2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Logo
Classification Division I
Season 2011–12
Teams 12
Site Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
Champions VCU (5th title)
Winning coach Shaka Smart (1st title)
Attendance 47,833
Television Comcast SportsNet
ESPN
CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2011  2013»

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5[1] at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament

Seeding

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 – 2   .889     29 – 7   .806
VCU† 15 – 3   .833     29 – 7   .806
George Mason 14 – 4   .778     24 – 9   .727
Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722     21 – 13   .618
Delaware 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Georgia State 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500     14 – 17   .452
James Madison 5 – 13   .278     12 – 20   .375
UNCW 5 – 13   .278     10 – 21   .323
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222     6 – 26   .188
Hofstra 3 – 15   .167     10 – 22   .313
Towson 1 – 17   .056     1 – 31   .031
† 2012 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1†‡ Drexel 16–2 26–5
2† VCU 15–3 26–6
3† George Mason 14–4 24–8
4† Old Dominion 13–5 20–12
5 Delaware 12–6 18–13
6 Georgia State 11–7 21–11
7 Northeastern 9–9 14–17
8 James Madison 5–13 12–20 1–0 vs UNCW
9 UNC Wilmington 5–13 10–21 0–1 vs JMU
10 William & Mary 4–14 6–26
11 Hofstra 3–15 10–22
12 Towson 1–17 1–31
‡ – 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 Attendance
First Round – Friday, March 2
1
1
 12:00 PM
#8 UNCW vs. #9 James Madison
Comcast Network
2
 2:30 PM
#5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson
Comcast Network
2
3
 6:00 PM
#7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary
Comcast Network
4
 8:30 PM
#6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra
Comcast Network
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3
5
 12:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCW
Comcast Network
5,889
6
 2:30 PM
#4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Delaware
Comcast Network
4
7
 6:00 PM
#2 VCU vs. #7 Northeastern
Comcast Network
11,200
8
 8:30 PM
#3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia State
Comcast Network
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
5
9
 2:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #4 Old Dominion
Comcast Network
11,200
10
 4:30 PM
#2 VCU vs. #3 George Mason
Comcast Network and ESPN3
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
6
11
 7:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #2 VCU
ESPN
*Game Times in ET . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 2, 2012		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3, 2012		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 4, 2012		 Championship Game
Monday, March 5, 2012
                                     
        
  1  Drexel 59  
    9  UNC Wilmington 47  
8  James Madison 59
9  UNC Wilmington 70  
  1  Drexel 68  
  4  Old Dominion 51  
        
        
  4  Old Dominion 88
    5  Delaware 74  
5  Delaware 72
12  Towson 65  
  1  Drexel 56
  2  VCU 59
        
        
  2  VCU 75
    7  Northeastern 65  
7  Northeastern 57
10  William & Mary 49  
  2  VCU 74
  3  George Mason 64  
        
        
  3  George Mason 61
    6  Georgia State 59  
6  Georgia State 85
11  Hofstra 50  

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year
Darius Theus Virginia Commonwealth University G Junior
Damion Lee Drexel G Freshman
Frantz Massenat Drexel G Sophomore
Bradford Burgess Virginia Commonwealth University G Senior
Mike Morrison George Mason University F Senior
Rob Brandenberg Virginia Commonwealth University G Sophomore

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.