2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November, 2017 – March, 2018
Number of teams	10
Regular Season
Co-champions	College of Charleston,; Northeastern
Runners-up	Hofstra
Season MVP	Justin Wright-Foreman
Top scorer	Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra)
Tournament
Champions	College of Charleston
Runners-up	Northeastern
Finals MVP	Grant Riller (Charleston)
CAA men's basketball seasons
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Towson	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
UNC Wilmington	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Drexel	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Elon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438

† 2018 CAA tournament winner

The 2017–18 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 33rd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2017 and March 2018. Practices will commence in October 2017, and the season will end 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.^[1] On April 3, 2017, UNC Wilmington announced that C.B. McGrath was hired to replace Kevin Keatts as head coach.^[2]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Year at school	Overall record	CAA record	CAA championships	NCAA Tournaments
College of Charleston	Earl Grant	Clemson (asst.)	4	51–48	25–29	0	0
Delaware	Martin Ingelsby	Notre Dame (asst.)	2	13–20	5–13	0	0
Drexel	Zach Spiker	Army	2	9–23	3–15	0	0
Elon	Matt Matheny	Davidson (asst.)	9	126–130	23–31	0	0
Hofstra	Joe Mihalich	Niagara	5	69–64	36–34	0	0
James Madison	Louis Rowe	Bowling Green (asst.)	2	10–23	7–11	0	0
Northeastern	Bill Coen	Boston College (asst.)	12	177–174	109–87	1	1
Towson	Pat Skerry	Pittsburgh (asst.)	7	98–101	54–52	0	0
UNC Wilmington	C.B. McGrath	North Carolina (asst.)	1	0–0	0–0	0	0
William & Mary	Tony Shaver	Hampden-Sydney College	15	192–239	110–153	0	0

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^[3]

Rank	Team
1	College of Charleston (38)
2	Towson (2)
3	Elon
4	Hofstra
5	UNC Wilmington
6	Northeastern
7	Delaware
8	William & Mary
9	Drexel
10	James Madison

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source^[3]

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

		Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7
College of Charleston	AP
College of Charleston	C
Delaware	AP
Delaware	C
Drexel	AP
Drexel	C
Elon	AP
Elon	C
Hofstra	AP
Hofstra	C
James Madison	AP
James Madison	C
Northeastern	AP
Northeastern	C
Towson	AP	RV	RV	RV
Towson	C
UNC Wilmington	AP
UNC Wilmington	C
William & Mary	AP
William & Mary	C

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
vs. Charleston	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1
vs. Delaware	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0
vs. Drexel	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1
vs. Elon	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0
vs. Hofstra	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1
vs. James Madison	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	–	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0
vs. Northeastern	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–2
vs. Towson	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	–	1–1	0–2
vs. UNC Wilmington	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–0
vs. William & Mary	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	–
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 Charleston	N/A	eliminated by (4) Auburn 58–62
Bids		W-L (%):	0–0 (–)	0–1 (.000)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

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

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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-Academic Team
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

Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 9	Game 10	Game 11	Game 12	Game 13	Game 14	Game 15	Game 16	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Charleston	TD Arena	5,100	4,955	3,889	3,233	3,227	3,195	4,343	2,894	3,705	58,795	3,920	77%
Charleston	TD Arena	5,100	3,649	4,045	4,030	3,857	4,219	4,809	4,745		58,795	3,920	77%
Delaware	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	54%
Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center	5,100	1,948	2,350	4,737	2,828	2,368	2,547	3,487		41,367	2,758	54%
Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center	2,509	2,504	738	617	1,010	652	704	679	833	13,846	989	39%
Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center	2,509	843	1,526	705	825	1,116	1,094			13,846	989	39%
Elon	Alumni Gym	1,607	1,386	1,490	1,534	1,386	1,607	1,309	1,833	1,855	20,757	1,597	99%
Elon	Alumni Gym	1,607	1,647	1,719	1,553	1,847	1,591				20,757	1,597	99%
Hofstra	Hofstra Arena	5,023	2,703	1,013	1,209	1,062	2,012	1,514	1,361	1,952	22,800	1,900	38%
Hofstra	Hofstra Arena	5,023	2,508	2,102	2,312	3,052					22,800	1,900	38%
James 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	41%
James Madison	JMU Convocation Center	6,426	2,190	2,611	4,538	1,038	2,454	2,663			37,305	2,665	41%
Northeastern	Matthews Arena	6,000	1,014	1,376	974	779	1,600	692	2,259	782	15,903	1,136	19%
Northeastern	Matthews Arena	6,000	901	1,106	1,341	990	1,129	960			15,903	1,136	19%
Towson	SECU Arena	5,200	1,175	878	2,456	1,632	1,251	1,410	1,257	1,333	20,331	1,564	30%
Towson	SECU Arena	5,200	1,307	2,076	2,263	2,022	1,271				20,331	1,564	30%
UNC 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	82%
UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum	5,200	3,988	4,384	5,200	4,173	4,809				55,442	4,265	82%
William & 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	38%
William & Mary	Kaplan Arena	8,600	4,044	3,508	3,758	5,825	3,912	3,649			46,147	3,296	38%

References

^ "N.C. State hires new coach Kevin Keatts away from UNC Wilmington". Washington Post. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ TV3, WWAY (April 3, 2017). "UNCW hires C.B. McGrath as men's basketball coach - WWAY TV3". WWAY TV3. Retrieved June 28, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "COFC FAVORED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". CAA Sports. October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Washburn, Rob (March 2, 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL [sic] TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

[1] "N.C. State hires new coach Kevin Keatts away from UNC Wilmington". Washington Post. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

[2] TV3, WWAY (April 3, 2017). "UNCW hires C.B. McGrath as men's basketball coach - WWAY TV3". WWAY TV3. Retrieved June 28, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[:1-3] "COFC FAVORED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". CAA Sports. October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[4] Washburn, Rob (March 2, 2018). "WRIGHT-FOREMAN TOPS ALL-CAA MEN'S BASEKTBALL [sic] TEAM". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

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2017–18 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Preseason

Preseason poll

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Regular season

Head coaches

Rankings

Conference matrix

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

NCAA tournament

National Invitation tournament

College Basketball Invitational

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Attendance

References

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