Atlantic 10 Basketball: 2024 offseason grades for each team
It's been a busy offseason for Atlantic 10 Basketball, even without not dealing with many coaching changes. All of the drama came via the transfer portal, with plenty of notable moves. With one major NBA Draft decision occurring, it could be as wide open as ever in terms of who the favorites to win next season.
With the offseason just about over, which programs did the best with their respective roster building? Here's a team-by-team look at what happened, giving a grade to each A-10 program.
Davidson Wildcats - Grade: C-
Davidson lost two of its three best players to the transfer portal in Grant Huffman David Skogman, both off to power conference programs. The big issue is that the team wasn't able to replace Huffman (12.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, and 5.3 apg), who did a little bit of everything for them as the lead guard.
The program's lack of graduate programs hurts them in the era of 5th-year transfers but not being able to land a single ball-handler is going to be a major issue. They'll need incoming freshman Nick Coval to be a standout contributor to have a chance.
On the bright side, the Wildcats do have Connor Kochera back for an extra year, coming off averaging 13.2 ppg and 4.3 rpg. He and returning starting forward Reed Bailey (12.7 ppg) could be good enough to have them out of the bottom-tier next season. But the absence of a proven ball-handler and much frontcourt depth (unless Colorado transfer Joel Hurlburt has a big impact) leaves a lot to be desired with this roster.