# 2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2020–21 CAA men's basketball season narked the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2020 and March 2021. The season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in late November, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season ended with the 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* Takayo Siddle replaced C. B. McGrath as UNC Wilmington head coach.
* Mark Byington replaced Louis Rowe as James Madison head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | CAA record | CAA championships | NCAA Tournaments |
| College of Charleston | Earl Grant | Clemson (asst.) | 7 | 118–79 | 62–46 | 1 | 1 |
| Delaware | Martin Ingelsby | Notre Dame (asst.) | 5 | 66–66 | 30–42 | 0 | 0 |
| Drexel | Zach Spiker | Army | 5 | 49–81 | 22–50 | 0 | 0 |
| Elon | Mike Schrage | Ohio State (asst.) | 2 | 13–21 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 |
| Hofstra | Joe Mihalich | Niagara | 8 | 141–92 | 77–47 | 1 | 0 |
| James Madison | Mark Byington | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern | Bill Coen | Boston College (asst.) | 15 | 241–213 | 146–104 | 2 | 2 |
| Towson | Pat Skerry | Pittsburgh (asst.) | 10 | 143–150 | 80–80 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC Wilmington | Takayo Siddle | NC State (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| William & Mary | Dane Fischer | George Mason (asst.) | 2 | 21–11 | 13–5 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
* Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2019–20 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

Source
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Hofstra (16) | 290 |
| 2 | Delaware (11) | 270 |
| 3 | Drexel (7) | 242 |
| 4 | Towson (4) | 230 |
| 5 | Elon | 215 |
| 6 | College of Charleston | 196 |
| 7 | Northeastern | 167 |
| 8 | UNC Wilmington | 110 |
| 9 | James Madison | 101 |
| 10 | William & Mary | 69 |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source
| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | James Butler (Drexel) Isaac Kante (Hofstra) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Zane Martin (Towson) Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Second Team | Ryan Allen (Delaware) Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Brevin Galloway (Charleston) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) |
| Honorable Mention | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Jaylen Sims (UNCW) Payton Willis (Charleston) Hunter Woods (Elon) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Lewis (James Madison)

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| College of Charleston | AP |
| College of Charleston | C |
| Delaware | AP |
| Delaware | C |
| Drexel | AP |
| Drexel | C |
| Elon | AP |
| Elon | C |
| Hofstra | AP |
| Hofstra | C |
| James Madison | AP |
| James Madison | C |
| Northeastern | AP |
| Northeastern | C |
| Towson | AP |
| Towson | C |
| UNC Wilmington | AP |
| UNC Wilmington | C |
| William & Mary | AP |
| William & Mary | C |

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Charleston | Delaware | Drexel | Elon | Hofstra | James Madison | Northeastern | Towson | UNC Wilmington | William & Mary |
| vs. Charleston | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Delaware | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Drexel | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| vs. Elon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Hofstra | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. James Madison | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Northeastern | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Towson | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. UNC Wilmington | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. William & Mary | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 8–6 | 8–2 | 8–2 | 3–9 | 1–5 | 4–6 |

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Drexel by winning the conference tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 16 | Midwest | Drexel | Bye | Eliminated by (1) Illinois 49–78 | | | | | |
| Bids | | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–1 (.000) |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
## Awards and honors
### Regular season
#### CAA Player-of-the-Week

* Nov. 30 – Jaylen Sims (UNCW)
* Dec. 7 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)
* Dec. 14 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
* Dec. 21 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
* Dec. 28 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra) (2)
* Jan. 4 – Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
* Jan. 11 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern) (2)
* Jan. 18 – Matt Lewis (James Madison), Dylan Painter (Delaware)
* Jan. 25 – Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
* Feb. 1 – Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
* Feb. 8 – Zep Jasper (Charleston)
* Feb. 15 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern) (3)
* Feb. 22 – Darius Burford (Elon)
* Mar. 1 – Camren Wynter (Drexel) (2)

#### CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

* Nov. 30 – Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
* Dec. 7 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra)
* Dec. 14 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
* Dec. 21 – Yuri Covington (William & Mary)
* Dec. 28 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) (2)
* Jan. 4 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) (2)
* Jan. 11 – Justin Amadi (James Madison)
* Jan. 18 – Andrew Carr (Delaware)
* Jan. 25 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) (3)
* Feb. 1 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) (3)
* Feb. 8 – Terell Strickland (James Madison)
* Feb. 15 – Terrence Edwards (James Madison)
* Feb. 22 – Darius Burford (Elon)
* Mar. 1 – Darius Burford (Elon) (2)

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

| Award | Recipients |
| Player of the Year | Matt Lewis (James Madison) |
| Coach of the Year | Mark Byington (James Madison) |
| Rookie of the Year | Connor Kochera (William & Mary) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Tyson Walker (Northeastern) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) |
| First Team | Matt Lewis (James Madison) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Second Team | Zep Jasper (Charleston) Isaac Kante (Hofstra) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Zane Martin (Towson) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) |
| Third Team | Ryan Allen (Delaware) James Butler (Drexel) Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) Vado Morse (James Madison) Mike Okauru (UNCW) |
| All-Defensive Team | Mehkel Harvey (William & Mary) Zep Jasper (Charleston) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Charles Thompson (Towson) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) |
| All-Rookie Team | Justin Amadi (James Madison) Darius Burford (Elon) Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) Connor Kochera (William & Mary) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) |

## Attendance

| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Charleston | TD Arena | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Delaware | Bob Carpenter Center | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center | 2,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Elon | Schar Center | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Hofstra | Hofstra Arena | 5,023 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| James Madison | Harrisonburg, VA | 8,500 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Northeastern | Matthews Arena | 6,000 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Towson | SECU Arena | 5,200 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum | 5,200 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| William & Mary | Kaplan Arena | 8,600 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |