2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
| 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS College Sports Network |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure† | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 13, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marked the 36th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held for the sixth straight year at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Preseason
[edit]Atlantic 10 media day was held on October 13, 2011. Xavier, who had won at least a share of the last five regular season championships, was chosen as the preseason favorite by coaches and the media. They received 18 first-place votes, while Temple received four first-place votes and finished in second. Xavier's Tu Holloway was the reigning player of the year, having won the honor in the 2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season.[1]
Atlantic 10 preseason poll
[edit]| Rank | Team | Votes[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier | 304 |
| 2 | Temple | 287 |
| 3 | Saint Louis | 239 |
| 4 | St. Bonaventure | 217 |
| 5 | Richmond | 196 |
| 6 | Dayton | 168 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 165 |
| 8 | George Washington | 163 |
| 9 | Duquesne | 151 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 117 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 115 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 107 |
| 13 | La Salle | 52 |
| 14 | Fordham | 29 |
Atlantic 10 preseason teams
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| Award | Recipients[1] |
|---|---|
| First Team | Juan Fernandez (Temple) Tu Holloway (Xavier) Ramone Moore (Temple) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Tony Taylor (George Washington) |
| Second Team | Kenny Frease (Xavier) Chris Gaston (Fordham) Chris Johnson (Dayton) Mark Lyons (Xavier) Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis) |
| Third Team | Chris Braswell (Charlotte) Derrio Green (Charlotte) Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's) T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Scootie Randall (Temple) |
| Defensive Team | C. J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's) Darrius Garrett (Richmond) Tu Holloway (Xavier) T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) |
| Rookie Team | Cady Lalanne (Massachusetts) Anthony Lee (Temple) Justin Martin (Xavier) Alonzo Nelson-Odada (Richmond) Dez Wells (Xavier) Jerrell Wright (La Salle) |
Preseason watchlists
[edit]| Wooden[2] | Naismith[3] | |
| Tu Holloway (Xavier) | 
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| Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) |
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Rankings
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| Drop in ranking | ||
| No change in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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| Saint Louis | AP | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
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| St. Bonaventure | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Temple | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 23 | 21 | RV | |||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | 24 | RV | |||||||||||
| Xavier | AP | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | RV | RV | |||||||||||
| C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | RV |
Conference awards & honors
[edit]Weekly honors
[edit]Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
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| November 14, 2011 | Jamal Wilson (Rhode Island) | Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[5] |
| November 21, 2011 | Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's) | Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[6] |
| November 28, 2011 | Kevin Dillard (Dayton) Brian Conklin (Saint Louis) |
Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[7] |
| December 5, 2011 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[8] |
| December 12, 2011 | Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's) Ramone Moore (Temple) |
Anthony Lee (Temple)[9] |
| December 19, 2011 | Demitrius Conger (St. Bonaventure) Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |
Alex Gavrilovic (Dayton)[10] |
| December 26, 2011 | Chris Gaston (Fordham) Darien Brothers (Richmond) |
Jerrell Wright (La Salle)[11] |
| January 2, 2012 | B. J. Monteiro (Duquesne) | Mike Powell (Rhode Island) Anthony Lee (Temple)[12] |
| January 9, 2012 | Khalif Wyatt (Temple) | Mike Powell (Rhode Island) Bryan Smith (Fordham)[13] |
| January 16, 2012 | Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) | Pierriá Henry (Charlotte) Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[14] |
| January 23, 2012 | Matt Kavanaugh (Dayton) Tyreek Duren (La Salle) |
Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[15] |
| January 30, 2012 | Ramon Galloway (La Salle) Raphiael Putney (Massachusetts) |
Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[16] |
| February 6, 2012 | Ramon Moore (Temple) | Bryan Smith (Fordham)[17] |
| February 13, 2012 | Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure) Ramon Moore (Temple) |
Pierriá Henry (Charlotte)[18] |
| February 20, 2012 | Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure) Tu Holloway (Xavier) |
Maxie Esho (Massachusetts)[19] |
| February 27, 2012 | Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure) | Dez Wells (Xavier)[20] |
| March 5, 2012 | Darien Brothers (Richmond) | Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[21] |
Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams
[edit]| Award | Recipients[22] |
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| Coach of the Year | Fran Dunphy (Temple) |
| Player of the Year | Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | C.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's) |
| Rookie of the Year | Kendall Anthony (Richmond) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Ronald Roberts (Saint Joseph's) |
| Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year | Earl Pettis (La Salle) |
| All-Academic Team | Luke Fabrizius (Dayton) Nemanja Mikic (George Washington) Brian Conklin (Saint Louis) Kyle Cassity (Saint Louis) Juan Fernandez (Temple) |
| First Team | Chaz Williams (Massachusetts) Andrew Nicholson Brian Conklin (Saint Louis) Ramone Moore (Temple) Tu Holloway (Xavier) |
| Second Team | Kevin Dillard (Dayton) Chris Gaston (Fordham) Ramon Galloway (La Salle) Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) Khalif Wyatt (Temple) |
| Third Team | Chris Braswell (Charlotte) T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis) Juan Fernandez (Temple) Mark Lyons (Xavier) |
| Honorable Mention | Chris Johnson (Dayton) Earl Pettis (La Salle) Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's) Halil Kanacevic (Saint Joseph's) |
| All-Defensive Team | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Darrius Garrett (Richmond) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) C.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's) Jordair Jett (Saint Louis) |
| All-Rookie Team | Pierriá Henry (Charlotte) Jerrell Wright (La Salle) Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island) Kendall Anthony (Richmond) Dezmine Wells (Xavier) |
References
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- ^ "Scouting the Wooden Award watch list". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (November 7, 2011). "Naismith Preseason Top 50 - Early Edition". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Wilson, Anthony Claim First A-10 Men's Basketball Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Jones, Anthony Earn A-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Conklin, Dillard, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Holloway, Anthony Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Jones, Moore, Lee Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Conger, Galloway, Gavrilovic Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Gaston, Brothers, Wright Earn Weekly A-10 Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 26, 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "Monteiro Earns Player, Powell, Lee Named Rookie of the Week". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Wyatt, Smith and Powell Win A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholson, Henry, Holton Chosen as Weekly Award Winners". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Kavanaugh, Duren, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Galloway, Putney, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "Moore, Smith Named Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners". Atlantic 10 Conference. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholson, Moore, Henry Named A-10 Weekly Award Winners". Atlantic 10 Conference. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholson, Holloway, Esho Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholson, Wells Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ "Brothers, Anthony Nab Final A-10 Regular-Season Nods". University of Richmond. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Dunphy, Nicholson Take Top A-10 Men's Basketball Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.