2016 CAA men's basketball tournament

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.

2016 CAA men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Site	Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Champions	UNC Wilmington (5th title)
Winning coach	Kevin Keatts (1st title)
MVP	Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Attendance	16,198
Top scorer	Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) (60 points)
Television	CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
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2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Towson	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
James Madison	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
William & Mary	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
College of Charleston	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Elon	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Drexel	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
Delaware	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2016 CAA tournament winner

Seeds

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	Elon	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.

Schedule

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Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First round – Friday March 4, 2016
1	1	6:00 pm	#9 Drexel 57 vs #8 Elon 56	CAA.tv
	2	8:30 pm	#10 Delaware 63 vs #7 College of Charleston 67	CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 5, 2016
2	3	12:00 pm	#9 Drexel 67 vs #1 Hofstra 80	Comcast SportsNet
	4	2:30 pm	#5 William & Mary 79 vs #4 James Madison 64	Comcast SportsNet
3	5	6:00 pm	#7 College of Charleston 64 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 66	Comcast SportsNet
	6	8:30 pm	#6 Northeastern 71 vs #3 Towson 60	Comcast SportsNet
Semifinals – Sunday March 6, 2016
4	7	1:00 pm	#5 William & Mary 67 vs #1 Hofstra 70	NBCSN
	8	3:30 pm	#6 Northeastern 70 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 73	NBCSN
Championship – Monday March 7, 2016
5	9	7:00 pm	#2 UNC Wilmington 80 vs #1 Hofstra 73 (OT)	NBCSN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 4 CAA.tv					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 Comcast SportsNet					Semifinals Sunday, March 6 NBCSN					Final Monday, March 7 NBCSN
						1	Hofstra	80
						9	Drexel	67
	8	Elon	56
	9	Drexel	57
											1	Hofstra	70
											5	William & Mary	67
						4	James Madison	64
						5	William & Mary	79
																1	Hofstra	73
																2	UNC Wilmington	80*
						2	UNC Wilmington	66
						7	College of Charleston	64
	7	College of Charleston	67
	10	Delaware	63
											2	UNC Wilmington	73
											6	Northeastern	70
						3	Towson	60
						6	Northeastern	71

* Denotes overtime period.

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv

March 4, 2016 6:00 pm

#9 Drexel 57, #8 Elon 56
Scoring by half: 34–21, 23–35
Pts: Ta. Allen – 17 Rebs: R. Williams – 10 Asts: 4 Tied – 2 Te. Allen – 3 Stls		Pts: Eddy – 11 Rebs: Seibring – 7 Asts: Seibring – 3 Thompson – 3 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,170 Referees: A. Marotta, H. Bostic, T. Ebersole

CAA.tv

March 4, 2016 8:30 pm

#10 Delaware 63, #7 College of Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 28–35, 35–32
Pts: Holden – 30 Rebs: Jeffers – 8 Asts: Holden – 2 Johnson – 15 Pts		Pts: Hulsey – 18 Rebs: Brantley – 10 Asts: Hulsey – 5 Brantley – 4 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,170 Referees: M. Oblas, M. Dorn, J. Nichols

Quarterfinals

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2016 12:00 pm

Recap

#9 Drexel 67, #1 Hofstra 80
Scoring by half: 29–42, 38–38
Pts: R. Williams – 20 Rebs: R. Williams – 11 Asts: Te. Allen – 8 Abif – 18 Pts, 8 Rebs		Pts: Green – 22 Rebs: Gustys – 11 Asts: Green – 4 Gustys – 16 Pts

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,904 Referees: A. Marotta, D. Hopper, A. Cox

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2016 2:30 pm

Recap

#5 William & Mary 79, #4 James Madison 64
Scoring by half: 31–15, 48–49
Pts: Prewitt – 25 Rebs: Sheldon – 6 Asts: Tarpey – 6 Cohn – 10 Pts, 5 Asts		Pts: Curry – 20 Rebs: Curry – 11 Asts: McLean – 4 Mc Lean – 13 Pts

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,904 Referees: M. Oblas, J. Wall, H. Bostic

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2016 6:00 pm

Recap

#7 College of Charleston 64, #2 UNC Wilmington 66
Scoring by half: 40–27, 24–39
Pts: Johnson – 21 Rebs: Brantley – 8 Asts: Hulsey – 5 Brantley – 15 Pts		Pts: Bryan – 16 Rebs: Bryce – 8 Asts: 2 with 3 Flemmings – 13 Pts

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,450 Referees: T. Ebersole, M. Dorn, T. Attanasi

Comcast SportsNet

March 5, 2016 8:30 pm

Recap

#6 Northeastern 71, #3 Towson 60
Scoring by half: 29–32, 42–28
Pts: Ford – 20 Rebs: Ford – 7 Asts: Walker – 6 Walker – 18 Pts		Pts: Adala Moto – 18 Rebs: Adala Moto – 12 Asts: 2 with 2 Morsell – 16 Pts, 3 Stls

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,450 Referees: J. Gwynn, J. Nichols, G. Duda

Semifinals

NBCSN

March 6, 2016 1:00 pm

Recap

#5 William & Mary 67, #1 Hofstra 70
Scoring by half: 34–30, 33–40
Pts: Malinowski – 22 Rebs: Tarpey – 6 Asts: Cohn – 4 Dixon – 10 Pts		Pts: Tanksley – 23 Rebs: Gustys – 13 Asts: Green – 5 2 with 14 Pts

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,643 Referees: L. Jones, T. Comer, J. Lindsay

NBCSN

March 6, 2016 3:30 pm

Recap

#6 Northeastern 70, #2 UNC Wilmington 73
Scoring by half: 32–34, 38–39
Pts: Ford – 21 Rebs: Stahl – 13 Asts: 3 with 2 2 with 16 Pts		Pts: Flemmings – 21 Rebs: Cacok – 7 Asts: Ingram –8 Ingram – 14 Pts

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,643 Referees: B. Kersey, B. Covington, L. Andrakakos

Championship

NBCSN

March 7, 2016 7:00 pm

Recap

#2 UNC Wilmington 80, #1 Hofstra 73 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–41, 34–27 Overtime: 12–5
Pts: Ponder – 20 Rebs: Talley – 7 Asts: Ingram – 6 Flemmings – 19 Pts, 6 Rebs		Pts: Tanksley – 24 Rebs: Gustys – 23 Asts: Green – 8 Gustys – Tournament Record, Rebs

Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,031 Referees: J. Lindsay, E. Corbett, T. Clougherty

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

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

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association
• 2016 CAA women's basketball tournament