# 2012–13 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2012–13 CAA men's basketball season marked the 28th season of Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball, taking place between November 2012 and March 2013. Practices commenced in October 2012, and the season ended with the 2013 CAA men's basketball tournament.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Drexel |
| 2 | Delaware |
| 3 | George Mason |
| 4 | Old Dominion |
| 5 | Northeastern |
| 6 | James Madison |
| 7 | Hofstra |
| 8 | Georgia State |
| 9 | William & Mary |
| 10 | Towson |
| 11 | UNC Wilimgton |

### Preseason All-Conference Teams

| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Jamelle Hagins (Delaware) Damion Lee (Drexel) Jonathan Lee (Northeastern) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington) Devon Saddler (Delaware) |
| Second Team | A.J. Davis (James Madison) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Devonta White (Georgia State) Sherrod Wright (George Mason) |
CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Frantz Massenat, Drexel

## Regular season
### Head coaches

* Monté Ross, Delaware
* Bruiser Flint, Drexel
* Paul Hewitt, George Mason
* Ron Hunter, Georgia State
* Mo Cassara, Hofstra
* Matt Brady, James Madison
* Bill Coen, Northeastern
* Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion
* Pat Skerry, Towson
* Buzz Peterson, UNC Wilmington
* Tony Shaver, William & Mary

#### Notes

* ↑ Taylor was relieved of his duties after a 2–20 start through the first 22 games of the season. Assistant coach Jim Corrigan became the interim head coach for the last 8 games, finishing 3–5.

### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre |
| Delaware | AP | |
| Delaware | C | |
| Drexel | AP | RV |
| Drexel | C | RV |
| George Mason | AP | |
| George Mason | C | |
| Georgia State | AP | |
| Georgia State | C | |
| Hofstra | AP | |
| Hofstra | C | |
| James Madison | AP | |
| James Madison | C | |
| Northeastern | AP | |
| Northeastern | C | |
| Old Dominion | AP | |
| Old Dominion | C | |
| Towson | AP | |
| Towson | C | |
| UNC Wilmington | AP | |
| UNC Wilmington | C | |
| William & Mary | AP | |
| William & Mary | C | |

## Postseason
### Conference tournament

* March 9–11, 2013: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
James Madison defeated Northeastern, 70–57, in the finals of the 2013 CAA tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 | Championship Monday, March 11 | Championship Monday, March 11 | Championship Monday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Northeastern | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | George Mason | 67 | | | |
| 4 | George Mason | 60 | 4 | George Mason | 67 | | | |
| 5 | Drexel | 54 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Drexel | 54 | | | | 1 | Northeastern | 57 |
| | | | | | | 3 | James Madison | 70 |
| 2 | Delaware | 62 | | | | | | | 3 | James Madison | 70 |
| 7 | Hofstra | 57 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hofstra | 57 | 2 | Delaware | 57 | | | |
| | | | 3 | James Madison | 58 | | | |
| 3 | James Madison | 72 | 3 | James Madison | 58 | | | |
| 6 | William & Mary | 67 | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the NCAA Division I tournament, that being the automatic bid of James Madison.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 16 | East | James Madison | W vs. (16) Long Island 68–55 | L vs. (1) Indiana 62–83 | | | | | |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 1–1 .500 |

### National Invitation tournament

Northeastern automatically qualified for the 2013 National Invitation Tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 8 | Alabama | Northeastern | L vs. (1) Alabama 43–62 | | | | |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 0–1 .000 |

### College Basketball Invitational

George Mason was invited to play in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational.
| School | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals Game 1 | Finals Game 2 | Finals Game 3 |
| George Mason | W vs. Charleston 78–77 | W vs. Houston 88–84$^{OT}$ | W vs. Western Michigan 62–52 | L vs. Santa Clara, 73–81 | W vs. Santa Clara, 73–66 | L vs. Santa Clara, 77–80 |
| W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 1–0 1.000 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 1–0 1.000 | TOTAL: 4–2 .667 |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

## Awards and honors
### Postseason
#### CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

| Award | Recipients |
| Coach of the Year | Pat Skerry (Towson) |
| Player of the Year | Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jamelle Hagins (Delaware) |
| Rookie of the Year | R. J. Hunter (Georgia State) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Jonathan Lee (Northeastern) |
| First Team | Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) R. J. Hunter (Georgia State) Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington) Devon Saddler (Delaware) Joel Smith (Northeastern) |
| Second Team | Jamelle Hagins (Delaware) Damion Lee (Drexel) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Sherrod Wright (George Mason) |
| Third Team | Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Rayshawn Goins (James Madison) Jonathan Lee (Northeastern) Devon Moore (James Madison) Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary) Jarvis Threatt (Delaware) |
| All-Defensive Team | Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) Jamelle Hagins (Delaware) Stevie Mejia (Hofstra) Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington) James Vincent (Georgia State) |
| All-Rookie Team | Jerome Hairston (Towson) R. J. Hunter (Georgia State) Andre Nation (James Madison) Keenan Palmore (Old Dominion) David Walker (Northeastern) |
| All-Academic First Team | Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Kyle Gaillard (William & Mary) Donte Hill (Old Dominion) Shane Reybold (UNC Wilmington) Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary) |
| All-Academic Second Team | Brandon Britt (William & Mary) Daquan Brown (Hofstra) Jonathan Lee (Northeastern) Tanner Milson (UNC Wilmington) Kris Walden (Towson) |
| All-Tournament Team | Byron Allen (George Mason) A.J. Davis (James Madison) Rayshawn Goins (James Madison) Jamelle Hagins (Delaware) Jonathan Lee (Northeastern) Devon Moore (James Madison) |
| Tournament MVP | A.J. Davis (James Madison) |