2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5[1] at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament

2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsVCU (5th title)
Winning coachShaka Smart (1st title)
Attendance47,833
TelevisionComcast SportsNet
ESPN

Seeding
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel16–2 .889  29–7  .806
VCU†15–3 .833  29–7  .806
George Mason14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Old Dominion13–5 .722  21–13  .618
Delaware12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Georgia State11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Northeastern9–9 .500  14–17  .452
James Madison5–13 .278  12–20  .375
UNCW5–13 .278  10–21  .323
William & Mary4–14 .222  6–26  .188
Hofstra3–15 .167  10–22  .313
Towson1–17 .056  1–31  .031
† 2012 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1†‡ Drexel 16–2 26–5
2† VCU 15–3 26–6
3† George Mason 14–4 24–8
4† Old Dominion 13–5 20–12
5 Delaware 12–6 18–13
6 Georgia State 11–7 21–11
7 Northeastern 9–9 14–17
8 James Madison 5–13 12–20 1–0 vs UNCW
9 UNC Wilmington 5–13 10–21 0–1 vs JMU
10 William & Mary 4–14 6–26
11 Hofstra 3–15 10–22
12 Towson 1–17 1–31
‡ – CAA regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Friday, March 2
1
1
 12:00 PM
#8 UNCW vs. #9 James Madison
Comcast Network
2
 2:30 PM
#5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson
Comcast Network
2
3
 6:00 PM
#7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary
Comcast Network
4
 8:30 PM
#6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra
Comcast Network
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3
5
 12:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCW
Comcast Network
5,889
6
 2:30 PM
#4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Delaware
Comcast Network
4
7
 6:00 PM
#2 VCU vs. #7 Northeastern
Comcast Network
11,200
8
 8:30 PM
#3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia State
Comcast Network
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
5
9
 2:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #4 Old Dominion
Comcast Network
11,200
10
 4:30 PM
#2 VCU vs. #3 George Mason
Comcast Network and ESPN3
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
6
11
 7:00 PM
#1 Drexel vs. #2 VCU
ESPN
11,200
*Game Times in ET . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  First Round
Friday, March 2, 2012		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3, 2012		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 4, 2012		 Championship Game
Monday, March 5, 2012
                                     
       
  1 Drexel 59  
    9 UNC Wilmington 47  
8 James Madison 59
9 UNC Wilmington 70  
  1 Drexel 68  
  4 Old Dominion 51  
       
       
  4 Old Dominion 88
    5 Delaware 74  
5 Delaware 72
12 Towson 65  
  1 Drexel 56
  2 VCU 59
       
       
  2 VCU 75
    7 Northeastern 65  
7 Northeastern 57
10 William & Mary 49  
  2 VCU 74
  3 George Mason 64  
       
       
  3 George Mason 61
    6 Georgia State 59  
6 Georgia State 85
11 Hofstra 50  

Honors
CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year
Darius Theus Virginia Commonwealth University G Junior
Damion Lee Drexel G Freshman
Frantz Massenat Drexel G Sophomore
Bradford Burgess Virginia Commonwealth University G Senior
Mike Morrison George Mason University F Senior
Rob Brandenberg Virginia Commonwealth University G Sophomore

See also

References
  1. "2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". CAASports.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
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