Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Number of teams15
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumRotates; PPG Paints Arena in 2026
Current locationRotates; Pittsburgh, PA in 2026
Played1977–present
Last contest2025
Current championVCU
Most championshipsTemple (9)
TV partner(s)ESPN+, USA Network CBSSN, & CBS

The Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The tournament has been held every year since 1977. It is a single-elimination tournament, and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Tournament champions

Year Champion Score Runner-up Most Outstanding Player Venue City
1977 Duquesne 57–54 Villanova Norm Nixon, Duquesne The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 Villanova 63–59 West Virginia Alex Bradley, Villanova Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979 Rutgers 61–57 Pittsburgh James Bailey, Rutgers
1980 Villanova 74–62 West Virginia Lowes Moore, West Virginia
1981 Pittsburgh 64–60 Duquesne Lenny McMillan, Pittsburgh
1982 Pittsburgh 78–72 West Virginia Clyde Vaughan, Pittsburgh
1983 West Virginia 86–78 Temple Terence Stansbury, Temple The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 West Virginia 59–56 St. Bonaventure Lester Rowe, West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
1985 Temple 59–51 Rutgers Granger Hall, Temple Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
1986 Saint Joseph's 72-64 West Virginia Greg Mullee, Saint Joseph's Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
1987 Temple 70–57 George Washington Nate Blackwell, Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1988 Temple 68–63 Rhode Island Tom Garrick, Rhode Island WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
1989 Rutgers 70–66 Penn State Tom Savage, Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
1990 Temple 53–51 Massachusetts Mark Macon, Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1991 Penn State 81–75 George Washington Freddie Barnes, Penn State Rec Hall State College, Pennsylvania
1992 Massachusetts 97–91 West Virginia Harper Williams, Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
1993 Massachusetts 69–61 Temple Harper Williams, Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1994 Massachusetts 70–59 Temple Mike Williams, Massachusetts
1995 Massachusetts 63–44 Temple Lou Roe, Massachusetts
1996 Massachusetts 76–61 Temple Carmelo Travieso, Massachusetts Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Saint Joseph's 61–56 Rhode Island Rashid Bey, Saint Joseph's CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998 Xavier 77–63 George Washington James Posey, Xavier
1999 Rhode Island 62–59 Temple Lamar Odom, Rhode Island First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2000 Temple 65–44 St. Bonaventure Quincy Wadley, Temple
2001 Temple 76–65 Massachusetts Lynn Greer, Temple
2002 Xavier 73–60 Richmond David West, Xavier
2003 Dayton 79–72 Temple Ramod Marshall, Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
2004 Xavier 58–49 Dayton Lionel Chalmers, Xavier
2005 George Washington 76–67 Saint Joseph's Pat Carroll, Saint Joseph's U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
2006 Xavier 62–61 Saint Joseph's Justin Cage, Xavier
2007 George Washington 78–69 Rhode Island Maureece Rice, George Washington Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
2008 Temple 69–64 Saint Joseph's Dionte Christmas, Temple
2009 Temple 69–64 Duquesne Dionte Christmas, Temple
2010 Temple 56–52 Richmond Juan Fernández, Temple
2011 Richmond 67–54 Dayton Kevin Anderson, Richmond
2012 St. Bonaventure 67–56 Xavier Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure
2013 Saint Louis 62–56 VCU Dwayne Evans, Saint Louis Barclays Center New York City, New York
2014 Saint Joseph's 65–61 VCU Halil Kanačević, Saint Joseph's
2015 VCU 71–65 Dayton Treveon Graham, VCU
2016 Saint Joseph's 87–74 VCU Isaiah Miles, Saint Joseph's
2017 Rhode Island 70–63 VCU E. C. Matthews, Rhode Island PPG Paints Arena[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2018 Davidson 58–57 Rhode Island Peyton Aldridge, Davidson Capital One Arena[1] Washington, D.C.
2019 Saint Louis 55–53 St. Bonaventure Tramaine Isabell, Saint Louis Barclays Center[2] New York City, New York
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 St. Bonaventure 74–65 VCU Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
2022 Richmond 64–62 Davidson Jacob Gilyard, Richmond Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
2023 VCU 68–56 Dayton DaRon Holmes, Dayton Barclays Center[2] New York City, New York
2024 Duquesne 57–51 VCU Dae Dae Grant, Duquesne
2025 VCU 68–63 George Mason Jack Clark, VCU Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
2026 PPG Paints Arena[3] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

By school

School Championships Years
Temple† 9 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010
Massachusetts 5 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Xavier† 4 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Saint Joseph's 4 1986, 1997, 2014, 2016
VCU 3 2015, 2023, 2025
Duquesne 2 1977, 2024
George Washington 2 2005, 2007
Pittsburgh† 2 1981, 1982
Richmond 2 2011, 2022
Rhode Island 2 1999, 2017
Rutgers† 2 1979, 1989
Saint Louis 2 2013, 2019
St. Bonaventure 2 2012, 2021
Villanova† 2 1978, 1980
West Virginia† 2 1983, 1984
Davidson 1 2018
Dayton 1 2003
Penn State† 1 1991
Butler† 0
Charlotte† 0
Fordham 0
George Mason 0
La Salle 0
Loyola 0
Virginia Tech† 0
  • †Former member of the Atlantic 10

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Atlantic-10 tournament to Pittsburgh, D.C." 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Barclays Center Announces Agreements with Atlantic 10 and ACC". Atlantic 10 Conference. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Returns to Pittsburgh for 50th Anniversary". atlantic10.com. 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
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