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2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

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2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Dayton 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
VCU 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 5   .706 23 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Richmond 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 18   .400
Fordham 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
George Mason 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 12   .294 15 16   .484
La Salle 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Duquesne 1 16   .059 6 24   .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

The 2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021 and began conference play on December 30, 2021. The regular season ended on March 5, 2022, followed by the 2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 9 to March 13.

Conference Schedule

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Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. This results in each team playing 8 teams a singular time and 5 teams twice, once at home and once on the road.

Head Coaches

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Coach Changes

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Fordham hired Kyle Neptune after Jeff Neubauer was fired during the previous midseason after a 1–7 start.

George Mason hired Kim English after Dave Paulsen was fired after going 13–9.

Coaches

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Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Atlantic 10 Record Atlantic 10 Titles NCAA Tournaments Sweet 16 Appearances Elite 8 Appearances
Davidson Bob McKillop Long Island Lutheran HS 33 606-373 76-43 1 9 1 1
Dayton Anthony Grant Oklahoma City Thunder (Assistant) 5 78-41 48-22 1 0 0 0
Duquesne Keith Dambrot Akron 5 65-47 35-33 0 0 0 0
Fordham Kyle Neptune Villanova (Assistant) 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
George Mason Kim English Tennessee (Assistant) 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
George Washington Jamion Christian Siena 3 17-31 9-17 0 0 0 0
La Salle Ashley Howard Villanova (Assistant) 4 34-52 20-33 0 0 0 0
UMass Matt McCall Chattanooga 5 46-65 23-41 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island David Cox Rhode Island (Assistant) 4 49-39 28-24 0 0 0 0
Richmond Chris Mooney Air Force 17 288-231 144-119 1 2 1 0
St. Bonaventure Mark Schmidt Robert Morris 15 245-185 129-106 2 3 0 0
Saint Joseph's Billy Lange Philadelphia 76ers (Assistant) 3 11-41 5-25 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis Travis Ford Oklahoma State 6 89-65 43-39 1 1 0 0
VCU Mike Rhoades Rice 5 80-43 43-25 0 2 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
  • Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

Preseason Awards

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Preseason men's basketball poll

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First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. St. Bonaventure (28) - 392
  2. Richmond - 359
  3. Saint Louis - 325
  4. VCU - 288
  5. Dayton - 274
  6. Davidson - 260
  7. Rhode Island - 231
  8. George Mason - 158
  9. UMass - 147
  10. Saint Joseph's - 144
  11. Duquesne - 129
  12. La Salle - 105
  13. George Washington - 96
  14. Fordham - 32

Preseason Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team Hyunjung Lee, Davidson
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Grant Golden, Richmond
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure
Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team James Bishop, George Washington
Tyler Burton, Richmond
Jaren Holmes, St. Bonaventure
Taylor Funk, Saint Joseph's
Jordan Hall, Saint Joseph's
Vince Williams Jr., VCU
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team Luka Brajkovic, Davidson
Mustapha Amzil, Dayton
Toumani Camara, Dayton
Josh Oduro, George Mason
Jeremy Sheppard, Rhode Island
Yuri Collins, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team Makhel Mitchell, Rhode Island
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure
Yuri Collins, Saint Louis
Hason Ward, VCU

Regular season

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Rankings

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Team Preseason 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 Final
Davidson RV RV RV 25 RV RV
RV RV RV
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Mason RV
George Washington
La Salle
UMass
Rhode Island
Richmond RV
RV
St. Bonaventure 23 22 16 RV RV RV
24* 16 25 RV RV
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
RV
VCU

Notes:

  • No Coaches Poll Week 2
  • Top Box is the AP Poll
  • Bottom Box is the Coaches Poll

