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2008-09 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

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Record: 244-206, .542 W-L% (11th of 32) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 2.75 (9th of 32) ▪ SOS: 1.83 (10th of 32)

Regular Season Champion: Xavier
Tournament Champion: Temple

NCAA Tournament: 3 (Dayton, Temple and Xavier)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Xavier)

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Xavier* R 12 4 .750 27 8 .771 71.7 61.9 14.4 4.6
2 Dayton*  11 5 .688 27 8 .771 66.8 61.4 7.2 1.8
2 Rhode Island  11 5 .688 23 11 .676 79.3 72.6 7.9 1.2
2 Temple* T 11 5 .688 22 12 .647 68.6 63.5 9.0 3.9
5 Duquesne  9 7 .563 21 13 .618 78.3 74.8 6.0 2.5
5 La Salle  9 7 .563 18 13 .581 71.2 68.9 3.4 1.1
5 Richmond  9 7 .563 20 16 .556 69.6 68.1 2.6 1.1
5 Saint Joseph's  9 7 .563 17 15 .531 68.3 66.3 4.2 2.2
9 Saint Louis  8 8 .500 18 14 .563 62.5 62.4 1.0 1.0
10 Massachusetts  7 9 .438 12 18 .400 70.9 73.8 0.6 3.5
11 St. Bonaventure  6 10 .375 15 15 .500 70.2 71.6 -2.6 -1.1
12 Charlotte  5 11 .313 11 20 .355 68.7 70.4 0.8 2.5
13 George Washington  4 12 .250 10 18 .357 66.2 68.6 -2.1 0.3
14 Fordham  1 15 .063 3 25 .107 61.4 76.6 -14.1 1.1

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29 1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23 3/2 3/9 Final
Xavier     16 14 10 7 14 22 16 15 15 10 9 14 16 19 17 19 20
Dayton                             25        

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Dayton won (68-60) versus West Virginia (Midwest Regional)
Temple lost (66-57) versus Arizona State (South Regional)
Xavier won (77-59) versus Portland State (East Regional)

Second Round
Dayton lost (60-43) versus Kansas (Midwest Regional)
Xavier won (60-49) versus Wisconsin (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Xavier lost (60-55) versus Pittsburgh (East Regional)

