# 2019–20 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2019–20 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2019 and March 2020. Practices will commence in October 2019, and the season will end with the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* On March 13, 2019, William & Mary announced that head coach Tony Shaver would not be retained for the following season. On April 2, 2019, William & Mary announced that Dane Fischer was hired to replace Tony Shaver as head coach.
* Elon fired head coach Matt Matheny on March 18, 2019, following two consecutive losing seasons. On April 5, 2019, Elon announced the hiring of Mike Schrage as head men's basketball 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.) | 6 | 101–65 | 51–39 | 1 | 1 |
| Delaware | Martin Ingelsby | Notre Dame (asst.) | 4 | 44–55 | 19–35 | 0 | 0 |
| Drexel | Zach Spiker | Army | 4 | 35–62 | 16–38 | 0 | 0 |
| Elon | Mike Schrage | Ohio State (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hofstra | Joe Mihalich | Niagara | 7 | 115–84 | 63–43 | 0 | 0 |
| James Madison | Louis Rowe | Bowling Green (asst.) | 4 | 34–64 | 19–35 | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern | Bill Coen | Boston College (asst.) | 14 | 224–197 | 137–95 | 2 | 2 |
| Towson | Pat Skerry | Pittsburgh (asst.) | 9 | 124–137 | 68–74 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC Wilmington | C.B. McGrath | North Carolina (asst.) | 3 | 21–44 | 12–24 | 0 | 0 |
| William & Mary | Dane Fischer | George Mason (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2019–20 season.
* Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2018–19 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

Source
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Hofstra (14) | 331 |
| 2 | College of Charleston (18) | 323 |
| 3 | Northeastern (4) | 291 |
| 4 | James Madison (3) | 253 |
| 5 | Delaware (2) | 241 |
| 6 | Towson | 194 |
| 7 | William & Mary | 131 |
| 8 | Drexel | 125 |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 118 |
| 10 | Elon | 48 |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source
| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Brian Fobbs (Towson) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Grant Riller (Charleston) |
| Second Team | Ryan Allen (Delaware) Darius Banks (James Madison) Desure Buie (Hofstra) Jordan Roland (Northeastern) Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Honorable Mention | Bolden Brace (Northeastern) Kai Toews (UNCW) Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Marcus Sheffield II (Elon) James Butler (Drexel) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Grant Riller (Charleston)

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Wk 5 |
| College of Charleston | AP | |
| College of Charleston | C | |
| Delaware | AP | RV |
| 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 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Delaware | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Drexel | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Elon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Hofstra | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. James Madison | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Northeastern | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Towson | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. UNC Wilmington | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. William & Mary | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 9–6 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 6–9 | 11–3 | 2–12 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 3–12 | 10–5 |

## Postseason
### Colonial Athletic Association tournament

* March 7–10, 2020: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.

### NCAA tournament

The CAA had one confirmed bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference tournament. The tournament was cancelled before any other at-large bids were awarded.

### National Invitation tournament

The 2020 National Invitation Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### College Basketball Invitational

The 2020 College Basketball Invitational was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

The 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Awards and honors
### Regular season
#### CAA Player-of-the-Week

* Nov. 11 – Jordan Roland (Northeastern)
* Nov. 18 – Andy Van Vliet (William & Mary)
* Nov. 25 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)
* Dec. 2 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary), Justyn Mutts (Delaware)
* Dec. 9 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(2)
* Dec. 16 – Nate Darling (Delaware), Brian Fobbs (Towson)
* Dec. 23 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
* Dec. 31 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(2)
* Jan. 6 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(3), Grant Riller (Charleston)
* Jan. 13 – Allen Betrand (Towson)
* Jan. 20 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)
* Jan. 27 – Nate Darling (Delaware)(2)
* Feb. 3 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(3), Grant Riller (Charleston)(2)
* Feb. 10 – Nate Darling (Delaware)(3), Marcus Sheffield II (Elon)
* Feb. 17 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(4)
* Feb. 24 – Desure Buie (Hofstra)(4)
* Mar. 3 – Brian Fobbs (Towson)(2)

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

* Nov. 11 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
* Nov. 18 – Julien Wooden (James Madison)
* Nov. 25 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(2)
* Dec. 2 – Michael Christmas (James Madison)
* Dec. 9 – Hunter Woods (Elon)
* Dec. 16 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
* Dec. 23 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)
* Dec. 31 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(3)
* Jan. 6 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)(4)
* Jan. 13 – Zac Ervin (Elon)
* Jan. 20 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)(2)
* Jan. 27 – Jason Gibson (Towson)
* Feb. 3 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(2)
* Feb. 10 – Imajae Dodd (UNCW)
* Feb. 17 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(3)
* Feb. 24 – Hunter McIntosh (Elon)(4)
* Mar. 3 – Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)(3)

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

| Award | Recipients |
| Player of the Year | Nathan Knight (William & Mary) |
| Coach of the Year | Dane Fischer (William & Mary) |
| Rookie of the Year | Hunter McIntosh (Elon) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Nathan Knight (William & Mary) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Desure Buie (Hofstra) |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) |
| First Team | Desure Buie (Hofstra) Nate Darling (Delaware) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Grant Riller (Charleston) Jordan Roland (Northeastern) |
| Second Team | Brian Fobbs (Towson) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Marcus Sheffield (Elon) Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Third Team | Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Allen Bertrand (Towson) James Butler (Drexel) Isaac Kante (Hofstra) Andy Van Vliet (William & Mary) |
| All-Defensive Team | Desure Buie (Hofstra) Brevin Galloway (Charleston) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Dennis Tunstall (Towson) |
| All-Rookie Team | Jason Gibson (Towson) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Shykeim Phillips (UNCW) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) Hunter Woods (Elon) |

## 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 | 4,014 | 3,853 | 5,005 | 3,726 | 3,938 | 3,651 | 3,350 | 4,224 | 63,435 | 4,229 | 83% |
| Charleston | TD Arena | 5,100 | 4,340 | 4,301 | 4,905 | 4,186 | 5,108 | 3,762 | 5,072 | | 63,435 | 4,229 | 83% |
| Delaware | Bob Carpenter Center | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center | 2,509 | 1,129 | 795 | 882 | 1,201 | 1,233 | 1,066 | 830 | 926 | 15,883 | 1,059 | 42% |
| Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center | 2,509 | 1,109 | 1,007 | 1,147 | 950 | 1,162 | 852 | 1,594 | | 15,883 | 1,059 | 42% |
| Elon | Schar Center | 5,100 | | | | | | | | | | | 0% |
| Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex | 5,023 | 4,223 | 3,897 | 2,072 | 3,111 | 2,257 | 1,725 | 1,809 | 2,291 | 39,718 | 2,837 | 56% |
| Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex | 5,023 | 2,453 | 3,835 | 2,502 | 2,506 | 3,194 | 3,843 | | | 39,718 | 2,837 | 56% |
| James Madison | JMU Convocation Center | 6,426 | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 3,735 | 2,882 | 3,371 | 2,554 | 3,328 | 4,384 | 4,429 | 4,848 | 52,121 | 4,009 | 47% |
| William & Mary | Kaplan Arena | 8,600 | 3,405 | 5,325 | 3,590 | 5,090 | 5,180 | | | | 52,121 | 4,009 | 47% |