2019 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 9–12, 2019 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.^[1] Northeastern defeated Hofstra 82–74 in the championship game and received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the second title for Northeastern in the CAA, the last coming in 2015.^[2]

2019 CAA men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	10
Site	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	Northeastern (2nd title)
Winning coach	Bill Coen (2nd title)
MVP	Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Top scorer	Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) (88 points)
Television	CAA.tv, CBSSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments ← 2018 2020 →

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	11		.676
Charleston	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Drexel	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Elon	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
James Madison	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Towson	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			10	–	23		.303
† 2019 CAA tournament winner

Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conf.	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	Hofstra	15–3
2	Northeastern	14–4
3	Charleston	12–6
4	William & Mary	10–8
5	Delaware	8–10
6	Drexel	7–11	2–0 vs Elon
7	Elon	7–11	0–2 vs Drexel
8	James Madison	6–12	1–1 vs Towson	1–1 vs Hofstra
9	Towson	6–12	1–1 vs James Madison	0–2 vs Hofstra
10	UNC Wilmington	5–13

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Saturday March 9, 2019
1	1	4:00 pm	No. 9 Towson vs No. 8 James Madison	73–74	CAA.tv
	2	6:30 pm	No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 7 Elon	93–86	CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 10, 2019
2	3	12:00 pm	No. 8 James Madison vs No. 1 Hofstra	67–76	CAA.tv
	4	2:30 pm	No. 5 Delaware vs No. 4 William & Mary	85–79	CAA.tv
3	5	6:00 pm	No. 10 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern	59–80	CAA.tv
	6	8:30 pm	No. 6 Drexel vs No. 3 Charleston	61–73	CAA.tv
Semifinals – Monday March 11, 2019
4	7	6:00 pm	No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 5 Delaware	78–74OT	CBSSN
	8	8:30 pm	No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 3 Charleston	70–67	CBSSN
Championship – Tuesday March 12, 2019
5	9	7:00 pm	No. 1 Hofstra vs No. 2 Northeastern	74–82	CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Saturday, March 9 CAA.tv					Quarterfinals Sunday, March 10 CAA.tv					Semifinals Monday, March 11 CBS Sports Network					Championship Tuesday, March 12 CBS Sports Network
						1	Hofstra	76
						8	James Madison	67
	8	James Madison	74
	9	Towson	73
											1	Hofstra	78*
											5	Delaware	74
						4	William & Mary	79
						5	Delaware	85
																1	Hofstra	74
																2	Northeastern	82
						2	Northeastern	80
						10	UNC Wilmington	59
	7	Elon	86
	10	UNC Wilmington	93
											2	Northeastern	70
											3	Charleston	67
						3	Charleston	73
						6	Drexel	61

* denotes overtime game

Game summaries

First round

CAA.tv

March 9, 2019 4:00 pm

Recap

No. 9 Towson 73, No. 8 James Madison 74
Scoring by half: 31–34, 42–40
Pts: Fobbs – 18 Rebs: Tunstall – 10 Asts: 4 tied – 2 Betrand – 10 Pts		Pts: 2 tied – 26 Rebs: Wilson – 7 Asts: Lewis – 3 Parker – 7 Pts

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,578 Referees: Matt Lavigne, Anthony Franklin, Jeff Pon

CAA.tv

March 9, 2019 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 10 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 7 Elon 86
Scoring by half: 46–38, 47–48
Pts: Cylla – 23 Rebs: Cacok – 12 Asts: Toews – 6 Cacok – 16 Pts, 3 Blks		Pts: Santa Ana – 26 Rebs: 2 tied – 7 Asts: Santa Ana – 3 Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,578 Referees: Keith Fogelman, Nick Heater, Brian Zink

Quarterfinals

CAA.tv

March 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Recap

No. 8 James Madison 67, No. 1 Hofstra 76
Scoring by half: 30–37, 37–39
Pts: Lewis – 23 Rebs: Banks – 12 Asts: Lewis – 4 Banks – 15 Pts, 3 Stls		Pts: Wright-Foreman – 17 Rebs: Taylor – 11 Asts: Wright-Foreman – 4 Taylor – 16 Pts, 5 Blks

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Mike Stephens, AJ Desai, Tony Chiazza

