The 2018–19 CAA men's basketball season marked the 34th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2018 and March 2019. Practices commenced in October 2018, and the season ended with the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament.
Head coaches
Coaching changes There were no coaching changes following the 2017–18 season.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA TournamentsCollege of CharlestonEarl GrantClemson (asst.)577–5639–3311DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)327–3911–2500DrexelZach SpikerArmy322–439–2700ElonMatt MathenyDavidson (asst.)10140–14872–8800HofstraJoe MihalichNiagara688–7648–4000James MadisonLouis RoweBowling Green (asst.)320–4513–2300NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)13201–186123–9111TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)8114–11562–6200UNC WilmingtonC.B. McGrathNorth Carolina (asst.)211–217–1100William & MaryTony ShaverHampden-Sydney College16212–251121–16000 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2018–19 season. Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2017–18 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source
RankTeam1 Northeastern (35)2 College of Charleston (5)3 Hofstra 4 William & Mary5 UNC Wilmington6 James Madison7 Delaware8 Elon9 Drexel10 Towson () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Grant Riller (Charleston) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Second Team Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Stuckey Mosely (James Madison) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Justin Pierce (William & Mary) Tyler Seibring (Elon) Honorable Mention Ryan Allen (Delaware) Eric Carter (Delaware) Kurk Lee (Drexel) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern)
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Regular season
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 APCDelaware APCDrexel APCElon APCHofstra AP RV RVC RV RV RV RV RV RV RVJames Madison APCNortheastern APCTowson AP CUNC Wilmington APCWilliam & Mary APC
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. CharlestonDelawareDrexelElonHofstraJames MadisonNortheasternTowsonUNC WilmingtonWilliam & Maryvs. Charleston – 0–21–10–22–01–11–10–20–21–1vs. Delaware2–0 – 1–11–12–01–11–11–10–21–1vs. Drexel1–11–1 – 0–22–01–12–01–11–12–0vs. Elon2–01–12–0 – 2–00–22–01–10–21–1vs. Hofstra0–20–20–20–2 – 1–11–10–21–10–2vs. James Madison1–11–11–12–01–1 – 2–01–11–12–0vs. Northeastern1–11–10–20–21–10–2 – 1–10–20–2vs. Towson2–01–11–11–12–01–11–1 – 1–12–0vs. UNC Wilmington2–02–01–12–01–11–12–01–1 – 1–1vs. William & Mary1–11–10–21–12–00–22–00–21–1 –Total 12–6 8–10 7–11 7–11 15–3 6–12 14–4 6–12 5–13 10–8
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association tournament
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament.
Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 13 Midwest Northeastern Bye Eliminated by (4) Kansas 53–87 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
National Invitation tournament
Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2019 National Invitation Tournament by winning as regular season conference champions.
Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 7 Hofstra Eliminated by (2) NC State 78–84 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
College Basketball Invitational
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 12 – Grant Riller (Charleston) Nov. 19 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Nov. 26 – Grant Riller (Charleston)(2), Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(2) Dec. 3 – Eric Carter (Delaware) Dec. 10 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(3) Dec. 17 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston), Brian Fobbs (Towson) Dec. 24 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)(2) Dec. 31 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(4) Jan. 7 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(5) Jan. 14 – Darius Banks (James Madison), Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Jan. 21 – Eli Pemberton (Hofstra), Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Jan. 28 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(6) Feb. 4 – Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)(2) Feb. 11 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)(7) Feb. 18 – Nathan Knight (William & Mary), Grant Riller (Charleston)(3) Feb. 25 – Matt Lewis (James Madison) Mar. 4 – Steven Santa Ana (Elon)
CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
Nov. 12 – L.J. Owens (William & Mary) Nov. 19 – Camren Wynter (Drexel) Nov. 26 – Chase Audige (William & Mary) Dec. 3 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware), Kai Toews (UNCW) Dec. 10 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(2) Dec. 17 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(2) Dec. 24 – Kris Wooten (Elon) Dec. 31 – Chase Audige (William & Mary)(2) Jan. 7 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(2) Jan. 14 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(3) Jan. 21 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(3) Jan. 28 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(3) Feb. 4 – Chase Audige (William & Mary)(3) Feb. 11 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(4) Feb. 18 – Kai Toews (UNCW)(4) Feb. 25 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)(5) Mar. 4 – Ithiel Horton (Delaware)(4)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients Player of the Year Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Coach of the Year Joe Mihalich (Hofstra) Rookie of the Year Camren Wynter (Drexel) Defensive Player of the Year Desure Buie (Hofstra) Sixth Man of the Year Sheldon Eberhardt (Elon) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Paul Rowley (William & Mary) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tyler Seibring (William & Mary) First Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Vasa Pusica (Northeastern) Grant Riller (Charleston) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Second Team Eric Carter (Delaware) Brian Fobbs (Towson) Stuckey Mosley (James Madison) Eli Pemberton (Hofstra) Tyler Seibring (Elon) Third Team Desure Buie (Hofstra) Alihan Demir (Drexel) Troy Harper (Drexel) Matt Lewis (James Madison) Justin Pierce (William & Mary) Jordan Roland (Northeastern) All-Defensive Team Desure Buie (Hofstra) Devontae Cacok (UNCW) Nathan Knight (William & Mary) Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra) Dennis Tunstall (Towson) All-Rookie Team Chase Audige (William & Mary) Ithiel Horton (Delaware) Deshon Parker (James Madison) Kai Toews (UNCW) Camren Wynter (Drexel) All-Tournament Team Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Ithiel Horton (Delaware) Shawn Occeus (Northeastern) Jacquil Taylor (Hofstra) Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) Tournament MVP Vasa Pusica (Northeastern)
Attendance TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Charleston TD Arena 5,100 3,711 4,276 4,167 4,134 3,987 4,054 4,116 4,320 63,035 4,202 3,714 4,569 3,933 4,194 4,095 4,867 4,898Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 1,714 1,656 1,556 1,624 1,927 1,933 1,533 1,601 32,438 2,163 1,832 1,741 2,309 3,045 1,726 2,268 2,157 3,816Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 978 660 828 1,481 894 1,159 502 831 16,846 1,123 1,191 2,119 917 1,175 1,744 1,019 1,348Elon Schar Center 5,100 5,245 1,107 1,033 1,478 2,017 2,231 1,497 1,292 32,139 2,009 1,607 1,497 1,490 1,304 2,109 2,651 1,958 3,623Hofstra Hofstra Arena 5,023 4,645 1,209 1,153 1,046 1,547 1,676 1,011 1,502 35,605 2,225 1,512 1,618 1,504 2,217 2,521 4,208 3,587 4,649James Madison JMU Convocation Center 6,426 2,623 2,185 1,982 2,314 2,482 1,922 2,224 2,559 34,499 2,464 2,109 2,728 2,084 3,233 2,240 3,814Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 1,180 1,147 763 2,348 845 760 1,074 800 14,526 1,117 1,208 795 1,264 910 1,432Towson SECU Arena 5,200 1,389 1,058 1,458 1,058 1,258 1,123 1,023 1,604 17,935 1,380 1,531 1,333 2,055 1,511 1,534UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 4,356 3,733 3,622 3,971 4,084 3,748 3,741 3,991 55,474 3,962 3,889 4,196 3,570 4,841 3,482 4,250William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 3,301 3,370 2,878 3,332 3,140 3,690 3,346 3,176 48,584 3,470 3,367 3,845 3,034 4,611 3,658 3,836
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