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.
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November, 2020 – March, 2021 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular Season | |
Tournament |
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 CAA Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- Takayo Siddle replaced C. B. McGrath as UNC Wilmington head coach.
- Mark Byington replaced Louis Rowe as James Madison head coach.
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | CAA record | CAA championships | NCAA Tournaments |
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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 |
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1 | Hofstra (16) | 290 |
2 | Delaware (11) | 270 |
3 | Drexel (7) | 242 |
4 | Towson (4) | 230 |
5 | Elon | 215 |
6 | College of Charleston | 196 |
7 | Northeastern | 167 |
8 | UNC Wilmington | 110 |
9 | James Madison | 101 |
10 | William & Mary | 69 |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source[1]
Award | Recipients |
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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
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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College of Charleston | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Delaware | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Drexel | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elon | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hofstra | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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James Madison | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Northeastern | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Towson | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UNC Wilmington | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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William & Mary | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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vs. Charleston | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Delaware | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. Drexel | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
vs. Elon | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Hofstra | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
vs. James Madison | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Northeastern | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Towson | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 |
vs. UNC Wilmington | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. William & Mary | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 5–3 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 8–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 4–4 |
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
NCAA tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors
CAA Player-of-the-Week
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CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
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CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award | Recipients |
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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 |
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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
- 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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