2015 CAA men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2015
Conference:CAA
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:Royal Farms Arena
City:Baltimore, Maryland
Champions:Northeastern
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Bill Coen
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Quincy Ford
Mvpteam:Northeastern
Attendance:18,754
Topscorer:Marcus Thornton
Topscorerteam:William & Mary
Points:74
Television:CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9, 2015 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. The 2015 tournament featured 10 teams due to the addition of Elon to the CAA.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1 William & Mary ‡†12–618–115–1 vs UNCW, NU, & JMU
2 UNC Wilmington ‡†12–617–124–2 vs W&M, NU, & JMU
3Northeastern ‡†12–620–113–3 vs W&M, UNCW, & JMU
4James Madison ‡†12–619–120–6 vs W&M, UNCW, & NU
5Hofstra10–819–12
6Delaware9–910–191–1 vs Drexel4–4 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU
7Drexel9–911–181–1 vs Delaware3–5 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU
8Elon6–1214–17
9Towson5–1312–19
10College of Charleston3–158–23
‡ – CAA regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television
First round – Friday March 6, 2015
116:00 PM
  1. 9 Towson 69 vs #8 Elon 74 (OT)
CAA.tv
28:30 PM
  1. 10 College of Charleston 56 vs #7 Drexel 48
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 7, 2015
2312:00 PM
  1. 8 Elon 59 vs #1 William & Mary 72
Comcast SportsNet
42:30 PM
  1. 5 Hofstra 74 vs #4 James Madison 57
Comcast SportsNet
356:00 PM
  1. 10 College of Charleston 53 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 79
Comcast SportsNet
68:30 PM
  1. 6 Delaware 64 vs #3 Northeastern 67
Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 8, 2015
472:30 PM
  1. 5 Hofstra 91 vs #1 William & Mary 92 (2OT)
NBCSN
85:00 PM
  1. 3 Northeastern 78 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 71
NBCSN
Championship – Monday March 9, 2015
597:00 PM
  1. 3 Northeastern 72 vs #1 William & Mary 61
NBCSN
  • Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

* Denotes overtime period.

All-Tournament Team

Game summaries

Championship

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

Team Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Minutes
College of Charleston C. Barry 28 T. O'Donohue 15 J. Chealey 4 2 Players 2 2 Players 3 A. Stitt 66
Delaware K. Holden 20 3 Players 5 K. Holden 5 None C. Corbett 3 K. Holden 37
Drexel F. Wilson 17 R. Williams 8 R. Williams 2 M. Bah 2 R. London 3 2 Players 40
Elon E. Bryant 36 A. Hamilton 8 A. Hamilton 11 T. Sabato 4 T. Samson 3 E. Bryant 76
Hofstra J. Green 29 M. Kone 17 J. Green 15 4 Players 1 A. Tanksley 5 J. Green 88
James Madison R. Curry 18 T. Vodanovich 7 R. Curry 4 2 Players 1 J. McLean 2 R. Curry 39
Northeastern Q. Ford 46 Z. Stahl 21 2 Players 12 2 Players 5 2 Players 5 D. Walker 117
Towson M. Morsell 18 2 Players 8 5 Players 1 W. Foster 2 3 Players 1 W. Foster 36
UNC Wilmington C. Ponder 28 C. Williams 20 2 Players 7 C. Williams 3 4 Players 2 C. Ponder 73
William & Mary 74 T. Tarpey 26 S. Sheldon 11 O. Prewitt 2 T. Tarpey 7 M. Thornton 120

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