George Washington University

March 6, 2010

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#10 George Washington (16-13, 6-10) at #7 Dayton (19-11, 8-8)
Game 30 • Atlantic 10 Conference Championship • First Round
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010 • Time: 7:00 pm (EST)
Location: UD Arena (13,266) • Dayton, OH
Radio: 1500 AM, 820 AM www.FederalNewsRadio.com (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live video & stats on GameTracker at GWsports.com
TV: none
Series: GW leads, 14-11 (GW 5-8 at UD Arena)

GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 148-113 (.569) 9th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 74-70 (.514) 9th season
Career Record: 148-113 (.569) 9th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Dayton: 5-8

DAYTON COACH: Brian Gregory (Oakland `90)
Record at UD: 144-79 (.646) 7th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 63-49 (.563) 7th season
Career Record: 144-79 (.646) 7th season
Gregory's Record vs. GW: 4-5

Tuesday's First-Round Game: Winners of four of its last seven, GW (16-13, 6-10 A-10) is the 10th seed in the 2010 A-10 Championship and faces the No. 7 seed, Dayton (19-11, 8-8) in the first round. In the teams' only other meeting this season, Dayton defeated GW, 66-51, on Jan. 20 at UD Arena. GW is 1-2 in A-10 Tournament games played at UD Arena (2003 & 2004).

• Tuesday's game is GW's first in the A-10 Tournament in nearly three years after finishing in 13th place each of the last two seasons. The last time the Colonials qualified for the A-10 Championship, they won it all by defeating Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis and Rhode Island to claim the 2007 A-10 title in its first year at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.

• Tuesday's game marks the 26th meeting between the teams in a series that dates back to 1996. Dayton joined the A-10 in 1995-96. GW leads the all-time series, 14-11, but have dropped three of the last four meetings to the Flyers.

• GW is coming off a 70-57 loss to No. 20/16 Temple (26-5, 14-2) Saturday at the Liacouras Center. Junior Joseph Katuka was one of three Colonials in double figures with a team-high 13 points while Lasan Kromah added 12 points and Damian Hollis contributed 10 points.

• Dayton has lost two straight, most recently a 71-66 setback to Saint Louis (20-10, 11-5) Saturday at home. Chris Wright led the Flyers with 15 points and eight rebounds against SLU.

• The Flyers are 14-2 at home this season while GW is 7-7 on the road.

GW's History in the A-10 Tournament: GW has an all-time record of 22-29 (.431) in the A-10 Tournament. The Colonials won their first championship in 2005 and again in 2007. GW has advanced to the championship final in two other years: in 1991 during former coach Mike Jarvis's first year at GW when the Colonials lost at Penn State, and in 1998--Jarvis's last year at GW--when GW fell to Xavier.

A Closer Look at Dayton: The Flyers enter the A-10 Tournament as the #7 seed based on its 8-8 record in the A-10 under seventh-year head coach Brian Gregory. Dayton is led by Chris Wright's 14.3 ppg and 7.3 rebounds and Chris Johnson's 11.8 points per game. For the season, Dayton is shooting 44 percent from the field, averages 69.6 points a game, has a -0.4 turnover margin and is outrebounding opponents by more than six caroms a game. Dayton is 14-2 at home this season including wins over Creighton, Old Dominion and a 90-65 statement over Xavier.

GW in the A-10 Tournament by Round: The Colonials have had the most success early in the A-10 Tournament. How they have fared in 31 appearances broken down by round: Opening round record: 5-3 (.625)
Quarterfinal round record: 11-17 (.393)
Semifinal round record: 4-7 (.364)
Final: 2-2 (.500)

Next Game: If GW wins Tuesday's game, the Colonials will travel to Atlantic City, NJ to face the #2 seed Xavier in the quarterfinal round of the A-10 Tournament on Friday, Mar. 12 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 1500 AM and 820 AM and online at www.FederalNewsRadio.com.

WASHINGTON, DC -- George Washington will be the No. 10 seed in the 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Tournament set to get underway Tuesday at four A-10 campuses. The Colonials will travel to Dayton, OH, to face the #7 seeded Flyers at UD Arena at 7:00 p.m. The winner of that contest will advance to Atlantic City to meet the No. 2 seed (Xavier) on Friday, Mar. 12 at Boardwalk Hall. The top four seeds, Temple, Xavier, Richmond and Saint Louis all receive a first-round bye.

