2019 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 9–12, 2019 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.[1] Northeastern defeated Hofstra 82–74 in the championship game and received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It was the second title for Northeastern in the CAA, the last coming in 2015.[2]
| 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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 Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Champions | Northeastern (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Coen (2nd title) |
| MVP | Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) |
| Top scorer | Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) (88 points) |
| Television | CAA.tv, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 CAA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hofstra | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Northeastern | 14–4 | ||
| 3 | Charleston | 12–6 | ||
| 4 | William & Mary | 10–8 | ||
| 5 | Delaware | 8–10 | ||
| 6 | Drexel | 7–11 | 2–0 vs Elon | |
| 7 | Elon | 7–11 | 0–2 vs Drexel | |
| 8 | James Madison | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Towson | 1–1 vs Hofstra |
| 9 | Towson | 6–12 | 1–1 vs James Madison | 0–2 vs Hofstra |
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 5–13 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
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| First round – Saturday March 9, 2019 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 Towson vs No. 8 James Madison | 73–74 | CAA.tv |
| 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 7 Elon | 93–86 | CAA.tv | |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday March 10, 2019 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 James Madison vs No. 1 Hofstra | 67–76 | CAA.tv |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Delaware vs No. 4 William & Mary | 85–79 | CAA.tv | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern | 59–80 | CAA.tv |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Drexel vs No. 3 Charleston | 61–73 | CAA.tv | |
| Semifinals – Monday March 11, 2019 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 5 Delaware | 78–74OT | CBSSN |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 3 Charleston | 70–67 | CBSSN | |
| Championship – Tuesday March 12, 2019 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 2 Northeastern | 74–82 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
| First round Saturday, March 9 CAA.tv |
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 10 CAA.tv |
Semifinals Monday, March 11 CBS Sports Network |
Championship Tuesday, March 12 CBS Sports Network |
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| 1 | Hofstra | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | James Madison | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | James Madison | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Towson | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hofstra | 78* | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Delaware | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hofstra | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeastern | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeastern | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Elon | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeastern | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Drexel | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime game
Game summaries
First round
CAA.tv |
March 9, 2019 4:00 pm |
| No. 9 Towson 73, No. 8 James Madison 74 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–34, 42–40 | ||
| Pts: Fobbs – 18 Rebs: Tunstall – 10 Asts: 4 tied – 2 Betrand – 10 Pts |
Pts: 2 tied – 26 Rebs: Wilson – 7 Asts: Lewis – 3 Parker – 7 Pts | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,578 Referees: Matt Lavigne, Anthony Franklin, Jeff Pon |
CAA.tv |
March 9, 2019 6:30 pm |
| No. 10 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 7 Elon 86 | ||
| Scoring by half: 46–38, 47–48 | ||
| Pts: Cylla – 23 Rebs: Cacok – 12 Asts: Toews – 6 Cacok – 16 Pts, 3 Blks |
Pts: Santa Ana – 26 Rebs: 2 tied – 7 Asts: Santa Ana – 3 Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,578 Referees: Keith Fogelman, Nick Heater, Brian Zink |
Quarterfinals
CAA.tv |
March 10, 2019 12:00 pm |
