May 21, 2010

WILLAMSBURG, VA - The La Salle men's basketball team will maintain its three schedule partners - George Washington, Massachusetts, and Temple - for the 2010-11 season, it was announced today following the Atlantic 10 Annual Meetings at The Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA.

In addition home-and-home series with the Colonials, Minutemen and Owls, La Salle will also play host to Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Richmond and Saint Joseph's. Road trips include Charlotte, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis and Xavier.

The complete conference schedule with dates and times will be announced at a later date.

Among the highlights of the four-day annual meetings were the format for the 2011 A-10 Men's Basketball Championship was reconfirmed; the 2011 regular season men's basketball conference schedule was approved; league officials discussed conference and NCAA legislation as well as potential conference realignment pertaining to both the A-10 and national Division I conferences.

The directors of athletics also reaffirmed the continued development of an Atlantic 10 strategic initiative plan focusing on the five core areas of importance in the mission of the Atlantic 10 Conference. All Olympic sport championship sites for the 2010-11 season were approved, along with a final review of the league's postgraduate scholarship nominations.

"The meetings were very productive and a healthy exchange of meaningful ideas and viewpoints," says A-10 commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.

After seeing an increase in the revenue and dramatic rise in attendance at the 2010 Men's Basketball Championship, the format for the 2011 Championship (Mar. 8-13) will remain the same. The top 12 teams at the conclusion of the regular season will advance to the 2011 Championship, with the top four seeds earning byes. First round contests will be played on the campuses of teams seeded fifth-thru-eighth. The setting for the Championship then shifts to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

The finals of the 35th annual Men's Basketball Championship will be held on Sunday, Mar. 13, and televised live at 1:00pm on network CBS for the second consecutive year. Fans can reserve all-session tickets for the 2011 Championship by calling Boardwalk Hall at (609) 348-7021.