2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November, 2016 – March, 2017
Number of teams	10
Regular Season
Tournament

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Elon	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
College of Charleston	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Delaware	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Towson	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Drexel	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 32nd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2016 and March 2017. Practices will commence in October 2016, and the season will end with the 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Coaching Changes

Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint was fired on March 7, 2016 after 15 seasons with the team,^[1] and was replaced by Zach Spiker on March 24, 2016.
James Madison head coach Matt Brady was fired on March 14, 2016 after 8 seasons with the team.^[2]
Delaware head coach Monte Ross was fired on March 18, 2016 after 10 seasons with the team.^[3]

Preseason Poll

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award	Recipients
First Team
Second Team
Honorable Mention

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year:

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
Kevin Keatts, UNCW
Tony Shaver, William & Mary

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
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
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	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Delaware	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Drexel	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Elon	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Hofstra	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. James Madison	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Northeastern	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Towson	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0
vs. UNC Wilmington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0
vs. William & Mary	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

Main article: 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The winner of the conference tournament will be awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.

Awards and honors

Regular Season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

Nov. 14 – T.J. Williams (Northeastern)
Nov. 21 – Devontae Cacok (UNCW)
Nov. 28 –
Dec. 5 –
Dec. 12 –
Dec. 19 –
Dec. 26 –
Jan. 2 –

Jan. 9 –
Jan. 16 –
Jan. 23 –
Jan. 30 –
Feb. 6 –
Feb. 13 –
Feb. 20 –
Feb. 27 –

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Nov. 14 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra), Grant Riller (Charleston)
Nov. 21 – Kurk Lee (Drexel)
Nov. 28 –
Dec. 5 –
Dec. 12 –
Dec. 19 –
Dec. 26 –
Jan. 2 –

Jan. 9 –
Jan. 16 –
Jan. 23 –
Jan. 30 –
Feb. 6 –
Feb. 13 –
Feb. 20 –
Feb. 27 –

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award	Recipients
Coach of the Year
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Defensive Team
All-Rookie Team
All-Academic Team
All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP

Attendance

Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 9	Game 10	Game 11	Game 12	Game 13	Game 14	Game 15	Game 16	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Charleston	TD Arena	5,100	4,178								4,178	4,178	7001820000000000000♠82%
Charleston	TD Arena	5,100									4,178	4,178	7001820000000000000♠82%
Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center	5,100	2,277								2,277	2,277	7001450000000000000♠45%
Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center	5,100									2,277	2,277	7001450000000000000♠45%
Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center	2,509											5000000000000000000♠0%
Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center	2,509											5000000000000000000♠0%
Elon	Alumni Gym	1,585	1,131								1,131	1,131	7001710000000000000♠71%
Elon	Alumni Gym	1,585									1,131	1,131	7001710000000000000♠71%
Hofstra	Hofstra Arena	5,023	1,684								1,684	1,684	7001340000000000000♠34%
Hofstra	Hofstra Arena	5,023									1,684	1,684	7001340000000000000♠34%
James Madison	JMU Convocation Center	6,426											5000000000000000000♠0%
James Madison	JMU Convocation Center	6,426											5000000000000000000♠0%
Northeastern	Matthews Arena	6,000	2,287								2,287	2,287	7001380000000000000♠38%
Northeastern	Matthews Arena	6,000									2,287	2,287	7001380000000000000♠38%
Towson	SECU Arena	5,200											5000000000000000000♠0%
Towson	SECU Arena	5,200											5000000000000000000♠0%
UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum	5,200	4,246								4,246	4,246	7001820000000000000♠82%
UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum	5,200									4,246	4,246	7001820000000000000♠82%
William & Mary	Kaplan Arena	8,600	2,404								2,404	2,404	7001280000000000000♠28%
William & Mary	Kaplan Arena	8,600									2,404	2,404	7001280000000000000♠28%

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (7 March 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "Matt Brady out as JMU men's basketball coach". WDBJ17. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
↑ Tresolini, Kevin. "Ross fired as University of Delaware basketball coach". Delaware Online. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball

Teams	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hofstra Pride James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe

Championships & awards	CAA Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

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2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball conference seasons

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