The 2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 44th season of
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
basketball
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. The season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
in November. League play began in early January and ended in early March.
The
2020 Atlantic 10 tournament was to be held from March 11–15, 2020, at
Barclays Center
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in
Brooklyn, New York
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, but on March 12, the season was suspended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
VCU is the defending regular-season champion, while
Saint Louis is the defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.
Dayton
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won the regular season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On March 15, 2019, George Washington announced that
Maurice Joseph
Maurice Joseph (born August 26, 1985) is a former Canadian basketball player and coach, currently an assistant coach at Butler. He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team.
Playing career
After ...
would not return after three seasons as head coach of the Colonials. Six days later on March 21, George Washington announced that it had hired
Siena
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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
head coach
Jamion Christian
Jamion Christian (born April 18, 1982) is an American college basketball coach, who was most recently the head coach of the George Washington Colonials men's basketball team. He previously was the head coach at Siena and Mount St. Mary's.
Biog ...
to replace Joseph.
On March 19, 2019, Saint Joseph's announced that head coach
Phil Martelli
Philip Martelli Sr. (born August 31, 1954) is an American college basketball coach, who is currently the associate head coach for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan Wolverines.
As the former head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks ...
would not be retained following 24 seasons leading the Hawks. On March 28,
Philadelphia 76ers
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assistant coach
Billy Lange
William Lange (born February 11, 1972) is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's head coach at Saint Joseph's University. He was previously an assistant head coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to joining the 76ers, he was ...
was named head coach.
Coaches
''Notes:''
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Overall and A-10 records are from time at current school through the end of the 2018–19 season.
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.
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.
Preseason all-conference teams
Regular season
Early season tournaments
*Source:
Conference awards
On March 10, 2020, the Atlantic 10 announced its conference awards.
References
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