2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–7, 2016 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion, UNC Wilmington, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams10
SiteRoyal Farms Arena
Baltimore, Maryland
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (5th title)
Winning coachKevin Keatts (1st title)
MVPChris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Attendance16,198
Top scorerAmeen Tanksley (Hofstra)
(60 points)
TelevisionCAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra144 .778  2410  .706
UNC Wilmington144 .778  258  .758
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
James Madison117 .611  2111  .656
William & Mary117 .611  2011  .645
Northeastern99 .500  1815  .545
College of Charleston810 .444  1714  .548
Elon711 .389  1616  .500
Drexel315 .167  625  .194
Delaware216 .111  723  .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

Seeds

All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top 6 seeds received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Hofstra 14–4 22–8 1–1 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2–0 vs. Northeastern
2 UNC Wilmington 14–4 22–7 1–1 vs. Hofstra, 1–1 vs. Northeastern
3 Towson 11–7 20–11 2–0 vs. William & Mary, 1–1 vs. James Madison
4 James Madison 11–7 21–10 1–1 vs. Towson, 1–1 vs. William & Mary
5 William & Mary 11–7 19–10 1–1 vs. James Madison, 0–2 vs. Towson
6 Northeastern 9–9 17–14
7 College of Charleston 8–10 16–13
8 Elon 7–11 16–15
9 Drexel 3–15 5–24
10 Delaware 2–16 7–22
† –CAA regular season champions
Overall and conference records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Friday March 4, 2016
1 1 6:00 pm #9 Drexel 57 vs #8 Elon 56 CAA.tv
2 8:30 pm #10 Delaware 63 vs #7 College of Charleston 67 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 5, 2016
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Drexel 67 vs #1 Hofstra 80 Comcast SportsNet
4 2:30 pm #5 William & Mary 79 vs #4 James Madison 64 Comcast SportsNet
3 5 6:00 pm #7 College of Charleston 64 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 66 Comcast SportsNet
6 8:30 pm #6 Northeastern 71 vs #3 Towson 60 Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 6, 2016
4 7 1:00 pm #5 William & Mary 67 vs #1 Hofstra 70 NBCSN
8 3:30 pm #6 Northeastern 70 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 73 NBCSN
Championship – Monday March 7, 2016
5 9 7:00 pm #2 UNC Wilmington 80 vs #1 Hofstra 73 (OT) NBCSN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  First round
Friday, March 4
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
NBCSN
Final
Monday, March 7
NBCSN
                                     
 
  1 Hofstra 80  
    9 Drexel 67  
8 Elon 56
9 Drexel 57  
  1 Hofstra 70  
  5 William & Mary 67  
 
 
  4 James Madison 64
    5 William & Mary 79  
 
  1 Hofstra 73
  2 UNC Wilmington 80*
 
 
  2 UNC Wilmington 66
    7 College of Charleston 64  
7 College of Charleston 67
10 Delaware 63  
  2 UNC Wilmington 73
  6 Northeastern 70  
 
 
  3 Towson 60
    6 Northeastern 71  

* Denotes overtime period.

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv
March 4, 2016
6:00 pm
#9 Drexel 57, #8 Elon 56
Scoring by half: 34–21, 23–35
Pts: Ta. Allen – 17
Rebs: R. Williams – 10
Asts: 4 Tied – 2
Te. Allen – 3 Stls
Pts: Eddy – 11
Rebs: Seibring – 7
Asts: Seibring – 3
Thompson – 3 Stls
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 2,170
Referees: A. Marotta, H. Bostic, T. Ebersole
CAA.tv
March 4, 2016
8:30 pm
#10 Delaware 63, #7 College of Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 28–35, 35–32
Pts: Holden – 30
Rebs: Jeffers – 8
Asts: Holden – 2
Johnson – 15 Pts
Pts: Hulsey – 18
Rebs: Brantley – 10
Asts: Hulsey – 5
Brantley – 4 Stls
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 2,170
Referees: M. Oblas, M. Dorn, J. Nichols

