2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL IN REVIEW Final Standings CAA H A Overall H A N UNCW 15-3 8-1 7-2 29-6 13-1 11-3 5-2 College of Charleston 14-4 7-2 7-2 25-10 12-4 10-5 3-1 Towson 11-7 8-1 3-6 20-13 12-3 6-8 1-2 Elon 10-8 7-2 3-6 18-14 10-4 6-8 2-2 William & Mary 10-8 8-1 2-7 17-14 13-1 3-12 1-1 Northeastern 8-10 5-4 3-6 15-16 7-4 7-10 1-2 Hofstra 7-11 3-6 4-5 15-17 7-7 6-7 2-3 James Madison 7-11 5-4 2-7 10-23 6-9 3-13 1-1 Delaware 5-13 4-5 1-8 13-20 9-5 3-12 1-3 Drexel 3-15 3-6 0-9 9-23 5-8 4-14 0-1 2017 CAA Championship - North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C. CAA Awards Opening Round - Friday, March 3 Player of the Year: T.J. Williams, Northeastern #9 Delaware 81, #8 Hofstra 76 Coach of the Year: Earl Grant, Col. of Charleston #7 James Madison 80, #10 Drexel 70 Rookie of the Year: Ryan Daly, Delaware Defensive Player of the Year: Devontae Cacok, UNCW Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 4 Dean Ehlers Leadership Award: Evan Bailey, Col. of Charleston #1 UNCW 91, #9 Delaware 82 #4 William & Mary 71, #5 Elon 55 All-CAA First Team: C.J. Bryce, UNCW; Joe Chealey, Col. of Charleston; Daniel Dixon, #2 College of Charleston 67, #7 James Madison 62 William & Mary; Chris Flemmings, UNCW; T.J. Williams, Northeastern #3 Towson 82, #6 Northeastern 54 All-CAA Second Team: Jarrell Brantley, Col. of Charleston; Denzel Ingram, UNCW; Semifinals - Sunday, March 5 Omar Prewitt, William & Mary; Tyler Seibring, Elon; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra #1 UNCW 105, #4 William & Mary 94 #2 College of Charleston 67, #3 Towson 59 All-CAA Third Team: Devontae Cacok, UNCW; Ryan Daly, Delaware; John Davis, Towson; Mike Morsell, Towson; Rodney Williams, Drexel Final - Monday, March 6 #1 UNCW 78, #2 College of Charleston 69 CAA All-Rookie Team: Ryan Daly, Delaware; Nathan Knight, William & Mary; Kurk Lee, Drexel; Eli Pemberton, Hofstra; Grant Riller, Col. of Charleston NCAA Tournament CAA All-Defensive Team: Devon Begley, Northeastern; Jarrell Brantley, Col. of First Round - March 16 at Orlando, Fla. Charleston; Devontae Cacok, UNCW; Cameron Johnson, Col. of Charleston; Deshaun #5 Virginia 76, #12 UNCW 71 Morman, Towson National Invitation Tournament CAA All-Academic Team: William Adala Moto, Towson; Evan Bailey, Col. of Charles- First Round - March 14 at Fort Collins, Colo. ton; Dimitrije Cabarkapa, James Madison; Rokas Gustys, Hofstra; Curtis Lochner, #4 Colorado State 81, #5 College of Charleston 74 Delaware; John Moran, Drexel; Ambrose Mosley, UNCW; Paul Rowley, William & Mary; Patrick Ryan, Elon; Hunter Sabety, Hofstra; Steven Santa Ana, Elon; Paulius Satkus, James Madison; Tyler Seibring, Elon; Dainan Swoope, Elon; Rodney Wil- liams, Drexel CAA All-Tournament Team: C.J. Bryce, UNCW; Jarrell Brantley, Col. of Charleston; Devontae Cacok, UNCW; Joe Chealey, Col. of Charleston; Ryan Daly, Delaware; Denzel Ingram, UNCW CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer: C.J. Bryce, UNCW Stat Leaders Scoring G Points PPG Rebounding G Rebs RPG