2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season #193980 #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 175px 14 CBSSN, NBCSN, CBS NBA 2016 NBA draft DeAndre' Bembry Atlanta Hawks 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season VCU, St. Bonaventure, Dayton Tournament 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Saint Joseph's VCU 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament List of Atlantic 10 men's basketball seasons Atlantic 10 men's basketball 14–15 16–17 The 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 40th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dayton, VCU, and St. Bonaventure tied for the regular season championship. Saint Joseph's won the A-10 Tournament. As a result of winning the A-10 Tournament, Saint Joseph's earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Dayton and VCU earned at-large bids to the tournament as well. St. Bonaventure, George Washington, and Davidson all received bids to the NIT. Fordham received a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Preseason Preseason poll RankTeamhttp://www.atlantic10.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31600&ATCLID=210435389 Dayton Picked to Finish First in 2015-16 Men?s Basketball 1Dayton2Rhode Island3Davidson4George Washington5VCU6Richmond7Saint Joseph's8St. Bonaventure9La Salle10Massachusetts11Duquesne12Saint Louis13George Mason14Fordham Preseason All-Conference Teams Award Recipients First Team Jack Gibbs (Davidson)Jordan Price (LaSalle)Hassan Martin (Rhode Island)E. C. Matthews (Rhode Island)DeAndre' Bembry (Saint Joseph's) Second TeamBrian Sullivan (Davidson)Shevon Thompson (George Mason)Patricio Garino (George Washington)Kevin Larsen (George Washington)Marcus Posley (St. Bonaventure) Third TeamKendall Pollard (Dayton)Terry Allen (Richmond)ShawnDre' Jones (Richmond)Melvin Johnson (VCU)Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) Regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games: 1 game vs. 8 opponents (4 home, 4 away) and 2 games against 5 opponents (home and away).   DavidsonDaytonDuquesneFordhamGMGWLa SalleUMassRhode IslandRichmondSt. Joseph'sSt. LouisSt. BonaventureVCUvs. Davidson – 1–00–21–01–11–10–10–10–10–20–11–01–02–0vs. Dayton0–1 – 0–20–10–10–11–10–11–10–11–00–21–10–1vs. Duquesne2–02–0 – 1–00–12–00–11–01–01–00–10–21–11–0vs. Fordham0–11–00–1 – 0–11–00–20–21–12–02–01–01–01–0vs. George Mason1–11–01–01–0 – 2–01–01–01–00–21–01–11–01–1vs. George Washington1–11–00–20–10–2 – 0–10–10–11–11–01–01–01–1vs. La Salle1–01–11–02–00–11–0 – 2–02–01–02–00–10–11–0vs. UMass1–01–00–12–00–11–00–2 – 1–11–02–01–02–00–1vs. Rhode Island1–01–10–11–10–11–00–21–1 – 0–12–00–11–01–0vs. Richmond2–01–00–10–22–01–10–10–11–0 – 1–00–11–02–0vs. Saint Joseph's1–00–11–00–20–10–10–20–20–20–1–0–12–01–0vs. Saint Louis0–12–02–00–11–10–11–00–11–01–01–0–2–02–0vs. St. Bonaventure0–11–11–10–10–10–11–00–20–10–10–20–2–1–0vs. VCU0–21–00–10–11–11–10–11–00–10–20–10–20–1–Total 10–8 14–4 6–12 8–10 5–1311–74–146–129–97–1113–55–13 14–4 14–4 Conference Awards Award Recipientshttp://www.atlantic10.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31600&ATCLID=210783122 Hawks? Bembry Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Schmidt Voted as Coach of the Year Coach of the Year Mark Schmidt (St. Bonaventure) Player of the Year DeAndre’ Bembry (Saint Joseph's) Defensive Player of the Year Hassan Martin (Rhode Island) Rookie of the Year Joseph Chartouny (Fordham) Sixth Man of the Year Jabarie Hinds (Massachusetts) and Denzel Gregg (St. Bonaventure) Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph's) All-Academic Team Christian Sengfelder (Fordham)Tyler Cavanaugh (George Washington)Patricio Garino (George Washington)Alex Mitola (George Washington)Mike Crawford (Saint Louis)Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) First Team Jack Gibbs (Davidson)Charles Cooke (Dayton)Jaylen Adams (St. Bonaventure)DeAndre' Bembry (Saint Joseph's)Melvin Johnson (VCU) Second Team Dyshawn Pierre (Dayton)Tyler Cavanaugh (George Washington)Patricio Garino (George Washington)Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph's)Marcus Posley (St. Bonaventure) Third Team Micah Mason (Duquesne)Ryan Rhoomes (Fordham)T. 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Cline (Richmond)Terry Allen (Richmond)Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) All-Defensive Team Charles Cooke (Dayton)Patricio Garino (George Washington)Mo Alie-Cox (VCU)Hassan Martin (Rhode Island)DeAndre' Bembry (Saint Joseph's) All-Rookie Team Joseph Chartouny (Fordham)Otis Livingston (George Mason)Lamarr Kimble (Saint Joseph's)Jermaine Bishop (Saint Louis)Khwan Fore (Richmond) Postseason Atlantic 10 tournament 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 911 6:30 pm#13 Saint Louis 83 vs. #12 George Mason 78ASN5,52329:00 pm#14 La Salle 88 vs. #11 Duquesne 73Second round – Thursday, March 102312:00 pm#9 Richmond 70 vs. #8 Fordham 55NBCSN6,51942:30 pm#13 Saint Louis 65 vs. #5 George Washington 73356:30 pm#10 Massachusetts 67 vs. #7 Rhode Island 625,50769:00 pm#14 La Salle 63 vs. #6 Davidson 78Quarterfinals – Friday, March 114712:00 pm#9 Richmond 54 vs. #1 Dayton 69NBCSN7,50982:30 pm#5 George Washington 80 vs. #4 Saint Joseph's 86596:30 pm#10 Massachusetts 70 vs. #2 VCU 858,223109:00 pm#6 Davidson 90 vs. #3 St. Bonaventure 86 (OT)Semifinals – Saturday, March 126111:30 pm#4 Saint Joseph's 82 vs. #1 Dayton 79CBSSN10,439124:00 pm#6 Davidson 54 vs. #2 VCU 76Championship – Sunday, March 137131:00 pm#4 Saint Joseph's 87 vs. #2 VCU 74CBS8,413 *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The Atlantic 10 Conference had three bids to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship7 Midwest Dayton n/alost to (10) Syracuse 51–70 8 West Saint Joseph's n/adefeated (9) Cincinnati 78–76lost to (1) Oregon 64–69 10 West VCU n/adefeated (7) Oregon State 75–67lost to (2) Oklahoma 81–85 W–L (%):0–0 (0 0)2–1 (2 1)0–2 (0 2)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0) Total: 2–3 (2 3) National Invitation tournament 2016 National Invitation Tournament St. Bonaventure, George Washington, and Dayton earned NIT bids for the conference. Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals1 St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure lost to Wagner 75–79 4 Monmouth George Washington defeated Hofstra 82–80 defeated Monmouth 87–71 defeated Florida 82-77 defeated San Diego State 65-46 defeated Valparaiso 76-605 Valparaiso Davidson lost to Florida State 74–84 W–L (%):1–2 (1 2)1–0 (1 0)1–0 (1 0)1–0 (1 0)1–0 (1 0) Total: 5–2 (5 2) CollegeInsider.com tournament 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Fordham earned the sole bid to the CIT for the conference. School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Fordham lost to Boston 66–69 W–L (%):0–1 (0 1)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0)0–0 (0 0) Total: 0–1 (0 1) References 2