2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration November, 2015 - March, 2016
Number of teams 10
Regular Season
Co-champions Hofstra,
UNC Wilmington
Runners-up Towson,
James Madison,
William & Mary
Season MVP Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Top scorer David Walker (Northeastern)
Tournament
Champions UNC Wilmington
  Runners-up Hofstra
Finals MVP Chris Flemmings (UNCW)
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
UNC Wilmington † 14 – 4   .778     25 – 8   .758
Towson 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
James Madison 11 – 7   .611     21 – 11   .656
William & Mary 11 – 7   .611     20 – 11   .645
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500     18 – 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 – 10   .444     17 – 14   .548
Elon 7 – 11   .389     16 – 16   .500
Drexel 3 – 15   .167     6 – 25   .194
Delaware 2 – 16   .111     7 – 23   .233
† 2016 CAA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 CAA men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices commenced in October 2015, and the season ended with the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Preseason Poll

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

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award Recipients
First Team Ron Curry (James Madison)

Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra)
Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
David Walker (Northeastern)

Second Team Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison)

John Davis (Towson)
Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Kory Holden (Delaware)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)

Honorable Mention Tavon Allen (Drexel)

Canyon Barry (College of Charleston)
Arnaud William Andala Moto (Towson)
Craig Ponder (UNCW)
Tanner Samson (Elon)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Juan'ya Green, Hofstra

Regular Season

Head Coaches


Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre Wk
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19 		Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP RV NR
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP RV RV NR
C
William & Mary AP
C

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

UNC Wilmington defeated Hofstra, 80–73 (OT), in the finals of the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I 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 West UNC Wilmington Bye Eliminated by Duke 85–93
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

National Invitation Tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference's regular season championship.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
5 Hofstra Eliminated by George Washington 80–82
Bids W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

College Basketball Invitational

No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Vegas 16 Tournament

Towson was invited to play in the 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament.

School Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Towson Eliminated by Oakland 72–90
W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

Awards and honors

Regular Season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 16 – Shakir Brown (James Madison), David Walker (Northeastern)
  • Nov. 23 – Canyon Barry (Charleston), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
  • Nov. 30 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
  • Dec. 7 – Tanner Samson (Elon)
  • Dec. 14 – Canyon Barry (Charleston)(2), Marvin King-Davis (Delaware)
  • Dec. 21 – Ron Curry (James Madison), Kory Holden (Delaware)
  • Dec. 28 – Canyon Barry (Charleston)(3), Quincy Ford (Northeastern)(2)
  • Jan. 4 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern)(3), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)(2)
  • Jan. 11 – Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
  • Jan. 18 – Chris Flemmings (UNCW), Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
  • Jan. 25 – Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)(3)
  • Feb. 1 – Chris Flemmings (UNCW)(2)
  • Feb. 8 – Ron Curry (James Madison)(2), Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
  • Feb. 15 – Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)(2)
  • Feb. 22 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern)(4), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)(4)
  • Feb. 29 – Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)(5)

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 16 – Terrell Allen (Drexel)
  • Nov. 23 – Dainan Swoope (Elon)
  • Nov. 30 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW)
  • Dec. 7 – Nick Harris (Charleston)
  • Dec. 14 – Jeremy Miller (Northeastern)
  • Dec. 21 – Tyler Seibring (Elon)
  • Dec. 28 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW)(2)
  • Jan. 4 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)
  • Jan. 11 – Tyler Seibring (Elon)(2)
  • Jan. 18 – Tyler Seibring (Elon)(3)
  • Jan. 25 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW)(3)
  • Feb. 1 – Marquise Pointer (Charleston)
  • Feb. 8 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW)(4)
  • Feb. 15 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)(2)
  • Feb. 22 – Terrell Allen (Drexel)(2)
  • Feb. 29 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston)(3)

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award Recipients
Coach of the Year Kevin Keatts (UNC Wilmington)
Player of the Year Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Defensive Player of the Year Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
Rookie of the Year Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern)
First Team Ron Curry (James Madison)
Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
David Walker (Northeastern)
Second Team William Adala Moto (Towson)
Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
Kory Holden (Delaware)
Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra)
Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
Third Team Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington)
Cameron Johnson (Charleston)
Marvin King-Davis (Delaware)
Mike Morsell (Towson)
All-Defensive Team Ron Curry (James Madison)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
Payton Hulsey (College of Charleston)
Cameron Johnson (College of Charleston)
Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson)
Terry Tarpey (William & Mary)
All-Rookie Team Terrell Allen (Drexel)
Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston)
C.J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Marquise Pointer (Charleston)
Tyler Seibring (Elon)
All-Academic Team William Adala Moto (Towson)
Jack Anton (Elon)
Evan Bailey (College of Charleston)
Canyon Barry (College of Charleston)
Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison)
Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern)
Luke Eddy (Elon)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)

Christian Hairston (Elon)
Kevin Hickson (UNC Wilmington)
Sean Locke (Delaware)
Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson)
Michael Schlotman (William & Mary)
Sean Sheldon (William & Mary)
Rodney Williams (Drexel)

All-Tournament Team Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)
Juan'ya Green (Hofstra)
Rokas Gustys (Hofstra)
Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington)
Craig Ponder (UNC Wilmington)
Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra)
Tournament MVP Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)

References

  1. ↑ Washburn, Rob. "HOFSTRA, GREEN HEADLINE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON HONORS". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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