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2016 CAA men's basketball tournament

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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
Season2015–16
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
← 2015
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2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
UNC Wilmington † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
James Madison 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Elon 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194
Delaware 2 – 16   .111 7 – 23   .233
† 2016 CAA tournament winner

Seeds

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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

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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

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team leaders

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Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
College of Charleston 2 Tied 28 Brantley 18 Hulsey 12 Hulsey 10 Johnson 3 Johnson 75
Delaware Holden 30 Jeffers 8 Holden 2 4 tied 1 Jeffers 3 Hayes 37
Drexel R. Williams 29 R. Williams 21 Te. Allen 10 Te. Allen 3 3 Tied 2 Te. Allen 71
Elon Eddy 11 Seibring 7 Seibring 3 Thompson 3 4 Tied 1 Seibring 33
Hofstra Tanksley 60 Gustys 47 Green 17 Tanksley 4 Green 5 Green 121
James Madison Curry 20 Curry 11 McLean 4 4 Tied 1 2 Tied 1 Curry 40
Northeastern Ford 41 Stahl 17 Walker 8 3 Tied 2 4 Tied 1 Walker 78
Towson Adala Moto 18 Adala Moto 12 Tied 2 Morsell 3 Parker–Rivera 1 Morsell 36
UNC Wilmington Flemmings 53 Gettys 15 Ingram 17 Flemmings 3 Bryan 6 Flemmings 117
William & Mary Malinowski 28 2 Tied 10 Cohn 9 2 Tied 4 4 Tied 1 Prewitt 62

See also

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References

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