2020–21_Colonial_Athletic_Association_men's_basketball_season
2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2020–21 CAA men's basketball season narked 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 ended with the 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament.
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| 2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November, 2020 – March, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Co-champions | James Madison, Northeastern |
| Runners-up | Charleston |
| Season MVP | Matt Lewis (James Madison) |
| Top scorer | Jalen Ray (Hofstra) |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Drexel |
| Runners-up | Elon |
| Finals MVP | Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball seasons | |
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| James Madison | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel † | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 1 | – | 6 | .143 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 CAA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching changes
- Takayo Siddle replaced C. B. McGrath as UNC Wilmington head coach.
- Mark Byington replaced Louis Rowe as James Madison head coach.
Coaches
More information Team, Head coach ...
| 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 |
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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 poll
Source[1]
More information Rank, Team ...
| 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 |
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() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source[1]
More information Award, Recipients ...
| 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) |
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Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Lewis (James Madison)
Rankings
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| Decrease in ranking | ||
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Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Pre, Wk 2 ...
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Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
More information Charleston, Delaware ...
| Charleston | Delaware | Drexel | Elon | Hofstra | James Madison | Northeastern | Towson | UNC Wilmington | William & Mary | |
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| vs. Charleston | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 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 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| vs. Elon | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Hofstra | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. James Madison | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Northeastern | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Towson | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 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 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 6–4 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 8–6 | 8–2 | 8–2 | 3–9 | 1–5 | 4–6 |
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Colonial Athletic Association tournament
Main article: 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament
NCAA tournament
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Drexel by winning the conference tournament.
National Invitation tournament
Main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
Main article: 2021 College Basketball Invitational
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Main article: 2021 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Regular season
CAA Player-of-the-Week
- Nov. 30 – Jaylen Sims (UNCW)
- Dec. 7 – Camren Wynter (Drexel)
- Dec. 14 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern)
- Dec. 21 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra)
- Dec. 28 – Jalen Ray (Hofstra) (2)
- Jan. 4 – Isaac Kante (Hofstra)
- Jan. 11 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern) (2)
- Jan. 18 – Matt Lewis (James Madison), Dylan Painter (Delaware)
- Jan. 25 – Tareq Coburn (Hofstra)
- Feb. 1 – Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
- Feb. 8 – Zep Jasper (Charleston)
- Feb. 15 – Tyson Walker (Northeastern) (3)
- Feb. 22 – Darius Burford (Elon)
- Mar. 1 – Camren Wynter (Drexel) (2)
CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
- Nov. 30 – Connor Kochera (William & Mary)
- Dec. 7 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra)
- Dec. 14 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern)
- Dec. 21 – Yuri Covington (William & Mary)
- Dec. 28 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) (2)
- Jan. 4 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) (2)
- Jan. 11 – Justin Amadi (James Madison)
- Jan. 18 – Andrew Carr (Delaware)
- Jan. 25 – Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) (3)
- Feb. 1 – Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) (3)
- Feb. 8 – Terell Strickland (James Madison)
- Feb. 15 – Terrence Edwards (James Madison)
- Feb. 22 – Darius Burford (Elon)
- Mar. 1 – Darius Burford (Elon) (2)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
More information Award, Recipients ...
| Award | Recipients |
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| Player of the Year | Matt Lewis (James Madison) |
| Coach of the Year | Mark Byington (James Madison) |
| Rookie of the Year | Connor Kochera (William & Mary) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Tyson Walker (Northeastern) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) |
| First Team | Matt Lewis (James Madison) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
| Second Team | Zep Jasper (Charleston) Isaac Kante (Hofstra) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Zane Martin (Towson) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) |
| Third Team | Ryan Allen (Delaware) James Butler (Drexel) Tareq Coburn (Hofstra) Vado Morse (James Madison) Mike Okauru (UNCW) |
| All-Defensive Team | Mehkel Harvey (William & Mary) Zep Jasper (Charleston) Luke Loewe (William & Mary) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Charles Thompson (Towson) Tyson Walker (Northeastern) |
| All-Rookie Team | Justin Amadi (James Madison) Darius Burford (Elon) Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) Connor Kochera (William & Mary) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) |
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More information Game 1, Game 2 ...
| 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 | 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% | ||||||||||
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- Potter, Bill (November 11, 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 December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.