Atlantic Ten: 2004-05 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's won the Eastern title with a 14-2 conference record. Their only conference losses came to Dayton (58-54) and Rhode Island (65-60). The loss against to Rhode Island (4-12 in conference, 6-22 overall) may have been the deciding point in leaving Saint Joseph's out of the NCAA tournament.

Answer: George Washington

George Washington won the West division title with a 11-5 conference record. Dayton and Xavier both finished close behind with 10-6 records. George Washington also had strong non-conference wins over Final Four team Michigan State (96-83), and then 12th ranked Maryland (101-92).

Answer: George Washington

George Washington won the conference title with a win in the finals over Saint Joseph's, 76-67. They were led by Omar Williams' 20 points and 10 rebounds. They also defeated Fordham (79-63) and Temple (77-58) on their way to the title.

Answer: False

George Washington, the Atlantic Ten representative in the NCAAs, lost their first round game to Georgia Tech, 80-68. Pops Mensah-Bonsu was the star for the Colonials, with 15 points, but George Washington couldn't contain Jarrett Jack, who scored 20 points. Will Bynum and B.J. Elder also added 17 and 15 respectively for the Yellow Jackets.

Answer: St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure only tallied two wins the entire year, and finished last in the East division. Their only conference win came against Rhode Island, 70-64. They also beat Alcorn State 80-66, after starting the season 0-10. The Bonnies were knocked out in the first round of the conference tournament by Dayton, 78-48.

Answer: La Salle

La Salle beat #3 seed Massachusetts in the opening round of the conference tournament, 70-64 in overtime. The Explorers were led by Steven Smith's 19 points, and Jeramine Thomas' 18 points. La Salle would eventually lose their second round game to Xavier, 83-70.

Answer: True

Saint Joseph's came up just short of the National Invitation Tournament title, losing to South Carolina 60-57 in the finals. Tarance Hinsey of the Gamecocks hit a three-pointer with less than two seconds left to win the game. The Hawks had beaten Hofstra (53-44), Buffalo (55-50), Holy Cross (68-60), Texas A&M (58-51), and Memphis (70-58) to reach the finals.

Answer: Steven Smith (La Salle)

Steven Smith of the La Salle Explorers led the conference with 21.0 points per game. He was also third in the conference in rebounding, with 8.3 per game. Smith shot 44.5% from the field, and hit 31.2% of his three-pointers. He scored 35 points in an 84-63 loss to Cincinnati, and scored over 20 points 14 times during the season. Pat Carroll of Saint Joseph's was second with 17.9 points per game, and Mardy Collins of Temple was third with 17.5 points per game.

Answer: Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's)

Dwayne Jones of Saint Joseph's led the conference with an average of 11.3 rebounds per game. His highest rebounding total was 16, in a 66-62 loss to Old Dominion. He pulled down over ten rebounds 26 times, including an 11 game stretch from January 29th to March 5th. Bryant Dunston of Fordham and Steven Smith of La Salle were tied for second in rebounding with 8.3 per game. Mike Hall of George Washington was third with 8.2 per game.

Answer: George Washington

George Washington led the conference with 77.6 points per game on average. Their season included 101 points put up against then #12 ranked Maryland, and 96 over Final Four participant Michigan State. They scored over 80 points 13 times during the season. Xavier was second in scoring with 69.5 points per game, and Duquesne was third with 67.8 points per game.