2012 CAA men's basketball tournament

2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsVCU (5th title)
Winning coachShaka Smart (1st title)
Attendance47,833
TelevisionComcast SportsNet
ESPN

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5[1] 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
† 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 VCU G Junior
Damion Lee Drexel G Freshman
Frantz Massenat Drexel G Sophomore
Bradford Burgess VCU G Senior
Mike Morrison George Mason F Senior
Rob Brandenberg VCU G Sophomore

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". CAASports.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
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