2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2020 – March, 2021
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Co-championsJames Madison,
Northeastern
  Runners-upCharleston
Season MVPMatt Lewis (James Madison)
Top scorerJalen Ray (Hofstra)
Tournament
ChampionsDrexel
  Runners-upElon
Finals MVPCamren Wynter (Drexel)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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.

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record CAA record CAA championships NCAA Tournaments
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

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

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Preseason poll

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Source[1]

Rank Team Points
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

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Source[1]

Award Recipients
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)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Matt Lewis (James Madison)

Regular season

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Rankings

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Final
College of Charleston AP
C
Delaware AP
C
Drexel AP
C
Elon AP
C
Hofstra AP
C
James Madison AP
C
Northeastern AP
C
Towson AP
C
UNC Wilmington AP
C
William & Mary AP
C

Conference matrix

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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 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

Postseason

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Colonial Athletic Association tournament

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NCAA tournament

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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.

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 Midwest Drexel Bye Eliminated by (1) Illinois 49–78
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

National Invitation tournament

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College Basketball Invitational

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CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

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Awards and honors

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Regular season

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CAA Player-of-the-Week

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  • 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

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  • 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

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CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

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Award Recipients
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)

Attendance

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Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
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%

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.