Conference standings

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Conference Overall Tiebreaker
Rank Team Record Perecent Record Percent
1 Davidson 6-0 1.000 16-2 .882
2 St. Bonaventure 3-1 .750 11-4 .714
3 VCU 4-2 .667 11-6 .625 Ahead of Dayton based on Head-to-Head Win %
4 Dayton 4-2 .667 12-7 .667
5 Rhode Island 3-2 .600 12-5 .750
Saint Louis 3-2 .500 12-6 .667
7 Richmond 3-3 .500 12-7 .611 Ahead of George Mason based on # of games played
8 George Mason 1-1 .500 8-7 .500
9 Fordham 2-3 .400 9-8 .563
George Washington 2-3 .400 6-11 .313
11 Saint Joseph's 2-4 .333 8-9 .471
12 Duquesne 1-3 .250 6-10 .375
13 UMass 1-5 .200 8-10 .444
La Salle 1-5 .167 6-10 .375

Conference Matrix

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  Davidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham George Mason George Washington La Salle UMass Rhode Island Richmond St. Joseph's Saint Louis St. Bonaventure VCU
vs. Davidson 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
vs. Dayton 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0
vs. Duquesne 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0
vs. Fordham 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1
vs. George Mason 0-1 1-0
vs. George Washington 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0
vs. La Salle 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0
vs. UMass 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1
vs. Rhode Island 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1
vs. Richmond 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0
vs. Saint Joseph's 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0
vs. Saint Louis 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-1
vs. St. Bonaventure 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1
vs. VCU 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0

Players of the Week

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Week Player(s) of the Week School Rookie(s) of the Week School
Nov. 15 Josh Oduro & Taylor Funk George Mason & Saint Joseph's Primo Spears Duquesne
Nov. 22 Jaren Holmes St. Bonaventure Erik Reynolds II Saint Joseph's
Nov. 29 Leon Ayers III Duquesne Malachi Smith Dayton
Dec. 6 Hyunjung Lee Davidson Malachi Smith (2) Dayton (2)
Dec. 13 Jordan Hall Saint Joseph's (2) DaRon Holmes II Dayton (3)
Dec. 20 Tyler Burton Richmond Malachi Smith (3) Dayton (4)
Dec. 27 Luka Brajkovic Davidson (2) DaRon Holmes II (2) Dayton (5)
Jan. 3 Yuri Collins Saint Louis Erik Reynolds II (2) Saint Joseph's (2)
Jan. 10 Foster Loyer Davidson (3) Jackie Johnson III Duquesne (2)
Jan. 17 Luka Brajkovic (2) Davidson (4) DaRon Holmes II (3) Dayton (6)
Jan. 24 Darius Quisenberry Fordham Primo Spears (2) Duquesne (3)
Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb. 14
Feb. 21
Feb. 28

Records against other conferences

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Power 7 Conferences Record Power 7 Conferences Record
ACC 8-2 American 2-4
Big East 2-7 Big Ten 3-2
Big 12 1-2 Pac-12 0-3
SEC 3-3 Power 7 Total 19-23
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
America East 6-2 ASUN 2-2
Big Sky 0-2 Big South 3-0
Big West 1-2 Colonial 4-7
Conference USA 5-5 Horizon League 3-0
Ivy League 7-1 MAAC 5-2
MAC 5-2 MEAC 5-1
MVC 3-4 MWC 1-2
NEC 9-2 OVC 2-2
Patriot League 8-2 SoCon 3-1
Southland None SWAC 1-0
Summit League 2-0 Sun Belt 2-0
WAC 1-1 WCC 0-1
Other Division I Total 78-41
NCAA Division I Total 97-64
NCAA Division II Total 1-0
NAIA Total 1-0
USCAA Total 1-0
Total Non-Conference Record 100-64

Postseason

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The Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball tournament was held in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena from March 9 to March 13

First round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 10
USA Network/Peacock
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
USA Network/Peacock
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 13
CBS/Paramount+
1Davidson74
8Fordham548Fordham56
9George Mason491Davidson84
5Saint Louis69
4St. Bonaventure56
5Saint Louis715Saint Louis57
12La Salle6312La Salle511Davidson
13Saint Joseph's566Richmond
2Dayton75
7George Washington8810UMass72
10UMass992Dayton64
6Richmond68
3VCU64
6Richmond646Richmond75
11Rhode Island7911Rhode Island59
14Duquesne77

References

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  1. ^ "MBB Notes - Main File (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.