# 2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2017–18 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 33rd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2017 and March 2018. Practices will commence in October 2017, and the season will end with the 2018 CAA men's basketball tournament.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left UNC Wilmington to accept the head coaching position at NC State. On April 3, 2017, UNC Wilmington announced that C.B. McGrath was hired to replace Kevin Keatts as head 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.) | 4 | 51–48 | 25–29 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | Martin Ingelsby | Notre Dame (asst.) | 2 | 13–20 | 5–13 | 0 | 0 |
| Drexel | Zach Spiker | Army | 2 | 9–23 | 3–15 | 0 | 0 |
| Elon | Matt Matheny | Davidson (asst.) | 9 | 126–130 | 23–31 | 0 | 0 |
| Hofstra | Joe Mihalich | Niagara | 5 | 69–64 | 36–34 | 0 | 0 |
| James Madison | Louis Rowe | Bowling Green (asst.) | 2 | 10–23 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern | Bill Coen | Boston College (asst.) | 12 | 177–174 | 109–87 | 1 | 1 |
| Towson | Pat Skerry | Pittsburgh (asst.) | 7 | 98–101 | 54–52 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC Wilmington | C.B. McGrath | North Carolina (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| William & Mary | Tony Shaver | Hampden-Sydney College | 15 | 192–239 | 110–153 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
* Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2016–17 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

Source
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | College of Charleston (38) |
| 2 | Towson (2) |
| 3 | Elon |
| 4 | Hofstra |
| 5 | UNC Wilmington |
| 6 | Northeastern |
| 7 | Delaware |
| 8 | William & Mary |
| 9 | Drexel |
| 10 | James Madison |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source
| Award | Recipients |
| First Team | Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Tyler Seibring (Elon) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) |
| Second Team | Ryan Daly (Delaware) Brian Dawkins (Elon) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Kurk Lee (Drexel) Mike Morsell (Towson) Grant Riller (Charleston) |
| Honorable Mention | Devon Begley (Northeastern) David Cohn (William & Mary) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Jeremy Miller (Northeastern) Deshaun Morman (Towson) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Jordon Talley (UNCW) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Joe Chealey (Charleston)

## Regular season
### Head coaches

* Earl Grant, Charleston
* Martin Ingelsby, Delaware
* Zach Spiker, Drexel
* Matt Matheny, Elon
* Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
* Louis Rowe, James Madison
* Bill Coen, Northeastern
* Pat Skerry, Towson
* C.B. McGrath, UNC Wilmington
* Tony Shaver, William & Mary

### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
| College of Charleston | AP | | | |
| College of Charleston | C | | | |
| Delaware | AP | | | |
| 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 | RV | RV | RV |
| 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 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Delaware | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Drexel | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Elon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Hofstra | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. James Madison | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Northeastern | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Towson | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. UNC Wilmington | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. William & Mary | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 11–7 |

## Postseason
### Colonial Athletic Association tournament

* March 3–6, 2017: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina

### NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of College of Charleston by winning the conference tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 13 | Midwest | College of Charleston | N/A | eliminated by (4) Auburn 58–62 | | | | | |
| Bids | | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–1 (.000) |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
## Awards and honors
### Regular season
#### CAA Player-of-the-Week

* Nov. 13 – Ryan Daly (Delaware)
* Nov. 20 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra)
* Nov. 27 – Mike Morsell (Towson), David Cohn (William & Mary)
* Dec. 4 – Connor Burchfield (William & Mary), Tramaine Isabell (Drexel)
* Dec. 11 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
* Dec. 18 – Stuckey Mosley (James Madison), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(2)
* Dec. 26 – Grant Riller (Charleston)
* Jan. 2 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)
* Jan. 8 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(2)
* Jan. 15 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(3)
* Jan. 22 – Joe Chealey (Charleston)
* Jan. 29 – Tramaine Isabell (Drexel)(2), Zane Martin (Towson)
* Feb. 5 – Joe Chealey (Charleston)(2), Tyler Seibring (Elon)
* Feb. 12 – Devontae Cacok (UNCW), Grant Riller (Charleston)(2)
* Feb. 19 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(3)
* Feb. 26 – David Cohn (William & Mary)(2), Tramaine Isabell (Drexel)(3)

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

* Nov. 13 – Tomas Murphy (Northeastern)
* Nov. 20 – Jarvis Doles (Drexel)
* Nov. 27 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)
* Dec. 4 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)
* Dec. 11 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
* Dec. 18 – Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
* Dec. 26 – Kevin Anderson (Delaware)(2)
* Jan. 2 – Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
* Jan. 8 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(2)
* Jan. 15 – Tomas Murphy (Northeastern)(2)
* Jan. 22 – Darius Banks (James Madison)
* Jan. 29 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(3)
* Feb. 5 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)(2)
* Feb. 12 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)(3)
* Feb. 19 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(4)
* Feb. 26 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra)(2)

