| 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 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2015Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9, 2015 atRoyal Farms Arena inBaltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the2015 NCAA tournament. The 2015 tournament featured 10 teams due to the addition ofElon to the CAA.
| 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. | |||||
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday March 6, 2015 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #9Towson 69 vs#8Elon 74 (OT) | CAA.tv |
| 2 | 8:30 PM | #10College of Charleston 56 vs #7Drexel 48 | CAA.tv | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 7, 2015 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | #8 Elon 59 vs#1William & Mary 72 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #5Hofstra 74 vs #4James Madison 57 | Comcast SportsNet | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 PM | #10 College of Charleston 53 vs#2UNC Wilmington 79 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | #6Delaware 64 vs#3Northeastern 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 inET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
| 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.
CAA.tv |
March 6 6:00 pm |
| #9 Towson 69,#8 Elon74 (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 Charleston56, #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 |
Comcast SportsNet |
March 7 12:00 pm |
| #8 Elon 59,#1 William & Mary72 | ||
| 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 Hofstra74, #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 Wilmington79 | ||
| 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 Northeastern67 | ||
| 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 |
NBCSN |
March 8 2:30 pm |
| #5 Hofstra 91,#1 William & Mary92 (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 Northeastern78, #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 |
NBCSN |
March 9 7:00 pm |
| #3 Northeastern72, #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 | 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 |