2012 CAA men's basketball tournament

2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	12
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Champions	VCU (5th title)
Winning coach	Shaka Smart (1st title)
Attendance	47,833
Television	Comcast SportsNet ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament

Seeding

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
VCU†	15	–	3		.833			29	–	7		.806
George Mason	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5		.722			21	–	13		.618
Delaware	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Georgia State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
James Madison	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
UNCW	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
William & Mary	4	–	14		.222			6	–	26		.188
Hofstra	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
Towson	1	–	17		.056			1	–	31		.031
† 2012 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1†‡	Drexel	16–2	26–5
2†	VCU	15–3	26–6
3†	George Mason	14–4	24–8
4†	Old Dominion	13–5	20–12
5	Delaware	12–6	18–13
6	Georgia State	11–7	21–11
7	Northeastern	9–9	14–17
8	James Madison	5–13	12–20	1–0 vs UNCW
9	UNC Wilmington	5–13	10–21	0–1 vs JMU
10	William & Mary	4–14	6–26
11	Hofstra	3–15	10–22
12	Towson	1–17	1–31
‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Attendance
First Round – Friday, March 2
1	1	12:00 PM	#8 UNCW vs. #9 James Madison	Comcast Network
	2	2:30 PM	#5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson	Comcast Network
2	3	6:00 PM	#7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary	Comcast Network
	4	8:30 PM	#6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra	Comcast Network
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCW	Comcast Network	5,889
	6	2:30 PM	#4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Delaware	Comcast Network
4	7	6:00 PM	#2 VCU vs. #7 Northeastern	Comcast Network	11,200
	8	8:30 PM	#3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia State	Comcast Network
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
5	9	2:00 PM	#1 Drexel vs. #4 Old Dominion	Comcast Network	11,200
	10	4:30 PM	#2 VCU vs. #3 George Mason	Comcast Network and ESPN3
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
6	11	7:00 PM	#1 Drexel vs. #2 VCU	ESPN	11,200
*Game Times in ET [1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 2, 2012					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3, 2012					Semifinals Sunday, March 4, 2012					Championship Game Monday, March 5, 2012
						1	Drexel	59
						9	UNC Wilmington	47
	8	James Madison	59
	9	UNC Wilmington	70
											1	Drexel	68
											4	Old Dominion	51
						4	Old Dominion	88
						5	Delaware	74
	5	Delaware	72
	12	Towson	65
																1	Drexel	56
																2	VCU	59
						2	VCU	75
						7	Northeastern	65
	7	Northeastern	57
	10	William & Mary	49
											2	VCU	74
											3	George Mason	64
						3	George Mason	61
						6	Georgia State	59
	6	Georgia State	85
	11	Hofstra	50

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School	Position	Year
	Darius Theus	Virginia Commonwealth University	G	Junior
	Damion Lee	Drexel	G	Freshman
	Frantz Massenat	Drexel	G	Sophomore
	Bradford Burgess	Virginia Commonwealth University	G	Senior
	Mike Morrison	George Mason University	F	Senior
	Rob Brandenberg	Virginia Commonwealth University	G	Sophomore

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association