2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	12
Site	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions	Richmond Spiders (1st title)
Winning coach	Chris Mooney (1st title)
MVP	Kevin Anderson, (Richmond)
Top scorer	Kevin Anderson, Richmond (66 points)
Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournaments «2010  2012»

2010–11 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#20 Xavier	15	–	1		.938			24	–	8		.750
Temple	14	–	2		.875			26	–	8		.765
Richmond †	13	–	3		.813			29	–	8		.784
Duquesne	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
George Washington	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Rhode Island	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			22	–	14		.611
UMass	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
La Salle	6	–	10		.375			15	–	18		.455
Saint Louis	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Saint Joseph's	4	–	12		.250			11	–	22		.333
Charlotte	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Fordham	1	–	15		.063			7	–	21		.250
† 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played initially at campus sites for the opening round on March 8, 2011 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 13, 2011.^[1] It was the fifth consecutive year that the tournament is hosted in Boardwalk Hall. The Richmond Spiders won the tournament and thereby received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season, with the last two teams in the standings not qualifying for the tournament. First round games were held at the home of the higher (lower number) seed.

Richmond's victory was the first for the Spiders in ten years as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, breaking Temple University's string of three consecutive conference tournament championships by defeating the Owls in the semifinals.

Richmond senior point guard Kevin Anderson was named Most Outstanding Player for the tournament, leading all scorers with 66 points over three games, including a game-high 23 points in the championship game. Joining Anderson on the All-Championship Team were teammate Justin Harper, Dayton's Chris Wright and Chris Johnson, and Temple's Lavoy Allen.^[2]

The championship game was nationally televised on CBS.^[3] Three first round games and both semifinal games were televised nationally by CBS College Sports, while all four quarterfinal games were offered by the network via syndication.^[4]

Tie-breakers

• Duquesne earned the 4th seed over George Washington with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
• Massachusetts earned the 8th seed over Dayton with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.
• La Salle earned the 10th seed over St. Louis with a 1–0 record in head-to-head games.

Bracket

	First Round Campus Sites March 8					Quarterfinals Boardwalk Hall March 11					Semifinals Boardwalk Hall March 12					Championship Game Boardwalk Hall March 13
						1	Xavier	67
						9	Dayton	68
	8	Massachusetts	50
	9	Dayton	78
											9	Dayton	64
										12	Saint Joseph's	61
						4	Duquesne	90
						12	Saint Joseph's	93*
	5	George Washington	59
	12	Saint Joseph's	71*
																9	Dayton	54
																3	Richmond	67
						2	Temple	96
						10	La Salle	76
	7	St. Bonaventure	73
	10	La Salle	75*
											2	Temple	54
										3	Richmond	58
						3	Richmond	55
						6	Rhode Island	45
	6	Rhode Island	70
	11	Saint Louis	61

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

1. A-10 To Hold 2010, 2011, 2012 Men's Basketball Championships At Boardwalk Hall In Atlantic City
2. 2011 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
3. A-10 Men's Basketball Championship To Be Aired On CBS Sports Beginning In 2010; New Championship Format Unveiled
4. Atlantic 10 Announces Seeds For 2011 A-10 Men's Basketball Championship