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Francis-Cedric Martel-RICH 36
  David Gonzalvez-RICH 36
  Kevin Smith-RICH 36
  Jarhon Giddings-RICH 36
  Justin Harper-RICH 36
  Kevin Anderson-RICH 36
7. Mickey Perry-DAYT 35
  Dante Jackson-XAV 35
  B.J. Raymond-XAV 35
  Marcus Johnson-DAYT 35
  C.J. Anderson-XAV 35
  Derrick Brown-XAV 35
  Jamel McLean-XAV 35
  Chris Wright-DAYT 35
  Kurt Huelsman-DAYT 35
  Brad Redford-XAV 35
  Jason Love-XAV 35
  London Warren-DAYT 35
Field Goals
1. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 229
2. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 218
3. Kevin Anderson-RICH 215
4. David Gonzalvez-RICH 206
5. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 205
6. Jimmy Baron-RI 200
7. Rodney Green-LASALL 199
8. Damian Saunders-DUQU 179
9. Kahiem Seawright-RI 173
  Ricky Harris-MA 173
Field Goal Attempts
1. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 527
2. Kevin Anderson-RICH 469
3. David Gonzalvez-RICH 433
4. Jimmy Baron-RI 430
5. Lamont Mack-CHAR 423
6. Rodney Green-LASALL 418
7. Ricky Harris-MA 416
8. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 413
9. Jio Fontan-FORD 390
10. B.J. Raymond-XAV 365
Field Goal Percentage
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE .612
2. Andrew Nicholson-STBON .602
3. Aaron Jackson-DUQU .554
4. Damian Saunders-DUQU .546
5. Kahiem Seawright-RI .501
6. Jonathan Hall-STBON .498
7. Rob Diggs-GW .496
8. Rodney Green-LASALL .476
9. David Gonzalvez-RICH .476
10. Keith Cothran-RI .473
3-Point Field Goals
1. Jimmy Baron-RI 118
2. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 107
3. Ricky Harris-MA 87
4. B.J. Raymond-XAV 84
5. Ian Andersen-CHAR 81
  Chris Matthews-STBON 81
7. Darrin Govens-STJOE 72
  David Gonzalvez-RICH 72
9. Kevin Lisch-STLOU 71
10. Bill Clark-DUQU 66
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 304
2. Jimmy Baron-RI 260
3. Chris Matthews-STBON 246
4. Ian Andersen-CHAR 228
5. Ricky Harris-MA 225
6. Darrin Govens-STJOE 208
7. B.J. Raymond-XAV 205
8. Lamont Mack-CHAR 201
9. Kevin Lisch-STLOU 188
10. David Gonzalvez-RICH 174
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Jimmy Baron-RI .454
2. Ricky Harris-MA .387
3. Ian Andersen-CHAR .355
4. Dionte Christmas-TEMP .352
5. Chris Matthews-STBON .329
Free Throws
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 203
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 152
3. Kahiem Seawright-RI 136
4. Kevin Anderson-RICH 134
5. Rodney Green-LASALL 124
6. Chris Wright-DAYT 121
7. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 119
8. Ricky Harris-MA 113
9. Kevin Lisch-STLOU 109
10. Tasheed Carr-STJOE 106
Free Throw Attempts
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 258
2. Kahiem Seawright-RI 195
3. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 188
4. Kevin Anderson-RICH 179
  Chris Wright-DAYT 179
6. Rodney Green-LASALL 176
7. C.J. Anderson-XAV 173
8. Jio Fontan-FORD 166
9. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 158
10. Tasheed Carr-STJOE 148
Free Throw Percentage
1. Damian Hollis-GW .837
2. Kevin Lisch-STLOU .832
3. Aaron Jackson-DUQU .808
4. Rob Diggs-GW .793
5. Ricky Harris-MA .790
6. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE .787
7. Eric Evans-DUQU .761
8. Dionte Christmas-TEMP .753
9. Kevin Anderson-RICH .749
10. Derrick Brown-XAV .741
Total Rebounds
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 378
2. Tony Gaffney-MA 307
3. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 296
4. Damian Saunders-DUQU 258
5. Kahiem Seawright-RI 254
6. Chris Wright-DAYT 232
7. Derrick Brown-XAV 212
8. Charlie Coley-CHAR 211
9. Jason Love-XAV 206
10. Rob Diggs-GW 204
Assists
1. Dijuan Harris-CHAR 223
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 194
3. Chris Lowe-MA 193
4. London Warren-DAYT 154
5. Garrett Williamson-STJOE 145
6. Marquis Jones-RI 135
7. Tasheed Carr-STJOE 134
8. Jio Fontan-FORD 132
9. Sermaj Inge-TEMP 122
10. Kwamain Mitchell-STLOU 113
Steals
1. Damian Saunders-DUQU 71
2. Tony Gaffney-MA 61
3. Rodney Green-LASALL 58
4. London Warren-DAYT 57
5. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 56
6. Ryan Butler-RICH 54
7. Darrin Govens-STJOE 52
8. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 51
  Charlie Coley-CHAR 51
10. Marquis Jones-RI 50
  Keith Cothran-RI 50
Blocks
1. Tony Gaffney-MA 115
