American college basketball conference championship
Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Sport Basketball Conference Coastal Athletic Association Number of teams 14 Format Single-elimination tournament Current stadium Entertainment and Sports Arena Current location Washington, DC Played 1980–present[1] Last contest 2024 Current champion Charleston Cougars (3)Most championships Old Dominion Monarchs (8)TV partner(s) CBS Sports Network Official website Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball Entertainment and Sports Arena (2020, 2022–2023)Atlantic Union Bank Center (2021)North Charleston Coliseum (2017–2019)Royal Farms Arena (2014–2016) Richmond Coliseum (1990–2013) Patriot Center (1986) William & Mary Hall (1985) Convocation Center (1984) Robins Center (1983) Norfolk Scope (1982) Hampton Coliseum (1980–1981, 1987–1989)Washington, DC (2020, 2022–2023)North Charleston, SC (2017–2019)Baltimore, MD (2014–2016)Richmond, VA (1990–2013) Fairfax, VA (1986) Williamsburg, VA (1985) Harrisonburg, VA (1984, 2021) Richmond, VA (1983) Norfolk, VA (1982) Hampton, VA (1980–1981, 1987–1989)
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 [ edit ] Year Champions Score Runner-up Tournament MVP Venue 1980 Old Dominion 62–51† Navy Mark West , ODU[2] Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA ) 1981 James Madison 69–60 Richmond Charles Fisher, JMU[3] 1982 Old Dominion 58–57 James Madison Mark West , ODU[2] 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 1989 George Mason 78–72† UNC Wilmington Kenny Sanders , GMU 1990 Richmond 77–72 James Madison Kenny Atkinson , Richmond Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) 1991 Richmond 81–78 George Mason Jim Shields, Richmond 1992 Old Dominion 78–73 James Madison Ricardo Leonard, ODU 1993 East Carolina 54–49 James Madison Lester Lyons, ECU 1994 James Madison 77–76 Old Dominion Odell Hodge , ODU 1995 Old Dominion 80–75 James Madison Petey Sessoms , ODU 1996 VCU 46–43 UNC Wilmington Bernard Hopkins , VCU 1997 Old Dominion 62–58 James Madison Odell Hodge , ODU 1998 Richmond 79–64 UNC Wilmington Daryl Oliver, Richmond 1999 George Mason 63–58 Old Dominion George Evans , GMU 2000 UNC Wilmington 57–47 Richmond Brett Blizzard , UNCW 2001 George Mason 35–33 UNC Wilmington Erik Herring, GMU 2002 UNC Wilmington 66–51 VCU Brett Blizzard , UNCW 2003 UNC Wilmington 70–62 Drexel Brett Blizzard , UNCW 2004 VCU 55–54 George Mason Domonic Jones , VCU 2005 Old Dominion 73–66† VCU Alex Loughton , ODU 2006 UNC Wilmington 78–67 Hofstra TJ Carter , UNCW 2007 VCU 65–59 George Mason Eric Maynor , VCU 2008 George Mason 68–59 William & Mary Folarin Campbell , GMU 2009 VCU 71–50 George Mason Eric Maynor , VCU 2010 Old Dominion 60–53 William & Mary Gerald Lee , ODU 2011 Old Dominion 70–65 VCU Frank Hassell , ODU 2012 VCU 59–56 Drexel Darius Theus , VCU 2013 James Madison 70–57 Northeastern A. J. Davis, JMU 2014 Delaware 75–74 William & Mary Jarvis Threatt, Delaware Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD ) 2015 Northeastern 72–61 William & Mary Quincy Ford , Northeastern 2016 UNC Wilmington 80–73† Hofstra Chris Flemmings , UNCW 2017 UNC Wilmington 78–69 Charleston C. J. Bryce, UNCW North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC ) 2018 Charleston 83–76† Northeastern Grant Riller , Charleston 2019 Northeastern 82–74 Hofstra Vasilije Pušica , Northeastern 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)[4] 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 2024 Charleston 82–79† Stony Brook Reyne Smith , Charleston
Championships by school [ edit ] School Championships Years Old Dominion ‡ 8 1980, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011 UNC Wilmington 6 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017 VCU ‡ 5 1996, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 Richmond ‡ 5 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 George Mason ‡ 4 1989, 1999, 2001, 2008 James Madison ‡ 4 1981, 1983, 1994, 2013 Charleston 3 2018, 2023, 2024 Navy ‡ 3 1985, 1986, 1987 Northeastern 2 2015, 2019 Delaware 2 2014, 2022 Hofstra 1 2020 Drexel 1 2021 East Carolina ‡ 1 1993 William & Mary 0 — Elon 0 — Stony Brook 0 —
‡ Former member of the CAA
Broadcasters [ edit ] Television [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Colonial Athletic Association index page , sports-reference.com, 22 October 2012 ^ a b "2012-13 ODU men's basketball media guide, page 28" (PDF) . ODU Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ^ "2012-13 James Madison men's basketball media guide, page 117" . JMU Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ^ Washburn, Rob (13 January 2021). "2021 HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD AT ATLANTIC UNION BANK CENTER" . CAASports.com . Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 . ^ "NBC SPORTS GROUP TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF CAA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND" . 6 March 2014. ^ "NBC Sports Network Press Release" . www.nbcumv.com . Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022 . ^ "Championship Week: Coverage of a Record 137 Men's Games Begins March 1 | ESPN MediaZone" . Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-02-29 . ^ "Hostgator Promo Codes And Factors To Consider When Choosing A Web Host" . ESPN Media Zone . ^ "Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 4 | ESPN MediaZone" . Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-12-17 . ^ "20090226_ChampionshipWeekBeginsMarch5" . Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-01 . ^ http://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2008_03_mar/20080303_ChampionshipWeek.htm [permanent dead link ] ^ "What to Watch: College basketball lovers rejoice" . Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2017-01-11 . ^ "Conference Championship Week" . 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2017 . ^ "CAA Championship Highlights: VCU 59 – Drexel 56 | Dial Global Sports" . dialglobalsports.com . Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022 . ^ [1] [permanent dead link ] ^ [2] [dead link ]
Teams Championships & awards Seasons
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason