2021 CAA men's basketball tournament

2021 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	10
Site	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
Champions	Drexel (1st title)
Winning coach	Zach Spiker (1st title)
MVP	Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Top scorer	Hunter McIntosh (Elon) (66 points)
Television	FloHoops, CBSSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	8	–	2		.800			13	–	7		.650
Northeastern	8	–	2		.800			10	–	9		.526
Charleston	6	–	4		.600			9	–	10		.474
Hofstra	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Delaware	5	–	4		.556			7	–	8		.467
Drexel †	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
William & Mary	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Elon	4	–	7		.364			10	–	9		.526
Towson	3	–	9		.250			4	–	14		.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6		.143			7	–	10		.412
† 2021 CAA tournament winner

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 6–9, 2021 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.^[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., however it was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time since 1986 that the CAA has crowned its men's basketball champion at an on-campus facility.

Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament.

Seed	School	Conf.	Tiebreaker
1	James Madison	8–2	2–0 vs. Towson
2	Northeastern	8–2	1–1 vs. Towson
3	Charleston	6–4
4	Hofstra	8–6
5	Delaware	5–4
6	Drexel	4–5
7	William & Mary	4–6
8	Elon	4–7
9	Towson	3–9
10	UNC Wilmington	1–6

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Saturday, March 6
1	1	3:00 pm	No. 8 Elon vs. No. 9 Towson	69–48	FloHoops
	2	6:30 pm	No. 7 William & Mary vs. No. 10 UNC Wilmington	73–60
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 7
2	3	11:00 am	No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 5 Delaware	83–75	FloHoops
	4	2:30 pm	No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Elon	71–72
3	5	6:00 pm	No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 7 William & Mary	63–47
	6	9:30 pm	No. 3 Charleston vs. No. 6 Drexel	75–80
Semifinals – Monday, March 8
4	7	6:00 pm	No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 8 Elon	58–76	CBSSN
	8	9:30 pm	No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 6 Drexel	67–74
Championship – Tuesday, March 9
5	9	7:00 pm	No. 8 Elon vs. No. 6 Drexel	56–63	CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Saturday, March 6 FloHoops					Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 FloHoops					Semifinals Monday, March 8 CBS Sports Network					Championship Tuesday, March 9 CBS Sports Network
						1	James Madison	71
						8	Elon	72
	8	Elon	69
	9	Towson	48
											8	Elon	76
											4	Hofstra	58
						4	Hofstra	83
						5	Delaware	75
																8	Elon	56
																6	Drexel	63
						2	Northeastern	63
						7	William & Mary	47
	7	William & Mary	73
	10	UNC Wilmington	60
											2	Northeastern	67
											6	Drexel	74
						3	Charleston	75
						6	Drexel	80

* denotes overtime game

See also

• 2021 CAA women's basketball tournament

References

1. Washburn, Rob (January 13, 2021). "2021 HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD AT ATLANTIC UNION BANK CENTER". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.