# 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 7, 2022, and began conference play on December 28, 2022. The regular season was scheduled to end on March 4, 2022, followed by the 2023 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 7 to March 12.

## Conference Schedule

Each team was scheduled to play 18 conference games. This resulted in each team playing 10 teams a singular time and 4 teams twice, once at home and once on the road.

## Head Coaches
### Coaches

| Team | Head Coach | Years At School | Record at School | Atlantic 10 Record |
| Davidson | Matt McKillop | 1 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| Dayton | Anthony Grant | 5 | 105-53 | 62-26 |
| Duquesne | Keith Dambrot | 6 | 74-72 | 37-49 |
| Fordham | Keith Urgo | 1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| George Mason | Kim English | 1 | 16-19 | 7-9 |
| George Washington | Chris Caputo | 1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| La Salle | Fran Dunphy | 1 | 2-3 | 80-32 |
| Loyola Chicago | Drew Valentine | 2 | 27-11 | 0-0 |
| UMass | Frank Martin | 1 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| Rhode Island | Archie Miller | 1 | 1-2 | 68-34 |
| Richmond | Chris Mooney | 17 | 313-246 | 153-127 |
| St. Bonaventure | Mark Schmidt | 15 | 270-196 | 141-110 |
| Saint Joseph's | Billy Lange | 3 | 24-60 | 10-37 |
| Saint Louis | Travis Ford | 6 | 116-78 | 87-63 |
| VCU | Mike Rhoades | 5 | 105-54 | 57-29 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
* Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from the time at current school and through the 2022–23 season.
Source: Atlantic 10

## Preseason Awards
### Preseason men's basketball poll

First Place Votes in Parentheses
* Dayton (22) - 428
* Saint Louis (7) - 411
* VCU - 370
* Loyola Chicago - 315
* George Mason - 300
* Davidson - 294
* Richmond - 276
* UMass - 228
* Rhode Island - 203
* St. Bonaventure - 194
* Fordham - 119
* George Washington - 110
* Saint Joseph's - 107
* La Salle - 63
* Duquesne - 62
Source: Atlantic 10

### Preseason Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Foster Loyer, Davidson |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | DaRon Holmes II, Dayton |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Josh Oduro, George Mason |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Tyler Burton, Richmond |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Yuri Collins, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Ace Baldwin Jr., VCU |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Toumani Camara, Dayton |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Malachi Smith, Dayton |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | James Bishop IV, George Washington |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Noah Fernandes, UMass |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Gibson Jimerson, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Darius Quisenberry, Fordham |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Braden Norris, Loyola Chicago |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Brayon Freeman, Rhode Island |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Erik Reynolds II, Saint Joseph's |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Francis Okoro, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Jayden Nunn, VCU |

## Regular season
### Rankings

| Team | Preseason | 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 |
| Davidson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | 24 | 21 | RV | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| La Salle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Chicago | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| VCU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | – | RV | – | – | RV |
Notes:
* Rankings are from the AP poll

### Conference standings
## Postseason
### 2023 Atlantic 10 Tournament

The Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball tournament was held in Brooklyn at Barclays Center from March 7 to March 12.
| First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 8 USA Network/Peacock | Second round Wednesday, March 8 USA Network/Peacock | Second round Wednesday, March 8 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 USA Network/Peacock | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ |
| | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Davidson | 65 | 8 | Davidson | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | St. Bonaventure | 54 | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 82 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 62 | 5 | George Mason | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Richmond | 71 | 12 | Richmond | 57 | | | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 68 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Dayton | 56 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Dayton | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | George Washington | 76 | 10 | Saint Joseph's | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint Joseph's | 72 | 10 | Saint Joseph's | 87 | | | | | | 2 | Dayton | 78 | | | |
| 15 | Loyola Chicago | 67 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fordham | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Fordham | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Duquesne | 70 | 11 | La Salle | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | La Salle | 73 | 11 | La Salle | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA Tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 12 | West | VCU | Lost to (5) Saint Mary's 63–51 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |