2017 CAA men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams10
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (6th title)
Winning coachKevin Keatts (2nd title)
MVPC. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Attendance21,247
TelevisionCAA.tv, CSN CBSSN
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833296  .829
College of Charleston144 .7782510  .714
Towson117 .6112013  .606
Elon108 .5561814  .563
William & Mary108 .5561714  .548
Northeastern810 .4441516  .484
Hofstra711 .3891517  .469
James Madison711 .3891023  .303
Delaware513 .2781320  .394
Drexel315 .167923  .281
2017 CAA tournament winner

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6, 2017 at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.[1] The champion, UNC Wilmington, received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 78–69 win over Charleston.

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 Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 UNC Wilmington 15–3
2 College of Charleston 14–4
3 Towson 11–7
4 William & Mary 10–8 1–1 vs. Elon 1–1 vs. UNCW, 1–1 vs. Charl.
5 Elon 10–8 1–1 vs W&M 1–1 vs. UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl.
6 Northeastern 8–10
7 James Madison 7–11 1–1 vs. Hofstra 0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 1–1 vs. TU
8 Hofstra 7–11 1–1 vs. JMU 0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 0–2 vs. TU
9 Delaware 5–13
10 Drexel 3–15

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Friday March 3, 2017
1 1 6:00 PM No. 9 Delaware vs No. 8 Hofstra 81–76 1,794 CAA.tv
2 8:30 PM No. 10 Drexel vs No. 7 James Madison 70–80 1,889 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017
2 3 12:00 PM No. 9 Delaware vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 82–91 4,217 Comcast SportsNet
4 2:30 PM No. 5 Elon vs No. 4 William & Mary 66–71 4,096 Comcast SportsNet
3 5 6:00 PM No. 7 James Madison vs No. 2 College of Charleston 62–67 4,212 Comcast SportsNet
6 8:30 PM No. 6 Northeastern vs No. 3 Towson 54–82 4,143 Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017
4 7 2:00 PM No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 94–105 4,389 Comcast SportsNet
8 4:30 PM No. 3 Towson vs No. 2 College of Charleston 59–67 4,708 Comcast SportsNet
Championship – Monday March 6, 2017
5 9 7:00 PM No. 2 College of Charleston vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 69–78 6,342 CBS Sports Network
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 3
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Comcast SportsNet
Final
Monday, March 6
CBS Sports Network
            
1 UNC Wilmington 91
9 Delaware 82
8 Hofstra 76
9 Delaware 81
1 UNC Wilmington 105
4 William & Mary 94
4 William & Mary 71
5 Elon 66
1 UNC Wilmington 78
2 College of Charleston 69
2 College of Charleston 67
7 James Madison 62
7 James Madison 80
10 Drexel 70
2 College of Charleston 67
3 Towson 59
3 Towson 82
6 Northeastern 54

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv
March 3, 2017
6:00 pm
#9 Delaware 81, #8 Hofstra 76
Scoring by half: 39–47, 42–29
Pts: R. Daly – 27
Rebs: R. Daly – 11
Asts: R. Daly – 6
E. Carter – 19 Pts, 10 Rebs
Pts: J. Wright-Foreman – 23
Rebs: R. Gustys – 9
Asts: 3 Tied – 3
R. Gustys – 2 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: D. Gladden, M. Potter, L. Andrakakos
CAA.tv
March 3, 2017
8:30 pm
#10 Drexel 70, #7 James Madison 80
Scoring by half: 33–25, 37–55
Pts: S. Mojica – 15
Rebs: R. Williams – 7
Asts: K. Lee – 7
S. Mojica – 3 Stls
Pts: J. Kent – 20
Rebs: S. Brown – 9
Asts: S. Brown – 4
J. McLean – 14 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 1,889
Referees: W. Humes, J. Hartness, A.J. Desai

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet
March 4, 2017
12:00 pm
#9 Delaware 82, #1 UNC Wilmington 91
Scoring by half: 32–41, 50–50
Pts: R. Daly – 24
Rebs: R. Daly – 10
Asts: D. Bryant – 4
An. Mosley – 20 Pts
Pts: C.J. Bryce – 17
Rebs: Am. Mosley – 6
Asts: D. Ingram – 8
D. Ingram – 15 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: T. Ebersole, J. Page, T. Crisp
Comcast SportsNet
March 4, 2017
2:30 pm
#5 Elon 66, #4 William & Mary 71
Scoring by half: 33–30, 33–41
Pts: B. Dawkins – 19
Rebs: B. Dawkins – 9
Asts: D. Swoope – 4
T. Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Reb
Pts: 2 Tied – 20
Rebs: O. Prewitt – 13
Asts: O. Prewitt – 4
2 Tied – 6 Reb
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,096
Referees: J. Hartness, G. Shannon, J. Pon
Comcast SportsNet
March 4, 2017
6:00 pm
#7 James Madison 62, #2 College of Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 27–30, 35–37
Pts: S. Brown – 22
Rebs: 2 Tied – 6
Asts: 4 Tied – 2
J. McLean – 3 Stls
Pts: J. Chealey – 21
Rebs: J. Brantley – 10
Asts: C. Johnson – 4
J. Brantley – 16 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Referees: A. Marotta, L. Andrakakos, T. Morrissey
Comcast SportsNet
March 4, 2017
8:30 pm
#6 Northeastern 54, #3 Towson 82
Scoring by half: 23–37, 31–45
Pts: T.J. Williams – 15
Rebs: A. Green – 7
Asts: T.J. Williams – 4
A. Green – 4 blocks
Pts: Z. Martin – 17
Rebs: 2 Tied – 8
Asts: A. Adala Moto – 5
E. Keith II – 3 blocks
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,212
Referees: D. Gladden, W. Humes, A.J. Desai

Semifinals

Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2017
2:00 pm
#4 William & Mary vs. #1 UNC Wilmington
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2017
4:30 pm
#3 Towson vs. #2 College of Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC

Championship

CBS Sports Network
March 6, 2017
#2 College of Charleston vs. #1 UNC Wilmington
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutes
College of Charleston
Elon
James Madison
Northeastern
Towson
UNC Wilmington
William & Mary
DelawareR. Daly51R. Daly21R. Daly92 with23 with2R. Daly80
DrexelS. Mojica15R. Williams7K. Lee7S. Mojica3R. Williams3S. Mojica36
HofstraJ. Wright-Foreman23R. Gustys93 with3R. Gustys2H. Sabety1J. Wright-Foreman39

See also

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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