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2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

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2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2019 – March, 2020
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionsHofstra
  Runners-upWilliam & Mary
Season MVPNathan Knight (William & Mary)
Top scorerJordan Roland (Northeastern)
Tournament
ChampionsHofstra
  Runners-upNortheastern
Finals MVPDesure Buie (Hofstra)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

The 2019–20 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2019 and March 2020. Practices will commence in October 2019, and the season will end with the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament.

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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  • On March 13, 2019, William & Mary announced that head coach Tony Shaver would not be retained for the following season.[1] On April 2, 2019, William & Mary announced that Dane Fischer was hired to replace Tony Shaver as head coach.[2]
  • Elon fired head coach Matt Matheny on March 18, 2019, following two consecutive losing seasons.[3] On April 5, 2019, Elon announced the hiring of Mike Schrage as head men's basketball coach.[4]

Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston Earl Grant Clemson (asst.) 6 101–65 51–39 1 1
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 4 44–55 19–35 0 0
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 4 35–62 16–38 0 0
Elon Mike Schrage Ohio State (asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Hofstra Joe Mihalich Niagara 7 115–84 63–43 0 0
James Madison Louis Rowe Bowling Green (asst.) 4 34–64 19–35 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 14 224–197 137–95 2 2
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 9 124–137 68–74 0 0
UNC Wilmington C.B. McGrath North Carolina (asst.) 3 21–44 12–24 0 0
William & Mary Dane Fischer George Mason (asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2019–20 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2018–19 season.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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Source[5]

Rank Team Points
1 Hofstra (14) 331
2 College of Charleston (18) 323
3 Northeastern (4) 291
4 James Madison (3) 253
5 Delaware (2) 241
6 Towson 194
7 William & Mary 131
8 Drexel 125
9 UNC Wilmington 118
10 Elon 48

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Source[5]

Award Recipients
First Team Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Second Team Ryan Allen (Delaware)
Darius Banks (James Madison)
Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Honorable Mention Bolden Brace (Northeastern)
Kai Toews (UNCW)
Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Marcus Sheffield II (Elon)
James Butler (Drexel)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Grant Riller (Charleston)

Regular season

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Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP RV
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP
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William & Mary AP
C

Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Charleston 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
vs. Delaware 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
vs. Drexel 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
vs. Elon 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
vs. Hofstra 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1
vs. James Madison 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0
vs. Northeastern 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Towson 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1
vs. UNC Wilmington 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. William & Mary 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Total 9–6 9–5 6–8 6–9 11–3 2–12 7–7 9–5 3–12 10–5

Postseason

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Colonial Athletic Association tournament

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NCAA tournament

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The CAA had one confirmed bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference tournament. The tournament was cancelled before any other at-large bids were awarded.

National Invitation tournament

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The 2020 National Invitation Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

College Basketball Invitational

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The 2020 College Basketball Invitational was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

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The 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Awards and honors

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Regular season

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CAA Player-of-the-Week

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  • Nov. 11 – Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
  • Nov. 18 – Andy Van Vliet (William & Mary)
  • Nov. 25 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)
  • Dec. 2 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary), Justyn Mutts (Delaware)
  • Dec. 9 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(2)
  • Dec. 16 – Nate Darling (Delaware), Brian Fobbs (Towson)
  • Dec. 23 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
  • Dec. 31 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(2)
  • Jan. 6 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(3), Grant Riller (Charleston)
  • Jan. 13 – Allen Betrand (Towson)
  • Jan. 20 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)
  • Jan. 27 – Nate Darling (Delaware)(2)
  • Feb. 3 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(3), Grant Riller (Charleston)(2)
  • Feb. 10 – Nate Darling (Delaware)(3), Marcus Sheffield II (Elon)
  • Feb. 17 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(4)
  • Feb. 24 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(4)
  • Mar. 3 – Brian Fobbs (Towson)(2)

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

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  • Nov. 11 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
  • Nov. 18 – Julien Wooden (James Madison)
  • Nov. 25 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(2)
  • Dec. 2 – Michael Christmas (James Madison)
  • Dec. 9 – Hunter Woods (Elon)
  • Dec. 16 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
  • Dec. 23 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)
  • Dec. 31 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(3)
  • Jan. 6 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(4)
  • Jan. 13 – Zac Ervin (Elon)
  • Jan. 20 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)(2)
  • Jan. 27 – Jason Gibson (Towson)
  • Feb. 3 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(2)
  • Feb. 10 – Imajae Dodd (UNCW)
  • Feb. 17 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(3)
  • Feb. 24 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(4)
  • Mar. 3 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)(3)

Postseason

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CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

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Award Recipients
Player of the Year Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Coach of the Year Dane Fischer (William & Mary)
Rookie of the Year Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Defensive Player of the Year Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Sixth Man of the Year Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
First Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Nate Darling (Delaware)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
Second Team Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Marcus Sheffield (Elon)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Third Team Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Allen Bertrand (Towson)
James Butler (Drexel)
Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
Andy Van Vliet (William & Mary)
All-Defensive Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Brevin Galloway (Charleston)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Dennis Tunstall (Towson)
All-Rookie Team Jason Gibson (Towson)
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
Hunter Woods (Elon)

Attendance

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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 4,014 3,853 5,005 3,726 3,938 3,651 3,350 4,224 63,435 4,229 83%
4,340 4,301 4,905 4,186 5,108 3,762 5,072
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 0%
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 1,129 795 882 1,201 1,233 1,066 830 926 15,883 1,059 42%
1,109 1,007 1,147 950 1,162 852 1,594
Elon Schar Center 5,100 0%
Hofstra Mack Sports Complex 5,023 4,223 3,897 2,072 3,111 2,257 1,725 1,809 2,291 39,718 2,837 56%
2,453 3,835 2,502 2,506 3,194 3,843
James Madison JMU Convocation Center 6,426 0%
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 0%
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 0%
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 0%
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 3,735 2,882 3,371 2,554 3,328 4,384 4,429 4,848 52,121 4,009 47%
3,405 5,325 3,590 5,090 5,180

References

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  1. ^ "W&M Athletics Announces Change in Men's Basketball Leadership". Williamsburg, VA. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dane Fischer Named 31st William & Mary Head Men's Basketball Coach". tribeathletics.com. WILLIAMSBURG, Va.: William & Mary. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original (Web) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Elon fires men's hoops coach Matt Matheny after 10 seasons" (Web). Washington Post. Elon, NC. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Elon Names Mike Schrage its 18th Head Men's Basketball Coach". elonphoenix.com. ELON, N.C.: Elon University. April 5, 2019. Archived from the original (Web) on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "HOFSTRA TABBED TO CAPTURE 2019-20 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE; CHARLESTON'S RILLER PICKED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". CAA Sports. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Statement regarding 2020 CBI". gazellegroup.com.
  7. ^ "The 2020 CIT". collegeinsider.com.
  8. ^ "CAA Basketball Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Accolades" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.