1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997–98
Teams	9
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	Richmond (5th title)
Winning coach	John Beilein (1st title)
MVP	Daryl Oliver (Richmond)
Television	ESPN
CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments «1997  1999»

1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
William & Mary	13	–	3		.813			20	–	7		.741
Richmond †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Old Dominion	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
James Madison	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
VCU	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
† 1998 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from February 26–March 1, 1998 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was Richmond, who received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Bracket

	First Round Friday, February 26					Quarterfinals Saturday, February 27					Semifinals Sunday, February 28					Final Monday, March 1
						1	UNC Wilmington	69
						9	VCU	63
	8	East Carolina	62
	9	VCU	65
											1	UNC-Wilmington	54
										4	Old Dominion	51
						4	Old Dominion	60
						5	James Madison	56
																1	UNC-Wilmington	64
																3	Richmond	79
						2	William & Mary	66
						7	American	71
											7	American	64
										3	Richmond	66
						3	Richmond	66
						6	George Mason	49

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School
	Daryl Oliver	Richmond
	Jonathan Baker	Richmond
	Marseilles Brown	Richmond
	Eric Poole	Richmond
	Stan Simmons	UNC-Wilmington
	Jarod Stevenson	Richmond

External links

• CAA Championships