The 2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and began conference play on January 3, 2024. The regular season ended on March 8, 2024, followed by the
2024 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 12 to March 17, 2024.
This was the final A-10 season for
UMass, which joins the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
in July 2025.
Previous season
The 2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season began with non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and 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
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, 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.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Following the 2023–24 season, there were two coaching changes. Saint Louis head coach,
Travis Ford was fired after eight seasons as head coach for the Billikens. Duquesne head coach,
Keith Dambrot
Keith Brett Dambrot (born October 26, 1958) is an American former college basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of Duquesne University. In his final year, he led them to their first tournament appearance since 197 ...
retired following the season. Saint Louis hired
Indiana State head coach,
Josh Schertz, to replace Ford. Duquesne promoted associated head coach,
Dru Joyce III, to replace the retiring Dambrot.
Coaches
''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.
Preseason
Preseason men's basketball poll
The preseason poll was released on October 6, 2024. VCU was voted as the favorite to win the Atlantic 10. Dayton, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, and Loyola Chicago all received first place votes.
''First place votes in parentheses''
Preseason honors
The following players were named to the preseason All-Atlantic 10 teams.
Regular season
Conference matrix
Early season tournaments
Rankings
National polls
Mid-major polls
SB Nation
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ranks teams that are not in the
power conferences
The power conferences are the most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I, the highest level o ...
,
CollegeInsider.com does not consider the Atlantic 10 to be a mid-major conference in their poll.
Record vs other conferences
The Atlantic 10 has a record of 146–74 in non-conference play. Updated March 18, 2024.
Postseason
Atlantic 10 tournament
The Atlantic 10 tournament was played at
Capital One Arena
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in
Washington, D.C.
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from March 12–16, 2025. Top-seeded VCU won their third Atlantic 10 tournament title, defeating second-seed, George Mason, 68–63, in the Championship game.
NCAA tournament
The NCAA tournament will be played from March 18–April 7, 2025. VCU was the only bid from the Atlantic 10 to qualify making it the second time in the last three seasons the Atlantic 10 only received one bid to the tournament.
NIT
The NIT will be played from March 22–April 3, 2025. A record six Atlantic 10 teams received bids to the NIT. One was an automatic bid and five were at-large bids.
College Basketball Crown
The College Basketball Crown will be played from March 31 to April 6, 2025. George Washington accepted an invite to the CBC.
CBI
The CBI will be played from March 22–26, 2025. No Atlantic 10 teams participated in the CBI.
Honors and awards
All-A10 awards and teams
A-10 season awards
Source:
References
External links
Atlantic 10 men's basketball
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