FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND AND QUARTERFINAL COVERAGE PRESENTED TOMORROW AND FRIDAY ON NBCSN

Second Round and Quarterfinal Action Tips Off Tomorrow and Friday at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN

Jac Collinsworth, Todd Harris, Tim McCormick, David Kaplan and Corey Robinson to Call A-10 Championship Matchups

All Championship Games Streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 3, 2021 – NBC Sports presents the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship tomorrow and Friday, with 18 hours of exclusive live coverage of the second round and quarterfinals on NBCSN and NBC Sports digital platforms. Nine straight hours of action tips off tomorrow and Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Television coverage of all eight matchups will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Headlining the tournament field are the St. Bonaventure Bonnies and VCU Rams, who sit atop the A-10 conference standings. The Bonnies allow the fewest points per game in the conference, led by the defense of Osun Osunniyi, who ranks in the top-15 nationally in average blocks per game (2.59). The second-seeded Rams aim to win their first championship title since 2015.

The second round and quarterfinals of the Championship will be contested at two sites in Richmond, Va.: VCU’s Siegel Center and Richmond’s Robins Center.

Ahmed Fareed will host NBCSN’s Atlantic 10 Championship studio coverage both days alongside former Division I basketball player and coach Ron Thompson.

The Championship action will be called by veteran NBC Sports play-by-play voice Todd Harris and Jac Collinsworth, with Tim McCormick, David Kaplan and Corey Robinson serving as game analysts.

2021 A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ON NBCSN

Date Game Commentators Time (ET)
Thurs., March 4 Second Round: No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Duquesne Jac Collinsworth, Tim McCormick 11 a.m.
  Second Round: No. 5 UMass vs. No. 13 Saint Joseph’s Todd Harris, David Kaplan 1:15 p.m.
  Second Round: No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Rhode Island Jac Collinsworth, Tim McCormick 3:30 p.m.
  Second Round: No. 6 George Mason vs. No. 11 George Washington/No. 14 Fordham Todd Harris, David Kaplan 5:45 p.m.
Fri., March 5 Quarterfinals: No. 1 St. Bonaventure vs. Richmond/Duquesne Jac Collinsworth, Tim McCormick 11 a.m.
  Quarterfinals: No. 4 Saint Louis vs. UMass/La Salle/Saint Joseph’s Todd Harris, David Kaplan 1:15 p.m.
  Quarterfinals: No. 2 VCU vs. Dayton/Rhode Island Jac Collinsworth, Corey Robinson 3:30 p.m.
  Quarterfinals: No. 3 Davidson vs. George Mason/George Washington/Fordham Todd Harris, David Kaplan 5:45 p.m.

 

Note: All games and times subject to change.

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