2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
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{{Infobox sports season
|title=2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
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| league =NCAA Division I
| sport =Basketball
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| no_of_teams =14
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| season = Regular Season
| season_champs = Dayton
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| second_place = VCU
| MVP = T. J. Cline (Richmond)
| MVP_link = Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
| top_scorer = Jack Gibbs (Davidson) 22.1
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| finals = Tournament
| finals_link = 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
| finals_champ = Rhode Island
| finals_runner-up = VCU
| finals_MVP = E. C. Matthews (Rhode Island)
| finals_MVP_link = 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
| seasonslist = List of Atlantic 10 men's basketball seasons
| seasonslistnames = Atlantic 10 men's basketball
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| prevseason_year = 2015–16
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| nextseason_year = 2017–18
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{{2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 41st season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 8–12, 2017. Dayton won the regular season championship. Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament by beating VCU in the tournament championship. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Three A-10 teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. Both Dayton and VCU lost in the first round while Rhode Island lost in the second round. Richmond received the conference's sole bid to the National Invitation Tournament while George Mason and George Washington received bids to the College Basketball Invitational.
Head coaches
= Coaching changes =
On March 10, 2016, Saint Louis head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school.{{cite web|url=http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=210790761|title=Saint Louis University Announces Men’s Basketball Coaching Change|publisher=Saint Louis University}} On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/03/30/saint-louis-hires-travis-ford-as-mens-basketball-coach/82451936/|title=Saint Louis hires Travis Ford as men's basketball coach|access-date=2017-02-15|language=en|newspaper=USA TODAY}}
= Coaches =
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! Head coach ! Previous job ! Seasons at school ! Overall record ! A-10 record ! NCAA Tournaments ! NCAA Final Fours ! NCAA Championships |
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style={{NCAA color cell|Davidson Wildcats}} |Davidson
| Long Island Lutheran High School | 28 | 516–315 ({{Winning percentage|516|315}}) | 24–12 ({{Winning percentage|24|12}}) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
style="background:#{{NCAA color|Dayton Flyers|3}}; color:#{{NCAA color|Dayton Flyers|2}};" |Dayton
| Arizona (asst.) | 6 | 130–59 ({{Winning percentage|130|59}}) | 59–32 ({{Winning percentage|59|32}}) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Duquesne Dukes}} |Duquesne
| 5 | 50–75 ({{Winning percentage|50|75}}) | 18–50 ({{Winning percentage|18|50}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style="{{NCAA color cell|Fordham Rams}}" |Fordham
| 2 | 17–14 ({{Winning percentage|17|14}}) | 8–10 ({{Winning percentage|8|10}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots}} |George Mason
| Bucknell | 2 | 11–21 ({{Winning percentage|11|21}}) | 5–13 ({{Winning percentage|5|13}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Washington Colonials}} |George Washington
| George Washington (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) | 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}} |La Salle
| Maine | 13 | 184–193 ({{Winning percentage|184|193}}) | 84–112 ({{Winning percentage|84|112}}) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
style={{NCAA color cell|UMass Minutemen}} |UMass
| Memphis (asst.) | 9 | 152–128 ({{Winning percentage|152|128}}) | 65–75 ({{Winning percentage|65|75}}) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rhode Island Rams}} |Rhode Island
| Wagner | 5 | 62–64 ({{Winning percentage|62|64}}) | 30–38 ({{Winning percentage|30|38}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Richmond Spiders}} |Richmond
| 12 | 203–162 ({{Winning percentage|203|162}}) | 96–84 ({{Winning percentage|96|84}}) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Joseph's Hawks}} |Saint Joseph's
| Saint Joseph's (asst.) | 22 | 403–273 ({{Winning percentage|403|273}}) | 200–146 ({{Winning percentage|200|146}}) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}} |Saint Louis
| 1 | 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) | 0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Bonaventure Bonnies}} |St. Bonaventure
| 10 | 146–131 ({{Winning percentage|146|131}}) | 70–78 ({{Winning percentage|39|33}}) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|VCU Rams}} |VCU
| 2 | 25–11 ({{Winning percentage|25|11}}) | 14–4 ({{Winning percentage|14|4}}) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Overall and A-10 records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
Preseason
= Preseason poll =
Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league’s head coaches and select media members.{{cite web|title=Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball|url=http://www.atlantic10.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31600&ATCLID=211235312|website=Atlantic 10 Conference|publisher=Atlantic10.com|access-date=January 1, 2017|date=October 18, 2016}}
