# 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament

## Seeding

2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1$^{†‡}$ | Drexel | 16–2 | 26–5 | |
| 2$^†$ | VCU | 15–3 | 26–6 | |
| 3$^†$ | George Mason | 14–4 | 24–8 | |
| 4$^†$ | Old Dominion | 13–5 | 20–12 | |
| 5 | Delaware | 12–6 | 18–13 | |
| 6 | Georgia State | 11–7 | 21–11 | |
| 7 | Northeastern | 9–9 | 14–17 | |
| 8 | James Madison | 5–13 | 12–20 | 1–0 vs UNCW |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 5–13 | 10–21 | 0–1 vs JMU |
| 10 | William & Mary | 4–14 | 6–26 | |
| 11 | Hofstra | 3–15 | 10–22 | |
| 12 | Towson | 1–17 | 1–31 | |
| ‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. ||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Friday, March 2 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 UNCW vs. #9 James Madison | Comcast Network | |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 PM | #5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson | Comcast Network | |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary | Comcast Network | |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 PM | #6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra | Comcast Network | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCW | Comcast Network | 5,889 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 PM | #4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Delaware | Comcast Network | 5,889 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #2 VCU vs. #7 Northeastern | Comcast Network | 11,200 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 PM | #3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia State | Comcast Network | 11,200 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 4 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 PM | #1 Drexel vs. #4 Old Dominion | Comcast Network | 11,200 |
| 5 | 10 | 4:30 PM | #2 VCU vs. #3 George Mason | Comcast Network and ESPN3 | 11,200 |
| Championship Game – Monday, March 5 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 PM | #1 Drexel vs. #2 VCU | ESPN | 11,200 |
| *Game Times in ET . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 2, 2012 | First round Friday, March 2, 2012 | First round Friday, March 2, 2012 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 | Semifinals Sunday, March 4, 2012 | Semifinals Sunday, March 4, 2012 | Semifinals Sunday, March 4, 2012 | Championship Game Monday, March 5, 2012 | Championship Game Monday, March 5, 2012 | Championship Game Monday, March 5, 2012 |
| | | | 1 | Drexel | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 47 | | | | | | |
| 8 | James Madison | 59 | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 47 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 70 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 70 | | | | 1 | Drexel | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 51 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Delaware | 74 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Delaware | 72 | 5 | Delaware | 74 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Towson | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Towson | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | Drexel | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 59 |
| | | | 2 | VCU | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northeastern | 65 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northeastern | 57 | 7 | Northeastern | 65 | | | | | | |
| 10 | William & Mary | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | William & Mary | 49 | | | | 2 | VCU | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | George Mason | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | George Mason | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgia State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia State | 85 | 6 | Georgia State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Hofstra | 50 | | | | | | | | | |

## Honors

| CAA All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Darius Theus | Virginia Commonwealth University | G | Junior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Damion Lee | Drexel | G | Freshman |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Frantz Massenat | Drexel | G | Sophomore |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Bradford Burgess | Virginia Commonwealth University | G | Senior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Mike Morrison | George Mason University | F | Senior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Rob Brandenberg | Virginia Commonwealth University | G | Sophomore |