2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2019–20 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2019 and March 2020. Practices will commence in October 2019, and the season will end with the 2020 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2019 – March, 2020
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Season MVPNathan Knight
Tournament
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra†14–4 .778  26–8  .765
William & Mary13–5 .722  21–11  .656
Towson12–6 .667  19–13  .594
Delaware11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Charleston11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Northeastern9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Elon7–11 .389  13–21  .382
Drexel6–12 .333  14–19  .424
UNC Wilmington5–13 .278  10–22  .313
James Madison2–16 .111  9–21  .300
† 2020 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Head Coaches

Coaching Changes
  • On March 13, 2019, William & Mary announced that head coach Tony Shaver would not be retained for the following season.[1] On April 2, 2019, William & Mary announced that Dane Fischer was hired to replace Tony Shaver as head coach.[2]
  • Elon fired head coach Matt Matheny on March 18, 2019, following two consecutive losing seasons.[3] On April 5, 2019, Elon announced the hiring of Mike Schrage as head men's basketball coach.[4]

Coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston Earl Grant Clemson (asst.) 6 101–65 51–39 1 1
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 4 44–55 19–35 0 0
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 4 35–62 16–38 0 0
Elon Mike Schrage Ohio State (asst.) 0 0–0 0–0 0 0
Hofstra Joe Mihalich Niagara 7 115–84 63–43 0 0
James Madison Louis Rowe Bowling Green (asst.) 4 34–64 19–35 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 14 224–197 137–95 2 2
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 9 124–137 68–74 0 0
UNC Wilmington C.B. McGrath North Carolina (asst.) 3 21–44 12–24 0 0
William & Mary Dane Fischer George Mason (asst.) 0 0–0 0–0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2019–20 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2018–19 season.

Preseason

Preseason Poll

Source[5]

Rank Team Points
1Hofstra (14)331
2College of Charleston (18)323
3Northeastern (4)291
4James Madison (3)253
5Delaware (2)241
6Towson194
7William & Mary131
8Drexel125
9UNC Wilmington118
10Elon48

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[5]

Award Recipients
First Team Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Second Team Ryan Allen (Delaware)
Darius Banks (James Madison)
Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Honorable Mention Bolden Brace (Northeastern)
Kai Toews (UNCW)
Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Marcus Sheffield II (Elon)
James Butler (Drexel)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Grant Riller (Charleston)

Regular season

Rankings
Legend
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Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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College of Charleston AP
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Delaware AP RV
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Drexel AP
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Elon AP
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Hofstra AP
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James Madison AP
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Northeastern AP
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Towson AP
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UNC Wilmington AP
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William & Mary AP
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Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Charleston –0–10–11–11–10–22–00–21–01–1
vs. Delaware 1–0–1–10–20–10–20–11–10–12–0
vs. Drexel 1–01–1–1–11–00–21–02–00–11–1
vs. Elon 1–12–01–1–2–00–11–11–00–21–0
vs. Hofstra 1–11–00–10–2–0–10–20–10–21–1
vs. James Madison 2–02–02–01–01–0–1–02–00–21–0
vs. Northeastern 0–21–00–11–12–00–1–0–11–12–0
vs. Towson 2–01–10–20–11–00–21–0–0–20–1
vs. UNC Wilmington 0–11–01–02–02–02–01–12–0–1–1
vs. William & Mary 1–10–21–10–11–10–10–21–01–1–
Total 9–69–56–86–911–32–127–79–53–1210–5

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Main article: 2020 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2020 National Invitation Tournament

College Basketball Invitational
Main article: 2020 College Basketball Invitational

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Main article: 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

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Award Recipients
Player of the Year Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Coach of the Year Dane Fischer (William & Mary)
Rookie of the Year Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Defensive Player of the Year Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Sixth Man of the Year Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
First Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Nate Darling (Delaware)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
Second Team Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Marcus Sheffield (Elon)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Third Team Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Allen Bertrand (Towson)
James Butler (Drexel)
Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
Andy Van Vliet (William & Mary)
All-Defensive Team Desure Buie (Hofstra)
Brevin Galloway (Charleston)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Dennis Tunstall (Towson)
All-Rookie Team Jason Gibson (Towson)
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
Hunter Woods (Elon)

Attendance
Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16
Charleston TD Arena 5,100 0%
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 0%
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 0%
Elon Schar Center 5,100 0%
Hofstra Hofstra Arena 5,023 0%
James Madison JMU Convocation Center 6,426 0%
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 0%
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 0%
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 0%
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 0%
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References
  1. "W&M Athletics Announces Change in Men's Basketball Leadership". Williamsburg, VA. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. "Dane Fischer Named 31st William & Mary Head Men's Basketball Coach". tribeathletics.com. WILLIAMSBURG, Va.: William & Mary. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original (Web) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. "Elon fires men's hoops coach Matt Matheny after 10 seasons" (Web). washingtonpost.com. Elon, NC: Washington Post. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. "Elon Names Mike Schrage its 18th Head Men's Basketball Coach". elonphoenix.com. ELON, N.C.: Elon University. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original (Web) on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "HOFSTRA TABBED TO CAPTURE 2019-20 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE; CHARLESTON'S RILLER PICKED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". CAA Sports. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. "CAA Basketball Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Accolades" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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