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!Rank !Team | |
1 | Dayton (16) |
2 | Rhode Island (12) |
3 | VCU |
4 | Davidson |
5 | St. Bonaventure |
6 | Richmond |
7 | La Salle |
8 | George Washington |
9 | Saint Joseph's |
10 | Massachusetts |
11 | Fordham |
12 | George Mason |
13 | Duquesne |
14 | Saint Louis |
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= Preseason All-Conference Teams =
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! Award ! Recipients |
rowspan=5 valign=middle | Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team
|Jack Gibbs, Davidson |
Charles Cooke, Dayton |
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington |
T. J. Cline, Richmond |
Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure |
rowspan=5 valign=middle | Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team
|Scoochie Smith, Dayton |
Jordan Price, La Salle |
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island |
E. C. Matthews, Rhode Island |
Mo Alie-Cox, VCU |
rowspan=5 valign=middle | Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team |
Joseph Chartouney, Fordham |
Dante Clark, UMass |
ShawnDre' Jones, Richmond |
JeQuan Lewis, VCU |
Regular season
= Early season tournaments =
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! Team ! Tournament ! Finish |
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| Davidson | 5th Place |
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| Dayton | 5th Place |
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| Duquesne | Bluegrass Showcase | 7th Place |
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| Fordham | Johnny Bach Classic | Champions |
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| 5th Place |
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| 3rd Place |
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| La Salle | none | {{N/A}} |
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| UMass | Gotham Classic | Champions |
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| 2nd Place |
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| Richmond | 3rd Place |
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| 4th Place |
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| 4th Place |
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| Lone Star Showcase | Runners-up |
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| VCU | 5th Place |
= Conference matrix =
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games: 1 game vs. 8 opponents (4 home, 4 away) and 2 games against 5 opponents (home and away).
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! style={{NCAA color cell|Davidson Wildcats}} width=75|Davidson ! style="background:#{{NCAA color|Dayton Flyers|3}}; color:#{{NCAA color|Dayton Flyers|2}};" width=75|Dayton ! style={{NCAA color cell|Duquesne Dukes}} width=75|Duquesne ! style={{NCAA color cell|Fordham Rams}} width=75|Fordham ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Mason Patriots}} width=75|GM ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|George Washington Colonials}} width=75|GW ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}} width=75|La Salle ! style={{NCAA color cell|UMass Minutemen}} width=75|UMass ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rhode Island Rams}} width=75|Rhode Island ! style={{NCAA color cell|Richmond Spiders}} width=75|Richmond ! style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Joseph's Hawks}} width=75|St. Joseph's ! style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}} width=75|St. Louis ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Bonaventure Bonnies}} width=75|St. Bonaventure ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|VCU Rams}} width=75|VCU | |||||||||||||
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!vs. Davidson |– | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Dayton |0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Duquesne |1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
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!vs. Fordham |1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
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!vs. George Mason |0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
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!vs. George Washington |1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
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!vs. La Salle |0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
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!vs. UMass |1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
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!vs. Rhode Island |0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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!vs. Richmond |0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
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!vs. Saint Joseph's |1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
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!vs. Saint Louis |1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 |
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!vs. St. Bonaventure |1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 |
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!vs. VCU |1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – |
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!Total !8–10!!15–3!!3–15!!7–11!!9–9!!10–8!!9–9!!4–14!!13–5!!13–5!!4–14!!6–12!!11–7!!14–4 |
=Weekly honors=
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.
