2019 CAA men's basketball tournament

2019 CAA men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsNortheastern (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Coen (2nd title)
MVPVasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Top scorerJustin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
(88 points)
TelevisionCAA.tv, CBSSN
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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 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 9–12, 2019 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.[1] Northeastern defeated Hofstra 82–74 in the championship game and received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the second title for Northeastern in the CAA, the last coming in 2015.[2]

Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.

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

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday March 9, 2019
1 1 4:00 pm No. 9 Towson vs No. 8 James Madison 73–74 CAA.tv
2 6:30 pm No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 7 Elon 93–86 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 10, 2019
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 James Madison vs No. 1 Hofstra 67–76 CAA.tv
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Delaware vs No. 4 William & Mary 85–79 CAA.tv
3 5 6:00 pm No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern 59–80 CAA.tv
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Drexel vs No. 3 Charleston 61–73 CAA.tv
Semifinals – Monday March 11, 2019
4 7 6:00 pm No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 5 Delaware 78–74OT CBSSN
8 8:30 pm No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 3 Charleston 70–67 CBSSN
Championship – Tuesday March 12, 2019
5 9 7:00 pm No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 2 Northeastern 74–82 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Saturday, March 9
CAA.tv 		Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 10
CAA.tv 		Semifinals
Monday, March 11
CBS Sports Network 		Championship
Tuesday, March 12
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Hofstra 76
8 James Madison 67
8 James Madison 74
9 Towson 73
1 Hofstra 78*
5 Delaware 74
4 William & Mary 79
5 Delaware 85
1 Hofstra 74
2 Northeastern 82
2 Northeastern 80
10 UNC Wilmington 59
7 Elon 86
10 UNC Wilmington 93
2 Northeastern 70
3 Charleston 67
3 Charleston 73
6 Drexel 61

* denotes overtime game

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm
No. 9 Towson 73, No. 8 James Madison 74
Scoring by half: 31–34, 42–40
Pts: Fobbs – 18
Rebs: Tunstall – 10
Asts: 4 tied – 2
Betrand – 10 Pts		 Pts: 2 tied – 26
Rebs: Wilson – 7
Asts: Lewis – 3
Parker – 7 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,578
Referees: Matt Lavigne, Anthony Franklin, Jeff Pon
CAA.tv
March 9, 2019
6:30 pm
No. 10 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 7 Elon 86
Scoring by half: 46–38, 47–48
Pts: Cylla – 23
Rebs: Cacok – 12
Asts: Toews – 6
Cacok – 16 Pts, 3 Blks		 Pts: Santa Ana – 26
Rebs: 2 tied – 7
Asts: Santa Ana – 3
Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,578
Referees: Keith Fogelman, Nick Heater, Brian Zink

Quarterfinals

CAA.tv
March 10, 2019
12:00 pm
No. 8 James Madison 67, No. 1 Hofstra 76
Scoring by half: 30–37, 37–39
Pts: Lewis – 23
Rebs: Banks – 12
Asts: Lewis – 4
Banks – 15 Pts, 3 Stls		 Pts: Wright-Foreman – 17
Rebs: Taylor – 11
Asts: Wright-Foreman – 4
Taylor – 16 Pts, 5 Blks
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Mike Stephens, AJ Desai, Tony Chiazza
CAA.tv
March 10, 2019
2:30 pm
No. 5 Delaware 85, No. 4 William & Mary 79
Scoring by half: 31–45, 54–34
Pts: Horton – 26
Rebs: Carter – 10
Asts: Anderson – 7
Allen – 23 Pts, 4 Asts		 Pts: Pierce – 26
Rebs: Knight – 11
Asts: Knight – 7
Knight – 21 Pts, 4 Blks
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,796
Referees: Roger Ayers, Brian Dorsey, Bert Smith
CAA.tv
March 10, 2019
6:00 pm
No. 10 UNC Wilmington 59, No. 2 Northeastern 80
Scoring by half: 28–39, 31–41
Pts: Cacok – 21
Rebs: Cacok – 13
Asts: Toews – 4
Cylla – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs		 Pts: Roland – 21
Rebs: Brace – 8
Asts: Pusica – 7
Pusica – 16 Pts, 6 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Matt Potter, Tony Henderson
CAA.tv
March 10, 2019
8:30 pm
No. 6 Drexel 61, No. 3 Charleston 73
Scoring by half: 24–38, 37–35
Pts: Butler – 14
Rebs: Butler – 9
Asts: Wynter – 6
Wynter – 12 Pts, 8 Rebs		 Pts: Riller – 24
Rebs: 2 tied – 7
Asts: Riller – 6
Brantley – 16 Pts, 3 Asts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,040
Referees: Jamie Luckie, Brent Hampton, Lamar Simpson

Semifinals

March 11, 2019
6:00 pm
No. 1 Hofstra 78, No. 5 Delaware 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 38–25, 29–42 Overtime: 11–7
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 42
Rebs: 2 tied – 6
Asts: Buie – 4
Coburn – 13 Pts, 2 Rebs		 Pts: Horton – 21
Rebs: Anderson – 6
Asts: Horton – 4
Anderson – 17 Pts, 4 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Pat Driscoll, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney
March 11, 2019
8:30 pm
No. 2 Northeastern 70, No. 3 Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 35–33, 35–34
Pts: Occeus – 17
Rebs: Green – 6
Asts: Pusica – 7
Pusica – 13 Pts, 5 Rebs		 Pts: Brantley – 18
Rebs: Brantley – 10
Asts: Brantley – 5
Riller – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 3,599
Referees: James Breeding, Jeff Clark, Tim Clougherty

Championship

March 12, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 1 Hofstra 74, No. 2 Northeastern 82
Scoring by half: 26–42, 48–40
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29
Rebs: Taylor – 15
Asts: 2 tied – 3
Pemberton – 15 Pts, 7 Rebs		 Pts: Pusica – 21
Rebs: Brace – 10
Asts: Brace – 9
Occeus – 11 Pts, 4 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,892
Referees: Ron Groover, Raymond Styons, Bill Covington

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
College of Charleston 2 tied 34 Brantley 17 Riller 10 2 tied 4 Brantley 2 Riller 72
Delaware Horton 47 Carter 15 Anderson 10 Anderson 4 Bryant 1 Horton 82
Drexel Butler 14 Butler 9 Wynter 6 Juric 5 2 tied 2 Wynter 40
Elon Santa Ana 26 2 tied 7 Santa Ana 3 Seibring 4 Seibring 2 Seibring 35
Hofstra Wright-Foreman 88 Taylor 32 Buie 10 3 tied 4 Taylor 10 Wright-Foreman 122
James Madison Lewis 49 Wilson 15 Lewis 7 2 tied 5 Lewis 1 Lewis 76
Northeastern Pusica 50 Brace 23 Pusica 15 Occeus 7 Pusica 2 Gresham 99
Towson Fobbs 18 Tunstall 10 4 tied 2 5 tied 1 Tunstall 2 Fobbs 36
UNC Wilmington Cacok 37 Cacok 25 Toews 10 Gadsden 3 Cacok 4 Toews 64
William & Mary Pierce 26 Knight 11 Knight 7 2 tied 2 Knight 4 Pierce 38

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Huskies Dancing: Northeastern Wins CAA Title To Earn Tournament Bid". boston.cbslocal.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.