2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201718
Teams 10
Site North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
Champions College of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coach Earl Grant (1st title)
MVP Grant Riller (College of Charleston)
Television CAA.tv, CBSSN
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
College of Charleston 144 .778  268  .765
Northeastern144 .778  2310  .697
Hofstra126 .667  1912  .613
William & Mary117 .611  1912  .613
Towson810 .444  1814  .563
UNC Wilmington711 .389  1121  .344
Delaware612 .333  1419  .424
Drexel612 .333  1320  .394
James Madison612 .333  1022  .313
Elon612 .333  1418  .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

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

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

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

  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

First round

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 Blks
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

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

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

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

Team leaders

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutes
College of Charleston
DelawareDaly46Carter153 tied5Daly4Carter2Daly78
DrexelIsabell38Williams24Isabell6lee7Williams10Isabell77
ElonThompson27Seibring9Swoope92 tied1Swoope1Swoope39
HofstraWright-Foreman29Gustys10Wright-Foreman63 tied13 tied1Pemberton38
James MadisonLewis153 tied6Lewis32 tied2Banks2Lewis36
Northeastern
TowsonMartin18Gorham10Martin92 tied2Tunstall2Morsell38
UNC WilmingtonTalley47Cacok18Talley9Cacok43 tied1Taylor II70
William & MaryKnight47Knight19Cohn14Cohn22 tied2Cohn79

See also

References

  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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