1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from February 26 to 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.

1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams9
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsRichmond (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (1st title)
MVPDaryl Oliver (Richmond)
TelevisionESPN
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington133 .813  2011  .645
William & Mary133 .813  207  .741
Richmond124 .750  238  .742
Old Dominion88 .500  1216  .429
James Madison610 .375  1116  .407
George Mason610 .375  918  .333
American511 .313  919  .321
East Carolina511 .313  1017  .370
VCU412 .250  919  .321
1998 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

References

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