2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season explained

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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November, 2020 – March, 2021
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:James Madison,
Northeastern
Season Champ Name:Co-champions
Second Place:Charleston
Mvp:Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Mvp Link:Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Drexel
Finals Runner-Up:Elon
Finals Mvp:Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Seasonslistnames:Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Link:2021–22 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2020–21 CAA men's basketball season narked the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2020 and March 2021. The season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in late November, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season ended with the 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYear at schoolOverall recordCAA recordCAA championshipsNCAA Tournaments
style=College of CharlestonEarl GrantClemson (asst.)7118–7962–4611
style=DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)566–6630–4200
style=DrexelZach SpikerArmy549–8122–5000
style=ElonMike SchrageOhio State (asst.)213–217–1100
style=HofstraJoe MihalichNiagara8141–9277–4710
style=James MadisonMark ByingtonGeorgia Southern10–00–000
style=NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)15241–213146–10422
style=TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)10143–15080–8000
style=UNC WilmingtonTakayo SiddleNC State (asst.)10–00–000
style=William & MaryDane FischerGeorge Mason (asst.)221–1113–500
Notes:

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

RankTeamPoints
1Hofstra (16) 290
2Delaware (11) 270
3Drexel (7) 242
4Towson (4) 230
5215
6196
7167
8110
9101
1069
first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

AwardRecipients
First Team James Butler (Drexel)
Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Zane Martin (Towson)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Second TeamRyan Allen (Delaware)
Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Brevin Galloway (Charleston)
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
Honorable MentionTareq Coburn (Hofstra)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
Jaylen Sims (UNCW)
Payton Willis (Charleston)
Hunter Woods (Elon)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Lewis (James Madison)

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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– 1–10–21–10–00–02–00–20–00–0
vs. Delaware1–1– 0–00–21–10–00–00–01–11–0
vs. Drexel2–00–0– 0–01–11–10–00–00–01–2
vs. Elon1–12–00–0– 0–02–02–00–00–00–2
vs. Hofstra0–01–11–10–0– 2–02–00–20–20–2
vs. James Madison0–00–00–10–20–2– 1–10–20–00–0
vs. Northeastern0–20–00–00–20–21–1– 1–10–00–0
vs. Towson2–00–00–00–02–02–01–1– 0–22–0
vs. UNC Wilmington0–01–10–00–02–00–00–02–0– 0–0
vs. William & Mary0–00–12–12–02–00–00–00–20–0–DEL DRE ELON HOF JMU NU TOW UNCW W&M-->
Total6–45–43–53–78–68–28–23–91–54–6

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

See main article: 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The CAA had one bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Drexel by winning the conference tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
16MidwestDrexelByeEliminated by (1) Illinois 49–78
BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament.

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2021 College Basketball Invitational.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

See main article: 2021 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

AwardRecipients
Player of the YearMatt Lewis (James Madison)
Coach of the YearMark Byington (James Madison)
Rookie of the YearConnor Kochera (William & Mary)
Defensive Player of the YearTyson Walker (Northeastern)
Sixth Man of the YearJahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
Dean Ehlers Leadership AwardTareq Coburn (Hofstra)
Scholar-Athlete of the YearTareq Coburn (Hofstra)
First Team Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Dylan Painter (Delaware)
Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Second TeamZep Jasper (Charleston)
Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Zane Martin (Towson)
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Third TeamRyan Allen (Delaware)
James Butler (Drexel)
Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
Vado Morse (James Madison)
Mike Okauru (UNCW)
All-Defensive TeamMehkel Harvey (William & Mary)
Zep Jasper (Charleston)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Dylan Painter (Delaware)
Charles Thompson (Towson)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
All-Rookie TeamJustin Amadi (James Madison)
Darius Burford (Elon)
Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra)
Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
Jahmyl Telfort (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 Arena5,100
style= rowspan=2DelawareBob Carpenter Center5,100
style= rowspan=2DrexelDaskalakis Athletic Center2,5090000000
style= rowspan=2ElonSchar Center5,100
style= rowspan=2HofstraHofstra Arena5,023
style= rowspan=2James MadisonHarrisonburg, VA8,500
style= rowspan=2NortheasternMatthews Arena6,000
style= rowspan=2TowsonSECU Arena5,200
style= rowspan=2UNC WilmingtonTrask Coliseum5,200
style= rowspan=2William & MaryKaplan Arena8,600

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Potter . Bill . HOFSTRA TABBED TO REPEAT AHEAD OF 2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON; JMU'S LEWIS CHOSEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR . CAASports.com . CAA . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203192940/https://caasports.com/news/2020/11/10/hofstra-tabbed-to-repeat-ahead-of-2020-21-mens-basketball-season-jmus-lewis-chosen-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx . 3 December 2020 . Richmond, VA . English . Web . 11 November 2020.

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