2. Damian Saunders-DUQU 83
3. Andrew Nicholson-STBON 81
4. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 56
5. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 50
6. Vernon Goodridge-LASALL 49
7. Rob Diggs-GW 47
8. Chris Wright-DAYT 44
9. Phil Jones-CHAR 43
  Kenny Frease-XAV 43
Turnovers
1. Chris Lowe-MA 121
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 103
3. Jio Fontan-FORD 102
4. Rodney Green-LASALL 100
5. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 98
6. Jonathan Hall-STBON 97
7. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 87
8. Kwamain Mitchell-STLOU 85
9. Kevin Anderson-RICH 84
  Chris Wright-DAYT 84
  Bill Clark-DUQU 84
Points
1. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 662
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 657
3. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 613
4. Kevin Anderson-RICH 598
5. Jimmy Baron-RI 592
6. David Gonzalvez-RICH 575
7. Rodney Green-LASALL 551
8. Ricky Harris-MA 546
9. B.J. Raymond-XAV 494
10. Kahiem Seawright-RI 482
Points Per Game
1. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 19.5
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 19.3
3. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 19.2
4. Ricky Harris-MA 18.2
5. Rodney Green-LASALL 17.8
6. Jimmy Baron-RI 17.4
7. Kevin Anderson-RICH 16.6
8. David Gonzalvez-RICH 16.0
9. Jio Fontan-FORD 15.3
10. Lamont Mack-CHAR 15.2
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 11.8
2. Tony Gaffney-MA 10.2
3. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 9.0
4. Damian Saunders-DUQU 7.6
5. Kahiem Seawright-RI 7.5
6. Rob Diggs-GW 7.3
7. Charlie Coley-CHAR 6.8
8. Chris Wright-DAYT 6.6
9. Jonathan Hall-STBON 6.3
10. Damian Hollis-GW 6.1
Assists Per Game
1. Dijuan Harris-CHAR 7.2
2. Chris Lowe-MA 6.4
3. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 5.7
4. Jio Fontan-FORD 4.7
5. Garrett Williamson-STJOE 4.5
6. London Warren-DAYT 4.4
7. Tasheed Carr-STJOE 4.3
8. Marquis Jones-RI 4.0
9. Kwamain Mitchell-STLOU 3.6
10. Sermaj Inge-TEMP 3.6
Steals Per Game
1. Damian Saunders-DUQU 2.1
2. Tony Gaffney-MA 2.0
3. Rodney Green-LASALL 1.9
4. Keith Cothran-RI 1.7
5. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 1.6
6. Charlie Coley-CHAR 1.6
7. London Warren-DAYT 1.6
8. Darrin Govens-STJOE 1.6
9. Ryan Butler-RICH 1.6
10. Garrett Williamson-STJOE 1.5
Blocks Per Game
1. Tony Gaffney-MA 3.8
2. Andrew Nicholson-STBON 2.7
3. Damian Saunders-DUQU 2.4
4. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 1.8
5. Rob Diggs-GW 1.7
6. Vernon Goodridge-LASALL 1.6
7. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 1.5
8. Phil Jones-CHAR 1.4
9. Sergio Olmos-TEMP 1.4
10. Kenny Frease-XAV 1.3
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE .612
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU .611
3. Jimmy Baron-RI .602
4. Damian Saunders-DUQU .602
5. Andrew Nicholson-STBON .602
6. David Gonzalvez-RICH .559
7. Keith Cothran-RI .527
8. Ricky Harris-MA .520
9. Dionte Christmas-TEMP .515
10. Rodney Green-LASALL .511
True Shooting Percentage
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE .670
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU .654
3. Jimmy Baron-RI .631
4. Bill Clark-DUQU .628
5. Damian Hollis-GW .613
6. Andrew Nicholson-STBON .609
7. B.J. Raymond-XAV .603
8. Lavoy Allen-TEMP .603
9. Derrick Brown-XAV .597
10. Damian Saunders-DUQU .594
Offensive Win Shares
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 5.5
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 5.1
3. Jimmy Baron-RI 4.1
4. B.J. Raymond-XAV 3.4
5. David Gonzalvez-RICH 3.4
6. Derrick Brown-XAV 3.2
7. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 3.1
8. Bill Clark-DUQU 3.0
9. Ricky Harris-MA 2.7
10. Damian Hollis-GW 2.6
Defensive Win Shares
1. Chris Wright-DAYT 4.0
2. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 2.9
3. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 2.8
4. London Warren-DAYT 2.7
5. Derrick Brown-XAV 2.4
6. Damian Saunders-DUQU 2.3
7. Jason Love-XAV 2.2
8. Charlie Coley-CHAR 2.2
9. Marcus Johnson-DAYT 2.2
10. C.J. Anderson-XAV 2.1
Win Shares
1. Ahmad Nivins-STJOE 8.4
2. Aaron Jackson-DUQU 6.1
3. Chris Wright-DAYT 5.9
4. Derrick Brown-XAV 5.6
5. Lavoy Allen-TEMP 5.3
6. Dionte Christmas-TEMP 5.2
7. B.J. Raymond-XAV 4.9
8. Jimmy Baron-RI 4.9
9. Damian Saunders-DUQU 4.8
10. David Gonzalvez-RICH 4.8