2018–19 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBSSN, NBCSN, CBS
Regular season
Season championsVCU
Season MVPJón Axel Guðmundsson, Davidson
Tournament
ChampionsSaint Louis
  Runners-upSt. Bonaventure
Finals MVPTramaine Isabell (Saint Louis)
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VCU16–2 .88925–8  .758
Davidson14–4 .77824–10  .706
Dayton13–5 .72221–12  .636
St. Bonaventure12–6 .66718–16  .529
George Mason11–7 .61118–15  .545
Saint Louis †10–8 .55623–13  .639
Duquesne10–8 .55619–13  .594
Rhode Island9–9 .50018–15  .545
La Salle8–10 .44410–21  .323
Saint Joseph's6–12 .33314–19  .424
Richmond6–12 .33313–20  .394
George Washington4–14 .2229–24  .273
Massachusetts4–14 .22211–21  .344
Fordham3–15 .16712–20  .375
† 2019 A10 Tournament winner

The 2018–19 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 43rd season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. League play began in late December and ended in March.

The 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament was held from March 13–17, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Rhode Island was the defending regular season champion, while Davidson was the defending Tournament champions.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 22, 2018, Rhode Island announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut.[1][2] On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.[3]

On March 23, 2018, La Salle head coach John Giannini and the school mutually agreed to part ways after 14 seasons.[4] Giannini left with a 212–226 record at La Salle. On April 8, the school hired Villanova assistant Ashley Howard as head coach.[5]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record A-10 record A-10 Championships NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Davidson Bob McKillop Long Island Lutheran High School 29 554–330 (.627) 45–27 (.625) 1 9 0 0
Dayton Anthony Grant Oklahoma City Thunder (asst.) 1 14–17 (.452) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0 0
Duquesne Keith Dambrot Akron 1 16–16 (.500) 7–11 (.389) 0 3 0 0
Fordham Jeff Neubauer Eastern Kentucky 3 39–55 (.415) 19–33 (.365) 0 0 0 0
George Mason Dave Paulsen Bucknell 3 47–52 (.475) 23–30 (.434) 0 0 0 0
George Washington Maurice Joseph George Washington (asst.) 2 35–33 (.515) 17–19 (.472) 0 0 0 0
La Salle Ashley Howard Villanova (asst.) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
UMass Matt McCall Chattanooga 1 13–20 (.394) 5–13 (.278) 0 1 0 0
Rhode Island David Cox Rhode Island (asst.) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
Richmond Chris Mooney Air Force 13 237–195 (.549) 118–97 (.549) 0 2 0 0
Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's (asst.) 23 430–309 (.582) 212–164 (.564) 6 7 0 0
Saint Louis Travis Ford Oklahoma State 2 29–37 (.439) 15–21 (.417) 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure Mark Schmidt Robert Morris 11 192–152 (.558) 95–89 (.516) 1 2 0 0
VCU Mike Rhoades Rice 1 18–15 (.545) 9–9 (.500) 0 0 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 through the end of the 2017–18 season.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.

  Davidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham GM GW La Salle UMass Rhode Island Richmond St. Joseph's Saint Louis St. Bonaventure VCU
vs. Davidson –1–00–10–20–10–11–01–00–20–21–10–10–20–1
vs. Dayton 0–1–0–20–11–00–10–10–21–10–10–11–10–12–0
vs. Duquesne 1–02–0–0–20–10–21–00–10–10–10–11–12–01–0
vs. Fordham 2–01–02–0–1–01–12–00–10–12–01–01–02–01–0
vs. George Mason 1–00–11–00–1–0–20–10–20–10–10–11–01–12–0
vs. George Washington 1–01–02–01–12–0–0–10–11–02–00–11–01–02–0
vs. La Salle 0–11–00–10–21–01–0–0–21–01–11–12–01–01–0
vs. UMass 0–12–01–01–02–01–02–0–1–10–11–11–01–01–0
vs. Rhode Island 2–01–11–01–01–00–10–11–1–0–10–11–10–11–1
vs. Richmond 2–01–01–00–11–10–21–11–01–0–1–00–11–02–0
vs. Saint Joseph's 1–11–01–00–11–01–01–11–11–00–1–1–12–01–0
vs. Saint Louis 1–01–11–10–10–10–10–20–11–11–01–1–1–01–0
vs. St. Bonaventure 2–01–00–20–21–10–10–10–11–00–10–20–1–1–0
vs. VCU 1–00–20–10–10–20–20–10–11–10–20–10–10–1–
Total 14–413–510–83–1511–74–148–104–149–96–126–1210–812–616–2

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.[6]

Rank Team
1Saint Louis (15)
2Saint Joseph's (4)
3Davidson (6)
4George Mason (1)
5Rhode Island
6Dayton
7VCU
8Massachusetts
9St. Bonaventure
10Richmond
11Duquesne
12La Salle
13George Washington
14Fordham
(first place votes)

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award Recipients
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team Kellan Grady, Davidson
Otis Livingston, George Mason
Josh Cunningham, Dayton
Luwane Pipkins, Massachusetts
Grant Golden, Richmond
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team Eric Williams Jr., Duquesne
Pookie Powell, La Salle
Jeff Dowtin, Rhode Island
Courtney Stockard, St. Bonaventure
Javon Bess, Saint Louis
Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team Jón Axel Guðmundsson, Davidson
Lamarr Kimble, Saint Joseph's
Charlie Brown Jr., Saint Joseph's
Hasahn French, Saint Louis
De'Riante Jenkins, VCU

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Team Tournament Finish
Davidson Charleston Classic 3rd
Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis 4th
Fordham John Bach Classic 1st
George Mason Emerald Coast Classic 4th
George Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off 4th
La Salle Battle at the Boardwalk 1st
Wooden Legacy 8th
Massachusetts Las Vegas Holiday Invitational 2nd
Rhode Island Diamond Head Classic 6th
Richmond Fort Myers Tip-Off 4th
Saint Joseph's Myrtle Beach Invitational 4th
Saint Louis Barclays Center Classic 1–1
St. Bonaventure Cayman Islands Classic 8th
VCU Legends Classic 2nd

Postseason

2019 A-10 Tournament

Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
CBSSN 		Championship
Sunday, March 17
CBS
      
8 Rhode Island 51
4 St. Bonaventure 68
4 St. Bonaventure 53
6 Saint Louis 55
2 Davidson 44
6 Saint Louis 67

2019 NCAA Tournament

Two teams from the Atlantic 10 qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Tournament champions Saint Louis qualified through the conference's automatic bid, and regular season champions, VCU, qualified through an at-large bid. It was the 14th straight season in which the conference earned an at-large bid.[7]

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
8 East VCU eliminated by (9) UCF, 58-73
13 East Saint Louis eliminated by (4) Virginia Tech, 52-66

2019 NIT

Two teams from the Atlantic 10 earned at-large bids into the NIT.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
4 Davidson eliminated by (5) Lipscomb, 81-89
5 Dayton eliminated by (4) Colorado, 73-78

References

  1. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "Assistant David Cox takes over as Rhode Island head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "La Salle splits with coach John Giannini after 14 years". lancasteronline.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ashley Howard will be next La Salle basketball coach - Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Saint Louis Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lunardi, Joe (February 6, 2019). "Can VCU keep the A-10's 13-year streak of multiple tournament bids alive?". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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