# Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

The Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association). The tournament has been held every year since at least 1980; for the 1979-80 to 1984-85 seasons the conference was known as the ECAC South. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament.

## Results

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 1980 | Old Dominion | 62–51$^†$ | Navy | Mark West, ODU | Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) |
| 1981 | James Madison | 69–60 | Richmond | Charles Fisher, JMU | Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) |
| 1982 | Old Dominion | 58–57 | James Madison | Mark West, ODU | Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) |
| 1983 | James Madison | 41–38 | William & Mary | Derek Steele, JMU | Robins Center (Richmond, VA) |
| 1984 | Richmond | 74–55 | Navy | Johnny Newman, Richmond | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
| 1985 | Navy | 85–76 | Richmond | Vernon Butler, Navy | William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA) |
| 1986 | Navy | 72–61 | George Mason | David Robinson, Navy | Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) |
| 1987 | Navy | 53–50 | UNC Wilmington | David Robinson, Navy | Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) |
| 1988 | Richmond | 73–70 | George Mason | Peter Wollfolk, Richmond | Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) |
| 1989 | George Mason | 78–72$^†$ | UNC Wilmington | Kenny Sanders, GMU | Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA) |
| 1990 | Richmond | 77–72 | James Madison | Kenny Atkinson, Richmond | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1991 | Richmond | 81–78 | George Mason | Jim Shields, Richmond | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1992 | Old Dominion | 78–73 | James Madison | Ricardo Leonard, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1993 | East Carolina | 54–49 | James Madison | Lester Lyons, ECU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1994 | James Madison | 77–76 | Old Dominion | Odell Hodge, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1995 | Old Dominion | 80–75 | James Madison | Petey Sessoms, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1996 | VCU | 46–43 | UNC Wilmington | Bernard Hopkins, VCU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1997 | Old Dominion | 62–58 | James Madison | Odell Hodge, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1998 | Richmond | 79–64 | UNC Wilmington | Daryl Oliver, Richmond | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 1999 | George Mason | 63–58 | Old Dominion | George Evans, GMU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2000 | UNC Wilmington | 57–47 | Richmond | Brett Blizzard, UNCW | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2001 | George Mason | 35–33 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Herring, GMU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2002 | UNC Wilmington | 66–51 | VCU | Brett Blizzard, UNCW | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2003 | UNC Wilmington | 70–62 | Drexel | Brett Blizzard, UNCW | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2004 | VCU | 55–54 | George Mason | Domonic Jones, VCU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2005 | Old Dominion | 73–66$^†$ | VCU | Alex Loughton, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2006 | UNC Wilmington | 78–67 | Hofstra | TJ Carter, UNCW | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2007 | VCU | 65–59 | George Mason | Eric Maynor, VCU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2008 | George Mason | 68–59 | William & Mary | Folarin Campbell, GMU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2009 | VCU | 71–50 | George Mason | Eric Maynor, VCU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2010 | Old Dominion | 60–53 | William & Mary | Gerald Lee, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2011 | Old Dominion | 70–65 | VCU | Frank Hassell, ODU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2012 | VCU | 59–56 | Drexel | Darius Theus, VCU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2013 | James Madison | 70–57 | Northeastern | A. J. Davis, JMU | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
| 2014 | Delaware | 75–74 | William & Mary | Jarvis Threatt, Delaware | Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2015 | Northeastern | 72–61 | William & Mary | Quincy Ford, Northeastern | Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2016 | UNC Wilmington | 80–73$^†$ | Hofstra | Chris Flemmings, UNCW | Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2017 | UNC Wilmington | 78–69 | Charleston | C. J. Bryce, UNCW | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) |
| 2018 | Charleston | 83–76$^†$ | Northeastern | Grant Riller, Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) |
| 2019 | Northeastern | 82–74 | Hofstra | Vasilije Pušica, Northeastern | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) |
| 2020 | Hofstra | 70–61 | Northeastern | Desure Buie, Hofstra | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2021 | Drexel | 63–56 | Elon | Camren Wynter, Drexel | Atlantic Union Bank Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
| 2022 | Delaware | 59–55 | UNC Wilmington | Jyare Davis, Delaware | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2023 | Charleston | 63–58 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Larson, Charleston | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2024 | Charleston | 82–79$^†$ | Stony Brook | Reyne Smith, Charleston | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2025 | UNC Wilmington | 76–72 | Delaware | Donovan Newby, UNCW | CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| † | Denotes game went into overtime |