2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
Regular Season
Regular Season ChampionsLoyola Chicago, Richmond
Season MVPDaRon Holmes II, Dayton Jordan King, Richmond
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
ChampionsDuquesne
Finals MVPDae Dae Grant, Duquesne
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
UMass 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
VCU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 14   .632
Duquesne † 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
La Salle 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Fordham 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Davidson 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was part of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The teams in the conference started non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and began conference play on January 3, 2024. The regular season ended March 8, 2024, followed by the 2024 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 12 to March 17, 2024.

Richmond were the regular season champions, while Duquesne won the tournament. It was Richmond's first ever regular season title as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, and their first overall regular season title since 2001. Duquesne won their second overall Atlantic 10 tournament, and it was their first since 1977.

Duquesne earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, while Dayton earned an at-large bid. Both teams reached the round of 32 before being eliminated. Richmond, Loyola Chicago, Saint Joseph's, and VCU earned at-large bids into the 2024 National Invitation Tournament. Richmond, Loyola Chicago, and Saint Joseph's were eliminated in the first round, while VCU reached the quarterfinals.

Dayton's DaRon Holmes II and Richmond's Jordan King were co-MVPs of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season coincided with the larger 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Atlantic 10 teams began non-conference play on November 7, 2022 and began conference play on December 31, 2022. The VCU Rams won both the Atlantic 10 regular season and the 2023 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, beating the Dayton Flyers in both competitions. VCU point guard, Adrian Baldwin, was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Baldwin was joined by Dayton's Toumani Camara and DaRon Holmes II, Josh Oduro (George Mason), James Bishop IV (George Washington) and Yuri Collins (Saint Louis) for the Atlantic 10 Conference first-team.[1]

Collins was named as an Associated Press All-American honorable mention.[2]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Following the 2022–23 season, two coaches resigned. George Mason head coach, Kim English resigned to become the head coach at Providence.[3] George Mason hired Maryland assistant coach, Tony Skinn to replace English.[4] Skinn was part of Mason's Final Four run in 2006.[5] VCU head coach, Mike Rhoades resigned to become the head coach at Penn State.[6] VCU hired Utah State head coach, Ryan Odom the same day Rhoades resigned.[6]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record A10 record A10 titles A10 tournament titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Davidson Matt McKillop Davidson (Asst.) 2 31–33 (.484) 13–23 (.361) 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton Anthony Grant Oklahoma City Thunder (Asst.) 6 148–71 (.676) 88–36 (.710) 1 0 1 0 0
Duquesne Keith Dambrot Akron 6 115–95 (.548) 56–65 (.463) 0 1 1 0 0
Fordham Keith Urgo Fordham (Assoc.) 2 38–28 (.576) 18–18 (.500) 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason Tony Skinn Maryland (Asst.) 1 20–12 (.625) 9–9 (.500) 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington Chris Caputo Miami (FL) (Assoc.) 2 31–33 (.484) 14–22 (.389) 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle Fran Dunphy Temple 2 31–36 (.463) 13–23 (.361) 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola Chicago Drew Valentine Loyola Chicago (Asst.) 3 33–30 (.524) 19–17 (.528) 1 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island Archie Miller Indiana 2 21–42 (.333) 11–25 (.306) 0 0 0 0 0
Richmond Chris Mooney Air Force 18 350–271 (.564) 176–141 (.555) 1 2 3 0 0
St. Bonaventure Mark Schmidt Robert Morris 16 302–226 (.572) 158–130 (.549) 2 2 3 0 0
Saint Joseph's Billy Lange Philadelphia 76ers (Asst.) 5 59–90 (.396) 27–57 (.321) 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis Travis Ford Oklahoma State 8 146–109 (.573) 72–64 (.529) 0 1 1 0 0
UMass Frank Martin South Carolina 2 35–27 (.565) 17–19 (.472) 0 0 0 0 0
VCU Ryan Odom Utah State 1 22–13 (.629) 11–7 (.611) 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
  • Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.[7]

Preseason

Preseason men's basketball poll

First place votes in parentheses

  1. Dayton (20) - 370
  2. VCU (3) - 321
  3. St. Bonaventure (1) - 319
  4. Duquesne - 302
  5. Saint Joseph's - 257
  6. Saint Louis - 225
  7. Fordham (1) - 215
  8. Loyola Chicago - 177
  9. George Washington - 173
  10. George Mason -146
  11. Richmond - 137
  12. Davidson - 118
  13. UMass - 93
  14. Rhode Island -76
  15. La Salle - 71

Source: Atlantic 10[8]

Preseason Honors

Honor Recipient Postseason
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team DaRon Holmes II, Dayton First Team, co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
Dae Dae Grant, Duquesne Second Team
James Bishop IV, George Washington Third Team
Daryl Banks III, St. Bonaventure
Erik Reynolds II, St. Joseph's First Team
Gibson Jimerson, St. Louis Third Team
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team Jimmie Clark III, Duquesne Second Team
Malachi Smith, Dayton
Maximus Edwards, George Washington
Khalil Brantly, La Salle
Phillp Alston, Loyola Chicago Third Team
Max Shulga, VCU First Team
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team Ronald Polite III, George Mason
Matt Cross, UMass First Team
Neal Quinn, Richmond Second Team
Chad Venning, St. Bonaventure Second Team
Cameron Brown, St. Joseph's
Sean Bairstow, VCU

Source: Atlantic 10[8]

