The 2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was part of the

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. 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

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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

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. Richmond, Loyola Chicago, and Saint Joseph's were eliminated in the first round, while VCU reached the quarterfinals. Dayton's

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

Previous season

The 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season coincided with the larger

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. Atlantic 10 teams began non-conference play on November 7, 2022 and began conference play on December 31, 2022. The

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won both the Atlantic 10 regular season and the

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, beating the

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in both competitions. VCU point guard, Adrian Baldwin, was named the

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. Baldwin was joined by Dayton's Toumani Camara and

, Josh Oduro (George Mason), James Bishop IV (George Washington) and

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(Saint Louis) for the Atlantic 10 Conference first-team. Collins was named as an ''

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honorable mention.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Following the 2022–23 season, two coaches resigned. George Mason head coach,

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resigned to become the head coach at

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. George Mason hired

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assistant coach,

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to replace English. Skinn was part of Mason's Final Four run in 2006. VCU head coach,

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resigned to become the head coach at

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. VCU hired Utah State head coach,

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the same day Rhoades resigned.

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

''First place votes in parentheses'' # Dayton (20) - 370 # VCU (3) - 321 # St. Bonaventure (1) - 319 # Duquesne - 302 # Saint Joseph's - 257 # Saint Louis - 225 # Fordham (1) - 215 # Loyola Chicago - 177 # George Washington - 173 # George Mason -146 # Richmond - 137 # Davidson - 118 # UMass - 93 # Rhode Island -76 # La Salle - 71 Source: Atlantic 10

Preseason Honors

Source: Atlantic 10

Regular season

Conference standings

Conference matrix

Early season tournaments

Atlantic 10 Players of the Week

Rankings

National polls

Mid-major polls

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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.

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

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament

NIT

Honors and awards

All-A10 awards and teams

References

External links

Atlantic 10 men's basketball
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