1996 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams12
SitePhiladelphia Civic Center
Philadelphia
ChampionsUMass (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (5th title)
MVPCarmelo Travieso (UMass)
1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 1 UMass †15–1 .93835–2  .946
Temple12–4 .75020–13  .606
Saint Joseph's9–7 .56319–13  .594
Rhode Island8–8 .50020–14  .588
St. Bonaventure4–12 .25010–18  .357
Fordham2–14 .1254–23  .148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech13–3 .81323–6  .793
George Washington13–3 .81321–8  .724
Xavier8–8 .50013–15  .464
Dayton6–10 .37515–14  .517
Duquesne3–13 .1889–18  .333
La Salle3–13 .1886–24  .200
† 1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 6 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8 		Final
Saturday, March 9
            
E1 #2 UMass 69
E5 St. Bonaventure 56
W4 Dayton 60
E5 St. Bonaventure 72
E1 #2 UMass 74
W2 George Washington 65
W2 George Washington 81
E3 Saint Joseph's 71
E3 Saint Joseph's 80
W6 Duquesne 72OT
E1 #2 UMass 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

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