2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration November, 2013-March, 2014
Number of teams 9
Regular Season
Champion Delaware
Runners-up Towson
Season MVP Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Top scorer Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Tournament
Champions Delaware
  Runners-up William & Mary
Tournament MVP Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)
2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Delaware † 14 – 2   .875     25 – 10   .714
Towson 13 – 3   .813     25 – 11   .694
William & Mary 10 – 6   .625     20 – 12   .625
Drexel 8 – 8   .500     16 – 14   .533
Northeastern 7 – 9   .438     11 – 21   .344
College of Charleston 6 – 10   .375     14 – 18   .438
James Madison 6 – 10   .375     11 – 20   .355
Hofstra 5 – 11   .313     10 – 23   .303
UNC Wilmington 3 – 13   .188     9 – 23   .281
† 2014 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 CAA men's basketball season marked the 29th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2013 and March 2014. Practices commenced in October 2013, and the season ended with the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Coaching Changes

Preseason Poll

Rank Team[2]
1 Towson
2 Drexel
3 College of Charleston
4 Delaware
5 William & Mary
6 Northeastern
7 James Madison
8 UNC Wilmington
9 Hofstra

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award Recipients[2]
First Team Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)

Damion Lee (Drexel)
Frantz Massenat (Drexel)
Devon Saddler (Delaware)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)

Second Team Adjehi Baru (College of Charleston)

Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Andre Nation (James Madison)
Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Jerrelle Benimon, Towson

Regular Season

Head Coaches

Rankings

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19 		Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Towson AP RV NR
C
UNC Wilmington AP
C
William & Mary AP
C

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

Delaware defeated William & Mary, 75–74, in the finals of the 2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Delaware.

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
13 East Delaware Bye Eliminated by Michigan State 78-93
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 – 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

National Invitation Tournament

No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament.


College Basketball Invitational

No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2014 College Basketball Invitational.


CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Towson was invited to play in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Towson Defeated USC Upstate 63-60 Defeated East Tennessee State 83-77 Eliminated by Murray State 73-85
W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 2–1 .667

Awards and honors

Regular Season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 11 - Frantz Massenat, Drexel
  • Nov. 18 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
  • Nov. 25 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
  • Dec. 2 – Chris Fouch, Drexel
  • Dec. 9 – Kyle Anderson, Delaware
  • Dec. 16 – Frantz Massenat, Drexel (2)
  • Dec. 23 – Ron Curry, James Madison
  • Dec. 30 – Willis Hall, Charleston
  • Jan. 6 – Willis Hall, Charleston (2), and Marcus Thornton, William and Mary
  • Jan. 13 – Devon Saddler, Delaware
  • Jan. 20 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (2)
  • Jan. 27 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern (2), and Devon Saddler, Delaware (2)
  • Feb. 3 – Frantz Massenat, Drexel (3), and Marcus Thornton, William and Mary (2)
  • Feb. 10 – Davon Usher, Delaware
  • Feb. 17 – Davon Usher, Delaware (2)
  • Feb. 24 - Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (3), and Zeke Upshaw, Hofstra
  • Mar. 3 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (4)

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 11 - Jamall Robinson, Hofstra
  • Nov. 18 – Canyon Barry, College of Charelston and Omar Prewitt, William and Mary
  • Nov. 25 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (2)
  • Dec. 2 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (3)
  • Dec. 9 – Jackson Kent, James Madison
  • Dec. 16 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (2)
  • Dec. 23 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (4)
  • Dec. 30 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (3)
  • Jan. 6 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (5)
  • Jan. 13 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (6)
  • Jan. 20 – Rodney Williams, Drexel
  • Jan. 27 – Jackson Kent, James Madison (2)
  • Feb. 3 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (4)
  • Feb. 10 – T. J. Williams, Northeastern
  • Feb. 17 – Yohanny Dalembert, James Madison and Rodney Williams, Drexel (2)
  • Feb. 24 - T. J. Williams, Northeastern (2)
  • Mar. 3 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (7), and Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (5)

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award Recipients
Coach of the Year Monté Ross (Delaware)
Player of the Year Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Defensive Player of the Year Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Rookie of the Year Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
First Team Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Frantz Massenat (Drexel)
Devon Sadler (Delaware)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Davon Usher (Delaware)
Second Team Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Chris Fouch (Drexel)
Willis Hall (Charleston)
Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
Zeke Upshaw (Hofstra)
Third Team Carl Baptiste (Delaware)
Charles Cooke (James Madison)
Marcus Damas (Towson)
Rafriel Guthrie (Towson)
Andre Nation (James Madison)
Dion Nesmith (Delaware)
All-Defensive Team Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Davon Usher (Delaware)
David Walker (Northeastern)
Adjehi Baru (Charleston)
All-Rookie Team Jamall Robinson (Hofstra)
Canyon Barry (Charleston)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)
TJ Williams (Northeastern)
All-Academic Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware)
Canyon Barry (Charleston)
Brandon Britt (William & Mary)
Kyle Gaillard (William & Mary)
Willis Hall (Charleston)
Tanner Milson (UNCW)
Dion Nesmith (Hofstra)
Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson)
Shane Reybold (UNCW)
Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
All-Tournament Team Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)
Carl Baptiste (Delaware)
Devon Sadler (Delaware)
Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Brandon Britt (William & Mary)
Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Tournament MVP Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)

    References

    1. ↑ MBB: Mihalich Named Men's Basketball Coach
    2. 1 2 "Blue Hens Picked Fourth in CAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll;". Delaware Blue Hens. University of Delaware. October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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