U.S. collegiate basketball event
The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The tournament was held March 3–7, 2023 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. [ 1] [ 2] Charleston won the tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament .
This was the final men's basketball tournament held under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association. The name change did not affect the CAA initialism, and the conference kept its existing logo.[ 3]
Seeds
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup
Score
Television
First round – Friday, March 3
1
1
2:00 pm
No. 12 Hampton vs. No. 13 Monmouth
64–100
FloHoops
Second round – Saturday, March 4
2
2
12:00 pm
No. 8 William & Mary vs. No. 9 Elon
73–51
FloHoops
3
2:30 pm
No. 5 Drexel vs. No. 13 Monmouth
64–45
3
4
6:00 pm
No. 7 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 10 Stony Brook
61–76
5
8:30 pm
No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 11 Northeastern
77–74OT
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5
4
6
12:00 pm
No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 8 William & Mary
94–46
FloHoops
7
2:30 pm
No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Drexel
73–68
5
8
6:00 pm
No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 10 Stony Brook
74–52
9
8:30 pm
No. 3 Towson vs. No. 6 Delaware
86–60
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
6
10
6:00 pm
No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 4 UNC Wilmington
73–79OT
CBSSN
11
8:30 pm
No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 3 Towson
77–72
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
7
12
7:00 pm
No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 2 Charleston
58–63
CBSSN
*Game times in ET . Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
First round Friday, March 3 FloHoopsSecond round Saturday, March 4 FloHoopsQuarterfinals Sunday, March 5 FloHoopsSemifinals Monday, March 6 CBS Sports NetworkChampionship Tuesday, March 7 CBS Sports Network1 Hofstra 94 8 William & Mary 73 8 William & Mary 46 9 Elon 51 1 Hofstra 73 4 UNC Wilmington 79 *4 UNC Wilmington 73 5 Drexel 64 5 Drexel 68 12 Hampton 64 13 Monmouth 45 4 UNC Wilmington 58 13 Monmouth 100 2 Charleston 63 2 Charleston 74 7 North Carolina A&T 61 10 Stony Brook 52 10 Stony Brook 76 2 Charleston 77 3 Towson 72 3 Towson 86 6 Delaware 77* 6 Delaware 60 11 Northeastern 74
* denotes overtime game
Honors
CAA All-Tournament Team
Player
School
Ante Brzovic
Charleston
Aaron Estrada
Hofstra
Ryan Larson (MVP)
Charleston
Donovan Newby
UNC Wilmington
Nicolas Timberlake
Towson
Trazarien White
UNC Wilmington
Source[ 4]
See also
References
External links