2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2014–15 CAA men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2014 and March 2015. Practices commenced in October 2014, and the season ended with the 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2014 - March, 2015
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Co-championsWilliam & Mary,
UNC Wilmington,
Northeastern,
& James Madison
Runners-upHofstra
Season MVPMarcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Top scorerDamion Lee (Drexel)
Tournament
ChampionsNortheastern
  Runners-upWilliam & Mary
Finals MVPQuincy Ford (Northeastern)
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
William & Mary12–6 .667  20–13  .606
UNC Wilmington12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Northeastern †12–6 .667  23–12  .657
James Madison12–6 .667  19–14  .576
Hofstra10–8 .556  20–14  .588
Delaware9–9 .500  10–20  .333
Drexel9–9 .500  11–19  .367
Elon6–12 .333  15–18  .455
Towson5–13 .278  12–20  .375
College of Charleston3–15 .167  9–24  .273
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first CAA season for Elon, which had spent the previous 11 seasons in the Southern Conference.

Preseason

Coaching Changes

Preseason Poll
Rank Team[2]
1Northeastern
2William & Mary
3Hofstra
4Drexel
5James Madison
6College of Charleston
7Towson
8Delaware
9UNC Wilmington
10Elon

Preseason All-Conference Teams
Award Recipients[2]
First Team Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)

Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Damion Lee (Drexel)
Andre Nation (James Madison)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)

Second Team Adjehi Baru (College of Charleston)

Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Dion Nesmith (Hofstra)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Cedrick Williams (UNCW)

Honorable Mention Tavon Allen (Drexel)

Kyle Anderson (Delaware)
Ron Curry (James Madison)
David Walker (Northeastern)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Marcus Thornton, William & Mary

Regular season

Head Coaches

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
 PreWk
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19		Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP RV RV NR
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP RV NR
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP
C
William & Mary AP
C

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Main article: 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
  • March 6–9, 2015: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland

Northeastern defeated William & Mary, 72–61, in the finals of the 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

NCAA tournament

The CAA has one bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament.

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
14 Midwest Northeastern Bye Eliminated by Notre Dame 65–69
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 – 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament

The CAA has one bid to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of William & Mary by winning the conference's regular season championship.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
7 William & Mary Eliminated by Tulsa 67–70
Bids W-L (%): 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

College Basketball Invitational
Main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational

Hofstra was invited to play in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational.

School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Hofstra Eliminated by Vermont 81–85
W-L (%): 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

James Madison and UNC Wilmington were both invited to play in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
James Madison Eliminated by USC Upstate 72–73
UNC WIlmington Eliminated by Sam Houston State 71–87
W-L (%): 0–2 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–2 .000

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients
Coach of the Year Kevin Keatts (UNCW)
Player of the Year Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Defensive Player of the Year Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
Rookie of the Year Elijah Bryant (Elon)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern)
Tom Schalk (William & Mary)
First Team Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Juan’ya Green (Hofstra)
Damion Lee (Drexel)
Addison Spruill (UNCW)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Second Team Ron Curry (James Madison)
Freddie Jackson (UNCW)
Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra)
Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
David Walker (Northeastern)
Third Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware)
Elijah Bryant (Elon)
Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison)
John Davis (Towson)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
All-Defensive Team Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison)
Freddie Jackson (UNCW)
Damion Lee (Drexel)
All-Rookie Team Elijah Bryant (Elon)
Chivarsky Corbett (Delaware)
Kory Holden (Delaware)
Mike Morsell (Towson)
Jordon Talley (UNCW)
All-Academic Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware)
Canyon Barry (Charleston)
Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison)
Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern)
Luke Eddy (Elon)
Christian Hairston (Elon)
Kevin Hickson (UNCW)
Damion Lee (Drexel)
Four McGlynn (Towson)
Dion Nesmith (Hofstra)
Timajh Parker‐Rivera (Towson)
Tom Schalk (William & Mary)
Michael Schlotman (William & Mary)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)
Ryan Winters (Elon)
All-Tournament Team Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
David Walker (Northeastern)
Tournament MVP Quincy Ford (Northeastern)

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    2. "NORTHEASTERN PICKED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE IN 2014-15;". Colonial Athletic Association. Colonial Athletic Association. October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
    3. "2014-15 All-CAA Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). CAASports.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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