The 2023–24 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was part of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 and Loyola Chicago shared the regular season championship, 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.

Previous season

The 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season coincided with the larger 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Atlantic 10 teams began non-conference play on November 7, 2022 and began conference play on December 31, 2022. The VCU Rams won both the Atlantic 10 regular season and the 2023 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, beating the Dayton Flyers in both competitions. VCU point guard, Adrian Baldwin, was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Baldwin was joined by Dayton's Toumani Camara and DaRon Holmes II, Josh Oduro (George Mason), James Bishop IV (George Washington) and Yuri Collins (Saint Louis) for the Atlantic 10 Conference first-team.

Collins was named as an Associated Press All-American honorable mention.

Head coaches Coaching changes Following the 2022–23 season, two coaches resigned. George Mason head coach, Kim English resigned to become the head coach at Providence. George Mason hired Maryland assistant coach, Tony Skinn to replace English. Skinn was part of Mason's Final Four run in 2006. VCU head coach, Mike Rhoades resigned to become the head coach at Penn State. VCU hired Utah State head coach, Ryan Odom the same day Rhoades resigned.

Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordA10 recordA10 titlesA10 tournament titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA ChampionshipsDavidson200000Dayton610100DuquesneAkron601100Fordham200000George MasonMaryland (Asst.)100000George WashingtonMiami (FL) (Assoc.)200000La SalleTemple200000Loyola ChicagoLoyola Chicago (Asst.)310000Rhode IslandIndiana200000RichmondAir Force1812300St. BonaventureRobert Morris1622300Saint Joseph'sPhiladelphia 76ers (Asst.)500000Saint LouisOklahoma State801100UMassSouth Carolina200000VCUUtah State100000 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 HonorRecipientPostseasonPreseason All-Atlantic 10 First TeamDaRon Holmes II, DaytonFirst Team, co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Dae Dae Grant, DuquesneSecond TeamJames Bishop IV, George WashingtonThird TeamDaryl Banks III, St. BonaventureErik Reynolds II, St. Joseph'sFirst TeamGibson Jimerson, St. LouisThird TeamPreseason All-Atlantic 10 Second TeamJimmie Clark III, DuquesneSecond TeamMalachi Smith, DaytonMaximus Edwards, George WashingtonKhalil Brantly, La SallePhillp Alston, Loyola ChicagoThird TeamMax Shulga, VCUFirst TeamPreseason All-Atlantic 10 Third TeamRonald Polite III, George MasonMatt Cross, UMassFirst TeamNeal Quinn, RichmondSecond TeamChad Venning, St. BonaventureSecond TeamCameron Brown, St. Joseph'sSean Bairstow, VCU Source: Atlantic 10

Regular season Conference standings Conference matrix  DavidsonDaytonDuquesneFordhamGeorge MasonGeorge WashingtonLa SalleLoyola ChicagoRhode IslandRichmondSt. BonaventureSaint Joseph'sSaint LouisUMassVCUvs. Davidson—2–00–10–21–01–00–12–01–02–01–01–00–11–01–0vs. Dayton0–2—0–20–11–00–10–11–00–11–00–10–10–20–11–1vs. Duquesne 1–02–0—1–10–10–10–11–00–11–00–21–10–11–00–1vs. Fordham2–01–01–1—0–10–11–01–01–11–01–11–00–11–01–0vs. George Mason0–10–11–01–0—1–10–12–00–21–10–11–00–11–01–0vs. George Washington0–11–01–01–01–1—2–01–01–02–00–11–01–02–00–1vs. La Salle1–01–01–00–11–00–2—1–01–11–00–12–01–01–11–0vs. Loyola Chicago0–20–10–10–10–20–10–1—0–11–01–00–20–20–11–0vs. Rhode Island0–11–01–01–12–00–11–11–0—1–01–00–11–01–11–0vs. Richmond0–20–10–10–11–10–20–10–10–1—0–10–10–11–01–1vs. St. Bonaventure0–11–02–01–11–01–01–00–10–11–0—0–11–00–20–2vs. Saint Joseph's0–11–01–10–10–10–10–22–01–01–01–0—1–10–11–0vs. Saint Louis1–02–01–01–01–00–10–12–00–11–00–11–1—1–02–0vs. UMass0–11–00–10–10–10–21–11–01–10–12–01–00–1—0–1vs. VCU0–11–11–00–10–11–00–10–10–11–12–00–10–21–0—Total5–1314–410–86–129–94–146–1215–36–1215–39–99–95–1311–711–7

