2024 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2024 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 8–12, 2024, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.[1][2] The winner, Charleston, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.

2024 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams14
SiteEntertainment and Sports Arena
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsCharleston (3rd title)
Winning coachPat Kelsey (2nd title)
MVPReyne Smith (Charleston)
TelevisionFloHoops, CBSSN
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2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Drexel 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Hofstra 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Towson 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Delaware 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Monmouth 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Campbell 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northeastern 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Elon 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Hampton 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

This was the first men's basketball tournament held under the Coastal Athletic Association name.[3]

Seeds

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All 14 CAA teams will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams will receive a first round bye and the top four teams will receive a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Charleston 15–3
2 Drexel 13–5
3 Hofstra 12–6 1–0 vs. UNCW
4 UNC Wilmington 12–6 0–1 vs. Hofstra
5 Towson 11–7
6 Delaware 10–8 2–1 vs. Stony Brook/Monmouth
7 Stony Brook 10–8 2–2 vs. Delaware/Monmouth
8 Monmouth 10–8 1–2 vs. Delaware/Stony Brook
9 Campbell 8–10
10 Northeastern 7–11
11 Elon 6–12
12 North Carolina A&T 5–13
13 William & Mary 4–14
14 Hampton 3–15

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First Round – Friday, March 8
1 1 2:00 pm No. 12 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 William & Mary 62–79 FloHoops
2 4:30 pm No. 11 Elon vs. No. 14 Hampton 55–56
Second Round – Saturday, March 9
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Campbell 90–67 FloHoops
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Towson vs. No. 13 William & Mary 67–56
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Stony Brook vs. No. 10 Northeastern 75–65
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 14 Hampton 80–50
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 8 Monmouth 83–59 FloHoops
8 2:30 pm No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Towson 66–56
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 7 Stony Brook 91–882OT
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 6 Delaware 73–58
Semifinals – Monday, March 11
6 11 6:00 pm No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 5 Towson 61–56 CBSSN
12 8:30 pm No. 7 Stony Brook vs. No. 3 Hofstra 63–59
Championship – Tuesday, March 12
7 13 7:00 pm No. 1 Charleston vs. No. 7 Stony Brook 82–79OT CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First Round
Friday, March 8
FloHoops
Second Round
Saturday, March 9
FloHoops
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 10
FloHoops
Semifinals
Monday, March 11
CBS Sports Network
Championship
Tuesday, March 12
CBS Sports Network
1Charleston83
8Monmouth908Monmouth59
9Campbell671Charleston61
5Towson56
4UNC Wilmington56
5Towson675Towson66
12North Carolina A&T6213William & Mary561Charleston82*
13William & Mary797Stony Brook79
2Drexel88
7Stony Brook757Stony Brook91**
10Northeastern657Stony Brook63
3Hofstra59
3Hofstra73
6Delaware806Delaware58
11Elon5514Hampton50
14Hampton56

* denotes number of overtime periods

Honors

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CAA All-Tournament Team Player School
Reyne Smith (MVP) Charleston
Frankie Policelli Charleston
Kobe Rodgers Charleston
Keenan Fitzmorris Stony Brook
Tyler Stephenson-Moore Stony Brook
Tyler Thomas Hofstra

Source[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Announces 2023-24 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship - Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports)". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Washburn, Rob. "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association". caasports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Washburn, Rob. "Charleston Prevails in Overtime to Win Back-to-Back CAA Championships". caasports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.