# 2017 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6, 2017 at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The champion, UNC Wilmington, received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 78–69 win over Charleston.

## Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 15–3 | | |
| 2 | College of Charleston | 14–4 | | |
| 3 | Towson | 11–7 | | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Elon | 1–1 vs. UNCW, 1–1 vs. Charl. |
| 5 | Elon | 10–8 | 1–1 vs W&M | 1–1 vs. UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl. |
| 6 | Northeastern | 8–10 | | |
| 7 | James Madison | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Hofstra | 0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 1–1 vs. TU |
| 8 | Hofstra | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. JMU | 0–2 vs UNCW, 0–2 vs. Charl., 0–2 vs. TU |
| 9 | Delaware | 5–13 | | |
| 10 | Drexel | 3–15 | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round – Friday March 3, 2017 | First round – Friday March 3, 2017 | First round – Friday March 3, 2017 | First round – Friday March 3, 2017 | First round – Friday March 3, 2017 | | |
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | No. 9 Delaware vs No. 8 Hofstra | 81–76 | 1,794 | CAA.tv |
| 1 | 2 | 8:30 PM | No. 10 Drexel vs No. 7 James Madison | 70–80 | 1,889 | CAA.tv |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017 | Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017 | Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017 | Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017 | Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2017 | | |
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | No. 9 Delaware vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington | 82–91 | 4,217 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 PM | No. 5 Elon vs No. 4 William & Mary | 66–71 | 4,096 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 7 James Madison vs No. 2 College of Charleston | 62–67 | 4,212 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 PM | No. 6 Northeastern vs No. 3 Towson | 54–82 | 4,143 | Comcast SportsNet |
| Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017 | Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017 | Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017 | Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017 | Semifinals – Sunday March 5, 2017 | | |
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 William & Mary vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington | 94–105 | 4,389 | Comcast SportsNet |
| 4 | 8 | 4:30 PM | No. 3 Towson vs No. 2 College of Charleston | 59–67 | 4,708 | Comcast SportsNet |
| Championship – Monday March 6, 2017 | Championship – Monday March 6, 2017 | Championship – Monday March 6, 2017 | Championship – Monday March 6, 2017 | Championship – Monday March 6, 2017 | | |
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 PM | No. 2 College of Charleston vs No. 1 UNC Wilmington | 69–78 | 6,342 | CBS Sports Network |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 3 CAA.tv | First round Friday, March 3 CAA.tv | First round Friday, March 3 CAA.tv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 Comcast SportsNet | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 Comcast SportsNet | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 Comcast SportsNet | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Comcast SportsNet | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Comcast SportsNet | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Comcast SportsNet | Final Monday, March 6 CBS Sports Network | Final Monday, March 6 CBS Sports Network | Final Monday, March 6 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 91 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Delaware | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hofstra | 76 | 9 | Delaware | 82 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Delaware | 81 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Delaware | 81 | | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 105 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | William & Mary | 94 | | | |
| | | | 4 | William & Mary | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Elon | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | UNC Wilmington | 78 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | College of Charleston | 69 |
| | | | 2 | College of Charleston | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | James Madison | 62 | | | | | | |
| 7 | James Madison | 80 | 7 | James Madison | 62 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Drexel | 70 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Drexel | 70 | | | | 2 | College of Charleston | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Towson | 59 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Towson | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Northeastern | 54 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* CAA.tv
* March 3, 2017 6:00 pm
#9 Delaware 81, #8 Hofstra 76 :
| Scoring by half: 39–47, 42–29 |||
| Pts: R. Daly – 27 Rebs: R. Daly – 11 Asts: R. Daly – 6 E. Carter – 19 Pts, 10 Rebs | Pts: J. Wright-Foreman – 23 Rebs: R. Gustys – 9 Asts: 3 Tied – 3 R. Gustys – 2 Stls |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: D. Gladden, M. Potter, L. Andrakakos
* CAA.tv
* March 3, 2017 8:30 pm
#10 Drexel 70, #7 James Madison 80 :
| Scoring by half: 33–25, 37–55 |||
| Pts: S. Mojica – 15 Rebs: R. Williams – 7 Asts: K. Lee – 7 S. Mojica – 3 Stls | Pts: J. Kent – 20 Rebs: S. Brown – 9 Asts: S. Brown – 4 J. McLean – 14 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 1,889 Referees: W. Humes, J. Hartness, A.J. Desai

### Quarterfinals

* Comcast SportsNet
* March 4, 2017 12:00 pm
#9 Delaware 82, #1 UNC Wilmington 91 :
| Scoring by half: 32–41, 50–50 |||
| Pts: R. Daly – 24 Rebs: R. Daly – 10 Asts: D. Bryant – 4 An. Mosley – 20 Pts | Pts: C.J. Bryce – 17 Rebs: Am. Mosley – 6 Asts: D. Ingram – 8 D. Ingram – 15 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: T. Ebersole, J. Page, T. Crisp
* Comcast SportsNet
* March 4, 2017 2:30 pm
#5 Elon 66, #4 William & Mary 71 :
| Scoring by half: 33–30, 33–41 |||
| Pts: B. Dawkins – 19 Rebs: B. Dawkins – 9 Asts: D. Swoope – 4 T. Seibring – 14 Pts, 7 Reb | Pts: 2 Tied – 20 Rebs: O. Prewitt – 13 Asts: O. Prewitt – 4 2 Tied – 6 Reb |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,096 Referees: J. Hartness, G. Shannon, J. Pon
* Comcast SportsNet
* March 4, 2017 6:00 pm
#7 James Madison 62, #2 College of Charleston 67 :
| Scoring by half: 27–30, 35–37 |||
| Pts: S. Brown – 22 Rebs: 2 Tied – 6 Asts: 4 Tied – 2 J. McLean – 3 Stls | Pts: J. Chealey – 21 Rebs: J. Brantley – 10 Asts: C. Johnson – 4 J. Brantley – 16 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: A. Marotta, L. Andrakakos, T. Morrissey
* Comcast SportsNet
* March 4, 2017 8:30 pm
#6 Northeastern 54, #3 Towson 82 :
| Scoring by half: 23–37, 31–45 |||
| Pts: T.J. Williams – 15 Rebs: A. Green – 7 Asts: T.J. Williams – 4 A. Green – 4 blocks | Pts: Z. Martin – 17 Rebs: 2 Tied – 8 Asts: A. Adala Moto – 5 E. Keith II – 3 blocks |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,212 Referees: D. Gladden, W. Humes, A.J. Desai

### Semifinals

* Comcast SportsNet
* March 5, 2017 2:00 pm
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
* Comcast SportsNet
* March 5, 2017 4:30 pm
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC

### Championship

* CBS Sports Network
* March 6, 2017
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC

## Team and tournament leaders
### Team leaders

| Team | Points | Points | Rebounds | Rebounds | Assists | Assists | Steals | Steals | Blocks | Blocks | Minutes | Minutes |
| College of Charleston | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elon | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Towson | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNC Wilmington | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William & Mary | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | R. Daly | 51 | R. Daly | 21 | R. Daly | 9 | 2 with | 2 | 3 with | 2 | R. Daly | 80 |
| Drexel | S. Mojica | 15 | R. Williams | 7 | K. Lee | 7 | S. Mojica | 3 | R. Williams | 3 | S. Mojica | 36 |
| Hofstra | J. Wright-Foreman | 23 | R. Gustys | 9 | 3 with | 3 | R. Gustys | 2 | H. Sabety | 1 | J. Wright-Foreman | 39 |