2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season


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

Atlantic 10 preseason teams

Preseason watchlists

Rankings

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.
WeekPlayer of the weekRookie of the week
November 14, 2011Jamal Wilson Kendall Anthony
November 21, 2011Carl Jones Kendall Anthony
November 28, 2011Kevin Dillard
Brian Conklin 		Jonathan Holton
December 5, 2011Tu Holloway Kendall Anthony
December 12, 2011Carl Jones
Ramone Moore 		Anthony Lee
December 19, 2011Demitrius Conger
Langston Galloway 		Alex Gavrilovic
December 26, 2011Chris Gaston
Darien Brothers 		Jerrell Wright
January 2, 2012B. J. Monteiro Mike Powell
Anthony Lee
January 9, 2012Khalif Wyatt Mike Powell
Bryan Smith
January 16, 2012Andrew Nicholson Pierriá Henry
Jonathan Holton
January 23, 2012Matt Kavanaugh
Tyreek Duren 		Jonathan Holton
January 30, 2012Ramon Galloway
Raphiael Putney 		Jonathan Holton
February 6, 2012Ramon Moore Bryan Smith
February 13, 2012Andrew Nicholson
Ramon Moore 		Pierriá Henry
February 20, 2012Andrew Nicholson
Tu Holloway 		Maxie Esho
February 27, 2012Andrew Nicholson Dez Wells
March 5, 2012Darien Brothers Kendall Anthony

Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams