2024 CAA men's basketball tournament
| 2024 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Champions | Charleston (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Pat Kelsey (2nd title) |
| MVP | Reyne Smith (Charleston) |
| Television | FloHoops, CBSSN |
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| 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 2024 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 8–12, 2024, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.[1][2] The winner, Charleston, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
This was the first men's basketball tournament held under the Coastal Athletic Association name.[3]
Seeds
[edit]All 14 CAA teams will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams will receive a first round bye and the top four teams will receive a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 15–3 | |
| 2 | Drexel | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Hofstra | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. UNCW |
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 12–6 | 0–1 vs. Hofstra |
| 5 | Towson | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Delaware | 10–8 | 2–1 vs. Stony Brook/Monmouth |
| 7 | Stony Brook | 10–8 | 2–2 vs. Delaware/Monmouth |
| 8 | Monmouth | 10–8 | 1–2 vs. Delaware/Stony Brook |
| 9 | Campbell | 8–10 | |
| 10 | Northeastern | 7–11 | |
| 11 | Elon | 6–12 | |
| 12 | North Carolina A&T | 5–13 | |
| 13 | William & Mary | 4–14 | |
| 14 | Hampton | 3–15 |
Schedule
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Friday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 William & Mary | 62–79 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 11 Elon vs. No. 14 Hampton | 55–56 | ||
| Second Round – Saturday, March 9 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Campbell | 90–67 | FloHoops |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Towson vs. No. 13 William & Mary | 67–56 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Stony Brook vs. No. 10 Northeastern | 75–65 | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 14 Hampton | 80–50 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 8 Monmouth | 83–59 | FloHoops |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Towson | 66–56 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 7 Stony Brook | 91–882OT | |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 6 Delaware | 73–58 | ||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 5 Towson | 61–56 | CBSSN |
| 12 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 Stony Brook vs. No. 3 Hofstra | 63–59 | ||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 12 | |||||
| 7 | 13 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 7 Stony Brook | 82–79OT | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| First Round Friday, March 8 FloHoops | Second Round Saturday, March 9 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 10 FloHoops | Semifinals Monday, March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship Tuesday, March 12 CBS Sports Network | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monmouth | 90 | 8 | Monmouth | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Campbell | 67 | 1 | Charleston | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Towson | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Towson | 67 | 5 | Towson | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | North Carolina A&T | 62 | 13 | William & Mary | 56 | 1 | Charleston | 82* | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | William & Mary | 79 | 7 | Stony Brook | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drexel | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Stony Brook | 75 | 7 | Stony Brook | 91** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northeastern | 65 | 7 | Stony Brook | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware | 80 | 6 | Delaware | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Elon | 55 | 14 | Hampton | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Hampton | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtime periods
Honors
[edit]| CAA All-Tournament Team | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Reyne Smith (MVP) | Charleston | |
| Frankie Policelli | Charleston | |
| Kobe Rodgers | Charleston | |
| Keenan Fitzmorris | Stony Brook | |
| Tyler Stephenson-Moore | Stony Brook | |
| Tyler Thomas | Hofstra |
Source[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Announces 2023-24 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship - Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports)". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Washburn, Rob. "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Washburn, Rob. "Charleston Prevails in Overtime to Win Back-to-Back CAA Championships". caasports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.