# 2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marked the 35th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held for the fifth straight year at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

## Preseason

In the 2010 preseason, two new head coaches filled vacant Atlantic 10 positions. Fordham fired Dereck Whittenburg on December 3, 2009, and interim coach Jared Grasso was hired in Whittenburg's absence. The Rams finished the year 2–26, and Grasso was not retained. On March 25, 2010, Tom Pecora was hired from Hofstra, where he coached seven years to a 155–126 record. The Charlotte 49ers fired coach Bobby Lutz on March 15, despite being the team's all-time wins leader with a record of 218–158. In his final season, he led the team to a 19–12 mark but suffered a late season collapse and did not make the NCAA tournament or NIT. He was replaced by Alan Major, an assistant coach at Ohio State for six years, on April 9.
Atlantic 10 media day was held on October 21, 2010. Temple was picked to win their fourth straight A-10 championship by coaches and the media. They received 19 first-place votes, and Xavier and Richmond received three first-place votes each, while Dayton was picked first on one ballot. Richmond's Kevin Anderson was the reigning player of the year, having won the honor in the 2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season.

### Atlantic 10 preseason poll

| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Temple | 350 |
| 2 | Xavier | 325 |
| 3 | Richmond | 311 |
| 4 | Dayton | 310 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 233 |
| 6 | Saint Louis | 223 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 218 |
| 8 | Duquesne | 172 |
| 9 | La Salle | 133 |
| 10 | George Washington | 130 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 126 |
| 12 | Saint Joseph's | 91 |
| 13 | St. Bonaventure | 80 |
| 14 | Fordham | 28 |

### Atlantic 10 preseason teams

| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Lavoy Allen (Temple) Kevin Anderson (Richmond) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Damian Saunders (Duquesne) Chris Wright (Dayton) |
| Second Team | Juan Fernandez (Temple) Chris Gaston (Fordham) Tu Holloway (Xavier) Delroy James (Rhode Island) Shamari Spears (Charlotte) |
| Third Team | Chris Braswell (Charlotte) Cody Ellis (Saint Louis) Chris Johnson (Dayton) Lasan Kromah (George Washington) Aaric Murray (La Salle) |
| Defensive Team | Lavoy Allen (Temple) Kevin Anderson (Richmond) Dante Jackson (Xavier) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Damian Saunders (Duquesne) |
| Rookie Team | C. J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's) Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) Jordan Latham (Xavier) Rob Loe (Saint Louis) Juwan Staten (Dayton) |

### Preseason watchlists

On October 4, 2010, the Wooden Award preseason watch list was released, including three Atlantic 10 players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts. The list will be reduced to a 30-player mid-season watchlist in December and a final national ballot of about 20 players in March. The Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced on November 16, 2010. In late February, a shorter list of the top 30 players was compiled to prepare for a March vote to narrow the list to four finalists.
| | Wooden | Naismith |
| Lavoy Allen (Temple) | Y | Y |
| Kevin Anderson (Richmond) | Y | Y |
| Chris Wright (Dayton) | 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 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| Charlotte | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | |
| Duquesne | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | |
| 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | AP | 22 | 21 | 21 | | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 24 | RV | 24 |
| Temple | C | 22 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | 25 |
| Xavier | AP | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 |
| Xavier | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 |

## 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 15, 2010 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | Tyreek Duren (La Salle) |
| November 22, 2010 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | Juwan Staten (Dayton) |
| November 29, 2010 | Kevin Anderson (Richmond) | Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |
| December 6, 2010 | Ogo Adegboye (St. Bonaventure) Lavoy Allen (Temple) | Tyreek Duren (La Salle) Juwan Staten (Dayton) |
| December 13, 2010 | Brenton Butler (Fordham) | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) |
| December 20, 2010 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) | Nemanja Mikic (George Washington) |
| December 27, 2010 | Akeem Richmond (Rhode Island) | Branden Frazier (Fordham) Juwan Staten (Dayton) |
| January 3, 2011 | Javarris Barnett (Charlotte) Chris Wright (Dayton) | Tyreek Duren (La Salle) |
| January 10, 2011 | Justin Harper (Richmond) | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) |
| January 17, 2011 | Orion Outerbridge (Rhode Island) | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Juwan Staten (Dayton) |
| January 24, 2011 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Matthew Wright (St. Bonaventure) |
| January 31, 2011 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) |
| February 7, 2011 | Scootie Randall (Temple) | Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |
| February 14, 2011 | Justin Harper (Richmond) | Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |
| February 21, 2011 | Tu Holloway (Xavier) | Dwayne Evans (Saint Louis) |
| February 29, 2011 | Lavoy Allen (Temple) | Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |
| March 6, 2011 | Lavoy Allen (Temple) | Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) |

### Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams

| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Lavoy Allen (Temple) Kevin Anderson (Richmond) Justin Harper (Richmond) Tu Holloway (Xavier) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) |
| Second Team | Bill Clark (Duquesne) Delroy James (Rhode Island) Ramone Moore (Temple) Damian Saunders (Duquesne) Tony Taylor (George Washington) |
| Third Team | Juan Fernandez (Temple) Anthony Gurley (Massachusetts) Mark Lyons (Xavier) Jamel McLean (Xavier) Chris Wright (Dayton) |
| Honorable Mention | Kenny Frease (Xavier) Chris Gaston (Fordham) Chris Johnson (Dayton) Scootie Randall (Temple) |
| Defensive Team | Lavoy Allen (Temple) Tu Holloway (Xavier) Marquis Jones (Rhode Island) Damian Saunders (Duquesne) Kevin Smith (Richmond) |
| Rookie Team | Tyreek Duren (La Salle) Dwayne Evans (Saint Louis) Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) Juwan Staten (Dayton) |
| Academic Team | Brian Conklin (Saint Louis) Paul Eckerle (Saint Louis) Juan Fernandez (Temple) Will Martell (Rhode Island) Steve Weingarten (La Salle) |
| Player of the Year | Tu Holloway (Xavier) |
| Rookie of the Year | T. J. McConnell (Duquesne) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Damian Saunders (Duquesne) |
| Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year | Scootie Randall (Temple) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Khalif Wyatt (Temple) |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Steve Weingarten (La Salle) |
| Coach of the Year | Chris Mack (Xavier) |

### NABC

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I AllDistrict teams on March 9 to recognize the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes in the United States. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, 245 student-athletes were chosen from 24 districts. The selections on this list were then eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America teams. The following list represented the Atlantic 10 players chosen to the list. Since District 4 comprised only Atlantic 10 Conference schools, this is equivalent to being named All-Atlantic 10 by the NABC.

### USBWA

On March 10, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2010–11 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Atlantic 10 representatives selected within their respective regions.

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament

| Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
| Xavier | At-large | 6 | Lost vs. #11 Marquette 66–55 |
| Temple | At-large | 7 | Won vs. #10 Penn State 66–64 Lost vs. #2 San Diego State 71–64 |
| Richmond | Automatic | 12 | Won vs. #5 Vanderbilt 69–66 Won vs. #13 Morehead State 65–48 Lost vs. #1 Kansas 77–57 |

### National Invitation tournament

| Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
| Dayton | At-large | 3 | Lost vs. #6 College of Charleston 94–84 |

## 2011 NBA draft

Two Atlantic 10 players were selected in the 2011 NBA draft on June 23, both in the second round: Justin Harper and Lavoy Allen. Harper was selected with the 32nd pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers and subsequently traded to the Orlando Magic. With the 50th pick of the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers took Lavoy Allen. Tu Holloway declared for early entry in the draft but did not hire an agent and withdrew his name prior to the May 8 deadline.