The 2017–18 CAA men's basketball season marked the 33rd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2017 and March 2018. Practices commenced in October 2017, and the season ended with the 2018 CAA men's basketball tournament.
Head coaches
Coaching changes On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left UNC Wilmington to accept the head coaching position at NC State. On April 3, 2017, UNC Wilmington announced that C.B. McGrath was hired to replace Kevin Keatts as head coach.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA TournamentsCollege of CharlestonEarl GrantClemson(asst.)451–48 25–29 00DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame(asst.)213–205–1300DrexelZach SpikerArmy29–233–1500ElonMatt MathenyDavidson(asst.)9126–13023–3100HofstraJoe MihalichNiagara569–64 36–34 00James MadisonLouis RoweBowling Green(asst.)210–23 7–1100NortheasternBill CoenBoston College(asst.)12177–174 109–87 11TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh(asst.)798–101 54–52 00UNC WilmingtonC.B. McGrathNorth Carolina(asst.)10–0 0–0 00William & MaryTony ShaverHampden-Sydney College15192–239 110–153 00 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2017–18 season. Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2016–17 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source
RankTeam1 College of Charleston (38)2 Towson (2)3 Elon4 Hofstra5 UNC Wilmington6 Northeastern7 Delaware8 William & Mary9 Drexel10 James Madison () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Tyler Seibring (Elon) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Second Team Ryan Daly (Delaware) Brian Dawkins (Elon) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Kurk Lee (Drexel) Mike Morsell (Towson) Grant Riller (Charleston) Honorable Mention Devon Begley (Northeastern) David Cohn (William & Mary) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Jeremy Miller (Northeastern) Deshaun Morman (Towson) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Jordon Talley (UNCW)
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Joe Chealey (Charleston)
Regular season
Head coaches Earl Grant, Charleston Martin Ingelsby, Delaware Zach Spiker, Drexel Matt Matheny, Elon Joe Mihalich, Hofstra Louis Rowe, James Madison Bill Coen, Northeastern Pat Skerry, Towson C.B. McGrath, UNC Wilmington Tony Shaver, William & Mary
Rankings + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalCollege 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 RV RV RV C UNC Wilmington AP C William & Mary AP C
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. CharlestonDelawareDrexelElonHofstraJames MadisonNortheasternTowsonUNC WilmingtonWilliam & Maryvs. Charleston – 0–21–11–10–20–20–21–10–21–1vs. Delaware2–0 – 1–11–12–00–22–02–00–22–0vs. Drexel1–11–1 – 1–12–01–11–12–02–01–1vs. Elon1–11–11–1 – 1–12–02–00–22–02–0vs. Hofstra2–00–20–21–1 – 0–21–10–21–11–1vs. James Madison2–02–01–10–22–0 – 2–00–21–12–0vs. Northeastern2–00–21–10–21–10–2 – 0–20–20–2vs. Towson1–10–20–22–02–02–02–0 – 1–10–2vs. UNC Wilmington2–02–00–20–21–11–12–01–1 – 2–0vs. William & Mary1–10–21–10–21–10–22–02–00–2 – Total 14–4 6–12 6–12 6–12 12–6 6–12 14–4 8–10 7–11 11–7
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association tournament
March 3–6, 2017: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of College of Charleston by winning the conference tournament.
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 13 Midwest College of CharlestonN/A eliminated by (4) Auburn 58–62 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
National Invitation tournament
College Basketball Invitational
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 13 – Ryan Daly (Delaware) Nov. 20 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Nov. 27 – Mike Morsell (Towson), David Cohn (William & Mary) Dec. 4 – Connor Burchfield (William & Mary), Tramaine Isabell (Drexel) Dec. 11 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Dec. 18 – Stuckey Mosley (James Madison), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(2) Dec. 26 – Grant Riller (Charleston) Jan. 2 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Jan. 8 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary)(2) Jan. 15 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(3) Jan. 22 – Joe Chealey (Charleston) Jan. 29 – Tramaine Isabell (Drexel)(2), Zane Martin (Towson) Feb. 5 – Joe Chealey (Charleston)(2), Tyler Seibring (Elon) Feb. 12 – Devontae Cacok (UNCW), Grant Riller (Charleston)(2) Feb. 19 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(3) Feb. 26 – David Cohn (William & Mary)(2), Tramaine Isabell (Drexel)(3)
CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
Nov. 13 – Tomas Murphy (Northeastern) Nov. 20 – Jarvis Doles (Drexel) Nov. 27 – Matt Lewis (James Madison) Dec. 4 – Ryan Allen (Delaware) Dec. 11 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Dec. 18 – Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Dec. 26 – Kevin Anderson (Delaware)(2) Jan. 2 – Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Jan. 8 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(2) Jan. 15 – Tomas Murphy (Northeastern)(2) Jan. 22 – Darius Banks (James Madison) Jan. 29 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(3) Feb. 5 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)(2) Feb. 12 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)(3) Feb. 19 – Matt Lewis (James Madison)(4) Feb. 26 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra)(2)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients Player of the Year Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Coach of the Year Bill Coen (Northeastern) Rookie of the Year Ryan Allen (Delaware) Defensive Player of the Year Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Sixth Man of the Year Bolden Brace (Northeastern) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Tyler Seibring (Elon) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Paul Rowley (William & Mary) First Team Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Grant Riller (Charleston) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Second Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Tramaine Isabell (Drexel) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Zane Martin (Towson) Tyler Seibring (Elon) Third Team David Cohn (William & Mary) Ryan Daly (Delaware) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Stuckey Mosley (James Madison) Justin Pierce (William & Mary) Jordon Talley (UNCW) All-Defensive Team Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Cameron Johnson (Charleston) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Austin Williams (Drexel) All-Rookie Team Ryan Allen (Delaware) Darius Banks (James Madison) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Tomas Murphy (Northeastern) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) All-Tournament Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Joe Chealey (Charleston) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Tournament MVP Grant Riller (Charleston)
Attendance TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of CapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Charleston TD Arena 5,100 4,955 3,889 3,233 3,227 3,195 4,343 2,894 3,705 58,795 3,920 3,649 4,045 4,030 3,857 4,219 4,809 4,745Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 2,880 2,119 2,326 4,737 1,922 2,450 2,280 2,388 41,367 2,758 1,948 2,350 4,737 2,828 2,368 2,547 3,487Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 2,504 738 617 1,010 652 704 679 833 13,846 989 843 1,526 705 825 1,116 1,094Elon Alumni Gym 1,607 1,386 1,490 1,534 1,386 1,607 1,309 1,833 1,855 20,757 1,597 1,647 1,719 1,553 1,847 1,591Hofstra Hofstra Arena 5,023 2,703 1,013 1,209 1,062 2,012 1,514 1,361 1,952 22,800 1,900 2,508 2,102 2,312 3,052James Madison JMU Convocation Center 6,426 4,598 2,451 2,062 2,965 2,439 2,308 2,050 2,938 37,305 2,665 2,190 2,611 4,538 1,038 2,454 2,663Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 1,014 1,376 974 779 1,600 692 2,259 782 15,903 1,136 901 1,106 1,341 990 1,129 960Towson SECU Arena 5,200 1,175 878 2,456 1,632 1,251 1,410 1,257 1,333 20,331 1,564 1,307 2,076 2,263 2,022 1,271UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 4,663 4,415 4,236 3,865 3,931 3,367 4,006 4,405 55,442 4,265 3,988 4,384 5,200 4,173 4,809William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 2,001 1,005 2,423 1,727 2,880 3,784 3,673 3,958 46,147 3,296 4,044 3,508 3,758 5,825 3,912 3,649
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