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2016
12:00 pm
#9 Drexel 67, #1 Hofstra 80
Scoring by half: 29–42, 38–38
Pts: R. Williams – 20
Rebs: R. Williams – 11
Asts: Te. Allen – 8
Abif – 18 Pts, 8 Rebs
Pts: Green – 22
Rebs: Gustys – 11
Asts: Green – 4
Gustys – 16 Pts
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,904
Referees: A. Marotta, D. Hopper, A. Cox
Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2016
2:30 pm
#5 William & Mary 79, #4 James Madison 64
Scoring by half: 31–15, 48–49
Pts: Prewitt – 25
Rebs: Sheldon – 6
Asts: Tarpey – 6
Cohn – 10 Pts, 5 Asts
Pts: Curry – 20
Rebs: Curry – 11
Asts: McLean – 4
Mc Lean – 13 Pts
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,904
Referees: M. Oblas, J. Wall, H. Bostic
Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2016
6:00 pm
#7 College of Charleston 64, #2 UNC Wilmington 66
Scoring by half: 40–27, 24–39
Pts: Johnson – 21
Rebs: Brantley – 8
Asts: Hulsey – 5
Brantley – 15 Pts
Pts: Bryan – 16
Rebs: Bryce – 8
Asts: 2 with 3
Flemmings – 13 Pts
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,450
Referees: T. Ebersole, M. Dorn, T. Attanasi
Comcast SportsNet
March 5, 2016
8:30 pm
#6 Northeastern 71, #3 Towson 60
Scoring by half: 29–32, 42–28
Pts: Ford – 20
Rebs: Ford – 7
Asts: Walker – 6
Walker – 18 Pts
Pts: Adala Moto – 18
Rebs: Adala Moto – 12
Asts: 2 with 2
Morsell – 16 Pts, 3 Stls
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,450
Referees: J. Gwynn, J. Nichols, G. Duda

Semifinals

NBCSN
March 6, 2016
1:00 pm
#5 William & Mary 67, #1 Hofstra 70
Scoring by half: 34–30, 33–40
Pts: Malinowski – 22
Rebs: Tarpey – 6
Asts: Cohn – 4
Dixon – 10 Pts
Pts: Tanksley – 23
Rebs: Gustys – 13
Asts: Green – 5
2 with 14 Pts
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,643
Referees: L. Jones, T. Comer, J. Lindsay
NBCSN
March 6, 2016
3:30 pm
#6 Northeastern 70, #2 UNC Wilmington 73
Scoring by half: 32–34, 38–39
Pts: Ford – 21
Rebs: Stahl – 13
Asts: 3 with 2
2 with 16 Pts
Pts: Flemmings – 21
Rebs: Cacok – 7
Asts: Ingram –8
Ingram – 14 Pts
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,643
Referees: B. Kersey, B. Covington, L. Andrakakos

Championship

NBCSN
March 7, 2016
7:00 pm
#2 UNC Wilmington 80, #1 Hofstra 73 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–41, 34–27 Overtime: 12–5
Pts: Ponder – 20
Rebs: Talley – 7
Asts: Ingram – 6
Flemmings – 19 Pts, 6 Rebs
Pts: Tanksley – 24
Rebs: Gustys – 23
Asts: Green – 8
Gustys – Tournament Record, Rebs
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 3,031
Referees: J. Lindsay, E. Corbett, T. Clougherty

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutes
College of Charleston2 Tied28Brantley18Hulsey12Hulsey10Johnson3Johnson75
DelawareHolden30Jeffers8Holden24 tied1Jeffers3Hayes37
DrexelR. Williams29R. Williams21Te. Allen10Te. Allen33 Tied2Te. Allen71
ElonEddy11Seibring7Seibring3Thompson34 Tied1Seibring33
HofstraTanksley60Gustys47Green17Tanksley4Green5Green121
James MadisonCurry20Curry11McLean44 Tied12 Tied1Curry40
NortheasternFord41Stahl17Walker83 Tied24 Tied1Walker78
TowsonAdala Moto18Adala Moto12Tied2Morsell3Parker–Rivera1Morsell36
UNC WilmingtonFlemmings53Gettys15Ingram17Flemmings3Bryan6Flemmings117
William & MaryMalinowski282 Tied10Cohn92 Tied44 Tied1Prewitt62
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See also

References

  1. "2016 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". CAA Sports. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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