2022–23 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2022–23 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2022 – March, 2023
Number of teams13
Regular season
ChampionsCharleston
Hofstra
  Runners-upTowson
Season MVPAaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Top scorerJameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)
Tournament
ChampionsCharleston
  Runners-upUNC Wilmington
Finals MVPRyan Larson (Charleston)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Charleston † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
Towson 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Drexel 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Delaware 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
North Carolina A&T 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Elon 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250
Stony Brook 6 – 12   .333 11 – 22   .333
Northeastern 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Hampton 5 – 13   .278 8 – 24   .250
Monmouth 5 – 13   .278 7 – 26   .212
† 2023 CAA tournament winner

The 2022–23 CAA men's basketball season was the 37th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2022 and March 2023. The season ended with the 2023 CAA men's basketball tournament.

This was the first CAA season after James Madison left to join the Sun Belt Conference,[1] and also the first season for four new CAA members—Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, and Stony Brook.[2][3]

This was also the last season for the conference under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association.[4]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Record at school CAA record CAA championships NCAA tournaments
Charleston Pat Kelsey Winthrop 2 17–15 8–10 0 0
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 7 95–86 45–54 1 1
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 7 76–103 36–63 1 1
Elon Billy Taylor Iowa (asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Hampton Edward Joyner Hampton (asst.) 14 206–209 0–0 0 3
Hofstra Speedy Claxton Hofstra (asst.) 2 21–11 13–5 0 0
Monmouth King Rice Vanderbilt (asst.) 12 182–166 0–0 0 0
North Carolina A&T Phillip Shumpert (interim) North Carolina A&T (asst.) 0 0–0 0–0 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 17 260–244 156–122 2 2
Stony Brook Geno Ford Stony Brook (Interim HC) 5 37–41 0–0 0 0
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 12 172–173 98–92 0 0
UNC Wilmington Takayo Siddle NC State (asst.) 3 34–19 16–9 0 0
William & Mary Dane Fischer George Mason (asst.) 4 33–48 21–25 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2021–22 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[6]

Rank Team Points
1 Towson (12) 144
2 Hofstra 122
3 Delaware 121
4 Charleston (1) 119
5 UNC Wilmington 101
6 Northeastern 84
7 Drexel 82
8 William & Mary 52
9 Stony Brook 50
10 Monmouth 49
11 North Carolina A&T 35
12 Elon 30
13 Hampton 25

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source

Award Recipients
First Team Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Cam Holden (Towson)
Jameer Nelson Jr (Delaware)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
Second Team Jyáre Davis (Delaware)
Shykeim Phillips (UNC Wilmington)
Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
Honorable Mention Ben Burnham (Charleston)
Aaron Clarke (Stony Brook)
Deuce Dean (Hampton)
Chris Doherty (Northeastern)
Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra)
Marcus Watson (North Carolina A&T)
Ben Wight (William & Mary)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Received votes
(Italics)   Number of first place votes
Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  Pre Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
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15		 Wk
16		 Wk
17		 Wk
18		 Wk
19		 Final
Charleston AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 22 18 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 18 RV RV RV
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hampton AP
C
Hofstra AP
C
Monmouth AP
C
North Carolina A&T AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Stony Brook 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 Hampton Hofstra Monmouth North Carolina A&T Northeastern Stony Brook Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Charleston – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Delaware 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Drexel 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Elon 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Hampton 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Hofstra 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Monmouth 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. North Carolina A&T 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Northeastern 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stony Brook 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Towson 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. UNC Wilmington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. William & Mary 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

Main article: 2023 CAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Charleston by winning the conference tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
12 South Charleston Bye vs (12) San Diego State
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2023 National Invitation Tournament

Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament as regular-season conference champions.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Hofstra vs Rutgers
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2023 College Basketball Invitational
Seed School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

The Basketball Classic

Main article: 2023 The Basketball Classic

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player of the Week

  • Nov. 14 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
  • Nov. 21 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra), Ryan Larson (Charleston)
  • Nov. 28 – Cam Holden (Towson)
  • Dec. 5 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware), Jordan Nesbitt (Hampton)
  • Dec. 12 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)
  • Dec. 19 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware)(2)
  • Dec. 26 – Maleeck Harden-Hayes (UNCW)
  • Jan. 2 – Amari Williams (Drexel)
  • Jan. 9 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(2), Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(2)
  • Jan. 16 – Dalton Bolon (Charleston)
  • Jan. 23 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(3)
  • Jan. 30 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(3)
  • Feb. 6 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
  • Feb. 13 – Pat Robinson III (Charleston)
  • Feb. 20 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(2)
  • Feb. 27 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(3)

CAA Rookie of the Week

  • Nov. 14 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)
  • Nov. 21 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(2)
  • Nov. 28 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(3)
  • Dec. 5 – Jack Collins (Monmouth)
  • Dec. 12 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(4)
  • Dec. 19 – Noah Ross (UNCW)
  • Dec. 26 – Max Mackinnon (Elon), Jared Turner (Northeastern)
  • Jan. 2 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)
  • Jan. 9 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)(2)
  • Jan. 16 – Charlie Williams (William & Mary)
  • Jan. 23 – Justin Moore (Drexel)
  • Jan. 30 – Jack Collins (Monmouth)(2)
  • Feb. 6 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(2)
  • Feb. 13 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(3)
  • Feb. 20 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(4)
  • Feb. 27 – Kyrese Mullen (Hampton)

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award Recipients
Player of the Year Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Coach of the Year Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)
Rookie of the Year Max Mackinnon (Elon)
Defensive Player of the Year Amari Williams (Drexel)
Sixth Man of the Year Pat Robinson III (Charleston)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Coleman Stucke (Northeastern)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Zac Ervin (Elon)
First Team Dalton Bolon (Charleston)
Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)
Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
Second Team Cam Holden (Towson)
Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Trazarien White (UNCW)
Kam Woods (North Carolina A&T)
Third Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Jyáre Davis (Delaware)
Ryan Larson (Charleston)
Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook)
Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
All-Defensive Team Jaquan Carlos (Hofstra)
Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)
Jaylon Scott (Charleston)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
All-Rookie Team Jack Collins (Monmouth)
Max Mackinnon (Elon)
Justin Moore (Drexel)
Kyrese Mullen (Hampton)
Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)
All-Tournament Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Ryan Larson (Charleston)
Donovan Newby (UNCW)
Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)

Trazarien White (UNCW)

Tournament MVP Ryan Larson (Charleston)

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 0%
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 0%
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 0%
Elon Schar Center 5,100 0%
Hampton Hampton Convocation Center 7,200 0%
Hofstra Mack Sports Complex 5,023 0%
Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 4,100 0%
North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center 5,000 0%
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 0%
Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena 4,160 0%
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 0%
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 0%
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 0%

References

  1. ^ "James Madison to Compete in the Sun Belt Conference Beginning Fall 2022" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "CAA Welcomes Hampton University, Monmouth University and Stony Brook University as New Members" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "CAA Welcomes North Carolina A&T as Newest Member of the Conference" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Horton, David (August 18, 2022). "N.C. A&T Asst. head coach Phillip Shumpert to take over as Interim head coach for Aggie Men's hoops" (Web). 247Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ McQuiggan, Miles (October 19, 2022). "Towson Selected as Preseason Favorite in CAA Men's Basketball; Hofstra's Estrada Tabbed as Player of the Year" (Web). caasports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.