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 RankTeamVotes1 Xavier 3042 Temple 2873 Saint Louis 2394 St. Bonaventure 2175 Richmond 1966 Dayton 1687 Saint Joseph's 1658 George Washington 1639 Duquesne 15110 Rhode Island 11711 Charlotte 11512 Massachusetts 10713 La Salle 5214 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 TeamKenny Frease (Xavier)Chris Gaston (Fordham)Chris Johnson (Dayton)Mark Lyons (Xavier)Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis) Third TeamChris Braswell (Charlotte)Derrio Green (Charlotte)Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's)T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)Scootie Randall (Temple) Defensive TeamC. J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's)Darrius Garrett (Richmond)Tu Holloway (Xavier)T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Rookie TeamCady 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) Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)
Rankings
+ Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking No change in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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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 RecipientsCoach of the YearFran Dunphy (Temple) Player of the YearAndrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure) Defensive Player of the YearC.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's) Rookie of the YearKendall Anthony (Richmond)Sixth Man of the YearRonald Roberts (Saint Joseph's)Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the YearEarl Pettis (La Salle) All-Academic TeamLuke Fabrizius (Dayton)Nemanja Mikic (George Washington)Brian Conklin (Saint Louis)Kyle Cassity (Saint Louis)Juan Fernandez (Temple) First Team Chaz Williams (Massachusetts)Andrew NicholsonBrian Conklin (Saint Louis)Ramone Moore (Temple)Tu Holloway (Xavier) Second TeamKevin Dillard (Dayton)Chris Gaston (Fordham)Ramon Galloway (La Salle)Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's)Khalif Wyatt (Temple) Third TeamChris Braswell (Charlotte)T. J. McConnell (Duquesne)Kwamain Mitchell (Saint Louis)Juan Fernandez (Temple)Mark Lyons (Xavier) Honorable MentionChris Johnson (Dayton)Earl Pettis (La Salle)Carl Jones (Saint Joseph's)Halil Kanacevic (Saint Joseph's) All-Defensive TeamT. J. McConnell (Duquesne)Darrius Garrett (Richmond)Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)C.J. Aiken (Saint Joseph's)Jordair Jett (Saint Louis) All-Rookie TeamPierriá Henry (Charlotte)Jerrell Wright (La Salle)Jonathan Holton (Rhode Island)Kendall Anthony (Richmond)Dezmine Wells (Xavier)
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