saw its four-game Atlantic 10 Championship Opening Round winning streak snapped following a 80-62 defeat t
  • the Hawks
  • Dropped t
  • 4-13 all-time in A-10 Championship action after their first ever conference postseason match up with Saint Joseph's
  • Head coach Dereck Whittenburg fell t
  • 4-5 at the league's postseason tournament
  • Failed t
  • reach 70 points for the 20th time this year with a 4-16 mark in those games
  • Matched its sixth lowest offensive output of the season (62 points) and third smallest first half points production (25 tallies) - finished 3-8 when tallying between 60-69 points
  • Equaled the largest conference defeat of the season (18 points)
  • Entered intermission with their third highest halftime deficit (19 points) of 2007-08
  • Senior Bryant Dunston reached double digits for the 25th time this season with 17 tallies
  • Senior Michael Binns established a season-high with 15 points for his third double figure effort of 2007-08 (finished one-point shy of a career-best)
  • With 13 points, senior Marcus Stout moved int
  • sixth place on the all-time Fordham scoring chart with 1,709 points