2021 CAA men's basketball tournament
Appearance
2021 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
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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 |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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
References
- ^ Washburn, Rob (13 January 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 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.