2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

The 2020–21 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 35th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2020 and March 2021. The season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in late November, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season will end with the 2021 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2020 – March, 2021
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Tournament
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northeastern7–1 .875  8–6  .571
James Madison5–1 .833  10–5  .667
Hofstra8–4 .667  12–7  .632
Charleston5–3 .625  7–8  .467
Delaware5–4 .556  7–7  .500
William & Mary4–4 .500  6–7  .462
Drexel3–5 .375  8–7  .533
Towson2–8 .200  3–12  .200
UNC Wilmington1–5 .167  7–8  .467
Elon0–5 .000  3–6  .333
† 2021 CAA Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston Earl Grant Clemson (asst.) 7 118–79 62–46 1 1
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 5 66–66 30–42 0 0
Drexel Zach Spiker Army 5 49–81 22–50 0 0
Elon Mike Schrage Ohio State (asst.) 2 13–21 7–11 0 0
Hofstra Joe Mihalich Niagara 8 141–92 77–47 1 0
James Madison Mark Byington Georgia Southern 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 15 241–213 146–104 2 2
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 10 143–150 80–80 0 0
UNC Wilmington Takayo Siddle NC State (asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
William & Mary Dane Fischer George Mason (asst.) 2 21–11 13–5 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

Rank Team Points
1Hofstra (16)290
2Delaware (11)270
3Drexel (7)242
4Towson (4)230
5Elon215
6College of Charleston196
7Northeastern167
8UNC Wilmington110
9James Madison101
10William & Mary69

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

Award Recipients
First Team James Butler (Drexel)
Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Zane Martin (Towson)
Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Second Team Ryan Allen (Delaware)
Kevin Anderson (Delaware)
Brevin Galloway (Charleston)
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
Honorable Mention Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
Luke Loewe (William & Mary)
Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
Jaylen Sims (UNCW)
Payton Willis (Charleston)
Hunter Woods (Elon)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Lewis (James Madison)

Regular season

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
 PreWk
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19		Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP
C
William & Mary AP
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 –1–10–20–00–00–02–00–20–00–0
vs. Delaware 1–1–0–00–21–10–00–00–01–11–0
vs. Drexel 2–00–0–0–01–11–00–00–00–01–2
vs. Elon 0–02–00–0–0–01–02–00–00–00–0
vs. Hofstra 0–01–11–10–0–0–02–00–20–20–2
vs. James Madison 0–00–00–10–10–0–1–10–20–00–0
vs. Northeastern 0–20–00–00–20–21–1–0–00–00–0
vs. Towson 2–00–00–00–02–02–00–0–0–22–0
vs. UNC Wilmington 0–01–10–00–02–00–00–02–0–0–0
vs. William & Mary 0–00–12–10–02–00–00–00–20–0–
Total 5–35–43–50–58–45–17–12–81–54–4

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Main article: 2021 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

CAA Player-of-the-Week

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards


Award Recipients
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
First Team



Second Team



Third Team



All-Defensive Team



All-Rookie Team



Attendance
Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16
Charleston TD Arena 5,100 0%
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 0%
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Elon Schar Center 5,100 0%
Hofstra Hofstra Arena 5,023 0%
James Madison Harrisonburg, VA 8,500 0%
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 0%
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 0%
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 0%
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 0%

References
  1. Potter, Bill (11 November 2020). "HOFSTRA TABBED TO REPEAT AHEAD OF 2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON; JMU'S LEWIS CHOSEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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