2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 14
TV partner/s CBS College Sports Network
Tournament
Basketball seasons
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2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Saint Louis 0   0   —     12   2   .857
Massachusetts 0   0   —     11   3   .786
Temple 0   0   —     9   3   .750
Dayton 0   0   —     10   4   .714
La Salle 0   0   —     10   4   .714
Saint Joseph's 0   0   —     10   4   .714
Xavier 0   0   —     9   4   .692
Duquesne 0   0   —     9   5   .643
Richmond 0   0   —     9   6   .600
Charlotte 0   0   —     7   5   .583
St. Bonaventure 0   0   —     7   5   .583
Fordham 0   0   —     6   6   .500
George Washington 0   0   —     5   8   .385
Rhode Island 0   0   —     3   12   .200
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of January 2, 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 six straight year at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Contents

Preseason

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

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

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 LaLane (Massachusetts)
Anthony Lee (Temple)
Justin Martin (Xavier)
Alonzo Nelson-Odada (Richmond)
Dezmine Wells (Xavier)
Jerrell Wright (La Salle)

Preseason watchlists

Wooden[2] Naismith[3]
Tu Holloway (Xavier) Y Y
Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Y Y

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  No change in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
  Pre[4] 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
Charlotte AP
C
Dayton AP
C
Duquesne AP
C
Fordham AP
C
George Washington AP
C
La Salle AP
C
Massachusetts AP
C
Rhode Island AP
C
Richmond AP
C
Saint Joseph's AP
C RV RV RV
Saint Louis AP RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV
St. Bonaventure AP
C
Temple AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
Xavier AP 14 13 12 11 8 8 14 RV RV
C 15 14 12 11 8 9 15 RV

Conference awards & honors

Weekly honors

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
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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Xavier Picked A-10 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic 10 Conference. October 13, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101311aaa.html. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Scouting the Wooden Award watch list". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 3, 2011. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7053604/opposing-coaches-break-50-players-wooden-award-watch-list-college-basketball. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff (November 7, 2011). "Naismith Preseason Top 50 - Early Edition". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. http://eye-on-college-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/33173191. Retrieved November 22, 2011. 
  4. ^ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Wilson, Anthony Claim First A-10 Men's Basketball Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 14, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111411aab.html. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Jones, Anthony Earn A-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 21, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112111aac.html. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Conklin, Dillard, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 28, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112811aac.html. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Holloway, Anthony Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 5, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120511aab.html. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Jones, Moore, Lee Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 12, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html. Retrieved December 13, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Conger, Galloway, Gavrilovic Earn A-10 Weekly Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 19, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121911aab.html. Retrieved December 21, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Gaston, Brothers, Wright Earn Weekly A-10 Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. December 26, 2011. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aab.html. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Monteiro Earns Player, Powell, Lee Named Rookie of the Week". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 2, 2012. http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 

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