2006 CAA men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2006
Conference:CAA
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:12
Arena:Richmond Coliseum
City:Richmond, Virginia
Champions:UNC Wilmington
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Brad Brownell
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:T. J. Carter
Mvpteam:UNC-Wilmington
Television:Comcast, ESPN

The 2006 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.[1] The winner of the tournament was UNC Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Mason, who lost to in the semi-finals of the tournament, earned an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the CAA's first since 1986. George Mason would advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the first CAA team to do so.

Honors

CAA All-Tournament TeamPlayerSchoolPosition
T. J. CarterUNC-WilmingtonGuard
John GoldsberryUNC-WilmingtonGuard
Shawn JamesNortheasternForward
Carlos RiveraHofstraGuard
Loren StokesHofstraGuard
Beckham WyrickUNC-WilmingtonForward

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball Record Book. CAASports.com. April 14, 2022.