Basketball Media Day Set for Tuesday, Sept. 30 at PPG Paints Arena

9/28/2025 1:50:09 PM

PITTSBURGH -- The Atlantic 10 Conference will host Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, September 30 at PPG Paints Arena., with both men's and women's coaches and student-athletes from all 14 member schools in attendance. There will also be a Celebration Luncheon for the A-10’s 50th Anniversary.
This will be the second straight year that the Atlantic 10 will host a joint media day, with both men's and women's coaches and student-athletes at one venue. 

Wrap around coverage of all 28 press conferences will air on ESPN+ with a comprehensive studio show hosted from the A-10 offices in Washington, D.C. Mike Corey and Christy Winters-Scott will host the press conference coverage, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and running until 5:30 p.m. Seth Greenberg and Isis Young will be on site to conduct interviews as part of the live show as well.

The Field of 68 will return as well with the A-10 Insider Podcast Live Media Day Coverage from Rob Dauster and John Fanta, which will be available on YouTube.

WATCH A-10 ESPN+ LIVE SHOW Full schedule below
WATCH FIELD OF 68 LIVE SHOW (YOUTUBE)
Full schedule below
8:00 – 8:45 am............ FORDHAM – Bridgette Mitchell / Ornella Niankan / Mike Magpayo / Dajour Reaves
8:30  -- 9:15 am .......... DAVIDSON – Gayle Fulks / Charlise Dunn / Matt McKillop / Sean Logan
9:00 – 9:45 am............ RHODE ISLAND - Tammi Reiss / Brooklyn Gray / Archie Miller / Jonah Hinton
9:30 – 10:15 am.......... RICHMOND – Aaron Roussell / Maggie Doogan / Chris Mooney / Mike Walz
10:00 – 10:45 am........ VCU – Beth O’Boyle / Mary-Anna Asare / Phil Martelli, Jr. / Brandon Jennings
10:30 – 11:15 am........ SAINT LOUIS – Rebecca Tillett / Zya Nugent / Josh Schertz / Robbie Avila
11:00 – 11:40 am........ LOYOLA CHICAGO – Allison Guth / Kira Chivers / Drew Valentine / Miles Rubin
2:00 – 2:15 pm............ ATLANTIC 10 – Bernadette V. McGlade, Commissioner
2:15 – 3:00 pm............ ST. BONAVENTURE – Jim Crowley / Aaliyah Parker / Mark Schmidt / Dasonte Bowen
2:45 – 3:30 pm............ GEORGE MASON – Vanessa Blair-Lewis / Zahirah Walton / Tony Skinn / Braydon O’Connor
3:15 – 4:00 pm............ DUQUESNE – Dan Burt / Mackenzie Blackford / Dru Joyce III / John Hughley IV
3:45 – 4:30 pm............ DAYTON – Tamika Williams-Jeter / Nayo Lear / Anthony Grant / Javon Bennett
4:15 – 5:00 pm............ SAINT JOSEPH’S – Cindy Griffin / Gabby Casey / Steve Donahue / Anthony Finkley
4:45– 5:15 pm............. GEORGE WASHINGTON – Ganiyat Adeduntan / Sara Lewis / Chris Caputo / Rafael Castro
5:00 – 5:30 pm.............LA SALLE – Mountain MacGillivray / Ashleigh Connor / Darris Nichols / Jerome Brewer

FIELD OF 68 SCHEDULE:
9:00 – 9:15 am...................... FORDHAM – Mike Magpayo / Dajour Reaves
9:15  -- 9:30 am .................... DAVIDSON – Matt McKillop / Sean Logan
9:30 – 9:45 am...................... VCU – Phil Martelli, Jr. / Brandon Jennings
9:45 – 10:00 am.................... RHODE ISLAND - Archie Miller / Jonah Hinton
10:00 – 10:15 am.................. SAINT LOUIS – Josh Schertz / Robbie Avila
10:15 – 10:30 am.................. RICHMOND – Chris Mooney / Mike Walz
10:30 – 10:45 am.................. LOYOLA CHICAGO – Drew Valentine / Miles Rubin
10:45 – 11:00 am.................. ATLANTIC 10 – Commissioner McGlade
11:00 – 11:15 am.................. SAINT JOSEPH’S – Steve Donahue / Anthony Finkley
11:15 – 11:30 am.................. LA SALLE – Darris Nichols / Jerome Brewer
2:00 – 2:15 pm...................... DAYTON – Anthony Grant / Javon Bennett
2:15 – 2:30 pm...................... DUQUESNE – Dru Joyce III / John Hughley IV
2:30 – 2:45 pm...................... GEORGE MASON – Tony Skinn / Braydon O’Connor
2:45 – 3:00 pm...................... GEORGE WASHINGTON – Chris Caputo / Rafael Castro
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm................ ST. BONAVENTURE – Mark Schmidt / Dasonte Bowen

Media day will also feature social media activation throughout the day on the Atlantic 10's X and Instagram accounts.

PPG Paints is the site of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship, March 11-15. This will mark the second time the league's signature event is hosted in the Steel City, the site of the league’s first conference office.