2012–13 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2012–13 CAA men's basketball season marked the 28th season of Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball, taking place between November 2012 and March 2013. Practices commenced in October 2012, and the season ended with the 2013 CAA men's basketball tournament.

2012–13 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2012 – March, 2013
Number of teams11 (8 playoff eligible)
Regular Season
ChampionNortheastern
  Runners-upTowson
Season MVPJerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Top scorerDevon Saddler (Delaware)
Tournament
ChampionsJames Madison
  Runners-upNortheastern
Finals MVPA.J. Davis (James Madison)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
Towson* 13 5   .722 18 13   .581
Delaware 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
James Madison 11 7   .611 21 15   .583
George Mason 10 8   .556 22 16   .579
Georgia State** 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Drexel 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
William & Mary 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UNC Wilmington* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Hofstra 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Old Dominion** 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
2013 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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Rank Team[1]
1 Drexel
2 Delaware
3 George Mason
4 Old Dominion
5 Northeastern
6 James Madison
7 Hofstra
8 Georgia State
9 William & Mary
10 Towson
11 UNC Wilimgton

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Award Recipients[1]
First Team Jamelle Hagins (Delaware)

Damion Lee (Drexel)
Jonathan Lee (Northeastern)
Frantz Massenat (Drexel)
Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington)
Devon Saddler (Delaware)

Second Team A.J. Davis (James Madison)

Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Devonta White (Georgia State)
Sherrod Wright (George Mason)

CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Frantz Massenat, Drexel

Regular season

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Head coaches

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Notes
  1. ^ Taylor was relieved of his duties after a 2–20 start through the first 22 games of the season.[2] Assistant coach Jim Corrigan became the interim head coach for the last 8 games, finishing 3–5.

Rankings

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Delaware AP
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Drexel AP RV
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George Mason AP
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Georgia State AP
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Hofstra AP
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James Madison AP
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Northeastern AP
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Old Dominion AP
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Towson AP
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UNC Wilmington AP
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William & Mary AP
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Postseason

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Conference tournament

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James Madison defeated Northeastern, 70–57, in the finals of the 2013 CAA tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9
Semifinals
Sunday, March 10
Championship
Monday, March 11
         
1 Northeastern 69
4 George Mason 67
4 George Mason 60
5 Drexel 54
1 Northeastern 57
3 James Madison 70
2 Delaware 62
7 Hofstra 57
2 Delaware 57
3 James Madison 58
3 James Madison 72
6 William & Mary 67

NCAA tournament

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The CAA had one bid to the NCAA Division I tournament, that being the automatic bid of James Madison.

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 East James Madison W vs. (16) Long Island 68–55 L vs. (1) Indiana 62–83
Bids W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500

National Invitation tournament

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Northeastern automatically qualified for the 2013 National Invitation Tournament.

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
8 Alabama Northeastern L vs. (1) Alabama 43–62
Bids W-L (%): 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

College Basketball Invitational

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George Mason was invited to play in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational.

School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3
George Mason W vs. Charleston 78–77 W vs. Houston 88–84OT W vs. Western Michigan 62–52 L vs. Santa Clara, 73–81 W vs. Santa Clara, 73–66 L vs. Santa Clara, 77–80
W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 1–0 1.000 TOTAL: 4–2 .667

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

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No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Awards and honors

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Postseason

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CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

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Award Recipients[4]
Coach of the Year Pat Skerry (Towson)
Player of the Year Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Defensive Player of the Year Jamelle Hagins (Delaware)
Rookie of the Year R. J. Hunter (Georgia State)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Jonathan Lee (Northeastern)
First Team Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
R. J. Hunter (Georgia State)
Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington)
Devon Saddler (Delaware)
Joel Smith (Northwestern)
Second Team Jamelle Hagins (Delaware)
Damion Lee (Drexel)
Frantz Massenat (Drexel)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Sherrod Wright (George Mason)
Third Team Quincy Ford (Northwestern)
Rayshawn Goins (James Madison)
Jonathan Lee (Northeastern)
Devon Moore (James Madison)
Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)
All-Defensive Team Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Jamelle Hagins (Delaware)
Stevie Mejia (Hofstra)
Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington)
James Vincent (Georgia State)
All-Rookie Team Jerome Hairston (Towson)
R. J. Hunter (Georgia State)
Andre Nation (James Madison)
Keenan Palmore (Old Dominion)
David Walker (Northeastern)
All-Academic First Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware)
Kyle Gaillard (William & Mary)
Donte Hill (Old Dominion)
Shane Reybold (UNC Wilmington)
Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
All-Academic Second Team Brandon Britt (William & Mary)
Daquan Brown (Hofstra)
Jonathan Lee (Northeastern)
Tanner Milson (UNC Wilmington)
Kris Walden (Towson)
All-Tournament Team Byron Allen (George Mason)
A.J. Davis (James Madison)
Rayshawn Goins (James Madison)
Jamelle Hagins (Delaware)
Jonathan Lee (Northeastern)
Devon Moore (James Madison)
Tournament MVP A.J. Davis (James Madison)

References

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  1. ^ a b "MONARCHS PICKED FOURTH IN CAA POLL;". Old Dominion Monarchs. Old Dominion University. October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Reeling Old Dominion (2-20) fires coach Taylor". ESPN.com. February 5, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Vega, Michael (March 12, 2013). "Northeastern loses to James Madison, 70-57, in men's CAA final". Boston.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "CAA 2020-21 Record Book;" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.