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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
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| Duration: | November, 2014 - March, 2015 |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | William & Mary, UNC Wilmington, Northeastern, & James Madison |
| Season Champ Name: | Co-champions |
| Second Place: | Hofstra |
| Mvp: | Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) |
| Mvp Link: | Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Top Scorer: | Damion Lee (Drexel) |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Northeastern |
| Finals Runner-Up: | William & Mary |
| Finals Mvp: | Quincy Ford (Northeastern) |
| Seasonslistnames: | Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 CAA men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2014 and March 2015. Practices commenced in October 2014, and the season ended with the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament.
This was the first CAA season for Elon, which had spent the previous 11 seasons in the Southern Conference.
| Rank | Team[2] | |
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| 1 | Northeastern | |
| 2 | William & Mary | |
| 3 | Hofstra | |
| 4 | Drexel | |
| 5 | James Madison | |
| 6 | College of Charleston | |
| 7 | Towson | |
| 8 | Delaware | |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | |
| 10 | Elon |
| Award | Recipients | |
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| First Team | Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Damion Lee (Drexel) Andre Nation (James Madison) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) | |
| Second Team | Adjehi Baru (College of Charleston) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Dion Nesmith (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Cedrick Williams (UNCW) | |
| Honorable Mention | Tavon Allen (Drexel) Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Ron Curry (James Madison) David Walker (Northeastern) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
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See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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See main article: 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament.
Northeastern defeated William & Mary, 72–61, in the finals of the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
See main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The CAA has one bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship | |
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| 14 | Midwest | Northeastern | Bye | Eliminated by Notre Dame 65–69 | ||||||
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 0–1 |
See main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament. The CAA has one bid to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of William & Mary by winning the conference's regular season championship.
| Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |
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| 7 | William & Mary | Eliminated by Tulsa 67–70 | |||||
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 0–1 |
See main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational. Hofstra was invited to play in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational.
| School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |
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| Hofstra | Eliminated by Vermont 81–85 | |||||
| W-L (%): | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 0–1 |
See main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. James Madison and UNC Wilmington were both invited to play in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
| School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |
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| James Madison | Eliminated by USC Upstate 72–73 | |||||
| UNC Wilmington | Eliminated by Sam Houston State 71–87 | |||||
| W-L (%): | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 0–2 |
| Award | Recipients | |
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| Coach of the Year | Kevin Keatts (UNCW) | |
| Player of the Year | Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Elijah Bryant (Elon) | |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Tom Schalk (William & Mary) | |
| First Team | Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Damion Lee (Drexel) Addison Spruill (UNCW) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) | |
| Second Team | Ron Curry (James Madison) Freddie Jackson (UNCW) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) | |
| Third Team | Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Elijah Bryant (Elon) Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison) John Davis (Towson) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) | |
| All-Defensive Team | Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison) Freddie Jackson (UNCW) Damion Lee (Drexel) | |
| All-Rookie Team | Elijah Bryant (Elon) Chivarsky Corbett (Delaware) Kory Holden (Delaware) Mike Morsell (Towson) Jordon Talley (UNCW) | |
| All-Academic Team | Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Canyon Barry (Charleston) Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison) Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Luke Eddy (Elon) Christian Hairston (Elon) Kevin Hickson (UNCW) Damion Lee (Drexel) Four McGlynn (Towson) Dion Nesmith (Hofstra) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Tom Schalk (William & Mary) Michael Schlotman (William & Mary) Rodney Williams (Drexel) Ryan Winters (Elon) | |
| All-Tournament Team | Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) | |
| Tournament MVP | Quincy Ford (Northeastern) |