# 2022–23 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2022–23 CAA men's basketball season was the 37th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2022 and March 2023. The season ended with the 2023 CAA men's basketball tournament.
This was the first CAA season after James Madison left to join the Sun Belt Conference, and also the first season for four new CAA members—Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, and Stony Brook.
This was also the last season for the conference under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* Billy Taylor replaced Mike Schrage as Elon head coach.
* Willie Jones was fired as North Carolina A&T head coach before the season began. Phillip Shumpert was hired as interim head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Record at school | CAA record | CAA championships | NCAA tournaments |
| Charleston | Pat Kelsey | Winthrop | 2 | 17–15 | 8–10 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | Martin Ingelsby | Notre Dame (asst.) | 7 | 95–86 | 45–54 | 1 | 1 |
| Drexel | Zach Spiker | Army | 7 | 76–103 | 36–63 | 1 | 1 |
| Elon | Billy Taylor | Iowa (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampton | Edward Joyner | Hampton (asst.) | 14 | 206–209 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hofstra | Speedy Claxton | Hofstra (asst.) | 2 | 21–11 | 13–5 | 0 | 0 |
| Monmouth | King Rice | Vanderbilt (asst.) | 12 | 182–166 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina A&T | Phillip Shumpert (interim) | North Carolina A&T (asst.) | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern | Bill Coen | Boston College (asst.) | 17 | 260–244 | 156–122 | 2 | 2 |
| Stony Brook | Geno Ford | Stony Brook (Interim HC) | 5 | 37–41 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Towson | Pat Skerry | Pittsburgh (asst.) | 12 | 172–173 | 98–92 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC Wilmington | Takayo Siddle | NC State (asst.) | 3 | 34–19 | 16–9 | 0 | 0 |
| William & Mary | Dane Fischer | George Mason (asst.) | 4 | 33–48 | 21–25 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
* Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2021–22 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

Source
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Towson (12) | 144 |
| 2 | Hofstra | 122 |
| 3 | Delaware | 121 |
| 4 | Charleston (1) | 119 |
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | 101 |
| 6 | Northeastern | 84 |
| 7 | Drexel | 82 |
| 8 | William & Mary | 52 |
| 9 | Stony Brook | 50 |
| 10 | Monmouth | 49 |
| 11 | North Carolina A&T | 35 |
| 12 | Elon | 30 |
| 13 | Hampton | 25 |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source
| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Cam Holden (Towson) Jameer Nelson Jr (Delaware) Charles Thompson (Towson) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) |
| Second Team | Jyáre Davis (Delaware) Shykeim Phillips (UNC Wilmington) Reyne Smith (Charleston) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) Amari Williams (Drexel) |
| Honorable Mention | Ben Burnham (Charleston) Aaron Clarke (Stony Brook) Deuce Dean (Hampton) Chris Doherty (Northeastern) Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra) Marcus Watson (North Carolina A&T) Ben Wight (William & Mary) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| | | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| Charleston | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Charleston | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | | | |
| Delaware | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hampton | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hampton | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monmouth | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monmouth | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | 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 | Hampton | Hofstra | Monmouth | North Carolina A&T | Northeastern | Stony Brook | Towson | UNC Wilmington | William & Mary |
| vs. Charleston | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Delaware | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Drexel | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Elon | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Hampton | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Hofstra | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Monmouth | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. North Carolina A&T | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Northeastern | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Stony Brook | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Towson | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. UNC Wilmington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. William & Mary | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Charleston by winning the conference tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 12 | South | Charleston | Bye | vs (12) San Diego State | | | | | |
| Bids | | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |

### National Invitation tournament

Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament as regular-season conference champions.
| Seed | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| | Hofstra | vs Rutgers | | | | |
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |

### College Basketball Invitational

| Seed | School | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |

### The Basketball Classic
## Awards and honors
### Regular season
#### CAA Player of the Week

* Nov. 14 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
* Nov. 21 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra), Ryan Larson (Charleston)
* Nov. 28 – Cam Holden (Towson)
* Dec. 5 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware), Jordan Nesbitt (Hampton)
* Dec. 12 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)
* Dec. 19 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware)(2)
* Dec. 26 – Maleeck Harden-Hayes (UNCW)
* Jan. 2 – Amari Williams (Drexel)
* Jan. 9 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(2), Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(2)
* Jan. 16 – Dalton Bolon (Charleston)
* Jan. 23 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(3)
* Jan. 30 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(3)
* Feb. 6 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra)
* Feb. 13 – Pat Robinson III (Charleston)
* Feb. 20 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(2)
* Feb. 27 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(3)

#### CAA Rookie of the Week

* Nov. 14 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)
* Nov. 21 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(2)
* Nov. 28 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(3)
* Dec. 5 – Jack Collins (Monmouth)
* Dec. 12 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(4)
* Dec. 19 – Noah Ross (UNCW)
* Dec. 26 – Max Mackinnon (Elon), Jared Turner (Northeastern)
* Jan. 2 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)
* Jan. 9 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)(2)
* Jan. 16 – Charlie Williams (William & Mary)
* Jan. 23 – Justin Moore (Drexel)
* Jan. 30 – Jack Collins (Monmouth)(2)
* Feb. 6 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(2)
* Feb. 13 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(3)
* Feb. 20 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(4)
* Feb. 27 – Kyrese Mullen (Hampton)

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

| Award | Recipients |
| Player of the Year | Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) |
| Coach of the Year | Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) |
| Rookie of the Year | Max Mackinnon (Elon) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Amari Williams (Drexel) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Pat Robinson III (Charleston) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Coleman Stucke (Northeastern) |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Zac Ervin (Elon) |
| First Team | Dalton Bolon (Charleston) Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Amari Williams (Drexel) |
| Second Team | Cam Holden (Towson) Tyler Thomas (Hofstra) Charles Thompson (Towson) Trazarien White (UNCW) Kam Woods (North Carolina A&T) |
| Third Team | Ante Brzovic (Charleston) Jyáre Davis (Delaware) Ryan Larson (Charleston) Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) |
| All-Defensive Team | Jaquan Carlos (Hofstra) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Jaylon Scott (Charleston) Charles Thompson (Towson) Amari Williams (Drexel) |
| All-Rookie Team | Jack Collins (Monmouth) Max Mackinnon (Elon) Justin Moore (Drexel) Kyrese Mullen (Hampton) Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T) |
| All-Tournament Team | Ante Brzovic (Charleston) Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Ryan Larson (Charleston) Donovan Newby (UNCW) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Trazarien White (UNCW) |
| Tournament MVP | Ryan Larson (Charleston) |

## 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% |
| Elon | Schar Center | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Hampton | Hampton Convocation Center | 7,200 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex | 5,023 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Monmouth | OceanFirst Bank Center | 4,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| North Carolina A&T | Corbett Sports Center | 5,000 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Northeastern | Matthews Arena | 6,000 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Stony Brook | Island Federal Credit Union Arena | 4,160 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Towson | SECU Arena | 5,200 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum | 5,200 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| William & Mary | Kaplan Arena | 8,600 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |