2014 CAA men's basketball tournament

2014 CAA men's basketball tournament
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Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	9
Site	Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Champions	Delaware (1st title)
Winning coach	Monté Ross (1st title)
MVP	Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)
Attendance	19,065
Top scorers	Jarvis Threatt (Delaware) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) (59 points)
Television	CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	10		.714
Towson	13	–	3		.813			25	–	11		.694
William & Mary	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Drexel	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Northeastern	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
James Madison	6	–	10		.375			11	–	20		.355
Hofstra	5	–	11		.313			10	–	23		.303
UNC Wilmington	3	–	13		.188			9	–	23		.281
† 2014 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

The 2014 tournament featured nine teams due to the departure of George Mason from the conference to join the Atlantic 10,[1] and the addition of the College of Charleston.[2]

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall
1	Delaware ‡†	14–2	22–9
2	Towson †	13–3	22–9
3	William & Mary †	10–6	18–11
4	Drexel †	8–8	16–13
5	Northeastern †	7–9	10–20
6	College of Charleston †	6–10	14–17
7	James Madison †	6–10	11–19
8	Hofstra	5–11	9–22
9	UNC Wilmington	3–13	9–22
‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television
First round – Friday March 7, 2014
1	1	7:00 pm	#9 UNC Wilmington 70 vs #8 Hofstra 78	CAA.TV
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 8, 2014
2	2	12:00 pm	#8 Hofstra 76 vs #1 Delaware 87	Comcast SportsNet
	3	2:30 pm	#5 Northeastern 90 vs #4 Drexel 81	Comcast SportsNet
3	4	6:00 pm	#7 James Madison 71 vs #2 Towson 80	Comcast SportsNet
	5	8:30 pm	#6 College of Charleston 59 vs #3 William & Mary 70	Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 9, 2014
4	6	2:30 pm	#5 Northeastern 74 vs #1 Delaware 87	NBCSN
	7	5:00 pm	#3 William & Mary 75 vs #2 Towson 71	NBCSN
Championship – Monday March 10, 2014
5	8	7:00 pm	#3 William & Mary 74 vs #1 Delaware 75	NBCSN
*Game times in ET.[3] #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 7 CAA.TV					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 Comcast SportsNet					Semifinals Sunday, March 9 NBCSN					Championship Monday, March 10 NBCSN
						1	Delaware	87
						8	Hofstra	76
	8	Hofstra	78
	9	UNC Wilmington	70
											1	Delaware	87
											5	Northeastern	74
						4	Drexel	81
						5	Northeastern	90
																1	Delaware	75
																3	William & Mary	74
						2	Towson	80
						7	James Madison	71
											2	Towson	71
											3	William & Mary	75
						3	William & Mary	70
						6	Charleston	59

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP

• Jarvis Threatt, Delaware

All-Tournament Team

• Jarvis Threatt, Delaware
• Carl Baptiste, Delaware
• Devon Sadler, Delaware
• Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
• Brandon Britt, William & Mary
• Scott Eatherton, Northeastern

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv

March 7 7:00 pm

Recap

#9 UNC Wilmington 70, #8 Hofstra 78
Scoring by half: 35-39, 35-39
Pts: Ponder - 26 Rebs: Sherwood - 7 Asts: Eblen - 5 Ponder - 2 Stls		Pts: Upshaw - 23 Rebs: Nwaukoni - 14 Asts: Allen - 4 Kone - 3 blocks, 2 steals

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 1,705 Referees: Sean Casady, Clarence Armstrong, Tim Comer

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet

March 8 12:00 pm

Recap

#8 Hofstra 76, #1 Delaware 87
Scoring by half: 40-37, 36-50
Pts: Upshaw - 23 Rebs: Nwaukoni - 15 Asts: Nesmith - 4 Allen - 9 Pts, 10 Rebs		Pts: Usher - 28 Rebs: Usher - 8 Asts: Threatt - 4 Saddler - 15 Pts, 6 Rebs

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Referees: Ron Tyburski, Tony Dawkins, Jeff Nichols

Comcast SportsNet

March 8 2:30 pm

Recap

#5 Northeastern 90, #4 Drexel 81
Scoring by half: 35-21, 55-60
Pts: Eatherton - 23 Rebs: Eatherton - 15 Asts: Tied - 3 Stahl - 19 Pts, 12 Rebs		Pts: Fouch - 30 Rebs: Tied - 7 Asts: Allen - 5 Massenat - 19 Pts

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,998 Referees: Dennis Allocco, Andrew Marotta, Tim Comer

Comcast SportsNet

March 8 6:00 pm

Recap

#7 James Madison 71, #2 Towson 80
Scoring by half: 27-34, 44-46
Pts: Nation - 18 Rebs: Satkus - 7 Asts: Curry - 5 Cooke - 14 Pts		Pts: McGlynn - 21 Rebs: Benimon - 10 Asts: Benimon - 4 Benimon - 18 Pts

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Referees: Robert Testa, Sean Casady, John Gwynn

Comcast SportsNet

March 8 8:30 pm

Recap^[dead link‍]

#6 College of Charleston 59, #3 William & Mary 70
Scoring by half: 40-28, 19-42
Pts: Hall - 15 Rebs: Hall - 14 Asts: Stitt - 4 Thomas - 14 Pts		Pts: Tied - 16 Rebs: Tarpey - 8 Asts: Prewitt - 2 Tarpey - 9 Pts

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 4,897 Referees: Matt Oblas, Louie Andrakakos, Clarence Armstrong

Semifinals

NBCSN

March 9 2:30 pm

Recap

#5 Northeastern 74, #1 Delaware 87
Scoring by half: 37-39, 37-48
Pts: Eatherton - 20 Rebs: Tied - 8 Asts: Pollard - 3 Spencer - 18 Pts, 8 Rebs		Pts: Usher - 20 Rebs: Threatt - 11 Asts: Saddler - 9 Threatt - 19 Pts

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Referees: William Humes, Joe Lindsay, Mike Eades

NBCSN

March 9 5:00 pm

Recap

#3 William & Mary 75, #2 Towson 71
Scoring by half: 36-36, 39-35
Pts: Thornton - 21 Rebs: Tied - 4 Asts: Tied - 4 Britt - 16 Pts		Pts: Benimon - 18 Rebs: Tied - 5 Asts: Damas - 3 Burwell - 17 Pts

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 4,051 Referees: William Covington, Tim Comer, Ted Nestor

Championship

NBCSN

March 10 7:00 pm

Recap

#3 William & Mary 74, #1 Delaware 75
Scoring by half: 33-39, 41-36
Pts: Thornton - 22 Rebs: Tarpey - 8 Asts: Tied - 4 Rusthoven - 16 Pts, 3 Blks		Pts: Baptiste - 24 Rebs: Usher - 10 Asts: Tied - 5 Threatt - 18 Pts, 7 Rebs

Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 5,414 Referees: Roger Ayers, Les Jones, Jamie Luckie

References

1. Goff, Steven (March 25, 2013). "George Mason to join Atlantic 10 in July, leaving CAA". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
2. Miller, Andrew. "College of Charleston to join Colonial Athletic Association". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
3. "2014 Men's Basketball Championship". CAA. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.