2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

Sports season

2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	January 6, 2010 through March 4, 2010
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	CBS College Sports Network
Regular Season
Tournament
Basketball seasons
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2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Temple†	14	–	2	.875	29	–	6	.829
No. 25 Xavier	14	–	2	.875	26	–	9	.743
No. 24 Richmond	13	–	3	.813	26	–	9	.743
Saint Louis	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Rhode Island	9	–	7	.563	26	–	10	.722
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	25	–	12	.676
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
George Washington	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
UMass	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
La Salle	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	0	–	16	.000	2	–	26	.071

† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marks the 34th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball.

Preseason

In the preseason, talk centered around the University of Dayton, who returned four starters from a 27–8 team that advanced to the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament. Dayton forward Chris Wright was named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason top 50 candidate list on August 19,^[1] the only Atlantic 10 player so honored. Wright also was named to the Naismith Award watch list on October 29.^[2] In other preseason recognition, Jason Duty of Duquesne and Yves Mekongo of La Salle were named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.^[3]

In a vote of league coaches and media, Dayton was named the preseason favorite to win the league.^[4] Dayton also received national recognition as the Flyers were ranked in both preseason polls – #21 in the AP Poll and #22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll.

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll

Rank	Team
1	Dayton (33)
2	Xavier (18)
3	Richmond (4)
4	La Salle (2)
5	Duquesne
5	Temple
7	Charlotte
8	Rhode Island
9	Massachusetts
10	Saint Joseph's
11	St. Bonaventure
12	Saint Louis
13	George Washington
14	Fordham

Preseason All-A10 Team

First Team

Lavoy Allen, Temple
Kevin Anderson, Richmond
Rodney Green, La Salle
Ricky Harris, Massachusetts
Chris Wright, Dayton

Second Team

David Gonzalvez, Richmond
DiJuan Harris, Charlotte
Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure
Marcus Johnson, Dayton
Damian Saunders, Duquesne

Third Team

Bill Clark, Duquesne
Keith Cothran, Rhode Island
Jordan Crawford, Xavier
Dan Geriot, Richmond
Kwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis

Preseason A10 All-Defensive Team

Dante’ Jackson, Xavier
Jason Love, Xavier
Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure
London Warren, Dayton
Garrett Williamson, Saint Joseph’s

Preseason A10 All-Rookie Team

Shamarr Bowden, Charlotte
Chris Gaston, Fordham
Aaric Murray, La Salle
Freddie Riley, Massachusetts
Terrell Vinson, Massachusetts

Regular season

Postseason

Atlantic 10 tournament

Beginning this season, the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament changed formats so that first-round games would be played on the home court of the higher-seeded team, then the tournament would move to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In 2009, all rounds were held at the same site.

Conference awards & honors

Weekly awards

Atlantic 10 Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player and rookie of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week
November 15^[5]	Damian Saunders, Duquesne	Shamarr Bowden, Charlotte
November 15^[5]	Chris Wright, Dayton	Aaric Murray, LaSalle
November 22^[6]	Jordan Crawford, Xavier	Carl Jones, Saint Joseph's
November 22^[6]	Damian Saunders, Duquesne	Lasan Kromah, George Washington
November 29^[7]	Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure	Akeem Richmond, Rhode Island
November 29^[7]	Shamari Spears, Charlotte	Akeem Richmond, Rhode Island
December 6^[8]	Ricky Harris, Massachusetts	Chris Braswell, Charlotte
December 6^[8]	Damian Hollis, George Washington	Chris Braswell, Charlotte
December 13^[9]	Keith Cothran, Rhode Island	Chris Gaston, Fordham
December 20^[10]	Juan Fernandez, Temple	Terrell Vinson, Massachusetts
December 27^[11]	Kwamian Mitchell, Saint Louis	Carl Baptiste, Saint Joseph's
December 27^[11]	Kwamian Mitchell, Saint Louis	Mark Lyons, Xavier
January 3^[12]	Kevin Anderson, Richmond	Chris Braswell, Charlotte
January 3^[12]	Derrio Green, Charlotte	Chris Gaston, Fordham
January 10^[13]	Jordan Crawford, Xavier	Lasan Kromah, George Washington
January 10^[13]	Chris Johnson, Dayton	Lasan Kromah, George Washington
January 17^[14]	Ryan Brooks, Temple	Aaric Murray, LaSalle
January 24^[15]	Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure	Chris Braswell, Charlotte
January 31^[16]	Derrio Green, Charlotte	Chris Gaston, Fordham
January 31^[16]	Derrio Green, Charlotte	Aaric Murray, LaSalle
February 7^[17]	Kwamian Mitchell, Saint Louis	Chris Gaston, Fordham
February 7^[17]	Shamari Spears, Charlotte	Chris Gaston, Fordham
February 14^[18]	Ricky Harris, Massachusetts	Dwayne Smith, George Washington
February 14^[18]	Jason Love, Xavier	Dwayne Smith, George Washington
February 21^[19]	Kevin Anderson, Richmond	Lasan Kromah, George Washington
February 21^[19]	Bill Clark, Duquesne	Akeem Richmond, Rhode Island
February 28^[20]	Jordan Crawford, Xavier	Cody Ellis, Saint Louis
February 28^[20]	Jonathan Hall, St. Bonaventure	Cody Ellis, Saint Louis
March 7^[21]	Lavoy Allen, Temple	Carl Jones, Saint Joseph's
March 7^[21]	Ricky Harris, Massachusetts	Carl Jones, Saint Joseph's

