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 | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November, 2019 – March, 2020 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | Nathan Knight |
Tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 2 | – | 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 |
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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 |
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1 | Hofstra (14) | 331 |
2 | College of Charleston (18) | 323 |
3 | Northeastern (4) | 291 |
4 | James Madison (3) | 253 |
5 | Delaware (2) | 241 |
6 | Towson | 194 |
7 | William & Mary | 131 |
8 | Drexel | 125 |
9 | UNC Wilmington | 118 |
10 | Elon | 48 |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source[5]
Award | Recipients |
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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
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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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 | |
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vs. Charleston | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Delaware | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Drexel | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Elon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. Hofstra | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. James Madison | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. Northeastern | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Towson | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. UNC Wilmington | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
vs. William & Mary | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – |
Total | 9–6 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 6–9 | 11–3 | 2–12 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 3–12 | 10–5 |
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
NCAA tournament
National Invitation Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player-of-the-Week
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CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
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Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award | Recipients |
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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 |
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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
- "W&M Athletics Announces Change in Men's Basketball Leadership". Williamsburg, VA. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "CAA Basketball Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Accolades" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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