MEN’S BASKETBALL DECEMBER 20, 2019 Charleston • Delaware • Drexel • Elon • Hofstra • James Madison • UNCW • Northeastern • Towson• William & Mary 2019-20 CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS COLONIAL OVERALL TeamAP/USA TODAY W-L Pct. PF PA H A STK. W-L Pct. PF PA H A N L10 STK. NOTABLE Delaware 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 L4 10-2 .833 75.5 65.8 4-0 2-1 4-1 8-2 W1 Improved win total each of last 3 years Hofstra 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 W2 8-4 .667 78.4 71.3 3-1 3-3 2-0 7-3 W2 Justin Wright-Foreman drafted in June by Utah William & Mary 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 W5 8-4 .667 73.6 68.0 4-0 4-4 0-0 6-4 L1 Nathan Knight named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watch List James Madison 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 L2 6-4 .600 76.6 75.6 5-1 1-3 0-0 6-4 W1 One of two CAA teams returning 4 starters Northeastern 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 W4 6-6 .500 72.0 66.8 2-2 3-2 1-2 4-6 W1 Reigning CAA champions; 2nd CAA title in program history Towson 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 L4 5-5 .500 70.3 63.7 3-1 1-2 1-2 5-5 W1 Tigers return 4 starters from last season Drexel 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 L2 5-6 .455 70.9 72.6 5-1 0-5 0-0 5-5 L2 Camren Wynter was 3rd Dragon named CAA ROY Charleston 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 W2 5-6 .455 68.4 67.9 3-2 1-2 1-2 4-6 L2 Won 80 games over last 3-plus seasons UNCW 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 L3 5-7 .417 72.9 71.1 4-3 0-3 1-1 4-6 L4 Kai Toews set CAA single-season assists record Elon 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 W2 4-8 .333 66.8 68.8 4-3 0-5 0-0 2-8 L1 Mike Schrage named head coach on April 5 SCHEDULE CAA WEEKLY HONORS Friday, December 20 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Drexel vs. Quinnipiac12 ..........................................4:30 p.m. ....................................................... Towson vs. #RV/RV Liberty13 ..............................5 p.m. ............................................FloHoops NATE DARLING, DELAWARE Delaware at LIU .......................................................7 p.m. .................................NEC Front Row JUNIOR | GUARD | HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA/DEMATHA (MD.) CATHOLIC James Madison at Fordham ................................7 p.m. .................................................ESPN+ In a narrow 78-70 loss against No. 20 Villanova, Darling Saturday, December 21 recorded a game-high 29 points, going 10-of-19 from the Towson vs. Akron/Tulane13 ..................................1/3:30 p.m..................................FloHoops floor. Hitting 6-of-11 3-pointers, Darling notched his sixth Drexel vs. Bowling Green/Norfolk State12 .......2/4:30 p.m.................................................... game this season with 20 or more points. The junior also led Elon at Winthrop .....................................................2 p.m. .................................................ESPN+ the Blue Hens with a career-high five assists while playing all South Carolina State at Charleston ...................4 p.m. ............................................FloHoops but 11 seconds of the game. UNCW at Vanderbilt ...............................................8 p.m. ..................................SEC Network+ Sunday December 22 Manhattan at Hofstra ...........................................12 p.m. .........................................FloHoops William & Mary vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)14 ..........1 p.m. ............................................FloHoops PLAYER OF THE WEEK Saturday, December 28 Charleston at Drexel* ............................................2 p.m. ............................................FloHoops BRIAN FOBBS, TOWSON Northeastern at Towson*.....................................2 p.m. ............................................FloHoops SENIOR | GUARD | ROCHESTER, N.Y./BISHOP KEARNEY (GENESEE CC) Hofstra at James Madison* .................................4 p.m. ............................................FloHoops Fobbs recorded a career-best 33 points in Towson’s 77-71 win UNCW at Delaware* ..............................................7 p.m. ............................................FloHoops over UMBC, the Tigers’ seventh-straight win over the Retrievers. (rankings are Associated Press/USA Today Coaches Poll) | * - CAA game | 12 - Boardwalk Battle (Atlantic City, N.J.) | 13 - D.C. Holiday Hoops Fest (Entertainment & Sports Arena; Washington, D.C.) | 14 - game played in Washington, D.C. The senior knocked down 7-of-9 3-pointers, setting a SECU Arena record by a Towson student-athlete. Fobbs has scored 10 or more points in nine of Towson’s 10 games this season. RESULTS Thursday, December 19 Hofstra 87, Princeton 72 Northeastern 74, Detroit Mercy 61 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Saint Joseph’s 84, William & Mary 69 HUNTER MCINTOSH, ELON Wednesday, December 18 FRESHMAN | GUARD | SNELLVILLE, GA./GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL #RV/25 VCU 76, Charleston 71 In Elon’s 91-60 rout of N.C. Wesleyan, McIntosh notched a Tuesday, December 17 team-high 15 points, going a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point Campbell 60, Elon 46 range. McIntosh’s effort from deep helped the Phoenix tie a Eastern Michigan 60, Northeastern 55 program record with 19 3-pointers, equaling the sixth-best Monday, December 16 effort in CAA history. Delaware 86, Delaware State 7811 James Madison 81, Charleston Southern 60 Mercer 72, UNCW 63 Sunday, December 15 William & Mary 90, Goucher 30 HONOR ROLL USF 81, Drexel 61 Desure Buie, Hofstra | Senior | Guard | Bronx, N.Y./Wings Academy (rankings are Associated Press/USA Today Coaches Poll) | * - CAA game | 11 - game played in Wilmington, Del. Brevin Galloway, Charleston | Junior | Guard | Anderson, S.C./Seneca Nathan Knight, William & Mary | Senior | Center | Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham (Kimball Union Academy) Zach Walton, Drexel | Senior | Guard/Forward | Morton, Wash./Morton Contact: Bill Potter • (317) 625-5772 • (804) 525-1430 • [email protected] • @bpotter_ CAASports.com • Twitter: @CAABasketball • Instagram: @CAASports • Snapchat: CAAsports • Facebook: CAASports • YouTube: CAASportsProductions • CAA.TV CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL DECEMBER 20, 2019 IN GOOD COMPANY PHOENIX ON FIRE CAA WEEKLY HONORS • In Hofstra’s 87-72 win at Princeton, head • Elon tied a program record with 19 3-pointers PLAYER OF THE WEEK coach Joe Mihalich collected his 123rd win in the Phoenix’ 91-60 victory over N.C. November 11 ....................... Jordan Roland, Northeastern with the Pride ... Mihalich passed former Wesleyan ... The 19 triples tied for the sixth- November 18 .................. Andy Van Vliet, William & Mary Hofstra head coach Jay Wright, who totaled most in CAA history. November 25 .......................................Desure Buie, Hofstra 122 wins from 1994-2001. December 2 ..................... Nathan Knight, William & Mary THE ROAD WARRIOR Justyn Mutts, Delaware CASTING NETS • William & Mary collected its fourth road win December 9 ..................... Nathan Knight, William & Mary • In the first NCAA NET rankings of the season, of the season on Dec. 8 with a 62-58 victory December 16 ..................................Nate Darling, Delaware four CAA teams - William & Mary (120), at Fairfield ... The Tribe’s four road wins are Brian Fobbs, Towson Delaware (122), Charleston (134) and Towson tied with DePaul, ETSU and Yale for the most December 23 (144) are clustered within 24 spots. in the nation through Dec. 18 ... Eight of the December 30 Tribe’s 12 games have come on the road. January 6 • Delaware owns the lone Quadrant 1 or 2 win among CAA teams, with the Blue Hens’ 79- January 13 HIGH ACHIEVERS 64 victory at Saint Francis (Pa.) ranking as a January 20 • Delaware is one of the highest climbers in the Quadrant 2 win. rd January 27 Ken Pomeroy ratings, tying for 3 nationally: February 3 Team Rank (Nov. 5) Rank (Dec. 20) Change HEN-PECKED Stephen F. Austin 299 160 139 February 10 • Dylan Painter made his Delaware debut on Bryant 325 233 92 February 17 Dec. 16, recording a team-high 19 points Northern Colorado 235 144 91 February 24 in the Blue Hens’ 86-78 win over Delaware Delaware 256 165 91 March 3 State ... Painter sat out the team’s first 11 Charlotte 263 172 91 games after transferring last year from Jacksonville 288 209 79 Eastern Illinois 253 178 75 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Villanova. November 11 .........................Tyson Walker, Northeastern Tulane 287 217 70 November 18 ...................Julien Wooden, James Madison Nicholls State 293 223 70 • Delaware has shot 50-percent or better in San Diego State 97 29 68 November 25 .........................Tyson Walker, Northeastern seven of 12 games and leads the CAA with a December 2 ..............Michael Christmas, James Madison 49.2-percent mark on the year. NATIONAL LEADERS December 9 ...........................................Hunter Woods, Elon • William & Mary’s Nathan Knight is tied for December 16 ....................................Hunter McIntosh, Elon • Nate Darling posted 29 points in the Blue the nation’s lead with nine double-doubles ... December 23 Hens’ narrow 78-70 loss versus No. 20/20 Knight is tied with DePaul’s Paul Reed and is December 30 Villanova ... Darling has scored at least 20 directly ahead of sits ahead of Utah State’s January 6 points in six of his 10 games this year. Justin Bean, John Mooney of Notre Dame and January 13 Duke’s Vernon Carey. January 20 IT’S BEEN A WHILE January 27 • William & Mary allowed just 30 points in its • James Madison leads the nation with 33.20 February 3 90-30 victory over visiting Goucher on Dec. defensive rebounds per game. February 10 15 ... The defensive effort marked the first February 17 time the Tribe limited an opponent to 30 CLIMBING THE LISTS February 24 points for the first time since holding George • After 25-point effort at Saint Joseph’s, Nathan Knight became the eighth William & March 3 Washington to 30 in the 36-30 win on Dec. 17, 1966. Mary player to eclipse 1,700 career points ..