Atlantic 10 Basketball: 2022 offseason grades for each team

Mar 14, 2021; Dayton, Ohio, USA; A view of the A10 championship trophy after the final game of the Atlantic 10 tournament with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at University of Dayton Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dayton Flyers – Grade: A

It was a completely boring offseason for Dayton, essentially replacing backup big man Moulaye Sissoko for another in Tyrone Baker from Georgia. But most importantly, the entire rotation from a team that just missed out on the NCAA Tournament is back and goes from the youngest team in the country to an experienced roster with plenty of chemistry and potential.

The fact that freshman Koby Brea, who averaged 8.0 ppg last season and could’ve easily left for a starting gig elsewhere, opted to stay too is a great indication of the Flyers’ current morale. They’re in great shape for next season to not only win the Atlantic 10 but also make a run in the Big Dance.

Duquesne Dukes – Grade B-

For a team that won just one Atlantic 10 Basketball game and six total last season, they did a good job rebuilding the entire roster. Transfer guards Dae Dae Grant and Tevin Brewer combined to produce around 35 ppg at Miami (OH) and Florida International respectively last season and Joe Reece was a starting forward at Bowling Green. The Dukes added 10 newcomers and have much more size, depth, and experience and have the talent to get out of the bottom 4 of the standings.

As well as they did in terms of landing talent, Duquense still lost the promising guard duo of Primo Spears and Jackie Johnson, both of whom had three more years of eligibility. The moves made the Dukes better quicker but not having those two electric scorers is still a blow to the program.

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