T.J. Williams, NU 30 642 21.4 Rokas Gustys, Hofstra 28 338 12.1 Daniel Dixon, W&M 30 576 19.2 Devontae Cacok, UNCW 35 343 9.8 Justin Wright-Foreman, HU 32 580 18.1 Jarrell Brantley, CofC 35 294 8.4 Joe Chealey, CofC 35 623 17.8 John Davis, Towson 27 205 7.6 C.J. Bryce, UNCW 35 608 17.4 Ryan Daly, Delaware 32 238 7.4 28 • Men’s Basketball PAST CHAMPIONS NOTE: CAA basketball history begins with the 1982-83 season when the league was known as the “ECAC South.” League membership consisted of East Carolina, George Mason, James Madison, Navy, Richmond and William & Mary. It was the first year when league members paid dues to fund their own operations. Three previous years of ECAC South basketball - 1980-82 - are not included. Membership for those years included teams which had left the league prior to 1982-83. Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 1983 James Madison Lou Campanelli 41-38 William & Mary Richmond, Va. 1984 Richmond Dick Tarrant 74-55 Navy Harrisonburg, Va. 1985 Navy Paul Evans 85-76 Richmond Williamsburg, Va. 1986 Navy Paul Evans 72-61 George Mason Fairfax, Va. 1987 Navy Pete Herrmann 53-50 UNCW Hampton,Va. 1988 Richmond Dick Tarrant 73-70 George Mason Hampton, Va. 1989 George Mason Ernie Nestor 78-72, ot UNCW Hampton, Va. 1990 Richmond Dick Tarrant 77-72 James Madison Richmond, Va. 1991 Richmond Dick Tarrant 81-78 George Mason Richmond, Va. 1992 Old Dominion Oliver Purnell 78-73 James Madison Richmond, Va. 1993 East Carolina Eddie Payne 54-49 James Madison Richmond, Va. 1994 James Madison Lefty Driesell 77-76 Old Dominion Richmond, Va. 1995 Old Dominion Jeff Capel, Jr. 80-75 James Madison Richmond, Va. 1996 VCU Sonny Smith 46-43 UNCW Richmond, Va. 1997 Old Dominion Jeff Capel, Jr. 62-58, ot James Madison Richmond, Va. 1998 Richmond John Beilein 79-64 UNCW Richmond, Va. 1999 George Mason Jim Larranaga 63-58 Old Dominion Richmond, Va. 2000 UNCW Jerry Wainwright 57-47 Richmond Richmond, Va. 2001 George Mason Jim Larranaga 35-33 UNCW Richmond, Va. 2002 UNCW Jerry Wainwright 66-51 VCU Richmond, Va. 2003 UNCW Brad Brownell 70-62 Drexel Richmond, Va. 2004 VCU Jeff Capel, III 55-54 George Mason Richmond, Va. 2005 Old Dominion Blaine Taylor 73-66, ot VCU Richmond, Va. 2006 UNCW Brad Brownell 78-67 Hofstra Richmond, Va. 2007 VCU Anthony Grant 65-59 George Mason Richmond, Va. 2008 George Mason Jim Larranaga 68-59 William & Mary Richmond, Va. 2009 VCU Anthony Grant 71-50 George Mason Richmond, Va. 2010 Old Dominion Blaine Taylor 60-53 William & Mary Richmond, Va. 2011 Old Dominion Blaine Taylor 70-65 VCU Richmond, Va. 2012 VCU Shaka Smart 59-56 Drexel Richmond, Va. 2013 James Madison Matt Brady 70-57 Northeastern Richmond, Va. 2014 Delaware Monte Ross 75-74 William & Mary Baltimore, Md. 2015 Northeastern Bill Coen 72-61 William & Mary Baltimore, Md. 2016 UNCW Kevin Keatts 80-73, ot Hofstra Baltimore, Md. 2017 UNCW Kevin Keatts 78-69 Col. of Charleston North Charleston, S.C. Men’s Basketball • 29 CAA Tournament Results 1988 Championship (at Hampton, Va. - Hampton Coliseum) First Round - March 5 1983 