2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	15
Regular season
Atlantic 10 tournament
Seasons
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Dayton	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
La Salle	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
VCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Davidson	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
George Mason	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Richmond	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Fordham	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
UMass	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of December 1, 2024

The 2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and will begin conference play on January 3, 2024. The regular season is scheduled to end on March 8, 2024, followed by the 2024 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 12 to March 17, 2024.

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, 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 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

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	A10 record	A10 titles	A10 tournament titles	NCAA Tournaments
Davidson	Matt McKillop	Davidson (Asst.)	3	31–33 (.484)	13–23 (.361)	0	0	0
Dayton	Anthony Grant	Oklahoma City Thunder (Asst.)	7	148–71 (.676)	88–36 (.710)	1	0	1
Duquesne	Dru Joyce III	Duquesne (Assoc.)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0	0	0
Fordham	Keith Urgo	Fordham (Assoc.)	3	38–28 (.576)	18–18 (.500)	0	0	0
George Mason	Tony Skinn	Maryland (Asst.)	2	20–12 (.625)	9–9 (.500)	0	0	0
George Washington	Chris Caputo	Miami (FL) (Assoc.)	3	31–33 (.484)	14–22 (.389)	0	0	0
La Salle	Fran Dunphy	Temple	3	31–36 (.463)	13–23 (.361)	0	0	0
Loyola Chicago	Drew Valentine	Loyola Chicago (Asst.)	4	33–30 (.524)	19–17 (.528)	1	0	0
Rhode Island	Archie Miller	Indiana	3	21–42 (.333)	11–25 (.306)	0	0	0
Richmond	Chris Mooney	Air Force	20	350–271 (.564)	176–141 (.555)	1	2	3
St. Bonaventure	Mark Schmidt	Robert Morris	17	302–226 (.572)	158–130 (.549)	2	2	3
Saint Joseph's	Billy Lange	Philadelphia 76ers (Asst.)	6	59–90 (.396)	27–57 (.321)	0	0	0
Saint Louis	Josh Schertz	Indiana State	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0	0	0
UMass	Frank Martin	South Carolina	3	35–27 (.565)	17–19 (.472)	0	0	0
VCU	Ryan Odom	Utah State	2	22–13 (.629)	11–7 (.611)	0	0	0

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

First place votes in parentheses

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	VCU	421 (14)
2	Dayton	394 (6)
3	Saint Joseph's	376 (5)
4	Saint Louis	371 (2)
5	Loyola Chicago	368 (2)
6	George Mason	262
7	Richmond	230
8	Duquesne	222 (1)
9	UMass	215
10	St. Bonaventure	210
11	Rhode Island	159
12	Davidson	118
13	George Washington	111
14	Fordham	80
15	La Salle	62

Preseason honors

The following players were named to the preseason All-Atlantic 10 teams.^[3]

Honor	Recipient	Postseason
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team	Nate Santos, Dayton
	Des Watson, Loyola Chicago
	Erik Reynolds II, St. Joseph's
	Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
	Gibson Jimerson, Saint Louis
	Max Shulga, VCU
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team	Posh Alexander, Dayton
	Darius Maddox, George Mason
	Darren Buchanan Jr., George Washington
	Xzayvier Brown, St. Joseph's
	Joe Bamisile, VCU
	Zeb Jackson, VCU
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team	Reed Bailey, Davidson
	Rahsool Diggins, UMass
	Miles Rubin, Loyola Chicago
	Jaden House, Rhode Island
	Rasheer Fleming, St. Joseph's
	Isaiah Swope, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team	Posh Alexander, Dayton
	Enoch Cheeks, Dayton
	Abdou Tsimbila, Fordham
	Miles Rubin, Loyola Chicago
	Zeb Jackson, VCU

Regular season

Conference matrix

	Davidson	Dayton	Duquesne	Fordham	George Mason	George Washington	La Salle	Loyola Chicago	Rhode Island	Richmond	St. Bonaventure	Saint Joseph's	Saint Louis	UMass	VCU
vs. Davidson	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Dayton	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Duquesne	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Fordham	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. George Mason	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. George Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. La Salle	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Loyola Chicago	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Rhode Island	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Richmond	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. St. Bonaventure	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Saint Joseph's	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Saint Louis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
vs. UMass	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0
vs. VCU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Early season tournaments