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

| Award | Recipients |
| Player of the Year | Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) |
| Coach of the Year | Bill Coen (Northeastern) |
| Rookie of the Year | Ryan Allen (Delaware) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Bolden Brace (Northeastern) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Tyler Seibring (Elon) |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Paul Rowley (William & Mary) |
| First Team | Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Grant Riller (Charleston) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) |
| Second Team | Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Tramaine Isabell (Drexel) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Zane Martin (Towson) Tyler Seibring (Elon) |
| Third Team | David Cohn (William & Mary) Ryan Daly (Delaware) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Stuckey Mosley (James Madison) Justin Pierce (William & Mary) Jordon Talley (UNCW) |
| All-Defensive Team | Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Cameron Johnson (Charleston) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Austin Williams (Drexel) |
| All-Rookie Team | Ryan Allen (Delaware) Darius Banks (James Madison) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Tomas Murphy (Northeastern) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) |
| All-Academic Team | |
| All-Tournament Team | Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) |
| Tournament MVP | Grant Riller (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 | 4,955 | 3,889 | 3,233 | 3,227 | 3,195 | 4,343 | 2,894 | 3,705 | 58,795 | 3,920 | 77% |
| Charleston | TD Arena | 5,100 | 3,649 | 4,045 | 4,030 | 3,857 | 4,219 | 4,809 | 4,745 | | 58,795 | 3,920 | 77% |
| Delaware | Bob Carpenter Center | 5,100 | 2,880 | 2,119 | 2,326 | 4,737 | 1,922 | 2,450 | 2,280 | 2,388 | 41,367 | 2,758 | 54% |
| Delaware | Bob Carpenter Center | 5,100 | 1,948 | 2,350 | 4,737 | 2,828 | 2,368 | 2,547 | 3,487 | | 41,367 | 2,758 | 54% |
| Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center | 2,509 | 2,504 | 738 | 617 | 1,010 | 652 | 704 | 679 | 833 | 13,846 | 989 | 39% |
| Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center | 2,509 | 843 | 1,526 | 705 | 825 | 1,116 | 1,094 | | | 13,846 | 989 | 39% |
| Elon | Alumni Gym | 1,607 | 1,386 | 1,490 | 1,534 | 1,386 | 1,607 | 1,309 | 1,833 | 1,855 | 20,757 | 1,597 | 99% |
| Elon | Alumni Gym | 1,607 | 1,647 | 1,719 | 1,553 | 1,847 | 1,591 | | | | 20,757 | 1,597 | 99% |
| Hofstra | Hofstra Arena | 5,023 | 2,703 | 1,013 | 1,209 | 1,062 | 2,012 | 1,514 | 1,361 | 1,952 | 22,800 | 1,900 | 38% |
| Hofstra | Hofstra Arena | 5,023 | 2,508 | 2,102 | 2,312 | 3,052 | | | | | 22,800 | 1,900 | 38% |
| James Madison | JMU Convocation Center | 6,426 | 4,598 | 2,451 | 2,062 | 2,965 | 2,439 | 2,308 | 2,050 | 2,938 | 37,305 | 2,665 | 41% |
| James Madison | JMU Convocation Center | 6,426 | 2,190 | 2,611 | 4,538 | 1,038 | 2,454 | 2,663 | | | 37,305 | 2,665 | 41% |
| Northeastern | Matthews Arena | 6,000 | 1,014 | 1,376 | 974 | 779 | 1,600 | 692 | 2,259 | 782 | 15,903 | 1,136 | 19% |
| Northeastern | Matthews Arena | 6,000 | 901 | 1,106 | 1,341 | 990 | 1,129 | 960 | | | 15,903 | 1,136 | 19% |
| Towson | SECU Arena | 5,200 | 1,175 | 878 | 2,456 | 1,632 | 1,251 | 1,410 | 1,257 | 1,333 | 20,331 | 1,564 | 30% |
| Towson | SECU Arena | 5,200 | 1,307 | 2,076 | 2,263 | 2,022 | 1,271 | | | | 20,331 | 1,564 | 30% |
| UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum | 5,200 | 4,663 | 4,415 | 4,236 | 3,865 | 3,931 | 3,367 | 4,006 | 4,405 | 55,442 | 4,265 | 82% |
| UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum | 5,200 | 3,988 | 4,384 | 5,200 | 4,173 | 4,809 | | | | 55,442 | 4,265 | 82% |
| William & Mary | Kaplan Arena | 8,600 | 2,001 | 1,005 | 2,423 | 1,727 | 2,880 | 3,784 | 3,673 | 3,958 | 46,147 | 3,296 | 38% |
| William & Mary | Kaplan Arena | 8,600 | 4,044 | 3,508 | 3,758 | 5,825 | 3,912 | 3,649 | | | 46,147 | 3,296 | 38% |