Championship (at Richmond, Va. - Robins Center) #7 William & Mary 76, #2 American 75 First Round, - March 10 #4 UNCW 70, #5 Navy 55 #3 Navy 74, #6 Richmond 69 #1 Richmond 67, #8 East Carolina 41 #5 East Carolina 68, #4 George Mason 65 #3 George Mason 61, #6 James Madison 57 James Madison and William & Mary received byes Semifinals - March 6 Semifinals, - March 11 #3 George Mason 95, #7 William & Mary 76 #2 James Madison 72, #3 Navy 58 #1 Richmond 54, #4 UNCW 53 #1 William & Mary 48, #5 East Carolina 45 Championship - March 7 Championship - March 12 #1 Richmond 74, #3 George Mason 71 #2 James Madison 41, #1 William & Mary 38 Tournament MVP: Peter Woolfolk, UR Tournament MVP: Derek Steele, JMU All-Tournament Team - Peter Woolfolk, UR; Amp Davis, Mason; Rodney Rice, UR; All-Tournament Team - Derek Steele, JMU; Keith Cieplicki, W&M; Charles Green, Kenny Sanders, Mason; Roy Walker, UNCW; Tim Trout, W&M ECU; Dan Ruland, JMU; Kevin Richardson, W&M 1989 Championship (at Hampton, Va. - Hampton Coliseum) 1984 Championship (at Harrisonburg, Va. - Convocation Center) First Round - March 4 First Round - March 8 #2 George Mason 75, #7 William & Mary 72 #3 William & Mary 47, #6 East Carolina 32 #6 East Carolina 76, #3 American 58 #5 James Madison 63, #4 George Mason 56 #1 Richmond 96, #8 Navy 86 Navy and Richmond received byes. #4 UNCW 80, #5 James Madison 70 Semifinals - March 9 Semifinals - March 5 #1 Richmond 65, #5 James Madison 57 #2 George Mason 65, #6 East Carolina 58 #2 Navy 67, #3 William & Mary 57 #4 UNCW 59, #1 Richmond 56 Championship - March 10 Championship - March 6 #1 Richmond 74, #2 Navy 55 #2 George Mason 78, #4 UNCW 72, (ot) Tournament MVP: John Newman, UR Tournament MVP: Kenny Sanders, Mason All-Tournament Team - John Newman, UR; Greg Beckwith, UR; Bill Flye, UR; Cliff All-Tournament Team - Ken Atkinson, UR; Robert Dykes, Mason; Blue Edwards, Maurer, Navy; Derek Steele, JMU ECU; Larry Houzer, UNCW; Antonio Howard, UNCW; Kenny Sanders, Mason 1985 Championship (at Williamsburg, Va. - William & Mary Hall) 1990 Championship (at Richmond, Va. - Richmond Coliseum) First Round - March 7 First Round - March 3 #4 William & Mary 68, #5 James Madison 61 #2 Richmond 67, #7 UNCW 52 #2 Richmond 74, #7 American 68 #3 American 71, #6 Navy 61 #3 George Mason 70, #6 UNCW 67 #1 James Madison 93, #8 William & Mary 83 #1 Navy 94, #8 East Carolina 73 #4 George Mason 66, #5 East Carolina 62 Semifinals - March 8 Semifinals - March 4 #1 Navy 89, #4 William & Mary 83 #2 Richmond 91, #3 American 90 (2 ot) #2 Richmond 77, #3 George Mason 64 #1 James Madison 88, #4 George Mason 75 Championship - March 9 Championship - March 5 #1 Navy 85, #2 Richmond 76 #2 Richmond 77, #1 James Madison 72 Tournament MVP: Vernon Butler, Navy Tournament MVP: Ken Atkinson, UR All-Tournament Team - Vernon Butler, Navy; Keith Cieplicki, W&M; Kelvin Johnson, All-Tournament Team - Ken Atkinson, UR; Curtis Blair, UR; Ron Draper, AU; Steve UR; John Newman, UR; David Robinson, Navy Hood, JMU; Fess Irvin, JMU; Kenny Wood, UR 1986 Championship (at Fairfax, Va.