Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport	Basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Number of teams	10
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	North Charleston Coliseum
Current location	North Charleston, SC
Played	1980–present[1]
Last contest	2016
Current champion	UNC WIlmington
Most championships	Old Dominion Monarchs (8)
TV partner(s)	NBC Sports Network
Official website	Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball
Host stadiums
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)
Host locations
North Charleston, SC (2017–2019) Baltimore, MD (2014-2016) Richmond, VA (1990-2013) Fairfax, VA (1986) Williamsburg, VA (1985) Harrisonburg, VA (1984) Richmond, VA (1983) Norfolk, VA (1982) Hampton, VA (1980-1981, 1987-1989)

The Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for 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

Year	CAA 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]	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
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, UR	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	UNCW	David Robinson, Navy	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
1988	Richmond	73–70	George Mason	Peter Wollfolk, UR	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
1989	George Mason	78–72^†	UNC Wilmington	Kenny Sanders, GMU	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
1990	Richmond	77–72	James Madison	Kenny Atkinson, UR	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1991	Richmond	81–78	George Mason	Jim Shields, UR	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1992	Old Dominion	78–73	James Madison	Ricardo Leonard, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1993	East Carolina	54–49	James Madison	Lester Lyons, ECU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1994	James Madison	77–76	Old Dominion	Odell Hodge, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1995	Old Dominion	80–75	James Madison	Petey Sessoms, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1996	VCU	46–43	UNC Wilmington	Bernard Hopkins, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1997	Old Dominion	62–58	James Madison	Odell Hodge, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1998	Richmond	79–64	UNC Wilmington	Daryl Oliver, UR	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1999	George Mason	63–58	Old Dominion	George Evans, GMU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2000	UNC Wilmington	57–47	Richmond	Brett Blizzard, UNCW	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2001	George Mason	35–33	UNC Wilmington	Erik Herring, GMU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2002	UNC Wilmington	66–51	VCU	Brett Blizzard, UNCW	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2003	UNC Wilmington	70–62	Drexel	Brett Blizzard, UNCW	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2004	VCU	55–54	George Mason	Domonic Jones, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2005	Old Dominion	73–66^†	VCU	Alex Loughton, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2006	UNC Wilmington	78–67	Hofstra	TJ Carter, UNCW	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2007	VCU	65–59	George Mason	Eric Maynor, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2008	George Mason	68–59	William & Mary	Folarin Campbell, GMU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2009	VCU	71–50	George Mason	Eric Maynor, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2010	Old Dominion	60–53	William & Mary	Gerald Lee, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2011	Old Dominion	70–65	VCU	Frank Hassell, ODU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2012	VCU	59–56	Drexel	Darius Theus, VCU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2013	James Madison	70–57	Northeastern	A. J. Davis, JMU	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
2014	Delaware	75–74	William & Mary	Jarvis Threatt, Delaware	Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD)
2015	Northeastern	72–61	William & Mary	Quincy Ford, Northeastern	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, MD)
2016	UNC Wilmington	80–73^†	Hofstra	Chris Flemmings, UNC Wilmington	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, MD)
2017					North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)
2018					North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)
2019					North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)

†	Denotes game went into overtime

Championships and finals appearances by school

School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Years
Old Dominion^‡	8	10	1980, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011
UNC Wilmington	5	9	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016
VCU^‡	5	8	1996, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
Richmond^‡	5	8	1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998
George Mason^‡	4	10	1989, 1999, 2001, 2008
James Madison	4	11	1981, 1983, 1994, 2013
Navy^‡	3	5	1985, 1986, 1987
Northeastern	1	2	2015
Delaware	1	1	2014
East Carolina^‡	1	1	1993
Drexel	0	2	—
Hofstra	0	2	—
William & Mary	0	5	—

^‡Former member of the CAA

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament

References

1. Colonial Athletic Association index page, sports-reference.com, 22 October 2012
2. "2012-13 ODU men's basketball media guide, page 28" (PDF). ODU Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
3. "2012-13 James Madison men's basketball media guide, page 117". JMU Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2012.