Conference Awards
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Award |
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Coach of the Year
| Archie Miller (Dayton) |
Player of the Year
| T. J. Cline (Richmond) |
Defensive Player of the Year
| Hassan Martin (Rhode Island) |
Rookie of the Year
| De'Monte Buckingham (Richmond) |
Sixth Man of the Year
| Kyle Davis (Dayton) |
Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year
| Marquise Moore (George Mason) |
| First Team
| Jack Gibbs (Davidson) |
Second Team
| Peyton Aldridge (Davidson) |
Third Team
| Kendall Pollard (Dayton) |
All-Academic Team
| Joseph Chartouny (Fordham) |
All-Defensive Team
| Charles Cooke (Dayton) |
All-Rookie Team
| Mike Lewis II (Duquesne) |
Rankings
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{{main article|2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
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Postseason
=2017 A-10 tournament=
{{main|2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament}}
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!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance |
colspan=7|First round – Wednesday, March 8 |
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|1 |6:00 pm |No. 13 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 12 Massachusetts |63–70 |rowspan=2|ASN |rowspan=2|5,517 |
2
|8:30 pm |No. 14 Duquesne vs. No. 11 Saint Louis |71–72 |
colspan=7|Second round – Thursday, March 9 |
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|3 |Noon |No. 9 Davidson vs. No. 8 La Salle |82–73 |rowspan=4|NBCSN |rowspan=2|7,509 |
4
|2:30 pm |No. 12 Massachusetts vs. No. 5 St. Bonaventure |60–73 |
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|5 |6:00 pm |No. 10 Fordham vs. No. 7 George Mason |71–82 OT |rowspan=2|5,442 |
6
|8:30 pm |No. 11 Saint Louis vs. No. 6 George Washington |46–63 |
colspan=7|Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 |
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|7 |Noon |No. 9 Davidson vs. No. 1 Dayton |73–67 |rowspan=4|NBCSN |rowspan=2|6,641 |
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|2:30 pm |No. 5 St. Bonaventure vs. No. 4 Rhode Island |63–74 |
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|9 |6:00 pm |No. 7 George Mason vs. No. 2 VCU |60–71 |rowspan=2|6,647 |
10
|8:30 pm |No. 6 George Washington vs. No. 3 Richmond |67–70 |
colspan=7|Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 |
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|11 |1:00 pm |No. 9 Davidson vs. No. 4 Rhode Island |60–84 |rowspan=2|CBSSN |rowspan=2|6,886 |
12
|3:30 pm |No. 3 Richmond vs. No. 2 VCU |77–87 OT |
colspan=7|Championship – Sunday, March 12 |
7
|13 |12:30 pm |No. 4 Rhode Island vs. No. 2 VCU |70–63 |CBS |7,025 |
colspan=7| *Game times in Eastern Time.{{efn|name=fn1|The United States begins Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.}} Rankings denote tournament seed |
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= NCAA tournament =
{{Main|2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament}}
The Atlantic 10 Conference received three bids to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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Seed
! Region ! School ! First Four ! First Round ! Second Round ! Sweet Sixteen ! Elite Eight ! Final Four ! Championship |
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| South | Dayton |N/A | eliminated by (10) Wichita State, 58–64 | | | | | |
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| West | VCU |N/A | eliminated by (7) Saint Mary's, 77–85 | | | | | |
align=center|11
| Midwest |N/A | defeated (6) Creighton, 84–72 | eliminated by (3) Oregon, 72–75 | | | | |
!
!W–L (%): !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !1–2 ({{Winning percentage|1|2}}) !0–1 ({{Winning percentage|0|1}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) Total: 1–3 ({{Winning percentage|1|3}}) |
= National Invitation tournament =
{{Main|2017 National Invitation Tournament}}
Richmond received the sole NIT bid for the conference.
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Seed
! Bracket ! School ! First round ! Second round ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Finals |
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align=center|6
| Iowa | Richmond | defeated No. 3 Alabama, 71–64 | defeated No. 7 Oakland, 87–83 | eliminated by No. 4 TCU, 68–86 | | |
!
!W–L (%): !1–0 ({{Winning percentage|1|0}}) !1–0 ({{Winning percentage|1|0}}) !0–1 ({{Winning percentage|0|1}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) Total: 2–1 ({{Winning percentage|2|1}}) |
= College Basketball Invitational =
{{Main|2017 College Basketball Invitational}}
George Mason and George Washington received bids to the CBI.
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School
! First round ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Finals (Best of Three) |
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George Mason
| eliminated by Loyola (MD), 58–73 | | | |
George Washington
| defeated Toledo, 73–69 | eliminated by UIC, 71–80 | | |
W–L (%):
!1–1 ({{Winning percentage|1|1}}) !0–1 ({{Winning percentage|0|1}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) !0–0 ({{Winning percentage|0|0}}) Total: 1–2 ({{Winning percentage|1|2}}) |