2015 CAA men's basketball tournament

2015 CAA men's basketball tournament
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Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	10
Site	Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Champions	Northeastern (1st title)
Winning coach	Bill Coen (1st title)
MVP	Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Attendance	18,754
Top scorer	Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) (74 points)
Television	CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
James Madison	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Hofstra	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			10	–	20		.333
Drexel	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Elon	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9, 2015 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. The 2015 tournament featured 10 teams due to the addition of Elon to the CAA.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	William & Mary ‡†	12–6	18–11	5–1 vs UNCW, NU, & JMU
2	UNC Wilmington ‡†	12–6	17–12	4–2 vs W&M, NU, & JMU
3	Northeastern ‡†	12–6	20–11	3–3 vs W&M, UNCW, & JMU
4	James Madison ‡†	12–6	19–12	0–6 vs W&M, UNCW, & NU
5	Hofstra †	10–8	19–12
6	Delaware †	9–9	10–19	1–1 vs Drexel	4–4 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU
7	Drexel	9–9	11–18	1–1 vs Delaware	3–5 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU
8	Elon	6–12	14–17
9	Towson	5–13	12–19
10	College of Charleston	3–15	8–23
‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First round – Friday March 6, 2015
1	1	6:00 PM	#9 Towson 69 vs #8 Elon 74 (OT)	CAA.tv
	2	8:30 PM	#10 College of Charleston 56 vs #7 Drexel 48	CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 7, 2015
2	3	12:00 PM	#8 Elon 59 vs #1 William & Mary 72	Comcast SportsNet
	4	2:30 PM	#5 Hofstra 74 vs #4 James Madison 57	Comcast SportsNet
3	5	6:00 PM	#10 College of Charleston 53 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 79	Comcast SportsNet
	6	8:30 PM	#6 Delaware 64 vs #3 Northeastern 67	Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 8, 2015
4	7	2:30 PM	#5 Hofstra 91 vs #1 William & Mary 92 (2OT)	NBCSN
	8	5:00 PM	#3 Northeastern 78 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 71	NBCSN
Championship – Monday March 9, 2015
5	9	7:00 PM	#3 Northeastern 72 vs #1 William & Mary 61	NBCSN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 6 CAA.tv					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 Comcast SportsNet					Semifinals Sunday, March 8 NBCSN					Final Monday, March 9 NBCSN
						1	William & Mary	72
						8	Elon	59
	8	Elon	74*
	9	Towson	69
											1	William & Mary	92**
											5	Hofstra	91
						4	James Madison	57
						5	Hofstra	74
																1	William & Mary	61
																3	Northeastern	72
						2	UNC Wilmington	79
						10	College of Charleston	53
	7	Drexel	48
	10	College of Charleston	56
											2	UNC Wilmington	71
											3	Northeastern	78
						3	Northeastern	67
						6	Delaware	64

* Denotes overtime period.

All-Tournament Team

• Quincy Ford, Northeastern (Most Outstanding Performer)
• Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
• Juan'ya Green, Hofstra
• Omar Prewitt, William & Mary
• Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
• David Walker, Northeastern

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv

March 6 6:00 pm

Recap

#9 Towson 69, #8 Elon 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 32–33, 30–29 Overtime: 7–12
Pts: M. Morsell – 18 Rebs: 2 with 8 Asts: 5 with 1 W. Foster – 2 Blks		Pts: E. Bryant – 21 Rebs: D. Thompson – 5 Asts: A. Hamilton – 7 T. Sabato – 3 Blks

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,552 Referees: T. Ebersole, J. Nichols, M. Dorn

CAA.tv

March 6 8:30 pm

Recap

#10 College of Charleston 56, #7 Drexel 48
Scoring by half: 24–29, 32–19
Pts: C. Barry – 19 Rebs: T. O'Donohue – 14 Asts: J. Chealey – 3 4 with 2 Stls		Pts: F. Wilson – 17 Rebs: R. Williams – 8 Asts: R. Williams – 2 R. London – 3 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,552 Referees: A. Marotta, M. Oblas, B. Testa

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet

March 7 12:00 pm

Recap

#8 Elon 59, #1 William & Mary 72
Scoring by half: 26–36, 23–36
Pts: E. Bryant – 15 Rebs: 2 with 5 Asts: A. Hamilton – 4 2 with 2 Stls		Pts: M. Thornton – 17 Rebs: T. Tarpey – 9 Asts: T. Tarpey – 5 T. Tarpey – 3 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,762 Referees: A. Marotta, A. Maira, T. Attanasi

