Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: Game-winners, breakout stars and early season hardware

Week two of action in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw multiple game-winners, several breakout performances and even two teams taking home some early season hardware.

Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, is bringing you a weekly notebook this season to recap all the latest news from his coverage around the league.

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This week, Fordham is showing some gradual improvement, Richmond has been an early surprise and Davidson, George Washington and Duquesne might all have new blossoming stars.

Davidson 3-0 as Hunter Adam continues to impress

Davidson certainly hasn’t dealt with the A10’s tough schedule through the first two weeks of the season, but credit to the Wildcats for a 3-0 start. Matt McKillop and Co. opened with a blowout win over Division-III DeSales and followed that up by handedly beating former high-major Washington State at home 85-69.

On Tuesday, Davidson traveled cross-county to face local-rivals Charlotte in the annual Battle for the Hornets Nest Trophy. While the 49ers were favored, the Wildcats emerged with a 62-55 victory for the program’s third straight win in the series.

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The development of 6-foot-7 redshirt junior forward Hunter Adam has been the catalyst for Davidson’s second consecutive 3-0 start on the season. After averaging just 3.2 PPG in 2024-25, he’s taken a Reed Bailey-sized leap in 2025-26 and has already put up double-digits in each of the Wildcats first three.

It started with 18 points over DeSales, 14 points to help defeat Washington State and ultimately, a game-high 16 points and the eventual game-winning shot as Davidson knocked off Charlotte.

Welcome back to Pittsburgh, John Hugley IV!

Former top-100 prospect John Hugley IV began his career under the tutelage of Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel and spent the first three seasons of his career with the Panthers. In 2021-22, he started 31 out of 32 games and averaged 14.8 PPG and 7.9 RPG despite the program’s struggles. But the following season, he suffered a…

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