2015 CAA men's basketball tournament
The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9, 2015 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. The 2015 tournament featured 10 teams due to the addition of Elon to the CAA.
| 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
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 Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| Champions | Northeastern (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Coen (1st title) |
| MVP | Quincy Ford (Northeastern) |
| Attendance | 18,754 |
| Top scorer | Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) (74 points) |
| Television | CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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| 1 | William & Mary ‡† | 12–6 | 18–11 | 5–1 vs UNCW, NU, & JMU | |
| 2 | UNC Wilmington ‡† | 12–6 | 17–12 | 4–2 vs W&M, NU, & JMU | |
| 3 | Northeastern ‡† | 12–6 | 20–11 | 3–3 vs W&M, UNCW, & JMU | |
| 4 | James Madison ‡† | 12–6 | 19–12 | 0–6 vs W&M, UNCW, & NU | |
| 5 | Hofstra † | 10–8 | 19–12 | ||
| 6 | Delaware † | 9–9 | 10–19 | 1–1 vs Drexel | 4–4 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU |
| 7 | Drexel | 9–9 | 11–18 | 1–1 vs Delaware | 3–5 vs W&M, UNCW, NU, & JMU |
| 8 | Elon | 6–12 | 14–17 | ||
| 9 | Towson | 5–13 | 12–19 | ||
| 10 | College of Charleston | 3–15 | 8–23 | ||
| ‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | |||||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television |
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| First round – Friday March 6, 2015 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #9 Towson 69 vs #8 Elon 74 (OT) | CAA.tv |
| 2 | 8:30 PM | #10 College of Charleston 56 vs #7 Drexel 48 | CAA.tv | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 7, 2015 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | #8 Elon 59 vs #1 William & Mary 72 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #5 Hofstra 74 vs #4 James Madison 57 | Comcast SportsNet | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 PM | #10 College of Charleston 53 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 79 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | #6 Delaware 64 vs #3 Northeastern 67 | Comcast SportsNet | |
| Semifinals – Sunday March 8, 2015 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:30 PM | #5 Hofstra 91 vs #1 William & Mary 92 (2OT) | NBCSN |
| 8 | 5:00 PM | #3 Northeastern 78 vs #2 UNC Wilmington 71 | NBCSN | |
| Championship – Monday March 9, 2015 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 PM | #3 Northeastern 72 vs #1 William & Mary 61 | NBCSN |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 6 CAA.tv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 Comcast SportsNet | Semifinals Sunday, March 8 NBCSN | Final Monday, March 9 NBCSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elon | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elon | 74* | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Towson | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 92** | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hofstra | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hofstra | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | College of Charleston | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Drexel | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | College of Charleston | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
* Denotes overtime period.
All-Tournament Team
- Quincy Ford, Northeastern (Most Outstanding Performer)
- Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
- Juan'ya Green, Hofstra
- Omar Prewitt, William & Mary
- Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
- David Walker, Northeastern
Game summaries
First round
CAA.tv |
March 6 6:00 pm |
| #9 Towson 69, #8 Elon 74 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–33, 30–29 Overtime: 7–12 | ||
| Pts: M. Morsell – 18 Rebs: 2 with 8 Asts: 5 with 1 W. Foster – 2 Blks |
Pts: E. Bryant – 21 Rebs: D. Thompson – 5 Asts: A. Hamilton – 7 T. Sabato – 3 Blks | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,552 Referees: T. Ebersole, J. Nichols, M. Dorn |
CAA.tv |
March 6 8:30 pm |
| #10 College of Charleston 56, #7 Drexel 48 | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–29, 32–19 | ||
| Pts: C. Barry – 19 Rebs: T. O'Donohue – 14 Asts: J. Chealey – 3 4 with 2 Stls |
