2017 CAA men's basketball tournament
College 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 .[ 1] The champion, UNC Wilmington , received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 78–69 win over Charleston.
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.
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
#9 Delaware 81 , #8 Hofstra 76
Scoring by half: 39–47, 42–29
Pts : R. Daly – 27Rebs : R. Daly – 11Asts : R. Daly – 6 E. Carter – 19 Pts, 10 Rebs
Pts: J. Wright-Foreman – 23Rebs: R. Gustys – 9Asts: 3 Tied – 3 R. Gustys – 2 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: D. Gladden, M. Potter, L. Andrakakos
#10 Drexel 70, #7 James Madison 80
Scoring by half: 33–25, 37–55
Pts : S. Mojica – 15Rebs : R. Williams – 7Asts : K. Lee – 7 S. Mojica – 3 Stls
Pts: J. Kent – 20Rebs: S. Brown – 9Asts: S. Brown – 4 J. McLean – 14 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 1,889Referees: W. Humes, J. Hartness, A.J. Desai
Quarterfinals
#9 Delaware 82, #1 UNC Wilmington 91
Scoring by half: 32–41, 50–50
Pts : R. Daly – 24Rebs : R. Daly – 10Asts : D. Bryant – 4 An. Mosley – 20 Pts
Pts: C.J. Bryce – 17Rebs: Am. Mosley – 6Asts: D. Ingram – 8 D. Ingram – 15 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: T. Ebersole, J. Page, T. Crisp
#5 Elon 66, #4 William & Mary 71
Scoring by half: 33–30, 33–41
Pts : B. Dawkins – 19Rebs : B. Dawkins – 9Asts : D. Swoope – 4 T. Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Reb
Pts: 2 Tied – 20Rebs: O. Prewitt – 13Asts: O. Prewitt – 42 Tied – 6 Reb
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 4,096Referees: J. Hartness, G. Shannon, J. Pon
#7 James Madison 62, #2 College of Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 27–30, 35–37
Pts : S. Brown – 22Rebs : 2 Tied – 6Asts : 4 Tied – 2 J. McLean – 3 Stls
Pts: J. Chealey – 21Rebs: J. Brantley – 10Asts: C. Johnson – 4 J. Brantley – 16 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: A. Marotta, L. Andrakakos, T. Morrissey
#6 Northeastern 54, #3 Towson 82
Scoring by half: 23–37, 31–45
Pts : T.J. Williams – 15Rebs : A. Green – 7Asts : T.J. Williams – 4 A. Green – 4 blocks
Pts: Z. Martin – 17Rebs: 2 Tied – 8Asts: A. Adala Moto – 5 E. Keith II – 3 blocks
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 4,212Referees: D. Gladden, W. Humes, A.J. Desai
Semifinals
#4 William & Mary vs. #1 UNC Wilmington
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
#3 Towson vs. #2 College of Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
Championship
#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
References