All-Conference Awards

Player of the Year: Kevin Anderson, Richmond
Rookie of the Year: Chris Gaston, Fordham
Defensive Player of the Year: Damian Saunders, Duquesne
Chris Daniels Most Improved Player of the Year: Chris Johnson, Dayton
Sixth Man of the Year: Ramone Moore, Temple
Student-Athlete of the Year: Yves Mekongo, La Salle
Coach of the Year: Fran Dunphy, Temple

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Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team

Kevin Anderson, Richmond
Lavoy Allen, Temple
Jordan Crawford, Xavier
Damian Saunders, Duquesne
Chris Wright, Dayton

Second Team

Ryan Brooks, Temple
David Gonzalvez, Richmond
Rodney Green, La Salle
Kwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis
Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure

Third Team

Keith Cothran, Rhode Island
Ricky Harris, Massachusetts
Delroy James, Rhode Island
Jason Love, Xavier
Shamari Spears, Charlotte

Honorable Mention

Juan Fernandez, Temple
Damian Hollis, George Washington
Willie Reed, Saint Louis

Rookie Team

Chris Braswell, Charlotte
Cody Ellis, Saint Louis
Chris Gaston, Fordham
Lasan Kromah, George Washington
Aaric Murray, La Salle
Akeem Richmond, Rhode Island

Defensive Team

Lavoy Allen, Temple
David Gonzalvez, Richmond
Damian Saunders, Duquesne
London Warren, Dayton
Garrett Williamson, Saint Joseph’s

Academic Team

Brian Conklin, Saint Louis
Jason Duty, Duquesne
Kurt Huelsman, Dayton
Will Martell, Rhode Island
Yves Mekongo, La Salle

Rankings

2009–10 Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Rankings
**Key:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received Votes
AP Poll^[23]	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	Wk 18
Charlotte					37	38	37						36	30
Dayton	21	18	37	42	45	36	34	28	34	31
Duquesne
Fordham
George Washington
La Salle
Massachusetts
Rhode Island						49	53	49	32		37		32	32
Richmond					39		51		37					41	25	23	27	27	24
Saint Louis
St. Bonaventure
St. Joseph's
Temple			47			30	21	18	21	19	16	15	19	21	21	20	20	17	12
Xavier	37	35	31								44	37	30		35	31	25	24	25

References

^ Flyer Junior Only Atlantic 10 Player Named To Prestigious Award's Initial Announcement Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dayton Flyers. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
^ DAYTON'S CHRIS WRIGHT NAMED TO NAISMITH TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dayton Flyers. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Names 2009–10 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
^ Dayton The Choice To Capture 2009–10 A-10 Men's Basketball Title Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
^ A-10 Notebook – Nov. 15 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ A-10 Notebook – Nov. 22 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
^ A-10 Notebook – Nov. 29 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
^ A-10 Notebook – Dec. 6 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
^ A-10 Notebook – Dec. 13 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
^ A-10 Notebook – Dec. 20 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
^ Kwamain Mitchell Of Saint Louis Tabbed A-10 MBB Player of the Week Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^ A-10 Notebook – Jan. 3 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
^ A-10 Notebook – Jan. 10 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
^ A-10 Notebook – Jan. 23 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ Nicholson, Braswell Earn A-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ Men's Basketball Gameday Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ Mitchell, Spears Earn A-10 Player Of The Week Honors Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
^ A-10 Notebook – Feb. 14 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
^ A-10 Notebook – Feb. 21 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
^ A-10 Notebook – Feb. 28 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
^ A-10 Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.

External links

Atlantic 10 Official website
2009–10 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Prospectus Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
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