Temple Holds Off Richmond Rally To Claim Third Straight A-10 ChampionshipTemple is the champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament once again. Ryan Brooks (6'4''-G) hit four free throws over the final 50 seconds and the top-seeded and 17th-ranked Owls won their third straight conference tournament title, holding off a gutty rally by Richmond for a 56-52 victory in the championship game on Sunday. Tournament MVP Juan Fernandez (6'4''-G-90) scored 18 points and Brooks and Ramone Moore (6'4''-G) finished with 12 each to lead Temple (29-5) to its 10th straight win and a third straight automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Richmond had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but David Gonzalvez (6'4''-G-87) missed a 3-pointer with 7 seconds to play. The third-seeded Spiders (26-8) are likely to get an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. Courtesy of Atlantic 10 Atlantic 10 Tournament Final: Temple - Richmond 56-52 Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinals: Richmond - Xavier 89-85, OT Temple - Rhode Island 57-44 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament MVP: Juan Fernandez of Temple Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team Lavoy Allen (6'9''-F) of Temple Kevin Anderson (6'0''-G-88) of Richmond Jordan Crawford (6'4''-G-88) of Xavier Juan Fernandez of Temple David Gonzalvez of Richmond
All-Atlantic 10 1st Team Kevin Anderson of Richmond Lavoy Allen of Temple Jordan Crawford of Xavier Damian Saunders (6'7''-F-88) of Duquesne Chris Wright (6'8''-F-88) of Dayton All-Atlantic 10 2nd Team Ryan Brooks of Temple David Gonzalvez of Richmond Rodney Green (6'5''-G-88) of La Salle Kwamain Mitchell (5'10''-G) of Saint Louis Andrew Nicholson (6'9''-F-89) of St. Bonaventure All-Atlantic 10 3rd Team Keith Cothran (6'4''-G-86) of Rhode Island Ricky Harris (6'2''-G-87) of Massachusetts Delroy James (6'8''-F-87) of Rhode Island Jason Love (6'9''-F/C-87) of Xavier Shamari Spears (6'6''-F-86) of Charlotte All-Atlantic 10 Honorable Mention Juan Fernandez of Temple Damian Hollis (6'8''-F-88) of George Washington Willie Reed (6'9''-F) of Saint Louis Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team Chris Braswell (6'8''-F-89) of Charlotte Cody Ellis (6'8''-F-90) of Saint Louis Chris Gaston (6'7''-F) of Fordham Lasan Kromah (6'5''-G-91) of George Washington Aaric Murray (6'10''-C-89) of La Salle Akeem Richmond (6'1''-G) of Rhode Island Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team Lavoy Allen of Temple David Gonzalvez of Richmond Damian Saunders of Duquesne London Warren (6'0''-G-87) of Dayton Garrett Williamson (6'5''-G-88) of Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team Brian Conklin (6'6''-F) of Saint Louis Jason Duty (6'1''-G-87) of Duquesne Kurt Huelsman (6'10''-F/C-87) of Dayton Will Martell (7'0''-C-87) of Rhode Island Yves Lionel Mekongo Mbala (6'7''-F-87) of La Salle All-Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: Kevin Anderson of Richmond All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year: Damian Saunders of Duquesne All-Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year: Chris Gaston of Fordham All-Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player of the Year: Chris Johnson (6'5''-G/F-90) of Dayton All-Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year: Ramone Moore of Temple All-Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year: Yves Lionel Mekongo Mbala of La Salle All-Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: Fran Dunphy of Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||
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