| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | CAA |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Royal Farms Arena |
| City: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Champions: | UNC Wilmington |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Kevin Keatts |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Chris Flemmings |
| Mvpteam: | UNC Wilmington |
| Attendance: | 16,198 |
| Topscorer: | Ameen Tanksley |
| Topscorerteam: | Hofstra |
| Points: | 60 |
| Television: | CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN |
The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7, 2016 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion, UNC Wilmington, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top 6 seeds received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | † Hofstra | 14–4 | 22–8 | 1–1 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2–0 vs. Northeastern | ||
| 2 | † UNC Wilmington | 14–4 | 22–7 | 1–1 vs. Hofstra, 1–1 vs. Northeastern | ||
| 3 | Towson | 11–7 | 20–11 | 2–0 vs. William & Mary, 1–1 vs. James Madison | ||
| 4 | James Madison | 11–7 | 21–10 | 1–1 vs. Towson, 1–1 vs. William & Mary | ||
| 5 | William & Mary | 11–7 | 19–10 | 1–1 vs. James Madison, 0–2 vs. Towson | ||
| 6 | Northeastern | 9–9 | 17–14 | |||
| 7 | College of Charleston | 8–10 | 16–13 | |||
| 8 | 7–11 | 16–15 | ||||
| 9 | Drexel | 3–15 | 5–24 | |||
| 10 | Delaware | 2–16 | 7–22 | |||
| † –CAA regular season champions Overall and conference records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday March 4, 2016 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm |
| CAA.tv | |
| 2 | 8:30 pm |
| CAA.tv | ||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 5, 2016 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm |
| Comcast SportsNet | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm |
| Comcast SportsNet | ||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm |
| Comcast SportsNet | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm |
| Comcast SportsNet | ||
| Semifinals – Sunday March 6, 2016 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 pm |
| NBCSN | |
| 8 | 3:30 pm |
| NBCSN | ||
| Championship – Monday March 7, 2016 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm |
| NBCSN | |
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* Denotes overtime period.
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Minutes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | 2 Tied | 28 | Brantley | 18 | Hulsey | 12 | Hulsey | 10 | Johnson | 3 | Johnson | 75 | |
| Delaware | Holden | 30 | Jeffers | 8 | Holden | 2 | 4 tied | 1 | Jeffers | 3 | Hayes | 37 | |
| Drexel | R. Williams | 29 | R. Williams | 21 | Te. Allen | 10 | Te. Allen | 3 | 3 Tied | 2 | Te. Allen | 71 | |
| Elon | Eddy | 11 | Seibring | 7 | Seibring | 3 | Thompson | 3 | 4 Tied | 1 | Seibring | 33 | |
| Hofstra | Tanksley | 60 | Gustys | 47 | Green | 17 | Tanksley | 4 | Green | 5 | Green | 121 | |
| James Madison | Curry | 20 | Curry | 11 | McLean | 4 | 4 Tied | 1 | 2 Tied | 1 | Curry | 40 | |
| Northeastern | Ford | 41 | Stahl | 17 | Walker | 8 | 3 Tied | 2 | 4 Tied | 1 | Walker | 78 | |
| Towson | Adala Moto | 18 | Adala Moto | 12 | Tied | 2 | Morsell | 3 | Parker–Rivera | 1 | Morsell | 36 | |
| UNC Wilmington | Flemmings | 53 | Gettys | 15 | Ingram | 17 | Flemmings | 3 | Bryan | 6 | Flemmings | 117 | |
| William & Mary | Malinowski | 28 | 2 Tied | 10 | Cohn | 9 | 2 Tied | 4 | 4 Tied | 1 | Prewitt | 62 | |