The 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 41st season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 8–12, 2017. Dayton won the regular season championship. Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament by beating VCU in the tournament championship. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Three A-10 teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. Both Dayton and VCU lost in the first round while Rhode Island lost in the second round. Richmond received the conference's sole bid to the National Invitation Tournament while George Mason and George Washington received bids to the College Basketball Invitational.
Head coaches
Coaching changes On March 10, 2016, Saint Louis head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school. On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record A-10 record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsDavidson Bob McKillop Long Island Lutheran High School 28 516–315 () 24–12 () 8 0 0Dayton Archie Miller Arizona (asst.) 6 130–59 () 59–32 () 3 0 0Duquesne Jim Ferry LIU Brooklyn 5 50–75 () 18–50 () 0 0 0Fordham Jeff Neubauer Eastern Kentucky 2 17–14 () 8–10 () 0 0 0George Mason Dave Paulsen Bucknell 2 11–21 () 5–13 () 0 0 0George Washington Maurice Joseph George Washington (asst.) 1 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0La Salle John Giannini Maine 13 184–193 () 84–112 () 1 0 0UMass Derek Kellogg Memphis (asst.) 9 152–128 () 65–75 () 1 0 0Rhode Island Dan Hurley Wagner 5 62–64 () 30–38 () 0 0 0Richmond Chris Mooney Air Force 12 203–162 () 96–84 () 2 0 0Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's (asst.) 22 403–273 () 200–146 () 7 0 0Saint Louis Travis Ford Oklahoma State 1 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0St. Bonaventure Mark Schmidt Robert Morris 10 146–131 () 70–78 () 1 0 0VCU Will Wade Chattanooga 2 25–11 () 14–4 () 1 0 0 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Overall and A-10 records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
Preseason
Preseason poll Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league’s head coaches and select media members. RankTeam1Dayton (16)2Rhode Island (12)3VCU4Davidson5St. Bonaventure6Richmond7La Salle8George Washington9Saint Joseph's10Massachusetts11Fordham12George Mason13Duquesne14Saint Louis(first place votes)
Preseason All-Conference Teams Award Recipients Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team Jack Gibbs, Davidson Charles Cooke, Dayton Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington T. J. Cline, Richmond Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second TeamScoochie Smith, Dayton Jordan Price, La Salle Hassan Martin, Rhode Island E. C. Matthews, Rhode Island Mo Alie-Cox, VCU Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third TeamPeyton Aldridge, DavidsonJoseph Chartouney, FordhamDante Clark, UMassShawnDre' Jones, RichmondJeQuan Lewis, VCU
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Team Tournament Finish Davidson Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th Place Dayton Wooden Legacy 5th Place Duquesne Bluegrass Showcase 7th Place Fordham Johnny Bach Classic Champions George Mason Gulf Coast Showcase 5th Place George Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd Place La Salle none UMass Gotham Classic Champions Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off 2nd Place Richmond Barclays Center Classic 3rd Place Saint Joseph's Paradise Jam 4th Place Saint Louis Men Who Speak Up Main Event 4th Place St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase Runners-up VCU Battle 4 Atlantis 5th Place
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games: 1 game vs. 8 opponents (4 home, 4 away) and 2 games against 5 opponents (home and away). DavidsonDaytonDuquesneFordhamGMGWLa SalleUMassRhode IslandRichmondSt. Joseph'sSt. LouisSt. BonaventureVCUvs. Davidson–1–00–11–11–01–01–10–12–02–00–10–10–11–1vs. Dayton0–1–0–20–10–11–00–11–00–20–10–10–20–21–1vs. Duquesne1–02–0–1–11–02–01–00–11–01–01–01–12–01–0vs. Fordham1–11–01–1–1–01–02–00–10–12–01–10–11–00–1vs. George Mason0–11–00–10–1–2–00–10–21–00–20–12–01–02–0vs. George Washington1–10–10–20–10–2–1–00–11–02–01–00–10–12–0vs. La Salle0–11–00–10–21–00–1–1–11–11–01–11–11–01–0vs. UMass1–00–11–01–02–01–01–1–2–01–00–21–02–01–0vs. Rhode Island0–22–00–11–00–10–11–10–2–1–00–20–10–10–1vs. Richmond0–21–00–10–22–00–20–10–10–1–0–10–10–12–0vs. Saint Joseph's1–01–00–11–11–00–11–12–02–01–0–1–02–01–0vs. Saint Louis1–02–01–11–00–21–01–10–11–01–00–1–2–01–0vs. St. Bonaventure1–02–00–20–10–11–00–10–21–01–00–20–2–1–0vs. VCU1–11–10–11–00–20–20–10–11–00–20–10–10–1–Total8–1015–33–157–119–910–89–94–1413–513–54–146–1211–714–4
