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2018 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coachEarl Grant (1st title)
MVPGrant Riller (College of Charleston)
Attendance21,941
Top scorerJoe Chealey (College of Charleston)
(70 points)
TelevisionCAA.tv, CBSSN
← 2017
2019 →
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
College of Charleston † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Towson 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
UNC Wilmington 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Delaware 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Drexel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
James Madison 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Elon 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
† 2018 CAA tournament winner

The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 3–6, 2018 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The College of Charleston received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with an 83–76 overtime win over Northeastern in the championship game.

Tournament changes

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On July 11, 2017, it was announced that the tournament, which was previously played on a Friday–Monday format, would move to a Saturday–Tuesday format beginning with the 2018 tournament.[1] It was also announced that the semifinals and championship would be televised on CBS Sports Network through the 2021 tournament.

Seeds

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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 College of Charleston 14–4 2–0 vs Northeastern
2 Northeastern 14–4 0–2 vs CofC
3 Hofstra 12–6
4 William & Mary 11–7
5 Towson 8–10
6 UNC Wilmington 7–11
7 Delaware 6–12 4–2 vs Drexel/JMU/Elon
8 Drexel 6–12 3–3 vs UD/JMU/Elon 2–2 vs CofC/Northeastern
9 James Madison 6–12 3–3 vs UD/Drexel/Elon 0–4 vs CofC/Northeastern
10 Elon 6–12 2–4 vs UD/Drexel/JMU

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday March 3, 2018
1 1 4:00 pm No. 9 James Madison vs No. 8 Drexel 62–70 CAA.tv
2 6:30 pm No. 10 Elon vs No. 7 Delaware 79–86 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 4, 2018
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Drexel vs No. 1 College of Charleston 59–66 CAA.tv
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Towson vs No. 4 William & Mary 66–80 CAA.tv
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Delaware vs No. 2 Northeastern 50–74 CAA.tv
6 8:30 pm No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 3 Hofstra 93–88 CAA.tv
Semifinals – Monday March 5, 2018
4 7 6:00 pm No. 4 William and Mary vs No. 1 College of Charleston 73–83 CBSSN
8 8:30 pm No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern 52–79 CBSSN
Championship – Tuesday March 6, 2018
5 9 7:00 pm No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 1 College of Charleston 76–83OT CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 3
CAA.tv 		Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 4
CAA.tv 		Semifinals
Monday, March 5
CBS Sports Network 		Final
Tuesday, March 6
CBS Sports Network
            
1 College of Charleston 66
8 Drexel 59
8 Drexel 70
9 James Madison 62
1 College of Charleston 83
4 William & Mary 73
4 William & Mary 80
5 Towson 66
1 College of Charleston 83*
2 Northeastern 76
2 Northeastern 74
7 Delaware 50
7 Delaware 86
10 Elon 79
2 Northeastern 79
6 UNC Wilmington 52
3 Hofstra 88
6 UNC Wilmington 93

* denotes overtime game

Game summaries

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First round

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CAA.tv
March 3, 2018
4:00 pm
No. 9 James Madison 62, No. 8 Drexel 70
Scoring by half: 33–30, 29–40
Pts: Lewis – 15
Rebs: 3 tied – 6
Asts: Lewis – 3
Mosley – 13 Pts		 Pts: Isabell – 24
Rebs: Williams – 15
Asts: Isabell – 5
Williams – 7 Blocks
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Anthony Franklin, Jon Wall, Matt Dorn
CAA.tv
March 3, 2018
6:30 pm
No. 10 Elon 79, No. 7 Delaware 86
Scoring by half: 30–41, 49–45
Pts: Thompson – 27
Rebs: Seibring – 9
Asts: Swoope – 9
Santa Ana – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs		 Pts: Daly – 23
Rebs: Carter – 11
Asts: 3 Tied – 4
Carter – 20 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,659
Referees: Tony Crisp, Michael Luckie, Matt Lavigne

