1990 CAA men's basketball tournament

1990 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsRichmond (3rd title)
Winning coachDick Tarrant (3rd title)
MVPKenny Atkinson (Richmond)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645
Richmond † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 10   .688
American 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
George Mason 10 – 4   .714 20 – 12   .625
East Carolina 6 – 8   .429 13 – 18   .419
Navy 4 – 10   .286 5 – 23   .179
UNC Wilmington 3 – 11   .214 8 – 20   .286
William & Mary 2 – 12   .143 6 – 22   .214
† 1990 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1990 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.[2] The Richmond Coliseum would remain the home of the tournament until 2014.

Richmond defeated top-seeded James Madison in the championship game, 77–72, to win their third CAA men's basketball tournament. The Spiders, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 4 		Championship
Monday, March 5
         
1 James Madison 93
8 William & Mary 83
1 James Madison 88
4 George Mason 75
5 East Carolina 63
4 George Mason 79
1 James Madison 72
2 Richmond 77
3 American 71
6 Navy 61
3 American 90
2 Richmond 91
7 UNC Wilmington 52
2 Richmond 67

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
  2. ^ "1989-90 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.