Pts: F. Wilson – 17 Rebs: R. Williams – 8 Asts: R. Williams – 2 R. London – 3 Stls | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,552 Referees: A. Marotta, M. Oblas, B. Testa |
Quarterfinals
Comcast SportsNet |
March 7 12:00 pm |
| #8 Elon 59, #1 William & Mary 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–36, 23–36 | ||
| Pts: E. Bryant – 15 Rebs: 2 with 5 Asts: A. Hamilton – 4 2 with 2 Stls |
Pts: M. Thornton – 17 Rebs: T. Tarpey – 9 Asts: T. Tarpey – 5 T. Tarpey – 3 Stls | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,762 Referees: A. Marotta, A. Maira, T. Attanasi |
Comcast SportsNet |
March 7 2:30 pm |
| #5 Hofstra 74, #4 James Madison 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–33, 35–24 | ||
| Pts: M. Kone – 18 Rebs: M. Kone – 11 Asts: J. Green – 8 A. Tanksley – 3 Stls |
Pts: R. Curry – 18 Rebs: T. Vodanovich – 7 Asts: R. Curry – 4 J. McLean – 2 Stls | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,762 Referees: B. Testa, M. Oblas, D. Hopper |
Comcast SportsNet |
March 7 6:00 pm |
| #10 College of Charleston 53, #2 UNC Wilmington 79 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–36, 28–43 | ||
| Pts: J. Chealey – 12 Rebs: D. Gilmore – 11 Asts: A. Stiitt – 3 A. Baru – 2 Blks |
Pts: F. Jackson – 19 Rebs: C. Williams – 13 Asts: C. Ponder – 4 C. Williams – 2 Blks | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,016 Referees: T. Ebersole, M. Curtin, K. Fogleman |
Comcast SportsNet |
March 7 8:30 pm |
| #6 Delaware 64, #3 Northeastern 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–35, 33–32 | ||
| Pts: K. Holden – 20 Rebs: 3 with 5 Asts: K. Holden – 5 C. Corbett – 3 Stls |
Pts: D. Walker – 17 Rebs: Z. Stahl – 6 Asts: Z. Stahl – 5 Q. Ford – 3 Stls | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,016 Referees: J. Nichols, J. Gwynn, A. Franklin |
Semifinals
NBCSN |
March 8 2:30 pm |
| #5 Hofstra 91, #1 William & Mary 92 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 41–38 Overtime: 10–10, 8–9 | ||
| Pts: J. Green – 26 Rebs: R. Gustys – 9 Asts: J. Green – 7 J. Green – 4 Stls |
Pts: M. Thornton – 37 Rebs: T. Tarpey – 10 Asts: 4 with 2 O. Prewitt – 1 Blk | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,703 Referees: J. Lindsey, T. Nestor, T. Comer |
NBCSN |
March 10 5:00 pm |
| #3 Northeastern 78, #2 UNC Wilmington 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–30, 45–41 | ||
| Pts: S. Eatherton – 21 Rebs: D. Walker – 8 Asts: D. Walker – 5 S. Eatherton – 3 Blks |
Pts: J. Talley – 18 Rebs: C. Williams – 7 Asts: J. Talley – 4 F. Jackson – 2 Stls | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 3,703 Referees: B. Kersey, S. Hull, L. Andrakakos |
Championship
NBCSN |
March 9 7:00 pm |
| #3 Northeastern 72, #1 William & Mary 61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–26, 36–35 | ||
| Pts: Ford – 22 Rebs: Stahl – 10 Asts: Stahl – 5 Eatherton – 12 Pts, 5 Reb |
Pts: Thornton – 20 Rebs: Tarpey – 7 Asts: Sheldon – 6 Dixon – 15 Pts, 4 Reb | |
Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Attendance: 5,721 Referees: E. Corbett, T. Clougherty, J. Lindsay |
Team and tournament leaders
Team leaders
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Minutes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | C. Barry | 28 | T. O'Donohue | 15 | J. Chealey | 4 | 2 Players | 2 | 2 Players | 3 | A. Stitt | 66 |
| Delaware | K. Holden | 20 | 3 Players | 5 | K. Holden | 5 | None | C. Corbett | 3 | K. Holden | 37 | |
| Drexel | F. Wilson | 17 | R. Williams | 8 | R. Williams | 2 | M. Bah | 2 | R. London | 3 | 2 Players | 40 |
| Elon | E. Bryant | 36 | A. Hamilton | 8 | A. Hamilton | 11 | T. Sabato | 4 | T. Samson | 3 | E. Bryant | 76 |
| Hofstra | J. Green | 29 | M. Kone | 17 | J. Green | 15 | 4 Players | 1 | A. Tanksley | 5 | J. Green | 88 |
| James Madison | R. Curry | 18 | T. Vodanovich | 7 | R. Curry | 4 | 2 Players | 1 | J. McLean | 2 | R. Curry | 39 |
| Northeastern | Q. Ford | 46 | Z. Stahl | 21 | 2 Players | 12 | 2 Players | 5 | 2 Players | 5 | D. Walker | 117 |
| Towson | M. Morsell | 18 | 2 Players | 8 | 5 Players | 1 | W. Foster | 2 | 3 Players | 1 | W. Foster | 36 |
| UNC Wilmington | C. Ponder | 28 | C. Williams | 20 | 2 Players | 7 | C. Williams | 3 | 4 Players | 2 | C. Ponder | 73 |
| William & Mary | M. Thornton | 74 | T. Tarpey | 26 | S. Sheldon | 11 | O. Prewitt | 2 | T. Tarpey | 7 | M. Thornton | 120 |
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