Atlantic 10 men’s tournament to return to D.C., Brooklyn

The Atlantic 10 Conference men’s tournament will return to Washington in 2022, and be back at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2023 and 2024.

The A-10 announced the future sites Tuesday. The tournament returns to Barclays Center this season from March 13-17, the first of a three-year agreement with the arena.

It will be the fifth time the A-10 tournament will be held there.

The A-10 tournament was played at Barclays from 201316, before striking a deal with the arena and the ACC to relocate for two years. The A-10

played at PPG Paints Arena in 2017 and at Capital One Arena in the nation’s capital in 2018.

Murray State

The best player most college basketball fans might not have heard of is Ja Morant. That’s because he plays at Murray State, which gets overshadowed by the two larger programs in Kentucky.

Morant is a highlight waiting to happen. He has become known for the basketball version of “catching a body,” occasionally jumping over defenders while dunking on them.

Morant averages 24.1 points, 10.3 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. This show will likely end soon; Morant is expected to be an NBA lottery pick later this year.

In a more immediate future, he and the Racers host Eastern Illinois Thursday.