Early season tournaments Tournament Place/FinishDavidsonAsheville Championship2ndDaytonCharleston Classic2ndDuquesneCornhusker Classic2ndFordhamParadise Jam4thGeorge MasonJacksonville Classic3rdGeorge Washington Nassau Championship3rdLa Salle Blue Devil Challenge 2ndLoyola Chicago Hall of Fame Classic 3rdRhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off 4thRichmond Sunshine Slam 3rdSt. Bonaventure Legends Classic 3rdSaint Joseph's Wildcat Challenge 3rdSaint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational 4thUMass Diamond Head Classic7thVCUESPN Events Invitational7th

Atlantic 10 Players of the Week

Rankings National polls

 PreWk1Wk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk18Wk<br/ >19FinalDavidsonAPCDaytonAP211621181616212524CDuquesneAPCFordhamAP CGeorge Mason APCGeorge WashingtonAPCLa SalleAPCLoyola ChicagoAPCRhode IslandAPCRichmondAPCSt. BonaventureAPCSaint Joseph'sAPCSaint LouisAPCUMassAPCVCUAPC

Mid-major polls +Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week SB Nation 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.

 Wk1Wk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk18FinalDavidsonRV -Dayton8129 - Duquesne16715 -Fordham -George Mason RV -George Washington -La Salle -Loyola Chicago2525RV -Rhode Island -RichmondRV -St. Bonaventure15RV -Saint Joseph'sRV - Saint Louis21RV -UMass -VCU13RVRV -

Record vs Other Conferences The Atlantic 10 has a record of 146–74 in non-conference play. Updated March 18, 2024. +Power 6 Conferences Conference RecordACC1–3Big East2–1Big Ten2–3Big 121–3Pac–120–1SEC1–2 Combined 7–13 Other Conferences Conference RecordAmerica East3–1American3–5ASUN2–0Big Sky0–0Big South2–0Big West0–0CAA8–0Conference USA0–0Horizon2–0Independents/Non-Division I4–0Ivy4–3MAAC4–1MAC2–1MEAC2–0Missouri Valley1–2Mountain West2–2Northeast8–0OVC4–0Patriot4–0Southern2–1Southland1–2SWAC0–0Summit1–0Sun Belt0–0West Coast0–1WAC1–1 Combined 60–20

Postseason Atlantic 10 tournament

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship7WestDayton ByeDefeated (10) Nevada 63–60 (Salt Lake City)Lost to (2) Arizona 68–78 (Salt Lake City) 11EastDuquesne Bye Defeated (6) BYU 71–67 (Omaha)Lost to (3) Illinois 63–89 (Omaha) W-L (%):2–0 ()0–2 ()0–0 ()0–0 ()0–0 ()TOTAL: 2–2 ()

NIT

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final — Wake Forest RichmondLost to (3) Virginia Tech 58–74 — Seton Hall Saint Joseph'sLost to (1) Seton Hall 72–75OT — Indiana State Loyola ChicagoLost to (3) Bradley 62–74 — Villanova VCUDefeated (1) Villanova 70–61Defeated South Florida, 70–65 vs. (2) UtahW-L (%):1–3 ()1–0 ()0–0 ()0–0 ()TOTAL: 2–3 ()

Honors and awards All-A10 awards and teams

References

External links Atlantic 10 men's basketball