2006 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2006 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2005–06 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Site |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | UNC-Wilmington (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brad Brownell (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | T. J. Carter (UNC-Wilmington) | ||||
| Television | Comcast, ESPN | ||||
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The 2006 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was UNC-Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Mason, who lost to Hofstra in the semi-finals of the tournament, earned an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the CAA's first since 1986. George Mason would advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the first CAA team to do so.
Bracket
| First Round Friday, March 3 |
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 |
Semifinals Sunday, March 5 |
Final Monday, March 6 |
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| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Delaware | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Drexel | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Delaware | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Old Dominion | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | James Madison | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | George Mason | 61* | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Georgia State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Towson | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Georgia State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | George Mason | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia Commonwealth | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia Commonwealth | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | William and Mary | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
Honors
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Carter | UNC-Wilmington | Guard | |
| John Goldsberry | UNC-Wilmington | Guard | |
| Shawn James | Northeastern | Forward | |
| Carlos Rivera | Hofstra | Guard | |
| Loren Stokes | Hofstra | Guard | |
| Beckham Wyrick | UNC-Wilmington | Forward |
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