2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

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2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) CBS College Sports Network
Tournament
Basketball seasons
← 10–11
12–13 →
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Temple 13 – 3   .813     24 – 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 – 4   .750     26 – 8   .765
Xavier 10 – 6   .625     23 – 13   .639
St. Bonaventure† 10 – 6   .625     20 – 12   .625
UMass 9 – 7   .563     26 – 11   .703
La Salle 9 – 7   .563     21 – 13   .618
Dayton 9 – 7   .563     20 – 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563     20 – 14   .588
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438     16 – 15   .516
Richmond 7 – 9   .438     16 – 16   .500
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
George Washington 5 – 11   .313     10 – 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 – 12   .250     7 – 24   .226
Fordham 3 – 13   .188     10 – 19   .345
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marked the 36th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was held for the six straight year at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Preseason

Atlantic 10 media day was held on October 13, 2011. Xavier, who had won at least a share of the last five regular season championships, was chosen as the preseason favorite by coaches and the media. They received 18 first-place votes, while Temple received four first-place votes and finished in second. Xavier's Tu Holloway was the reigning player of the year, having won the honor in the 2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season.[1]

Atlantic 10 preseason poll

Rank Team Votes[1]
1 Xavier 304
2 Temple 287
3 Saint Louis 239
4 St. Bonaventure 217
5 Richmond 196
6 Dayton 168
7 Saint Joseph's 165
8 George Washington 163
9 Duquesne 151
10 Rhode Island 117
11 Charlotte 115
12 Massachusetts 107
13 La Salle 52
14 Fordham 29

Atlantic 10 preseason teams

Award Recipients[1]
First Team Juan Fernandez (Temple)
Tu Holloway (Xavier)
Ramone Moore (Temple)
Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Tony Taylor (George Washington)
Second Team Kenny Frease (Xavier)
Chris Gaston (Fordham)
Chris Johnson (Dayton)
Mark Lyons (Xavier)
Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis)
Third Team Chris Braswell (Charlotte)
Derrio Green (Charlotte)
Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's)
T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)
Scootie Randall (Temple)
Defensive Team C. J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's)
Darrius Garrett (Richmond)
Tu Holloway (Xavier)
T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)
Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Rookie Team Cady LaLane (Massachusetts)
Anthony Lee (Temple)
Justin Martin (Xavier)
Alonzo Nelson-Odada (Richmond)
Dezmine Wells (Xavier)
Jerrell Wright (La Salle)

Preseason watchlists

Wooden[2] Naismith[3]
Tu Holloway (Xavier) Green tickY Green tickY
Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Green tickY Green tickY

Rankings

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See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Charlotte AP
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Duquesne AP
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Fordham AP
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George Washington AP
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Conference awards & honors

Weekly honors

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week
November 14, 2011 Jamal Wilson (Rhode Island) Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[5]
November 21, 2011 Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's) Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[6]
November 28, 2011 Kevin Dillard (Dayton)
Brian Conklin (Saint Louis)		 Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[7]
December 5, 2011 Tu Holloway (Xavier) Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[8]
December 12, 2011 Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's)
Ramone Moore (Temple)		 Anthony Lee (Temple)[9]
December 19, 2011 Demitrius Conger (St. Bonaventure)
Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's)		 Alex Gavrilovic (Dayton)[10]
December 26, 2011 Chris Gaston (Fordham)
Darien Brothers (Richmond)		 Jerrell Wright (La Salle)[11]
January 2, 2012 B. J. Monteiro (Duquesne) Mike Powell (Rhode Island)
Anthony Lee (Temple)[12]
January 9, 2012 Khalif Wyatt (Temple) Mike Powell (Rhode Island)
Bryan Smith (Fordham)[13]
January 16, 2012 Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Pierria Henry (Charlotte)
Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[14]
January 23, 2012 Matt Kavanaugh (Dayton)
Tyreek Duren (La Salle)		 Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[15]
January 30, 2012 Ramon Galloway (La Salle)
Raphiael Putney (Massachusetts)		 Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)[16]
February 6, 2012 Ramon Moore (Temple) Bryan Smith (Fordham)[17]
February 13, 2012 Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure)
Ramon Moore (Temple)		 Pierria Henry (Charlotte)[18]
February 20, 2012 Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure)
Tu Holloway (Xavier)		 Maxie Esho (Massachusetts)[19]
February 27, 2012 Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonavenure) Dez Wells (Xavier)[20]
March 5, 2012 Darien Brothers (Richmond) Kendall Anthony (Richmond)[21]

Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams

Award Recipients[22]
Coach of the Year Fran Dunphy (Temple)
Player of the Year Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Defensive Player of the Year C.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's)
Rookie of the Year Kendall Anthony (Richmond)
Sixth Man of the Year Ronald Roberts (Saint Joseph's)
Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year Earl Pettis (La Salle)
All-Academic Team Luke Fabrizius (Dayton)
Nemanja Mikic (George Washington)
Brian Conklin (Saint Louis)
Kyle Cassity (Saint Louis)
Juan Fernandez (Temple)
First Team Chaz Williams (Massachusetts)
Andrew Nicholson
Brian Conklin (Saint Louis)
Ramone Moore (Temple)
Tu Holloway (Xavier)
Second Team Kevin Dillard (Dayton)
Chris Gaston (Fordham)
Ramon Galloway (La Salle)
Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's)
Khalif Wyatt (Temple)
Third Team Chris Braswell (Charlotte)
T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)
Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis)
Juan Fernandez (Temple)
Mark Lyons (Xavier)
Honorable Mention Chris Johnson (Dayton)
Earl Pettis (La Salle)
Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's)
Halil Kanacevic (Saint Joseph's)
All-Defensive Team T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)
Darrius Garrett (Richmond)
Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
C.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's)
Jordair Jett (Saint Louis)
All-Rookie Team Pierria Henry (Charlotte)
Jerrell Wright (La Salle)
Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)
Kendall Anthony (Richmond)
Dezmine Wells (Xavier)

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