1997 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 1997 CAA men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 3, 1997, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was Old Dominion, who received an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[1]

1997 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1996–97
Teams	9
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	Old Dominion (5th title)
Winning coach	Jeff Capel II (2nd title)
MVP	Odell Hodge (Richmond)
Television	ESPN
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1996–97 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
UNC Wilmington	10	–	6		.625			16	–	14		.533
East Carolina	9	–	7		.563			17	–	10		.630
VCU	9	–	7		.563			14	–	13		.519
William & Mary	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
James Madison	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
American	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
George Mason	4	–	12		.250			10	–	17		.370
† 1997 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

	First round Friday, February 28					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 1					Semifinals Sunday, March 2					Final Monday, March 3
						1	Old Dominion	69
						8	Richmond	56
	8	Richmond	85
	9	George Mason	57
											1	Old Dominion	70
											5	William & Mary	62
						4	VCU	63
						5	William & Mary	77
																1	Old Dominion	62
																6	James Madison	58OT
						2	UNC Wilmington	54
						7	American	50
											2	UNC Wilmington	57
											6	James Madison	60
						3	East Carolina	672OT
						6	James Madison	69

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School
	Odell Hodge	Old Dominion
	Eugene Atkinson	James Madison
	Randy Bracy	William & Mary
	Mike Byers	Old Dominion
	Brion Dunlap	Old Dominion
	Chatney Howard	James Madison