CAA.tv

March 10, 2019 2:30 pm

Recap

No. 5 Delaware 85, No. 4 William & Mary 79
Scoring by half: 31–45, 54–34
Pts: Horton – 26 Rebs: Carter – 10 Asts: Anderson – 7 Allen – 23 Pts, 4 Asts		Pts: Pierce – 26 Rebs: Knight – 11 Asts: Knight – 7 Knight – 21 Pts, 4 Blks

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,796 Referees: Roger Ayers, Brian Dorsey, Bert Smith

CAA.tv

March 10, 2019 6:00 pm

Recap

No. 10 UNC Wilmington 59, No. 2 Northeastern 80
Scoring by half: 28–39, 31–41
Pts: Cacok – 21 Rebs: Cacok – 13 Asts: Toews – 4 Cylla – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs		Pts: Roland – 21 Rebs: Brace – 8 Asts: Pusica – 7 Pusica – 16 Pts, 6 Rebs

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Jeff Anderson, Matt Potter, Tony Henderson

CAA.tv

March 10, 2019 8:30 pm

Recap

No. 6 Drexel 61, No. 3 Charleston 73
Scoring by half: 24–38, 37–35
Pts: Butler – 14 Rebs: Butler – 9 Asts: Wynter – 6 Wynter – 12 Pts, 8 Rebs		Pts: Riller – 24 Rebs: 2 tied – 7 Asts: Riller – 6 Brantley – 16 Pts, 3 Asts

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,040 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Brent Hampton, Lamar Simpson

Semifinals

CBSSN

March 11, 2019 6:00 pm

Recap

No. 1 Hofstra 78, No. 5 Delaware 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 38–25, 29–42 Overtime: 11–7
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 42 Rebs: 2 tied – 6 Asts: Buie – 4 Coburn – 13 Pts, 2 Rebs		Pts: Horton – 21 Rebs: Anderson – 6 Asts: Horton – 4 Anderson – 17 Pts, 4 Stls

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Pat Driscoll, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney

CBSSN

March 11, 2019 8:30 pm

Recap

No. 2 Northeastern 70, No. 3 Charleston 67
Scoring by half: 35–33, 35–34
Pts: Occeus – 17 Rebs: Green – 6 Asts: Pusica – 7 Pusica – 13 Pts, 5 Rebs		Pts: Brantley – 18 Rebs: Brantley – 10 Asts: Brantley – 5 Riller – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 3,599 Referees: James Breeding, Jeff Clark, Tim Clougherty

Championship

CBSSN

March 12, 2019 7:00 pm

Recap

No. 1 Hofstra 74, No. 2 Northeastern 82
Scoring by half: 26–42, 48–40
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29 Rebs: Taylor – 15 Asts: 2 tied – 3 Pemberton – 15 Pts, 7 Rebs		Pts: Pusica – 21 Rebs: Brace – 10 Asts: Brace – 9 Occeus – 11 Pts, 4 Stls

North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,892 Referees: Ron Groover, Raymond Styons, Bill Covington

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

Team	Points		Rebounds		Assists		Steals		Blocks		Minutes
College of Charleston	2 tied	34	Brantley	17	Riller	10	2 tied	4	Brantley	2	Riller	72
Delaware	Horton	47	Carter	15	Anderson	10	Anderson	4	Bryant	1	Horton	82
Drexel	Butler	14	Butler	9	Wynter	6	Juric	5	2 tied	2	Wynter	40
Elon	Santa Ana	26	2 tied	7	Santa Ana	3	Seibring	4	Seibring	2	Seibring	35
Hofstra	Wright-Foreman	88	Taylor	32	Buie	10	3 tied	4	Taylor	10	Wright-Foreman	122
James Madison	Lewis	49	Wilson	15	Lewis	7	2 tied	5	Lewis	1	Lewis	76
Northeastern	Pusica	50	Brace	23	Pusica	15	Occeus	7	Pusica	2	Gresham	99
Towson	Fobbs	18	Tunstall	10	4 tied	2	5 tied	1	Tunstall	2	Fobbs	36
UNC Wilmington	Cacok	37	Cacok	25	Toews	10	Gadsden	3	Cacok	4	Toews	64
William & Mary	Pierce	26	Knight	11	Knight	7	2 tied	2	Knight	4	Pierce	38

See also

• 2019 CAA women's basketball tournament