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.
| 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 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- 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
editFirst round
editCAA.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
editMarch 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
editMarch 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
editMarch 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
edit- ^ 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.