2017 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6, 2017 at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The champion, UNC Wilmington, received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 78–69 win over Charleston.

2017 CAA men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
Site	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
Champions	UNC Wilmington (6th title)
Winning coach	Kevin Keatts (2nd title)
MVP	C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Attendance	21,247
Television	CAA.tv, CSN CBSSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
College of Charleston	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Towson	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Hofstra	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
James Madison	7	–	11		.389			10	–	23		.303
Delaware	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
Drexel	3	–	15		.167			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 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	Conference	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	UNC Wilmington	15–3
2	College of Charleston	14–4
3	Towson	11–7
4	William & Mary	10–8	1–1 vs. Elon	1–1 vs. UNCW, 1–1 vs. Charl.
5	Elon	10–8	1–1 vs W&M	1–1 vs. UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl.
6	Northeastern	8–10
7	James Madison	7–11	1–1 vs. Hofstra	0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 1–1 vs. TU
8	Hofstra	7–11	1–1 vs. JMU	0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 0–2 vs. TU
9	Delaware	5–13
10	Drexel	3–15

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Television
First round – Friday March 3, 2017
1	1	6:00 PM	No. 9 Delaware vs No. 8 Hofstra	81–76	1,794	CAA.tv
	2	8:30 PM	No. 10 Drexel vs No. 7 James Madison	70–80	1,889	CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017
2	3	12:00 PM	No. 9 Delaware vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington	82–91	4,217	Comcast SportsNet
	4	2:30 PM	No. 5 Elon vs No. 4 William & Mary	66–71	4,096	Comcast SportsNet
3	5	6:00 PM	No. 7 James Madison vs No. 2 College of Charleston	62–67	4,212	Comcast SportsNet
	6	8:30 PM	No. 6 Northeastern vs No. 3 Towson	54–82	4,143	Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017
4	7	2:00 PM	No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington	94–105	4,389	Comcast SportsNet
	8	4:30 PM	No. 3 Towson vs No. 2 College of Charleston	59–67	4,708	Comcast SportsNet
Championship – Monday March 6, 2017
5	9	7:00 PM	No. 2 College of Charleston vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington	69–78	6,342	CBS Sports Network
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 3 CAA.tv					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 Comcast SportsNet					Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Comcast SportsNet					Final Monday, March 6 CBS Sports Network
						1	UNC Wilmington	91
						9	Delaware	82
	8	Hofstra	76
	9	Delaware	81
											1	UNC Wilmington	105
											4	William & Mary	94
						4	William & Mary	71
						5	Elon	66
																1	UNC Wilmington	78
																2	College of Charleston	69
						2	College of Charleston	67
						7	James Madison	62
	7	James Madison	80
	10	Drexel	70
											2	College of Charleston	67
											3	Towson	59
						3	Towson	82
						6	Northeastern	54

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv

March 3, 2017 6:00 pm

#9 Delaware 81, #8 Hofstra 76
Scoring by half: 39–47, 42–29
Pts: R. Daly – 27 Rebs: R. Daly – 11 Asts: R. Daly – 6 E. Carter – 19 Pts, 10 Rebs		Pts: J. Wright-Foreman – 23 Rebs: R. Gustys – 9 Asts: 3 Tied – 3 R. Gustys – 2 Stls

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: D. Gladden, M. Potter, L. Andrakakos

CAA.tv

March 3, 2017 8:30 pm

#10 Drexel 70, #7 James Madison 80
Scoring by half: 33–25, 37–55
Pts: S. Mojica – 15 Rebs: R. Williams – 7 Asts: K. Lee – 7 S. Mojica – 3 Stls		Pts: J. Kent – 20 Rebs: S. Brown – 9 Asts: S. Brown – 4 J. McLean – 14 Pts

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 1,889 Referees: W. Humes, J. Hartness, A.J. Desai

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet

March 4, 2017 12:00 pm

#9 Delaware 82, #1 UNC Wilmington 91
Scoring by half: 32–41, 50–50
Pts: R. Daly – 24 Rebs: R. Daly – 10 Asts: D. Bryant – 4 An. Mosley – 20 Pts		Pts: C.J. Bryce – 17 Rebs: Am. Mosley – 6 Asts: D. Ingram – 8 D. Ingram – 15 Pts

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: T. Ebersole, J. Page, T. Crisp

Comcast SportsNet

March 4, 2017 2:30 pm

#5 Elon 66, #4 William & Mary 71
Scoring by half: 33–30, 33–41
Pts: B. Dawkins – 19 Rebs: B. Dawkins – 9 Asts: D. Swoope – 4 T. Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Reb		Pts: 2 Tied – 20 Rebs: O. Prewitt – 13 Asts: O. Prewitt – 4 2 Tied – 6 Reb

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,096 Referees: J. Hartness, G. Shannon, J. Pon

Comcast SportsNet

March 4, 2017 6:00 pm

#7 James Madison 62, #2 College of Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 27–30, 35–37
Pts: S. Brown – 22 Rebs: 2 Tied – 6 Asts: 4 Tied – 2 J. McLean – 3 Stls		Pts: J. Chealey – 21 Rebs: J. Brantley – 10 Asts: C. Johnson – 4 J. Brantley – 16 Pts

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: A. Marotta, L. Andrakakos, T. Morrissey

Comcast SportsNet

March 4, 2017 8:30 pm

#6 Northeastern 54, #3 Towson 82
Scoring by half: 23–37, 31–45
Pts: T.J. Williams – 15 Rebs: A. Green – 7 Asts: T.J. Williams – 4 A. Green – 4 blocks		Pts: Z. Martin – 17 Rebs: 2 Tied – 8 Asts: A. Adala Moto – 5 E. Keith II – 3 blocks

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,212 Referees: D. Gladden, W. Humes, A.J. Desai

Semifinals

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2017 2:00 pm

#4 William & Mary vs. #1 UNC Wilmington

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2017 4:30 pm

#3 Towson vs. #2 College of Charleston

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC

Championship

CBS Sports Network

March 6, 2017

#2 College of Charleston vs. #1 UNC Wilmington

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

Team	Points		Rebounds		Assists		Steals		Blocks		Minutes
College of Charleston
Elon
James Madison
Northeastern
Towson
UNC Wilmington
William & Mary
Delaware	R. Daly	51	R. Daly	21	R. Daly	9	2 with	2	3 with	2	R. Daly	80
Drexel	S. Mojica	15	R. Williams	7	K. Lee	7	S. Mojica	3	R. Williams	3	S. Mojica	36
Hofstra	J. Wright-Foreman	23	R. Gustys	9	3 with	3	R. Gustys	2	H. Sabety	1	J. Wright-Foreman	39

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association
• 2017 CAA women's basketball tournament