Quarterfinals

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CAA.tv
March 4, 2018
12:00 pm
No. 8 Drexel 59, No. 1 College of Charleston 66
Scoring by half: 27–30, 32–36
Pts: Lee – 15
Rebs: Isabell – 12
Asts: Lee – 3
Lee – 5 Stls		 Pts: Chealey – 22
Rebs: Brantley – 11
Asts: 3 Tied – 3
Riller – 17 Pts, 5 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Mark Schnur, AJ Desai, Nathan Farrell
CAA.tv
March 4, 2018
2:30 pm
No. 5 Towson 66, No. 4 William & Mary 80
Scoring by half: 32–41, 34–39
Pts: Martin – 18
Rebs: Gorham – 10
Asts: Martin – 9
Morsell – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs		 Pts: Cohn – 24
Rebs: Knight – 12
Asts: Cohn – 7
Knight – 16 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,672
Referees: Tony Chiazza, Tim Comer, Evon Burroughs
CAA.tv
March 4, 2018
6:00 pm
No. 7 Delaware 50, No 2. Northeastern 74
Scoring by half: 28–33, 22–41
Pts: Daly – 23
Rebs: Daly – 8
Asts: Allen – 3
Carter – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs		 Pts: Boursiquot – 17
Rebs: Green – 10
Asts: Pusica – 10
Pusica – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Justin Porterfield, Greg Evans
CAA.tv
March 4, 2018
8:30 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 3 Hofstra 88
Scoring by half: 40–48, 53–40
Pts: Talley – 37
Rebs: Cacok – 9
Asts: Talley – 7
Taylor II – 10 Pts, 7 Rebs		 Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29
Rebs: Gustys – 10
Asts: Wright-Foreman – 6
Buie – 20 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 2,566
Referees: Tim Clougherty, Jerry Heater, Tom Morrissey

Semifinals

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CBSSN
March 5, 2018
6:00 pm
No. 4 William & Mary 73, No. 1 College of Charleston 83
Scoring by half: 34–39, 39–44
Pts: Knight – 31
Rebs: Burchfield – 8
Asts: Cohn – 7
Rowley – 14 Pts, 2 Asts		 Pts: Riller – 25
Rebs: Brantley – 10
Asts: Pointer – 5
Chealey – 16 Pts, 3 Asts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: Tim Clougherty, Matt Potter, Tommy Morrissey
CBSSN
March 5, 2018
8:30 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 52, No. 2 Northeastern 79
Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–43
Pts: Cacok – 15
Rebs: 2 tied – 9
Asts: Fornes – 3
Fornes – 11 Pts, 5 Rebs		 Pts: Pusica – 20
Rebs: Green – 9
Asts: Gresham Jr – 6
Occeus – 18 Pts, 2 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,099
Referees: Tony Chiazza, Mark Schnur, Anthony Franklin

Championship

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CBSSN
March 6, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 2 Northeastern 76, No. 1 College of Charleston 83 (OT)
Scoring by half: 36–23, 29–42 Overtime: 11–18
Pts: Pusica – 30
Rebs: Gresham Jr – 12
Asts: 3 tied – 4
Boursiquot – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs		 Pts: Chealey – 32
Rebs: Brantley – 11
Asts: Chealey – 3
Riller – 20 Pts, 4 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 7,945
Referees: Justin Porterfield, Nathan Farrell, Evon Burroughs

Team and tournament leaders

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Team leaders

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Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
College of Charleston Chealey 70 Brantley 32 2 Tied 9 Riller 7 Brantley 6 Chealey 114
Delaware Daly 46 Carter 15 3 tied 5 Daly 4 Carter 2 Daly 78
Drexel Isabell 38 Williams 24 Isabell 6 lee 7 Williams 10 Isabell 77
Elon Thompson 27 Seibring 9 Swoope 9 2 tied 1 Swoope 1 Swoope 39
Hofstra Wright-Foreman 29 Gustys 10 Wright-Foreman 6 3 tied 1 3 tied 1 Pemberton 38
James Madison Lewis 15 3 tied 6 Lewis 3 2 tied 2 Banks 2 Lewis 36
Northeastern Pusica 65 Gresham Jr. 27 Pusica 17 Gresham Jr. 5 2 tied 3 Pusica 117
Towson Martin 18 Gorham 10 Martin 9 2 tied 2 Tunstall 2 Morsell 38
UNC Wilmington Talley 47 Cacok 18 Talley 9 Cacok 4 3 tied 1 Taylor II 70
William & Mary Knight 47 Knight 19 Cohn 14 Cohn 2 2 tied 2 Cohn 79

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 11, 2017). "CAA, CBS Sign Multi-Year MBB Championship Deal". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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