1996 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 1996. The tournament was played at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The University of Massachusetts won the tournament for the fifth year in a row. Massachusetts eventually reached the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. George Washington, Temple, and Virginia Tech also received bids to the tournament. Carmelo Travieso of Massachusetts was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Marcus Camby (Massachusetts), Marc Jackson (Temple), and Tyson Wheeler (Rhode Island) were among those also named to the All-Championship Team. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.

1996 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams12
SitePhiladelphia Civic Center
Philadelphia
ChampionsMassachusetts
Winning coachJohn Calipari (5th title)
MVPCarmelo Travieso (Massachusetts)
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 1 UMass151 .938  352  .946
Temple124 .750  2013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1913  .594
Rhode Island88 .500  2014  .588
St. Bonaventure412 .250  1018  .357
Fordham214 .125  423  .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech133 .813  236  .793
George Washington133 .813  218  .724
Xavier88 .500  1315  .464
Dayton610 .375  1514  .517
Duquesne313 .188  918  .333
La Salle313 .188  624  .200
1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Final
Saturday, March 9
                                     
 
  E1 #2 Massachusetts 69  
    E5 St. Bonaventure 56  
W4 Dayton 60
E5 St. Bonaventure 72  
  E1 #2 Massachusetts 74  
  W2 George Washington 65  
 
 
  W2 George Washington 81
    E3 Saint Joseph's 71  
E3 Saint Joseph's 80*
W6 Duquesne 72  
  E1 #2 Massachusetts 75
  E2 Temple 61
 
 
  W1 #15 Virginia Tech 71
    E4 Rhode Island 77  
E4 Rhode Island 85
W5 La Salle 59  
  E4 Rhode Island 52
  E2 Temple 64  
 
 
  E2 Temple 67
    W3 Xavier 50  
W3 Xavier 61
E6 Fordham 54  

All games played at Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

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