Davidson	Battle 4 Atlantis	6th
	Tournament	Place/Finish
Dayton	Maui Invitational	7th
Duquesne	Cayman Islands Classic	7th
Fordham	Sunshine Slam	4th
George Mason	Marquette Classic	3rd
George Washington	Paradise Jam	4th
La Salle	Boardwalk Battle	7th
Loyola Chicago	Diamond Head Classic	TBD
Rhode Island	Jacksonville Classic	1st
Richmond	Gulf Coast Showcase	2nd
St. Bonaventure	NIT Season Tip-Off	3rd
Saint Joseph's	Legends Classic	2nd
Saint Louis	Hall of Fame Classic	2nd
UMass	Hall of Fame Tip-Off	4th
VCU	Charleston Classic	7th

Rankings

National polls

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4
Davidson	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Davidson	C	—	—	—	—	—
Dayton	AP	—	RV	—	—	RV
Dayton	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Duquesne	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Duquesne	C	—	—	—	—	—
Fordham	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Fordham	C	—	—	—	—	—
George Mason	AP	—	—	—	—	—
George Mason	C	—	—	—	—	—
George Washington	AP	—	—	—	—	—
George Washington	C	—	—	—	—	—
La Salle	AP	—	—	—	—	—
La Salle	C	—	—	—	—	—
Loyola Chicago	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Loyola Chicago	C	—	—	—	—	—
Rhode Island	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Rhode Island	C	—	—	—	—	—
Richmond	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Richmond	C	—	—	—	—	—
St. Bonaventure	AP	—	—	—	—	—
St. Bonaventure	C	—	—	—	—	—
Saint Joseph's	AP	—	—	—	—	—
Saint Joseph's	C	—	—	—	—	—
Saint Louis	AP	RV	—	—	—	—
Saint Louis	C	—	—	—	—	—
UMass	AP	—	—	—	—	—
UMass	C	—	—	—	—	—
VCU	AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—
VCU	C	—	—	RV	—	—

Mid-major polls

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

SB Nation ranks teams that are not in the power conferences, CollegeInsider.com does not consider the Atlantic 10 to be a mid-major conference in their poll.

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Final
Davidson	—	—	—	—	-
Dayton	4	5	5	4	-
Duquesne	—	—	—	—	-
Fordham	—	—	—	—	-
George Mason	RV	—	—	RV	-
George Washington	—	—	—	—	-
La Salle	—	—	—	—	-
Loyola Chicago	18	14	13	11	-
Rhode Island	—	—	—	23	-
Richmond	—	—	—	—	-
St. Bonaventure	—	—	—	—	-
Saint Joseph's	19	—	RV	RV	-
Saint Louis	13	16	24	RV	-
UMass	—	—	—	—	-
VCU	3	2	2	10	-

Record vs other conferences

The Atlantic 10 has a record of 146–74 in non-conference play. Updated March 18, 2024.


Power conferences
Conference	Record
ACC	2–2
Big East	4–4
Big Ten	1–1
Big 12	1–4
SEC	0–1
Combined	8–11

Non-power conferences
Conference	Record
America East	6–0
American	1–3
ASUN	3–1
Big Sky	1–0
Big South	0–0
Big West	1–1
CAA	5–3
Conference USA	1–2
Horizon	2–1
Independents/Non-Division I	11–0
Ivy	4–1
MAAC	4–2
MAC	3–1
MEAC	3–0
Missouri Valley	2–1
Mountain West	0–2
Northeast	4–1
OVC	0–0
Patriot	6–1
Southern	3–0
Southland	0–0
SWAC	0–0
Summit	0–1
Sun Belt	3–0
West Coast	1–3
WAC	1–0
Combined	65–25

Postseason

Atlantic 10 tournament

The Atlantic 10 tournament will be played at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 12–16, 2025.

NCAA tournament

The NCAA tournament will be played from March 18–April 7, 2025.

Seed	Region	School	First Four	First round	Second round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship

NIT

The NIT will be played from March 22–April 3, 2025.

Seed	Region	School	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship

College Basketball Crown

The College Basketball Crown will be played in March and April 2025.

Seed	Region	School	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship

CBI

The CBI will be played in March and April 2025.

Seed	Region	School	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship

Honors and awards

All-A10 awards and teams

Atlantic 10 awards will be announced in March 2025.

References

^ "MBB Notes - Main File (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "VCU Tops A-10 Men's Basketball Poll as Six Teams Earn 1st-Place Votes; Preseason Accolades Announced". atlantic10.com. October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Preseason Awards and Poll" (PDF). atlantic10.com. October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

External links

Atlantic 10 men's basketball

[1] "MBB Notes - Main File (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[2] "VCU Tops A-10 Men's Basketball Poll as Six Teams Earn 1st-Place Votes; Preseason Accolades Announced". atlantic10.com. October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Preseason Awards and Poll" (PDF). atlantic10.com. October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

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v t e Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutemen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25