With GW's loss to No. 20/16 Temple Saturday, the Colonials fell to 16-13, 6-10 in the A-10 and secured the 10th seed. The No. 7 seed was determined later Saturday night after Saint Louis defeated Dayton, 71-66, at UD Arena.

Dayton (19-11, 8-8 A-10) and GW have met only once this season on Jan. 20 when the Flyers prevailed, 66-51, at UD Arena. GW leads the all-time series with the Flyers, 14-11, but is just 4-8 vs. the Flyers at UD Arena.

The GW-Dayton first-round game will be broadcast live on 1500 AM and 820 AM and online at www.FederalNewsRadio.com.

Two-time defending champion Temple is the top seed for the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship. Ranked 16th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and 20th in the Associated Press Top 25, the Owls (26-5/14-2) claimed a share of their ninth A-10 regular season crown and first since winning the East Division title in 2002. The Owls enter this week's Championship boasting a seven-game winning streak.

Xavier (23-7) finished tied with TU at 14-2 in A-10 play and earned a share of the regular season title for the fourth consecutive year and the No. 2 overall seed. The 25th-ranked Musketeers (AP poll) have won seven consecutive games and 11 of their last 12.

Richmond (24-7/13-3) and Saint Louis (20-10/11-5) also received first round byes after finishing third and fourth, respectively. The Spiders established program records for regular season and A-10 victories and earned their highest seed in program history. SLU recorded its second 20-win campaign since 1998 despite having the nation's youngest roster.

Beginning this season, a new format is in place for the A-10 Men's Basketball Championship as first round games will be hosted on campus sites on Tuesday, Mar. 9. No. 5 Rhode Island (21-8/9-7) hosts 12th-seeded Saint Joseph's (11-19/5-11); No. 11 Massachusetts (11-19/5-11) visits sixth-seeded Charlotte (19-11/9-7); No. 7 Dayton (19-11/8-8) hosts 10th-seeded George Washington (16-13/6-10); and ninth-seeded Duquesne (16-14/7-9) visits No. 8 St. Bonaventure (14-15/7-9), the Bonnies' highest seed since 2001.

The setting for the Championship then shifts to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., as the quarterfinal round commences at Noon on Friday, Mar. 12, with Temple facing the SBU-DUQ winner, followed by Saint Louis versus URI-SJU at 2:30pm. Xavier tips off at 6:30pm on Friday evening against the UD-GW winner, while Richmond plays at 9:00pm versus either Charlotte or Massachusetts. Semifinal action will take place on Saturday, Mar. 13, with the Championship game held on Sunday, Mar. 14, and televised live nationally at 1:00pm on CBS Sports for the first time in A-10 history.

Tickets can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 800-736-1420.

Quarterfinal round action can be viewed live on www.atlantic10.org. Fans can subscribe beginning Wednesday, Mar. 10, for the cost of $7.95 per game.

For complete coverage of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship, log on to www.atlantic10.org

2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship
Tuesday, March 9
First Round - Campus Sites
# 9 Duquesne at #8 St. Bonaventure 7:00
#10 George Washington at #7 Dayton 7:00
#11 Massachusetts at #6 Charlotte 7:00
#12 Saint Joseph's at #5 Rhode Island 7:00 (Cox)

Friday, March 12
Quarterfinals - Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
Game 5 - #1 Temple vs. #8/#9 winner 12:00 (CBS CS)*
Game 6 - #4 Saint Louis vs. #5/#12 winner 2:30 (CBS CS)*
Game 7 - #2 Xavier vs. #7/#10 winner 6:30 (CBS CS)*
Game 8 - #3 Richmond vs. #6/#11 winner 9:00 (CBS CS)*

Saturday, March 13
Semifinals - Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
Game 9 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner 1:00 (CBS College Sports)
Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner 3:30 (CBS College Sports)

Sunday, March 14
Finals - Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
1:00 (CBS)

*CBS CS - regionalized coverage by CBS College Sports Network. Check local listings