| No. 8 James Madison 67, No. 1 Hofstra 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 37–39 | ||
| Pts: Lewis – 23 Rebs: Banks – 12 Asts: Lewis – 4 Banks – 15 Pts, 3 Stls |
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 17 Rebs: Taylor – 11 Asts: Wright-Foreman – 4 Taylor – 16 Pts, 5 Blks | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Mike Stephens, AJ Desai, Tony Chiazza |
CAA.tv |
March 10, 2019 2:30 pm |
| No. 5 Delaware 85, No. 4 William & Mary 79 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–45, 54–34 | ||
| Pts: Horton – 26 Rebs: Carter – 10 Asts: Anderson – 7 Allen – 23 Pts, 4 Asts |
Pts: Pierce – 26 Rebs: Knight – 11 Asts: Knight – 7 Knight – 21 Pts, 4 Blks | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,796 Referees: Roger Ayers, Brian Dorsey, Bert Smith |
CAA.tv |
March 10, 2019 6:00 pm |
| No. 10 UNC Wilmington 59, No. 2 Northeastern 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–39, 31–41 | ||
| Pts: Cacok – 21 Rebs: Cacok – 13 Asts: Toews – 4 Cylla – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs |
Pts: Roland – 21 Rebs: Brace – 8 Asts: Pusica – 7 Pusica – 16 Pts, 6 Rebs | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Jeff Anderson, Matt Potter, Tony Henderson |
CAA.tv |
March 10, 2019 8:30 pm |
| No. 6 Drexel 61, No. 3 Charleston 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–38, 37–35 | ||
| Pts: Butler – 14 Rebs: Butler – 9 Asts: Wynter – 6 Wynter – 12 Pts, 8 Rebs |
Pts: Riller – 24 Rebs: 2 tied – 7 Asts: Riller – 6 Brantley – 16 Pts, 3 Asts | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,040 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Brent Hampton, Lamar Simpson |
Semifinals
March 11, 2019 6:00 pm |
| No. 1 Hofstra 78, No. 5 Delaware 74 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 38–25, 29–42 Overtime: 11–7 | ||
| Pts: Wright-Foreman – 42 Rebs: 2 tied – 6 Asts: Buie – 4 Coburn – 13 Pts, 2 Rebs |
Pts: Horton – 21 Rebs: Anderson – 6 Asts: Horton – 4 Anderson – 17 Pts, 4 Stls | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Pat Driscoll, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney |
March 11, 2019 8:30 pm |
| No. 2 Northeastern 70, No. 3 Charleston 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 35–34 | ||
| Pts: Occeus – 17 Rebs: Green – 6 Asts: Pusica – 7 Pusica – 13 Pts, 5 Rebs |
Pts: Brantley – 18 Rebs: Brantley – 10 Asts: Brantley – 5 Riller – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 3,599 Referees: James Breeding, Jeff Clark, Tim Clougherty |
Championship
March 12, 2019 7:00 pm |
| No. 1 Hofstra 74, No. 2 Northeastern 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–42, 48–40 | ||
| Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29 Rebs: Taylor – 15 Asts: 2 tied – 3 Pemberton – 15 Pts, 7 Rebs |
Pts: Pusica – 21 Rebs: Brace – 10 Asts: Brace – 9 Occeus – 11 Pts, 4 Stls | |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,892 Referees: Ron Groover, Raymond Styons, Bill Covington |
Team and tournament leaders
Team leaders
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Minutes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | 2 tied | 34 | Brantley | 17 | Riller | 10 | 2 tied | 4 | Brantley | 2 | Riller | 72 |
| Delaware | Horton | 47 | Carter | 15 | Anderson | 10 | Anderson | 4 | Bryant | 1 | Horton | 82 |
| Drexel | Butler | 14 | Butler | 9 | Wynter | 6 | Juric | 5 | 2 tied | 2 | Wynter | 40 |
| Elon | Santa Ana | 26 | 2 tied | 7 | Santa Ana | 3 | Seibring | 4 | Seibring | 2 | Seibring | 35 |
| Hofstra | Wright-Foreman | 88 | Taylor | 32 | Buie | 10 | 3 tied | 4 | Taylor | 10 | Wright-Foreman | 122 |
| James Madison | Lewis | 49 | Wilson | 15 | Lewis | 7 | 2 tied | 5 | Lewis | 1 | Lewis | 76 |
| Northeastern | Pusica | 50 | Brace | 23 | Pusica | 15 | Occeus | 7 | Pusica | 2 | Gresham | 99 |
| Towson | Fobbs | 18 | Tunstall | 10 | 4 tied | 2 | 5 tied | 1 | Tunstall | 2 | Fobbs | 36 |
| UNC Wilmington | Cacok | 37 | Cacok | 25 | Toews | 10 | Gadsden | 3 | Cacok | 4 | Toews | 64 |
| William & Mary | Pierce | 26 | Knight | 11 | Knight | 7 | 2 tied | 2 | Knight | 4 | Pierce | 38 |
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References
- "2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship". CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Huskies Dancing: Northeastern Wins CAA Title To Earn Tournament Bid". boston.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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