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, 2016 ShawnDre' Jones, RichmondShavar Newkirk, Saint Joseph's Mike Lewis II, Duquesne November 21, 2016 Jack Gibbs, Davidson DeJon Jarreau, UMass November 28, 2016 T. J. Cline, RichmondJeQuan Lewis, VCU Mike Lewis II, Duquesne December 5, 2016 B. J. Johnson, La Salle Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure Mike Lewis II, Duquesne December 12, 2016 Marquise Moore, George Mason Isiaha Mike, Duquesne December 19, 2016 B. J. Johnson, La Salle Luwane Pipkins, UMass December 26, 2016 Peyton Aldridge, DavidsonMarquise Moore, George Mason Jon Axel Gudmundsson, DavidsonIsiaha Mike, Duquesne January 2, 2017 T. J. Cline, Richmond Jeff Dowtin, Rhode IslandCharlie Brown, Saint Joseph's January 9, 2017 Scoochie Smith, Dayton De'Monte Buckingham, Richmond January 16, 2017 Peyton Aldridge, DavidsonT. J. Cline, Richmond De'Monte Buckingham, Richmond January 23, 2017 Javontae Hawkins, FordhamMarquise Moore, George Mason Charlie Brown Jr., Saint Joseph's January 30, 2017 T. J. Cline, Richmond Isiaha Mike, Duquesne February 6, 2017 Otis Livingston, George MasonMatt Mobley, St. Bonaventure Jeff Dowtin, Rhode Island February 13, 2017 Tyler Cavanaugh, George WashingtonDonte Clark, UMass Charlie Brown, Saint Joseph's February 20, 2017 Jack Gibbs, DavidsonJeQuan Lewis, VCU Mike Lewis II, Duquesne February 27, 2017 Jared Terrell, Rhode IslandMatt Mobley, St. Bonaventure Jalen Johnson, Saint Louis March 6, 2017 Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington De'Monte Buckingham, Richmond
Conference Awards Award Recipients Coach of the Year Archie Miller (Dayton) Player of the Year T. J. Cline (Richmond) Defensive Player of the Year Hassan Martin (Rhode Island) Rookie of the Year De'Monte Buckingham (Richmond) Sixth Man of the Year Kyle Davis (Dayton) Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year Marquise Moore (George Mason) First Team Jack Gibbs (Davidson)Scoochie Smith (Dayton)T. J. Cline (Richmond)Jaylen Adams (St. Bonaventure)JeQuan Lewis (VCU) Second Team Peyton Aldridge (Davidson)Charles Cooke (Dayton)Marquise Moore (George Mason)Tyler Cavanaugh (George Washington)Hassan Martin (Rhode Island) Third Team Kendall Pollard (Dayton)ShawnDre' Jones (Richmond)E. C. Matthews (Rhode Island)Matt Mobley (St. Bonaventure)Justin Tillman (VCU) All-Academic Team Joseph Chartouny (Fordham)Christian Sengfelder (Fordham)Tyler Cavanaugh (George Washington)Patrick Steeves (George Washington)Mike Crawford (Saint Louis) All-Defensive Team Charles Cooke (Dayton)Kyle Davis (Dayton)Yuta Watanabe (George Washington)Hassan Martin (Rhode Island)Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) All-Rookie Team Mike Lewis II (Duquesne)Isiaha Mike (Duquesne)Jeff Dowtin (Rhode Island)De'Monte Buckingham (Richmond)Charlie Brown Jr. (Saint Joseph's)
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Postseason
2017 A-10 tournament
SessionGameTime*MatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 811 6:00 pmNo. 13 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 12 Massachusetts63–70ASN5,51728:30 pmNo. 14 Duquesne vs. No. 11 Saint Louis71–72Second round – Thursday, March 923NoonNo. 9 Davidson vs. No. 8 La Salle 82–73NBCSN7,50942:30 pmNo. 12 Massachusetts vs. No. 5 St. Bonaventure60–73356:00 pmNo. 10 Fordham vs. No. 7 George Mason71–82 OT5,44268:30 pmNo. 11 Saint Louis vs. No. 6 George Washington46–63Quarterfinals – Friday, March 1047NoonNo. 9 Davidson vs. No. 1 Dayton73–67NBCSN6,64182:30 pmNo. 5 St. Bonaventure vs. No. 4 Rhode Island63–74596:00 pmNo. 7 George Mason vs. No. 2 VCU60–716,647108:30 pmNo. 6 George Washington vs. No. 3 Richmond67–70Semifinals – Saturday, March 116111:00 pmNo. 9 Davidson vs. No. 4 Rhode Island60–84CBSSN6,886123:30 pmNo. 3 Richmond vs. No. 2 VCU77–87 OTChampionship – Sunday, March 1271312:30 pmNo. 4 Rhode Island vs. No. 2 VCU70–63CBS7,025 *Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed
NCAA tournament
The Atlantic 10 Conference received three bids to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship7 South DaytonN/A eliminated by (10) Wichita State, 58–64 10 West VCUN/A eliminated by (7) Saint Mary's, 77–85 11 Midwest Rhode IslandN/A defeated (6) Creighton, 84–72 eliminated by (3) Oregon, 72–75 W–L (%):0–0 ()1–2 ()0–1 ()0–0 ()0–0 ()0–0 ()0–0 () Total: 1–3 ()
National Invitation tournament
Richmond received the sole NIT bid for the conference. Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals6 Iowa Richmond defeated No. 3 Alabama, 71–64 defeated No. 7 Oakland, 87–83 eliminated by No. 4 TCU, 68–86 W–L (%):1–0 ()1–0 ()0–1 ()0–0 ()0–0 () Total: 2–1 ()
College Basketball Invitational
George Mason and George Washington received bids to the CBI. School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals (Best of Three) George Mason eliminated by Loyola (MD), 58–73 George Washington defeated Toledo, 73–69 eliminated by UIC, 71–80 W–L (%):1–1 ()0–1 ()0–0 ()0–0 () Total: 1–2 ()
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