2018–19 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2018–19 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2018 – March, 2019
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Season championsHofstra
  Runners-upNortheastern
Season MVPJustin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Top scorerJustin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Tournament
ChampionsNortheastern
  Runners-upHofstra
Finals MVPVasa Pusica (Northeastern)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Northeastern † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676
Charleston 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452
Delaware 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Drexel 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Elon 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
James Madison 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Towson 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
UNC Wilmington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 23   .303
† 2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 CAA men's basketball season marked the 34th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2018 and March 2019. Practices commenced in October 2018, and the season ended with the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were no coaching changes following the 2017–18 season.

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston Earl Grant Clemson (asst.) 5 77–56 39–33 1 1
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 3 27–39 11–25 0 0
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 3 22–43 9–27 0 0
Elon Matt Matheny Davidson (asst.) 10 140–148 72–88 0 0
Hofstra Joe Mihalich Niagara 6 88–76 48–40 0 0
James Madison Louis Rowe Bowling Green (asst.) 3 20–45 13–23 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 13 201–186 123–91 1 1
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 8 114–115 62–62 0 0
UNC Wilmington C.B. McGrath North Carolina (asst.) 2 11–21 7–11 0 0
William & Mary Tony Shaver Hampden-Sydney College 16 212–251 121–160 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2017–18 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

Rank Team
1 Northeastern (35)
2 College of Charleston (5)
3 Hofstra
4 William & Mary
5 UNC Wilmington
6 James Madison
7 Delaware
8 Elon
9 Drexel
10 Towson

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

Award Recipients
First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Second Team Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Stuckey Mosely (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Justin Pierce (William & Mary)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Honorable Mention Ryan Allen (Delaware)
Eric Carter (Delaware)
Kurk Lee (Drexel)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Shawn Occeus (Northeastern)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)

Regular season

Rankings

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  Increase in ranking
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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP
C
William & Mary AP
C

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Charleston – 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Delaware 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
vs. Drexel 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Elon 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
vs. Hofstra 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. James Madison 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Northeastern 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 0–2
vs. Towson 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 2–0
vs. UNC Wilmington 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1
vs. William & Mary 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 –
Total 12–6 8–10 7–11 7–11 15–3 6–12 14–4 6–12 5–13 10–8

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

Main article: 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
13 Midwest Northeastern Bye Eliminated by (4) Kansas 53–87
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2019 National Invitation Tournament by winning as regular season conference champions.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
7 Hofstra Eliminated by (2) NC State 78–84
Bids W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2019 College Basketball Invitational

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

Main article: 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 12 – Grant Riller (Charleston)
  • Nov. 19 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
  • Nov. 26 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(2), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(2)
  • Dec. 3 – Eric Carter (Delaware)
  • Dec. 10 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(3)
  • Dec. 17 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston), Brian Fobbs (Towson)
  • Dec. 24 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)(2)
  • Dec. 31 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(4)
  • Jan. 7 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(5)
  • Jan. 14 – Darius Banks (James Madison), Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
  • Jan. 21 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra), Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
  • Jan. 28 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(6)
  • Feb. 4 – Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)(2)
  • Feb. 11 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(7)
  • Feb. 18 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary), Grant Riller (Charleston)(3)
  • Feb. 25 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)
  • Mar. 4 – Steven Santa Ana (Elon)

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 12 – L.J. Owens (William & Mary)
  • Nov. 19 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)
  • Nov. 26 – Chase Audige (William & Mary)
  • Dec. 3 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware), Kai Toews (UNCW)
  • Dec. 10 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(2)
  • Dec. 17 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(2)
  • Dec. 24 – Kris Wooten (Elon)
  • Dec. 31 – Chase Audige (William & Mary)(2)
  • Jan. 7 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(2)
  • Jan. 14 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(3)
  • Jan. 21 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(3)
  • Jan. 28 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(3)
  • Feb. 4 – Chase Audige (William & Mary)(3)
  • Feb. 11 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(4)
  • Feb. 18 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(4)
  • Feb. 25 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(5)
  • Mar. 4 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(4)

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

[2]

Award Recipients
Player of the Year Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Coach of the Year Joe Mihalich (Hofstra)
Rookie of the Year Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Defensive Player of the Year Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Sixth Man of the Year Sheldon Eberhardt (Elon)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Paul Rowley (William & Mary)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tyler Seibring (William & Mary)
First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Second Team Eric Carter (Delaware)
Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Stuckey Mosley (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Third Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Alihan Demir (Drexel)
Troy Harper (Drexel)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Justin Pierce (William & Mary)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
All-Defensive Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra)
Dennis Tunstall (Towson)
All-Rookie Team Chase Audige (William & Mary)
Ithiel Horton (Delaware)
Deshon Parker (James Madison)
Kai Toews (UNCW)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
All-Tournament Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Ithiel Horton (Delaware)
Shawn Occeus (Northeastern)
Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Tournament MVP Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)

Attendance

Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16
Charleston TD Arena 5,100 3,711 4,276 4,167 4,134 3,987 4,054 4,116 4,320 63,035 4,202 82%
3,714 4,569 3,933 4,194 4,095 4,867 4,898
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 1,714 1,656 1,556 1,624 1,927 1,933 1,533 1,601 32,438 2,163 42%
1,832 1,741 2,309 3,045 1,726 2,268 2,157 3,816
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 978 660 828 1,481 894 1,159 502 831 16,846 1,123 45%
1,191 2,119 917 1,175 1,744 1,019 1,348
Elon Schar Center 5,100 5,245 1,107 1,033 1,478 2,017 2,231 1,497 1,292 32,139 2,009 39%
1,607 1,497 1,490 1,304 2,109 2,651 1,958 3,623
Hofstra Hofstra Arena 5,023 4,645 1,209 1,153 1,046 1,547 1,676 1,011 1,502 35,605 2,225 44%
1,512 1,618 1,504 2,217 2,521 4,208 3,587 4,649
James Madison JMU Convocation Center 6,426 2,623 2,185 1,982 2,314 2,482 1,922 2,224 2,559 34,499 2,464 38%
2,109 2,728 2,084 3,233 2,240 3,814
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 1,180 1,147 763 2,348 845 760 1,074 800 14,526 1,117 19%
1,208 795 1,264 910 1,432
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 1,389 1,058 1,458 1,058 1,258 1,123 1,023 1,604 17,935 1,380 27%
1,531 1,333 2,055 1,511 1,534
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 4,356 3,733 3,622 3,971 4,084 3,748 3,741 3,991 55,474 3,962 76%
3,889 4,196 3,570 4,841 3,482 4,250
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 3,301 3,370 2,878 3,332 3,140 3,690 3,346 3,176 48,584 3,470 40%
3,367 3,845 3,034 4,611 3,658 3,836

References

  1. ^ a b "NORTHEASTERN FAVORED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". CAA Sports. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Washburn, Rob (March 8, 2019). "HOFSTRA'S WRIGHT-FOREMAN REPEATS AS CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". caasports.com. Richmond, VA: Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original (Web) on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.