2014 CAA men's basketball tournament
| 2014 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
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 Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2013–14 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| Champions | Delaware (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Monté Ross (1st title) |
| MVP | Jarvis Threatt (Delaware) |
| Attendance | 19,065 |
| Top scorers | Jarvis Threatt (Delaware) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) (59 points) |
| Television | CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2014 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 tournament featured nine teams due to the departure of George Mason from the conference to join the Atlantic 10,[1] and the addition of the College of Charleston.[2]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware ‡† | 14–2 | 22–9 |
| 2 | Towson † | 13–3 | 22–9 |
| 3 | William & Mary † | 10–6 | 18–11 |
| 4 | Drexel † | 8–8 | 16–13 |
| 5 | Northeastern † | 7–9 | 10–20 |
| 6 | College of Charleston † | 6–10 | 14–17 |
| 7 | James Madison † | 6–10 | 11–19 |
| 8 | Hofstra | 5–11 | 9–22 |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 3–13 | 9–22 |
| ‡ – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday March 7, 2014 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:00 pm | #9 UNC Wilmington 70 vs #8 Hofstra 78 | CAA.TV |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 8, 2014 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 12:00 pm | #8 Hofstra 76 vs #1 Delaware 87 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 3 | 2:30 pm | #5 Northeastern 90 vs #4 Drexel 81 | Comcast SportsNet | |
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 pm | #7 James Madison 71 vs #2 Towson 80 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | #6 College of Charleston 59 vs #3 William & Mary 70 | Comcast SportsNet | |
| Semifinals – Sunday March 9, 2014 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #5 Northeastern 74 vs #1 Delaware 87 | NBCSN |
| 7 | 5:00 pm | #3 William & Mary 75 vs #2 Towson 71 | NBCSN | |
| Championship – Monday March 10, 2014 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 7:00 pm | #3 William & Mary 74 vs #1 Delaware 75 | NBCSN |
| *Game times in ET.[3] #-Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 7 CAA.TV | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 Comcast SportsNet | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 NBCSN | Championship Monday, March 10 NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hofstra | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hofstra | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Drexel | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | James Madison | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Towson | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Charleston | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Tournament MVP
- Jarvis Threatt, Delaware
- All-Tournament Team
- Jarvis Threatt, Delaware
- Carl Baptiste, Delaware
- Devon Sadler, Delaware
- Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
- Brandon Britt, William & Mary
- Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
Game summaries
First round
CAA.tv
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March 7
7:00 pm |
| #9 UNC Wilmington 70, #8 Hofstra 78 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-39, 35-39 | ||
| Pts: Ponder - 26 Rebs: Sherwood - 7 Asts: Eblen - 5 Ponder - 2 Stls |
Pts: Upshaw - 23 Rebs: Nwaukoni - 14 Asts: Allen - 4 Kone - 3 blocks, 2 steals | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Attendance: 1,705 Referees: Sean Casady, Clarence Armstrong, Tim Comer |
Quarterfinals
March 8
12:00 pm |
| #8 Hofstra 76, #1 Delaware 87 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40-37, 36-50 | ||
| Pts: Upshaw - 23 Rebs: Nwaukoni - 15 Asts: Nesmith - 4 Allen - 9 Pts, 10 Rebs |
Pts: Usher - 28 Rebs: Usher - 8 Asts: Threatt - 4 Saddler - 15 Pts, 6 Rebs | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Referees: Ron Tyburski, Tony Dawkins, Jeff Nichols |
March 8
2:30 pm |
| #5 Northeastern 90, #4 Drexel 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-21, 55-60 | ||
| Pts: Eatherton - 23 Rebs: Eatherton - 15 Asts: Tied - 3 Stahl - 19 Pts, 12 Rebs |
Pts: Fouch - 30 Rebs: Tied - 7 Asts: Allen - 5 Massenat - 19 Pts | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,998 Referees: Dennis Allocco, Andrew Marotta, Tim Comer |
March 8
6:00 pm |
| #7 James Madison 71, #2 Towson 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27-34, 44-46 | ||
| Pts: Nation - 18 Rebs: Satkus - 7 Asts: Curry - 5 Cooke - 14 Pts |
Pts: McGlynn - 21 Rebs: Benimon - 10 Asts: Benimon - 4 Benimon - 18 Pts | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Referees: Robert Testa, Sean Casady, John Gwynn |
March 8
8:30 pm |
| #6 College of Charleston 59, #3 William & Mary 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40-28, 19-42 | ||
| Pts: Hall - 15 Rebs: Hall - 14 Asts: Stitt - 4 Thomas - 14 Pts |
Pts: Tied - 16 Rebs: Tarpey - 8 Asts: Prewitt - 2 Tarpey - 9 Pts | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Attendance: 4,897 Referees: Matt Oblas, Louie Andrakakos, Clarence Armstrong |
Semifinals
March 9
2:30 pm |
| #5 Northeastern 74, #1 Delaware 87 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37-39, 37-48 | ||
| Pts: Eatherton - 20 Rebs: Tied - 8 Asts: Pollard - 3 Spencer - 18 Pts, 8 Rebs |
Pts: Usher - 20 Rebs: Threatt - 11 Asts: Saddler - 9 Threatt - 19 Pts | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Referees: William Humes, Joe Lindsay, Mike Eades |
March 9
5:00 pm |
| #3 William & Mary 75, #2 Towson 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36-36, 39-35 | ||
| Pts: Thornton - 21 Rebs: Tied - 4 Asts: Tied - 4 Britt - 16 Pts |
Pts: Benimon - 18 Rebs: Tied - 5 Asts: Damas - 3 Burwell - 17 Pts | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Attendance: 4,051 Referees: William Covington, Tim Comer, Ted Nestor |
Championship
March 10
7:00 pm |
| #3 William & Mary 74, #1 Delaware 75 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33-39, 41-36 | ||
| Pts: Thornton - 22 Rebs: Tarpey - 8 Asts: Tied - 4 Rusthoven - 16 Pts, 3 Blks |
Pts: Baptiste - 24 Rebs: Usher - 10 Asts: Tied - 5 Threatt - 18 Pts, 7 Rebs | |
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD Attendance: 5,414 Referees: Roger Ayers, Les Jones, Jamie Luckie |
References
- ^ Goff, Steven (March 25, 2013). "George Mason to join Atlantic 10 in July, leaving CAA". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Andrew. "College of Charleston to join Colonial Athletic Association". The Post and Courier. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Men's Basketball Championship". CAA. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.