Comcast SportsNet

March 7 2:30 pm

Recap

#5 Hofstra 74, #4 James Madison 57
Scoring by half: 39–33, 35–24
Pts: M. Kone – 18 Rebs: M. Kone – 11 Asts: J. Green – 8 A. Tanksley – 3 Stls		Pts: R. Curry – 18 Rebs: T. Vodanovich – 7 Asts: R. Curry – 4 J. McLean – 2 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,762 Referees: B. Testa, M. Oblas, D. Hopper

Comcast SportsNet

March 7 6:00 pm

Recap

#10 College of Charleston 53, #2 UNC Wilmington 79
Scoring by half: 25–36, 28–43
Pts: J. Chealey – 12 Rebs: D. Gilmore – 11 Asts: A. Stiitt – 3 A. Baru – 2 Blks		Pts: F. Jackson – 19 Rebs: C. Williams – 13 Asts: C. Ponder – 4 C. Williams – 2 Blks

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,016 Referees: T. Ebersole, M. Curtin, K. Fogleman

Comcast SportsNet

March 7 8:30 pm

Recap

#6 Delaware 64, #3 Northeastern 67
Scoring by half: 31–35, 33–32
Pts: K. Holden – 20 Rebs: 3 with 5 Asts: K. Holden – 5 C. Corbett – 3 Stls		Pts: D. Walker – 17 Rebs: Z. Stahl – 6 Asts: Z. Stahl – 5 Q. Ford – 3 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,016 Referees: J. Nichols, J. Gwynn, A. Franklin

Semifinals

NBCSN

March 8 2:30 pm

Recap

#5 Hofstra 91, #1 William & Mary 92 (OT)
Scoring by half: 32–35, 41–38 Overtime: 10–10, 8–9
Pts: J. Green – 26 Rebs: R. Gustys – 9 Asts: J. Green – 7 J. Green – 4 Stls		Pts: M. Thornton – 37 Rebs: T. Tarpey – 10 Asts: 4 with 2 O. Prewitt – 1 Blk

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,703 Referees: J. Lindsey, T. Nestor, T. Comer

NBCSN

March 10 5:00 pm

Recap

#3 Northeastern 78, #2 UNC Wilmington 71
Scoring by half: 33–30, 45–41
Pts: S. Eatherton – 21 Rebs: D. Walker – 8 Asts: D. Walker – 5 S. Eatherton – 3 Blks		Pts: J. Talley – 18 Rebs: C. Williams – 7 Asts: J. Talley – 4 F. Jackson – 2 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,703 Referees: B. Kersey, S. Hull, L. Andrakakos

Championship

NBCSN

March 9 7:00 pm

Recap

#3 Northeastern 72, #1 William & Mary 61
Scoring by half: 36–26, 36–35
Pts: Ford – 22 Rebs: Stahl – 10 Asts: Stahl – 5 Eatherton – 12 Pts, 5 Reb		Pts: Thornton – 20 Rebs: Tarpey – 7 Asts: Sheldon – 6 Dixon – 15 Pts, 4 Reb

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 5,721 Referees: E. Corbett, T. Clougherty, J. Lindsay

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

Team	Points		Rebounds		Assists		Blocks		Steals		Minutes
College of Charleston	C. Barry	28	T. O'Donohue	15	J. Chealey	4	2 Players	2	2 Players	3	A. Stitt	66
Delaware	K. Holden	20	3 Players	5	K. Holden	5	None		C. Corbett	3	K. Holden	37
Drexel	F. Wilson	17	R. Williams	8	R. Williams	2	M. Bah	2	R. London	3	2 Players	40
Elon	E. Bryant	36	A. Hamilton	8	A. Hamilton	11	T. Sabato	4	T. Samson	3	E. Bryant	76
Hofstra	J. Green	29	M. Kone	17	J. Green	15	4 Players	1	A. Tanksley	5	J. Green	88
James Madison	R. Curry	18	T. Vodanovich	7	R. Curry	4	2 Players	1	J. McLean	2	R. Curry	39
Northeastern	Q. Ford	46	Z. Stahl	21	2 Players	12	2 Players	5	2 Players	5	D. Walker	117
Towson	M. Morsell	18	2 Players	8	5 Players	1	W. Foster	2	3 Players	1	W. Foster	36
UNC Wilmington	C. Ponder	28	C. Williams	20	2 Players	7	C. Williams	3	4 Players	2	C. Ponder	73
William & Mary	M. Thornton	74	T. Tarpey	26	S. Sheldon	11	O. Prewitt	2	T. Tarpey	7	M. Thornton	120

External links

• 2015 Men's CAA Hoops Championship