The 2021–22 CAA men's basketball season is the 36th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2021 and March 2022. Practices began in October 2021, and the season ended with the 2022 CAA men's basketball tournament.
This is the final CAA season for James Madison, which joins the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.
Head coaches
Coaching changes Pat Kelsey replaced Earl Grant as Charleston head coach. Speedy Claxton replaced Joe Mihalich as Hofstra head coach.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA TournamentsCollege of CharlestonPat KelseyWinthrop10–00–000DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)673–7335–4600DrexelZach SpikerArmy661–8926–5511ElonMike SchrageOhio State (asst.)323–3010–1800HofstraSpeedy ClaxtonHofstra (asst.)10–00–000James MadisonMark ByingtonGeorgia Southern213–78–200NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)16251–222154–10622TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)11147–16483–8900UNC WilmingtonTakayo SiddleNC State (asst.)27–101–600William & MaryDane FischerGeorge Mason (asst.)328–2117–1100 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2021–22 season. Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll
Source
RankTeamPoints1 Delaware (19) 2962 Northeastern (7) 2463 Drexel (5) 2344 James Madison (3) 2245 Hofstra (1) 2116 Elon (1) 2027 College of Charleston 1488 Towson 939 UNC Wilmington 6410 William & Mary 62 () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients First Team James Butler (Drexel) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Camren Wynter (Drexel) Second TeamRyan Allen (Delaware) Connor Kochera (William & Mary) Vado Morse (James Madison) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) Shaquille Walters (Northeastern) Honorable MentionJohn Meeks (Charleston) Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Jerald Gillens-Butler (Elon) Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) Takal Molson (James Madison) Mike Okauru (UNC Wilmington) Jaylen Sims (UNC Wilmington)
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Camren Wynter (Drexel)
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 APCJames 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 – 1–11–10–22–02–00–22–02–00–2vs. Delaware1–1 – 1–10–22–00–20–22–02–00–2vs. Drexel1–11–1 – 0–22–00–20–21–12–01–1vs. Elon2–02–02–0 – 1–10–20–22–01–11–1vs. Hofstra0–20–20–21–1 – 0–20–22–01–11–1vs. James Madison0–22–02–02–02–0 – 0–22–02–00–2vs. Northeastern2–02–02–02–02–02–0 – 1–12–01–1vs. Towson0–20–21–10–20–20–21–1 – 1–10–2vs. UNC Wilmington0–20–20–21–11–10–20–21–1 – 0–2vs. William & Mary2–02–01–11–11–12–01–12–02–0 –Total 8–10 10–8 10–8 7–11 13–5 6–12 2–16 15–3 15–2 4–14
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association tournament
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Delaware by winning the conference tournament.
Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 15 South Delaware Bye Eliminated by (2) Villanova 60–80 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
National Invitation tournament
Towson received an automatic bid to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament as regular season conference champions.
Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 7 Towson Eliminated by (2) Wake Forest 64–74 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
College Basketball Invitational
UNC Wilmington was invited to play in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational.
Seed School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 9 UNC Wilmington Defeated (8) VMI 93–78 Defeated (1) Drake 76–75 Defeated (12) Northern Colorado 80–64 Defeated (2) Middle Tennessee 96–90 BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
The Basketball Classic
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player of the Week
Nov. 15 – Zach Cooks (Hofstra) Nov. 22 – Ryan Allen (Delaware) Nov. 29 – Cam Holden (Towson) Dec. 6 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Dec. 13 – Jason Gibson (Towson) Dec. 20 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(2) Dec. 27 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Jan. 3 – Darius Burford (Elon) Jan. 10 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(3) Jan. 17 – Charles Falden (James Madison) Jan. 24 – Dylan Painter (Delaware), Shykeim Phillips (UNCW) Jan. 31 – Charles Thompson (Towson) Feb. 7 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(4) Feb. 14 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(5) Feb. 21 – Jaylen Sims (UNCW) Feb. 28 – Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston), Amari Williams (Drexel)
CAA Rookie of the Week
Nov. 15 – Reyne Smith (Charleston) Nov. 22 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(2) Nov. 29 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(3) Dec. 6 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(4) Dec. 13 – Ben Burnham (Charleston) Dec. 20 – Trazarien White (UNCW) Dec. 27 – Ben Burnham (Charleston)(2) Jan. 3 – Julian Lewis (William & Mary) Jan. 10 – Ben Burnham (Charleston)(3) Jan. 17 – Langdon Hatton (William & Mary) Jan. 24 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(5) Jan. 31 – Jyare Davis (Delaware) Feb. 7 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(2) Feb. 14 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(3) Feb. 21 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(4) Feb. 28 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(5)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients Player of the Year Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Coach of the Year Takayo Siddle (UNCW) Rookie of the Year Jyare Davis (Delaware) Defensive Player of the Year Amari Williams (Drexel) Sixth Man of the Year Zach Cooks (Hofstra) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Matey Juric (Drexel) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Hunter McIntosh (Elon) First Team Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Cam Holden (Towson) Jaylen Sims (UNCW) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Camren Wynter (Drexel) Second Team John Meeks (Charleston) Vado Morse (James Madison) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Mike Okauru (UNCW) Charles Thompson (Towson) Third Team Darius Burford (Elon) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston) Amari Williams (Drexel) All-Defensive Team Cam Holden (Towson) Shykeim Phillips (UNCW) Charles Thompson (Towson) Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston) Amari Williams (Drexel) All-Rookie Team Ben Burnham (Charleston) Jyare Davis (Delaware) Julian Lewis (William & Mary) Tyler Rice (William & Mary) Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Attendance TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Charleston TD Arena 5,1004,4484,1514,1665,2033,8523,6483,3943,635 60,783 4,052 3,8443,2303,7194,6343,5164,2835,060Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,1002,0321,4511,4341,6361,3961,5601,6641,574 25,652 1,832 2,8442,3471,9161,2981,7062,794Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,5091,8468521,1556248577881,710743 12,159 1,013 8388726901,184Elon Schar Center 5,1001,9491,6381,5223,1581,2561,4871,8211,684 26,785 1,913 1,5852,4052,6901,2321,9022,456Hofstra Mack Sports Complex 5,0232,4241,8451,7751,9781,1171,4651,1061,398 25,933 1,852 3,7931,3592,5561,4542,2471,416James Madison Atlantic Union Bank Center 8,5003,6915,0114,5053,3908,4394,7133,5272,783 69,327 4,333 3,8784,7213,9274,5903,4144,5383,0325,168Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,0001,6998729121,2521,197000 10,364 740 5646678175187491,117Towson SECU Arena 5,2002,0401,7421,1211,3571,565732918968 22,301 1,593 1,2731,5871,6831,8323,0322,451UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,2003,2294,1013,0672,1722,3782,9592,5954,146 51,094 3,650 4,2064,3105,2503,0204,4115,250William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,6002,7991,6142,2862,0071,6731,7781,6932,496 32,265 2,305 1,7832,4722,3523,8852,2953,132
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