2018–19 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season explained

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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November, 2018 – March, 2019
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Hofstra
Second Place:Northeastern
Mvp:Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Mvp Link:Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2019 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Northeastern
Finals Runner-Up:Hofstra
Finals Mvp:Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Seasonslistnames:Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

The 2018–19 CAA men's basketball season marked the 34th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2018 and March 2019. Practices commenced in October 2018, and the season ended with the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were no coaching changes following the 2017–18 season.

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYear at schoolOverall recordCAA recordCAA championshipsNCAA Tournaments
style=College of CharlestonEarl GrantClemson (asst.)577–5639–3311
style=DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)327–3911–2500
style=DrexelZach SpikerArmy322–439–2700
style=ElonMatt MathenyDavidson (asst.)10140–14872–8800
style=HofstraJoe MihalichNiagara688–7648–4000
style=James MadisonLouis RoweBowling Green (asst.)320–4513–2300
style=NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)13201–186123–9111
style=TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)8114–11562–6200
style=UNC WilmingtonC.B. McGrathNorth Carolina (asst.)211–217–1100
style=William & MaryTony ShaverHampden-Sydney College16212–251121–16000
Notes:

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

RankTeam
1Northeastern (35)
2College of Charleston (5)
3
4William & Mary
5UNC Wilmington
6James Madison
7Delaware
8Elon
9Drexel
10Towson
first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

AwardRecipients
First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Second TeamNathan Knight (William & Mary)
Stuckey Mosely (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Justin Pierce (William & Mary)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Honorable MentionRyan Allen (Delaware)
Eric Carter (Delaware)
Kurk Lee (Drexel)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Shawn Occeus (Northeastern)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)

Regular season

Rankings

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 Not ranked previous week

See main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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19 		Final
College of CharlestonAP
C
DelawareAP
C
DrexelAP
C
ElonAP
C
HofstraAPRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
James MadisonAP
C
NortheasternAP
C
TowsonAP
C
UNC WilmingtonAP
C
William & MaryAP
C

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

 style= width=75Charlestonstyle= width=75Delawarestyle= width=75Drexelstyle= width=75Elonstyle= width=75Hofstrastyle= width=75James Madisonstyle= width=75Northeasternstyle= width=75Towsonstyle= width=75UNC Wilmingtonstyle= width=75William & Mary
DEL DRE ELON HOF JMU NU TOW UNCW W&M-->vs. Charleston– 0–21–10–22–01–11–10–20–21–1
vs. Delaware2–0– 1–11–12–01–11–11–10–21–1
vs. Drexel1–11–1– 0–22–01–12–01–11–12–0
vs. Elon2–01–12–0– 2–00–22–01–10–21–1
vs. Hofstra0–20–20–20–2– 1–11–10–21–10–2
vs. James Madison1–11–11–12–01–1– 2–01–11–12–0
vs. Northeastern1–11–10–20–21–10–2– 1–10–20–2
vs. Towson2–01–11–11–12–01–11–1– 1–12–0
vs. UNC Wilmington2–02–01–12–01–11–12–01–1– 1–1
vs. William & Mary1–11–10–21–12–00–22–00–21–1–DEL DRE ELON HOF JMU NU TOW UNCW W&M-->
Total12–6 8–10 7–11 7–11 15–3 6–12 14–4 6–12 5–13 10–8

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

See main article: 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The CAA had one bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
13MidwestNortheasternByeEliminated by (4) Kansas 53–87
BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament. Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2019 National Invitation Tournament by winning as regular season conference champions.

SeedSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
7HofstraEliminated by (2) NC State 78–84
BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2019 College Basketball Invitational.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

See main article: 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

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AwardRecipients
Player of the YearJustin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Coach of the YearJoe Mihalich (Hofstra)
Rookie of the YearCamren Wynter (Drexel)
Defensive Player of the YearDesure Buie (Hofstra)
Sixth Man of the YearSheldon Eberhardt (Elon)
Dean Ehlers Leadership AwardPaul Rowley (William & Mary)
Scholar-Athlete of the YearTyler Seibring (William & Mary)
First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Grant Riller (Charleston)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Second TeamEric Carter (Delaware)
Brian Fobbs (Towson)
Stuckey Mosley (James Madison)
Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
Third TeamDesure Buie (Hofstra)
Alihan Demir (Drexel)
Troy Harper (Drexel)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Justin Pierce (William & Mary)
Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
All-Defensive TeamDesure Buie (Hofstra)
Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra)
Dennis Tunstall (Towson)
All-Rookie TeamChase Audige (William & Mary)
Ithiel Horton (Delaware)
Deshon Parker (James Madison)
Kai Toews (UNCW)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
All-Tournament TeamJarrell Brantley (Charleston)
Ithiel Horton (Delaware)
Shawn Occeus (Northeastern)
Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Tournament MVPVasa Pusica (Northeastern)

Attendance

TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of Capacity
Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16
style= rowspan=2CharlestonTD Arena5,1003,7114,2764,1674,1343,9874,0544,1164,32063,0354,202
3,7144,5693,9334,1944,0954,8674,898
style= rowspan=2DelawareBob Carpenter Center5,1001,7141,6561,5561,6241,9271,9331,5331,60132,4382,163
1,8321,7412,3093,0451,7262,2682,1573,816
style= rowspan=2DrexelDaskalakis Athletic Center2,5099786608281,4818941,15950283116,8461,123
1,1912,1199171,1751,7441,0191,348
style= rowspan=2ElonSchar Center5,1005,2451,1071,0331,4782,0172,2311,4971,29232,1392,009
1,6071,4971,4901,3042,1092,6511,9583,623
style= rowspan=2HofstraHofstra Arena5,0234,6451,2091,1531,0461,5471,6761,0111,50235,6052,225
1,5121,6181,5042,2172,5214,2083,5874,649
style= rowspan=2James MadisonJMU Convocation Center6,4262,6232,1851,9822,3142,4821,9222,2242,55934,4992,464
2,1092,7282,0843,2332,2403,814
style= rowspan=2NortheasternMatthews Arena6,0001,1801,1477632,3488457601,07480014,5261,117
1,2087951,2649101,432
style= rowspan=2TowsonSECU Arena5,2001,3891,0581,4581,0581,2581,1231,0231,60417,9351,380
1,5311,3332,0551,5111,534
style= rowspan=2UNC WilmingtonTrask Coliseum5,2004,3563,7333,6223,9714,0843,7483,7413,99155,4743,962
3,8894,1963,5704,8413,4824,250
style= rowspan=2William & MaryKaplan Arena8,6003,3013,3702,8783,3323,1403,6903,3463,17648,5843,470
3,3673,8453,0344,6113,6583,836

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NORTHEASTERN FAVORED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. CAA Sports. en. October 17, 2018. October 19, 2018.
  2. Web site: Washburn . Rob . HOFSTRA'S WRIGHT-FOREMAN REPEATS AS CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR . caasports.com . Colonial Athletic Association . 11 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311192849/https://caasports.com/news/2019/3/8/hofstras-wright-foreman-repeats-as-caa-mens-basketball-player-of-the-year.aspx?path=mbball . 11 March 2019 . Richmond, VA . English . Web . 8 March 2019.

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