2023–24 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball season

2023–24 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2023 – March, 2024
Number of teams14
Regular season
ChampionCharleston
  Runners-upDrexel
Season MVPTyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Top scorerTyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Tournament
ChampionsCharleston
  Runners-upStony Brook
Finals MVPReyne Smith (Charleston)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Drexel 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Delaware 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Campbell 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Northeastern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Elon 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 10 – 23   .303
Hampton 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273
† 2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 CAA men's basketball season was the 38th season of Coastal Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2023 and March 2024. The season ended with the 2024 CAA men's basketball tournament.

This was the first season for the conference under the Coastal Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Coastal Athletic Association.[1] This was also the first CAA season with new conference member, Campbell.[2]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Record at school CAA record CAA championships NCAA tournaments
Campbell Kevin McGeehan Richmond (assoc.) 11 155–164 0–0 0 0
Charleston Pat Kelsey Winthrop 3 48–19 24–12 1 1
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 8 112–103 53–64 1 1
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 8 93–118 46–71 1 1
Elon Billy Taylor Iowa (asst.) 2 8–24 6–12 0 0
Hampton Edward Joyner Hampton (asst.) 15 213–233 5–13 0 3
Hofstra Speedy Claxton Hofstra (asst.) 3 46–21 29–7 0 0
Monmouth King Rice Vanderbilt (asst.) 13 189–193 5–13 0 0
North Carolina A&T Monté Ross Temple (asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 18 270–264 162–134 2 2
Stony Brook Geno Ford Stony Brook (Interim HC) 6 48–63 6–12 0 0
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 13 193–185 110–98 0 0
UNC Wilmington Takayo Siddle NC State (asst.) 4 58–29 28–15 0 0
William & Mary Dane Fischer George Mason (asst.) 5 46–68 28–36 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[4]

Rank Team Points
1 Charleston (10) 165
2 UNC Wilmington (3) 157
3 Drexel (1) 140
4 Hofstra 137
t5 Delaware 115
t5 Towson 115
7 Northeastern 84
8 William & Mary 77
9 Stony Brook 76
10 Elon 62
11 Monmouth 50
12 Campbell 45
13 Hampton 31
14 North Carolina A&T 20

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference teams

Source

Award Recipients
First Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Trazarien White (UNC Wilmington)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
Second Team Jyáre Davis (Delaware)
Anthony Dell'Orso (Campbell)
Max Mackinnon (Elon)
Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook)
Honorable Mention Gabe Dorsey (William & Mary)
Chris Doherty (Northeastern)
Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra)
Maleeck Harden-Hayes (UNC Wilmington)
Justin Moore (Drexel)
Jordan Nesbitt (Hampton)
Frankie Policelli (Charleston)
Xander Rice (Monmouth)

Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Amari Williams (Drexel)

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: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Final
Campbell AP
C
Charleston AP RV
C
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.

  Campbell Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hampton Hofstra Monmouth North Carolina A&T Northeastern Stony Brook Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Campbell – 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 – 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 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 0–0

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

Main article: 2024 CAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2024 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
14 West Charleston Bye vs (4) Alabama
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2024 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
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2024 College Basketball Invitational
Seed School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player of the Week

  • Nov. 13 – Xander Rice (Monmouth)
  • Nov. 20 – Ty Simpkins (Elon)
  • Nov. 27 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
  • Dec. 4 – Trazarien White (UNC Wilmington)
  • Dec. 11 – Christian May (Towson), Jalun Trent (Delaware)
  • Dec. 18 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware)
  • Dec. 26 – Landon Glasper (North Carolina A&T)
  • Jan. 1 – Jalun Trent (Delaware)(2)
  • Jan. 8 – Bryce Butler (Charleston)
  • Jan. 15 – Xander Rice (Monmouth)(2)
  • Jan. 22 – Landon Glasper (North Carolina A&T)(2)
  • Jan. 29 – Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra), Christian May (Towson)(2)
  • Feb. 5 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)(2)
  • Feb. 12 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware)(2)
  • Feb. 19 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)
  • Feb. 26 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)(3)
  • Mar. 4 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)

CAA Rookie of the Week

  • Nov. 13 – Tyler Tejada (Towson)
  • Nov. 20 – Nick Dorn (Elon)
  • Nov. 27 – Abdi Bashir Jr. (Monmouth)
  • Dec. 4 – Jordan Crawford (Charleston)
  • Dec. 11 – Jared Frey (Stony Brook)
  • Dec. 18 – James Scott (Charleston)
  • Dec. 26 – James Scott (Charleston)(2)
  • Jan. 1 – Nick Dorn (Elon)(2)
  • Jan. 8 – Nick Dorn (Elon)(3)
  • Jan. 15 – Tyler Tejada (Towson)(2)
  • Jan. 22 – Tyler Tejada (Towson)(3)
  • Jan. 29 – Dylan Williamson (Towson)
  • Feb. 5 – Jerry Deng (Hampton), Dylan Williamson (Towson)(2)
  • Feb. 12 – Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)
  • Feb. 19 – Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)(2)
  • Feb. 26 – Tyler Tejada (Towson)(4)
  • Mar. 4 – Nick Dorn (Elon)(4)

Source[5]

Postseason

CAA All-Conference teams and awards

Award Recipients
Player of the Year Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Coach of the Year Pat Kelsey (Charleston)
Rookie of the Year Tyler Tejada (Towson)
Defensive Player of the Year Amari Williams (Drexel)
Sixth Man of the Year Bryce Butler (Charleston)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Zac Ervin (Elon)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Christian Ray (Delaware)
First Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Xander Rice (Monmouth)
Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Trazarien White (UNC Wilmington)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
Second Team Jyáre Davis (Delaware)
Anthony Dell'Orso (Campbell)
Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra)
Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook)
Third Team Ben Burnham (Charleston)
Landon Glasper (North Carolina A&T)
Justin Moore (Drexel)
Shykeim Phillips (UNC Wilmington)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
All-Defensive Team Jaquan Carlos (Hofstra)
Shykeim Phillips (UNC Wilmington)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)
Amari Williams (Drexel)
All-Rookie Team Nick Dorn (Elon)
James Scott (Charleston)
Tyler Tejada (Towson)
Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)
Dylan Williamson (Towson)
All-Tournament Team Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Frankie Policelli (Charleston)
Kobe Rodgers (Charleston)
Keenan Fitzmorris (Stony Brook)
Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook)
Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
Tournament MVP Reyne Smith (Charleston)

Source[6]

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
Campbell John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center 3,095 0%
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. ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Washburn, Rob. "Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "Ross Named A&T Men's Basketball Coach". North Carolina A&T. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Men's Basketball Weekly Awards – March 4". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  6. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Men's Basketball Annual Awards Unveiled; Hofstra's Thomas Named Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.