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2015 CAA men's basketball tournament

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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
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteRoyal Farms Arena
Baltimore, Maryland
ChampionsNortheastern (1st title)
Winning coachBill Coen (1st title)
MVPQuincy Ford (Northeastern)
Attendance18,754
Top scorerMarcus Thornton (William & Mary)
(74 points)
TelevisionCAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
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2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 edit

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
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 edit

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
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 edit

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 edit

Game summaries edit

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Team leaders edit

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

References edit

External links edit

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