2024–25 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

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

This was the final A-10 season for UMass, which joins the Mid-American Conference in July 2025.

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 TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordA10 recordA10 titlesA10 tournament titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA ChampionshipsDavidson300000Dayton710100DuquesneDuquesne (Assoc.)100000Fordham300000George MasonMaryland (Asst.)200000George WashingtonMiami (FL) (Assoc.)300000La SalleTemple300000Loyola ChicagoLoyola Chicago (Asst.)410000Rhode IslandIndiana300000RichmondAir Force2012300St. BonaventureRobert Morris1722300Saint Joseph'sPhiladelphia 76ers (Asst.)600000Saint LouisIndiana State100000UMassSouth Carolina300000VCUUtah State200000 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 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.

First place votes in parentheses

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll 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. HonorRecipientPostseasonPreseason All-Atlantic 10 First TeamNate Santos, DaytonDes Watson, Loyola ChicagoErik Reynolds II, St. Joseph'sRobbie Avila, Saint LouisGibson Jimerson, Saint LouisMax Shulga, VCUPreseason All-Atlantic 10 Second TeamPosh Alexander, DaytonDarius Maddox, George MasonDarren Buchanan Jr., George WashingtonXzayvier Brown, St. Joseph'sJoe Bamisile, VCUZeb Jackson, VCUPreseason All-Atlantic 10 Third TeamReed Bailey, DavidsonRahsool Diggins, UMassMiles Rubin, Loyola ChicagoJaden House, Rhode IslandRasheer Fleming, St. Joseph'sIsaiah Swope, Saint LouisPreseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive TeamPosh Alexander, DaytonEnoch Cheeks, DaytonAbdou Tsimbila, FordhamMiles Rubin, Loyola ChicagoZeb Jackson, VCU

Regular season Conference matrix  DavidsonDaytonDuquesneFordhamGeorge MasonGeorge WashingtonLa SalleLoyola ChicagoRhode IslandRichmondSt. BonaventureSaint Joseph'sSaint LouisUMassVCUvs. Davidson—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Dayton0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Duquesne 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Fordham0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. George Mason0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. George Washington0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. La Salle0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Loyola Chicago0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Rhode Island0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Richmond0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–0vs. St. Bonaventure0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–0vs. Saint Joseph's0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–0vs. Saint Louis0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0vs. UMass0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0vs. VCU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Early season tournaments Tournament Place/FinishDavidsonBattle 4 Atlantis6thDaytonMaui Invitational7thDuquesneCayman Islands Classic 7thFordhamSunshine Slam 4thGeorge MasonMarquette Classic3rdGeorge Washington Paradise Jam4thLa Salle Boardwalk Battle 7thLoyola Chicago Diamond Head Classic 8thRhode Island Jacksonville Classic 1stRichmond Gulf Coast Showcase 2ndSt. Bonaventure NIT Season Tip-Off 3rdSaint Joseph's Legends Classic 2ndSaint Louis Hall of Fame Classic 2ndUMass Hall of Fame Tip-Off4thVCUCharleston Classic7th

Rankings National polls

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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.

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Record vs other conferences The Atlantic 10 has a record of 146–74 in non-conference play. Updated March 18, 2024. +Power conferences Conference RecordACC2–2Big East4–4Big Ten1–1Big 121–4SEC0–1 Combined 8–11 Non-power conferences Conference RecordAmerica East6–0American1–3ASUN3–1Big Sky1–0Big South0–0Big West1–1CAA5–3Conference USA1–2Horizon2–1Independents/Non-Division I11–0Ivy4–1MAAC4–2MAC3–1MEAC3–0Missouri Valley2–1Mountain West0–2Northeast4–1OVC0–0Patriot6–1Southern3–0Southland0–0SWAC0–0Summit0–1Sun Belt3–0West Coast1–3WAC1–0 Combined 65–25

Postseason Atlantic 10 tournament

The Atlantic 10 tournament was played at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. from March 12–16, 2025. Top-seeded VCU won their third Atlantic 10 tournament title, defeating second-seed, George Mason, 68–63, in the Championship game.

NCAA tournament

The NCAA tournament will be played from March 18–April 7, 2025. VCU was the only bid from the Atlantic 10 to qualify making it the second time in the last three seasons the Atlantic 10 only received one bid to the tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 11 East VCU L 71–80 vs. BYU – (Denver)

NIT

The NIT will be played from March 22–April 3, 2025. A record six Atlantic 10 teams received bids to the NIT. One was an automatic bid and five were at-large bids.

Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 Dayton Dayton W 86–79 at Florida Atlantic – (Boca Raton) L 72–87 at Chattanooga – 2 Dayton George Mason W 86–69 vs. Samford – (Fairfax) L 67–75 vs. Bradley – 3 San Francisco St. Bonaventure L 56–75 vs. Kent State – (Olean) 3 Irvine Saint Joseph's L 65–69 vs. UAB – (Philadelphia) San Francisco Loyola Chicago W 73–70 at San Jose State – (San Jose) W 77–76 at San Francisco – W 72–62 vs. Kent State – vs. Chattanooga – Dallas Saint Louis L 78–103 at Arkansas State – (Jonesboro)

College Basketball Crown

The College Basketball Crown will be played from March 31 to April 6, 2025. George Washington accepted an invite to the CBC.

Seed School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 16 George Washington vs. (1) Boise State – (Las Vegas)

CBI

The CBI will be played from March 22–26, 2025. No Atlantic 10 teams participated in the CBI.

Honors and awards All-A10 awards and teams

A-10 season awards Source: AwardRecipientPlayer of the YearMax Shulga, VCUCoach of the YearTony Skinn, George MasonDefensive Player of the YearJared Billups, George MasonRookie of the YearDeuce Jones, La SalleSixth Man of the YearZeb Jackson, VCUMost Improved PlayerReed Bailey, Davidson +2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball All-Conference TeamsFirst TeamSecond TeamThird TeamDefensive TeamRookie TeamAcademic TeamReed Bailey, DavidsonJalen Haynes, George MasonXzayvier Brown, Saint Joseph'sRasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph'sGibson Jimerson, Saint LouisMax Shulga, VCUNate Santos, DaytonRafael Castro, George WashingtonJayden Dawson, Loyola ChicagoErik Reynolds II, Saint Joseph'sRobbie Avila, Saint LouisJoe Bamisile, VCUEnoch Cheeks, DaytonDarius Maddox, George MasonRahsool Diggins, MassachusettsSebastian Thomas, Rhode IslandMelvin Council Jr, Saint BonaventureIsaiah Swope, Saint LouisEnoch Cheeks, DaytonJared Billups, George MasonRafael Castro, George WashingtonMiles Rubin, Loyola ChicagoJustice Ajogbor, Saint Joseph'sLuke Bamgboye, VCUAmaël L’Etang, DaytonChristian Jones, George WashingtonDeuce Jones, La SalleDasear Haskins, SJULuke Bamgboye, VCUNate Santos, DaytonDusan Neskovic, RichmondChance Moore, St. BonaventureGibson Jimerson, Saint LouisJoe Bamisile, VCU

References

External links Atlantic 10 men's basketball