# 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

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 sixth 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.

### Atlantic 10 preseason poll

| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 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 |
| 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 Lalanne (Massachusetts) Anthony Lee (Temple) Justin Martin (Xavier) Alonzo Nelson-Odada (Richmond) Dez Wells (Xavier) Jerrell Wright (La Salle) |

### Preseason watchlists

| | Wooden | Naismith |
| Tu Holloway (Xavier) | Y | Y |
| Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) | Y | Y |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | No change in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| Charlotte | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Salle | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Salle | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | C | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | AP | | | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | |
| Saint Louis | C | | | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | | RV | RV |
| St. Bonaventure | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| St. Bonaventure | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | 22 | 23 | 21 | RV |
| Temple | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | 24 | RV |
| Xavier | AP | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Xavier | C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | RV | | | | | | | | | | |

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

### Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams

| Award | Recipients |
| 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 | Pierriá Henry (Charlotte) Jerrell Wright (La Salle) Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island) Kendall Anthony (Richmond) Dezmine Wells (Xavier) |