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Richmond dismisses guard Buckingham from men's hoops team

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Richmond has dismissed sophomore guard De'Monte Buckingham from its basketball program for a violation of athletics department policy.

The school provided no other details regarding what violation Buckingham violated.

The 6-foot-4 guard from Richmond was the Atlantic 10 rookie of the year two seasons ago. Last year he averaged 12.2 points, third on the team, and a team-best 7 rebounds in 30 games.

Leaders
Points:	G. Golden	15.6
Rebounds:	D. Buckingham	7.0
Assists:	J. Gilyard	4.1
FG%:	G. Golden	49.8%
FT%:	D. Buckingham	77.8%
3P%:	N. Sherod	39.1%
Steals:	J. Gilyard	2.8
Blocks:	G. Golden	1.2

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Atlantic 10 Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Rhode Island	15-3	26-8
St. Bonaventure	14-4	26-8
Davidson	13-5	21-12
Saint Joseph's	10-8	16-16
VCU	9-9	18-15
Saint Louis	9-9	17-16
George Mason	9-9	16-17
Richmond	9-9	12-20
Dayton	8-10	14-17
Duquesne	7-11	16-16
George Washington	7-11	15-18
La Salle	7-11	13-19
Massachusetts	5-13	13-20
Fordham	4-14	9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.8 (236)
Rebounds:	7.8 (318)
Assists:	15.2 (72)
FG%:	46.1% (102)
FT%:	71.5% (162)
3P%:	33.4% (261)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	75.6 (262)
Rebounds:	22.5 (330)
Assists:	14.7 (283)
FG%:	48.9% (341)
FT%:	73.9% (313)
3P%:	37.2% (300)