2023 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 3–7, 2023 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.^[1][2] Charleston won the tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

2023 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2022–23
Teams	13
Site	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
Champions	Charleston (2nd title)
Winning coach	Pat Kelsey (1st title)
MVP	Ryan Larson (Charleston)
Television	FloHoops, CBSSN
CAA men's basketball tournaments ← 2022 2024 →

2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Charleston †	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
Towson	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			17	–	15		.531
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
North Carolina A&T	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Elon	6	–	12		.333			8	–	24		.250
Stony Brook	6	–	12		.333			11	–	22		.333
Northeastern	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Hampton	5	–	13		.278			8	–	24		.250
Monmouth	5	–	13		.278			7	–	26		.212
† 2023 CAA tournament winner

This was the final men's basketball tournament held under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association. The name change did not affect the CAA initialism, and the conference kept its existing logo.^[3]

Seeds

Seed	School	Conf.	Tiebreaker
1	Hofstra	16–2	1–0 vs. Charleston
2	Charleston	16–2	0–1 vs. Hofstra
3	Towson	12–6	1–0 vs. UNC Wilmington
4	UNC Wilmington	12–6	0–1 vs. Towson
5	Drexel	10–8
6	Delaware	8–10	1–0 vs. North Carolina A&T
7	North Carolina A&T	8–10	0–1 vs. Delaware
8	William & Mary	7–11
9	Elon	6–12	2–0 vs. Northeastern/Stony Brook
10	Stony Brook	6–12	1–1 vs. Northeastern; 1–0 vs. Drexel
11	Northeastern	6–12	1–1 vs. Stony Brook; 0–2 vs. Drexel
12	Hampton	5–13	2–0 vs. Monmouth
13	Monmouth	5–13	0–2 vs. Hampton

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Friday, March 3
1	1	2:00 pm	No. 12 Hampton vs. No. 13 Monmouth	64–100	FloHoops
Second round – Saturday, March 4
2	2	12:00 pm	No. 8 William & Mary vs. No. 9 Elon	73–51	FloHoops
	3	2:30 pm	No. 5 Drexel vs. No. 13 Monmouth	64–45
3	4	6:00 pm	No. 7 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 10 Stony Brook	61–76
	5	8:30 pm	No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 11 Northeastern	77–74OT
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5
4	6	12:00 pm	No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 8 William & Mary	94–46	FloHoops
	7	2:30 pm	No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Drexel	73–68
5	8	6:00 pm	No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 10 Stony Brook	74–52
	9	8:30 pm	No. 3 Towson vs. No. 6 Delaware	86–60
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
6	10	6:00 pm	No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 4 UNC Wilmington	73–79OT	CBSSN
	11	8:30 pm	No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 3 Towson	77–72
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
7	12	7:00 pm	No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 2 Charleston	58–63	CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 3 FloHoops					Second round Saturday, March 4 FloHoops					Quarterfinals Sunday, March 5 FloHoops					Semifinals Monday, March 6 CBS Sports Network					Championship Tuesday, March 7 CBS Sports Network
											1	Hofstra	94
						8	William & Mary	73			8	William & Mary	46
						9	Elon	51								1	Hofstra	73
																4	UNC Wilmington	79*
											4	UNC Wilmington	73
						5	Drexel	64			5	Drexel	68
	12	Hampton	64			13	Monmouth	45													4	UNC Wilmington	58
	13	Monmouth	100																		2	Charleston	63
											2	Charleston	74
						7	North Carolina A&T	61			10	Stony Brook	52
						10	Stony Brook	76								2	Charleston	77
																3	Towson	72
											3	Towson	86
						6	Delaware	77*			6	Delaware	60
						11	Northeastern	74

* denotes overtime game

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School
	Ante Brzovic	Charleston
	Aaron Estrada	Hofstra
	Ryan Larson (MVP)	Charleston
	Donovan Newby	UNC Wilmington
	Nicolas Timberlake	Towson
	Trazarien White	UNC Wilmington

Source^[4]

See also

• 2023 CAA women's basketball tournament