Regular season

Conference standings

Conference matrix

  Davidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham George Mason George Washington La Salle Loyola Chicago Rhode Island Richmond St. Bonaventure Saint Joseph's Saint Louis UMass VCU
vs. Davidson — 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Dayton 0–2 — 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1
vs. Duquesne 1–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Fordham 2–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. George Mason 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. George Washington 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
vs. La Salle 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Loyola Chicago 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
vs. Rhode Island 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Richmond 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
vs. St. Bonaventure 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2
vs. Saint Joseph's 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–0
vs. Saint Louis 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
vs. UMass 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–1
vs. VCU 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 —
Total 5–13 14–4 10–8 6–12 9–9 4–14 6–12 15–3 6–12 15–3 9–9 9–9 5–13 11–7 11–7

Early season tournaments

Tournament Place/Finish
Davidson Asheville Championship 2nd
Dayton Charleston Classic 2nd
Duquesne Cornhusker Classic 2nd
Fordham Paradise Jam 4th
George Mason Jacksonville Classic 3rd
George Washington Nassau Championship 3rd
La Salle Blue Devil Challenge 2nd
Loyola Chicago Hall of Fame Classic 3rd
Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off 4th
Richmond Sunshine Slam 3rd
St. Bonaventure Legends Classic 3rd
Saint Joseph's Wildcat Challenge 3rd
Saint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational 4th
UMass Diamond Head Classic 7th
VCU ESPN Events Invitational 7th

Atlantic 10 Players of the Week

Rankings

National polls

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Wk
17 		Wk
18 		Wk
19 		Final
Davidson AP
C
Dayton AP 21 16 21 18 16 16 21 25 24
C
Duquesne AP
C
Fordham AP
C
George Mason AP
C
George Washington AP
C
La Salle AP
C
Loyola Chicago AP
C
Rhode Island AP
C
Richmond AP
C
St. Bonaventure AP
C
Saint Joseph's AP
C
Saint Louis AP
C
UMass AP
C
VCU AP
C

Mid-major polls

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week

SB Nation ranks teams that are not in the Power 6 Conferences, CollegeInsider.com does not consider the Atlantic 10 to be a mid-major conference in their poll.

  Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Wk
17 		Wk
18 		Final
Davidson RV -
Dayton 8 12 9 -
Duquesne 16 7 15 -
Fordham -
George Mason RV -
George Washington -
La Salle -
Loyola Chicago 25 25 RV -
Rhode Island -
Richmond RV -
St. Bonaventure 15 RV -
Saint Joseph's RV -
Saint Louis 21 RV -
UMass -
VCU 13 RV RV -

Record vs Other Conferences

The Atlantic 10 has a record of 146–74 in non-conference play. Updated March 18, 2024.

Power 6 Conferences
Conference Record
ACC 1–3
Big East 2–1
Big Ten 2–3
Big 12 1–3
Pac–12 0–1
SEC 1–2
Combined 7–13
Other Conferences
Conference Record
America East 3–1
American 3–5
ASUN 2–0
Big Sky 0–0
Big South 2–0
Big West 0–0
CAA 8–0
Conference USA 0–0
Horizon 2–0
Independents/Non-Division I 4–0
Ivy 4–3
MAAC 4–1
MAC 2–1
MEAC 2–0
Missouri Valley 1–2
Mountain West 2–2
Northeast 8–0
OVC 4–0
Patriot 4–0
Southern 2–1
Southland 1–2
SWAC 0–0
Summit 1–0
Sun Belt 0–0
West Coast 0–1
WAC 1–1
Combined 60–20

Postseason

Atlantic 10 tournament

Main article: 2024 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
First round
Tuesday, March 12
ESPN+		Second round
Wednesday, March 13
USA Network		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
USA Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
CBSSN		Championship
Sunday, March 17
CBS
1Richmond61
8George Mason579Saint Joseph's66
9Saint Joseph's649Saint Joseph's60
5VCU66
4UMass59
5VCU695VCU73
12Fordham71*12Fordham625VCU51
13Davidson636Duquesne57
2Loyola Chicago74
7St. Bonaventure757St. Bonaventure75**
10La Salle6110La Salle737St. Bonaventure60
15George Washington606Duquesne70
3Dayton57
6Duquesne836Duquesne65
11Rhode Island7114Saint Louis73
14Saint Louis74

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
7 West Dayton Bye Defeated (10) Nevada 63–60 (Salt Lake City) Lost to (2) Arizona 68–78 (Salt Lake City)
DNP
11 East Duquesne Bye Defeated (6) BYU 71–67 (Omaha) Lost to (3) Illinois 63–89 (Omaha)
DNP
W-L (%): 2–0 (1.000) 0–2 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 2–2 (.500)

NIT

Main article: 2024 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
— Wake Forest Richmond Lost to (3) Virginia Tech 58–74
DNP
— Seton Hall Saint Joseph's Lost to (1) Seton Hall 72–75OT
DNP
— Indiana State Loyola Chicago Lost to (3) Bradley 62–74
DNP
— Villanova VCU Defeated (1) Villanova 70–61 Defeated South Florida, 70–65 vs. (2) Utah
W-L (%): 1–3 (.250) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 2–3 (.400)

Honors and awards

All-A10 awards and teams

References

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  3. ^ Fanta, John (March 22, 2023). "Providence hires George Mason's Kim English as head coach". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Edward (March 30, 2023). "George Mason hires Maryland men's basketball assistant Tony Skinn as head coach". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "George Mason Final Four star Tony Skinn hired as hoops coach". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2023). "Mike Rhoades hired as Penn State basketball coach; VCU hires Ryan Odom". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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