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2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2016–17 CAA men's basketball season marked the 32nd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball. The season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in late February.

2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2016 – March, 2017
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionsUNC Wilmington
  Runners-upCollege of Charleston
Season MVPT. J. Williams
Top scorerT. J. Williams (Northeastern)
Tournament
ChampionsUNC Wilmington
  Runners-upCollege of Charleston
Finals MVPC. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303
Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 CAA tournament winner

On February 23, 2017, UNC Wilmington clinched the regular season CAA championship, their third consecutive CAA championship.[1] The College of Charleston finished in second place.

The CAA tournament was held from March 3–6, 2017 at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. UNC Wilmington defeated College of Charleston to win the tournament championship, their second consecutive tournament championship.[2] As a result, UNC Wilmington received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. College of Charleston received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. Towson was invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational, but declined the invitation.[3]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston Earl Grant Clemson
(asst.) 		3 51–48 25–29 0 0
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame
(asst.) 		1 13–20 5–13 0 0
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 1 9–23 3–15 0 0
Elon Matt Matheny Davidson
(asst.) 		8 126–130 23–31 0 0
Hofstra Joe Mihalich Niagara 4 69–64 36–34 0 0
James Madison Louis Rowe Bowling Green
(asst.) 		1 10–23 7–11 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College
{asst.) 		11 177–174 109–87 1 1
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh
(asst.) 		6 98–101 54–52 0 0
UNC Wilmington Kevin Keatts Louisville
(asst.) 		3 72–28 41–13 2 2
William & Mary Tony Shaver Hampden-Sydney College 14 192–239 110–153 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2016–17 season.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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Source[12]

Rank Team
1 UNC Wilmington (37)
2 Towson (2)
3 William & Mary (1)
4 College of Charleston
5 James Madison
6 Hofstra
7 Northeastern
8 Elon
9 Drexel
10 Delaware

() first place votes

Preseason Awards

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Source[12]

Award Recipients
Preseason Player of the Year Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Preseason All-CAA First Team William Adala Moto (Towson)
Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Preseason All-CAA Second Team Shakir Brown (James Madison)
Daniel Dixon (William & Mary)
Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington)
Cameron Johnson (College of Charleston)
Mike Morsell (Towson)
Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention Brian Bernardi (Hofstra)
C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Chivarsky Corbett (Delaware)
Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison)
Jeremy Miller (Northeastern)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)

Regular season

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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  College of Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. College of Charleston – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Delaware 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Drexel 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Elon 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Hofstra 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. James Madison 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Northeastern 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Towson 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1
vs. UNC Wilmington 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 1–1
vs. William & Mary 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 –
Total 14–4 5–13 3–15 10–8 7–11 7–11 8–10 11–7 15–3 10–8

CAA Players of the Week

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  • Nov. 14 – T. J. Williams (Northeastern)
  • Nov. 21 – Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
  • Nov. 28 – Luke Eddy (Elon)
  • Dec. 5 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston), Brian Dawkins (Elon)
  • Dec. 12 – Denzel Ingram (UNCW), Rodney Williams (Drexel)
  • Dec. 19 – Alex Murphy (Northeastern)
  • Dec. 26 – T. J. Williams (Northeastern) (2)
  • Jan. 2 – Daniel Dixon (William & Mary)
  • Jan. 9 – Joe Chealey (Charleston)
  • Jan. 16 – William Adala Moto (Towson), Chris Flemmings (UNCW)
  • Jan. 23 – Tyler Seibring (Elon), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
  • Jan. 30 – Omar Prewitt (William & Mary), Tyler Seibring (Elon) (2)
  • Feb. 6 – Daniel Dixon (William & Mary) (2)
  • Feb. 13 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) (2)
  • Feb. 20 – Mike Morsell (Towson)
  • Feb. 27 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW)

CAA Rookies of the Week

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  • Nov. 14 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra), Grant Riller (Charleston)
  • Nov. 21 – Kurk Lee (Drexel)
  • Nov. 28 – Max Boursiquot (Northeastern)
  • Dec. 5 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)(2)
  • Dec. 12 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)
  • Dec. 19 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)(3)
  • Dec. 26 – Kári Jónsson (Drexel)
  • Jan. 2 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)(2)
  • Jan. 9 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)(3)
  • Jan. 16 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(2)
  • Jan. 23 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)(4)
  • Jan. 30 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(3)
  • Feb. 6 – Bolden Brace (Northeastern), Kurk Lee (Drexel)(2)
  • Feb. 13 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)(5), Grant Riller (Charleston)(4)
  • Feb. 20 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)(6)
  • Feb. 27 – Bolden Brace (Northeastern)(2)

CAA honors and awards

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Award Recipients
Coach of the Year Earl Grant (College of Charleston)
Player of the Year T. J. Williams (Northeastern)
Defensive Player of the Year Devontae Cacok (UNC Wilmington)
Rookie of the Year Ryan Daly (Delaware)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Evan Bailey (College of Charleston)
First Team C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Joe Chealey (College of Charleston)
Daniel Dixon (William & Mary)
Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
T. J. Williams (Northeastern)
Second Team Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Third Team Devontae Cacok (UNC Wilmington)
Ryan Daly (Delaware)
John Davis (Towson)
Mike Morsell (Towson)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)
All-Defensive Team Devon Begley (Northeastern)
Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNC Wilmington)
Cameron Johnson (College of Charleston)
Deshaun Morman (Towson)
All-Rookie Team Ryan Daly (Delaware)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Kurk Lee (Drexel)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Grant Riller (College of Charleston)
All-Academic Team William Adala Moto (Towson)
Evan Bailey (College of Charleston)
Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
Curtis Lochner (Delaware)
John Moran (Drexel)
Ambrose Mosley (UNC Wilmington)
Paul Rowley (William & Mary)
Patrick Ryan (Elon)
Hunter Sabety (Hofstra)
Steven Santa Ana (Elon)
Paulius Satkus (James Madison)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Dainan Swoope (Elon)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)
All-Tournament Team C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNC Wilmington)
Joe Chealey (College of Charleston)
Ryan Daly (Delaware)
Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington)
Tournament MVP C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)

Postseason

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Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

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Main article: 2017 CAA men's basketball tournament
Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First round – Friday March 3, 2017
1 1 6:00 PM No. 9 Delaware vs No. 8 Hofstra 81–76 1,794 CAA.tv
2 8:30 PM No. 10 Drexel vs No. 7 James Madison 70–80 1,889 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017
2 3 12:00 PM No. 9 Delaware vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 82–91 4,217 Comcast SportsNet
4 2:30 PM No. 5 Elon vs No. 4 William & Mary 66–71 4,096 Comcast SportsNet
3 5 6:00 PM No. 7 James Madison vs No. 2 College of Charleston 62–67 4,212 Comcast SportsNet
6 8:30 PM No. 6 Northeastern vs No. 3 Towson 54–82 4,143 Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017
4 7 2:00 PM No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 94–105 4,389 Comcast SportsNet
8 4:30 PM No. 3 Towson vs No. 2 College of Charleston 59–67 4,708 Comcast SportsNet
Championship – Monday March 6, 2017
5 9 7:00 PM No. 2 College of Charleston vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington 69–78 6,342 CBS Sports Network
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
12 East UNC Wilmington N/A Eliminated by (5) Virginia 71–76
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

National Invitation Tournament

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Main article: 2017 National Invitation Tournament

The College of Charleston was invited to play in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament.

Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
5 College of Charleston Eliminated by Colorado State 74–81
Bids W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)


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