2014 CAA men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2014
| Conference = CAA
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image = 2014 CAA Men's Basketball Championship Logo.gif
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption = Tournament Logo
| Teams = 9
| Arena = Baltimore Arena
| City = Baltimore, Maryland
| Champions = Delaware
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Monté Ross
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Jarvis Threatt
| MVPTeam = Delaware
| Attendance = 19,065
| TopScorer = Jarvis Threatt
| TopScorerTeam = Delaware
| TopScorer2 = Marcus Thornton
| TopScorer2Team = William & Mary
| Points = 59
| Television = CAA.tv, CSN, NBCSN
}}
{{2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings}}
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 tournament featured nine teams due to the departure of George Mason from the conference to join the Atlantic 10,{{cite news |title=George Mason to join Atlantic 10 in July, leaving CAA |first=Steven |last=Goff |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/george-mason-to-join-atlantic-10-in-july-leaving-caa/2013/03/24/9b372df0-94e1-11e2-95ca-dd43e7ffee9c_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020082010/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-24/sports/37989835_1_odu-and-georgia-state-george-mason-ncaa-tournament |url-status=live |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=November 21, 2013 |date=March 25, 2013}} and the addition of the College of Charleston.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Andrew |title=College of Charleston to join Colonial Athletic Association |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20121201/PC20/121209943/1032/college-of-charleston-to-join-colonial-athletic-association |newspaper=The Post and Courier |accessdate=November 21, 2013}}
Seeds
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Overall |
| 1
|align=left|Delaware ‡† |14–2 |22–9 |
| 2
|align=left|Towson † |13–3 |22–9 |
| 3
|align=left|William & Mary † |10–6 |18–11 |
| 4
|align=left|Drexel † |8–8 |16–13 |
| 5
|align=left|Northeastern † |7–9 |10–20 |
| 6
|align=left|College of Charleston † |6–10 |14–17 |
| 7
|align=left|James Madison † |6–10 |11–19 |
| 8
|align=left|Hofstra |5–11 |9–22 |
| 9
|align=left|UNC Wilmington |3–13 |9–22 |
| colspan=4 align=left|‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup# !Television |
| colspan=5| First round – Friday March 7, 2014 |
|---|
| rowspan=1|1
|1 |7:00 pm |#9 UNC Wilmington 70 vs #8 Hofstra 78 |CAA.TV |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 8, 2014 |
| rowspan=2|2
|2 |12:00 pm |
| 3
|2:30 pm |#5 Northeastern 90 vs #4 Drexel 81 |Comcast SportsNet |
| rowspan=2|3
|4 |6:00 pm |#7 James Madison 71 vs #2 Towson 80 |Comcast SportsNet |
| 5
|8:30 pm |#6 College of Charleston 59 vs #3 William & Mary 70 |Comcast SportsNet |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Sunday March 9, 2014 |
| rowspan=2|4
|6 |2:30 pm |#5 Northeastern 74 vs #1 Delaware 87 |
| 7
|5:00 pm |#3 William & Mary 75 vs #2 Towson 71 |NBCSN |
| colspan=5| Championship – Monday March 10, 2014 |
| 5
|8 |7:00 pm | #3 William & Mary 74 vs #1 Delaware 75 |NBCSN |
| colspan=5| *Game times in ET.{{cite web |url=http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=207306393 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421143411/http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=207306393 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2013 |title=2014 Men's Basketball Championship |publisher=CAA |accessdate=November 21, 2013 }} #-Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
Friday, March 7
CAA.TV
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Comcast SportsNet
| RD3=Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
NBCSN
| RD4=Championship
Monday, March 10
NBCSN
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Hofstra
| RD1-score03=78
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=UNC Wilmington
| RD1-score04=70
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Delaware
| RD2-score01=87
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Hofstra
| RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Drexel
| RD2-score03=81
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Northeastern
| RD2-score04=90
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Towson
| RD2-score05=80
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=James Madison
| RD2-score06=71
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=William & Mary
| RD2-score07=70
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Charleston
| RD2-score08=59
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Delaware
| RD3-score01=87
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Northeastern
| RD3-score02=74
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Towson
| RD3-score03=71
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=William & Mary
| RD3-score04=75
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Delaware
| RD4-score01=75
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=William & Mary
| RD4-score02=74
}}
Awards and honors
;Tournament MVP
- Jarvis Threatt, Delaware
;All-Tournament Team
- Jarvis Threatt, Delaware
- Carl Baptiste, Delaware
- Devon Sadler, Delaware
- Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
- Brandon Britt, William & Mary
- Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
Game summaries
=First round=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 7
| time = 7:00 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400541014 Recap]
| team1 = #9 UNC Wilmington
| score1 = 70
| team2 = #8 Hofstra
| score2 = 78
| H1 = 35-39
| H2 = 35-39
| points1 = Ponder - 26
| rebounds1 = Sherwood - 7
| assist1 = Eblen - 5
| otherstat1 = Ponder - 2 Stls
| points2 = Upshaw - 23
| rebounds2 = Nwaukoni - 14
| assist2 = Allen - 4
| otherstat2 = Kone - 3 blocks, 2 steals
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance = 1,705
| referee = Sean Casady, Clarence Armstrong, Tim Comer
| TV = CAA.tv
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #ffdead
| date = March 8
| time = 12:00 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400543394 Recap]
| team1 = #8 Hofstra
| score1 = 76
| team2 = #1 Delaware
| score2 = 87
| H1 = 40-37
| H2 = 36-50
| points1 = Upshaw - 23
| rebounds1 = Nwaukoni - 15
| assist1 = Nesmith - 4
| otherstat1 = Allen - 9 Pts, 10 Rebs
| points2 = Usher - 28
| rebounds2 = Usher - 8
| assist2 = Threatt - 4
| otherstat2 = Saddler - 15 Pts, 6 Rebs
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance =
| referee = Ron Tyburski, Tony Dawkins, Jeff Nichols
| TV = Comcast SportsNet
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 8
| time = 2:30 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400541015 Recap]
| team1 = #5 Northeastern
| score1 = 90
| team2 = #4 Drexel
| score2 = 81
| H1 = 35-21
| H2 = 55-60
| points1 = Eatherton - 23
| rebounds1 = Eatherton - 15
| assist1 = Tied - 3
| otherstat1 = Stahl - 19 Pts, 12 Rebs
| points2 = Fouch - 30
| rebounds2 = Tied - 7
| assist2 = Allen - 5
| otherstat2 = Massenat - 19 Pts
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance = 2,998
| referee = Dennis Allocco, Andrew Marotta, Tim Comer
| TV = Comcast SportsNet
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #ffdead
| date = March 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400541028 Recap]
| team1 = #7 James Madison
| score1 = 71
| team2 = #2 Towson
| score2 = 80
| H1 = 27-34
| H2 = 44-46
| points1 = Nation - 18
| rebounds1 = Satkus - 7
| assist1 = Curry - 5
| otherstat1 = Cooke - 14 Pts
| points2 = McGlynn - 21
| rebounds2 = Benimon - 10
| assist2 = Benimon - 4
| otherstat2 = Benimon - 18 Pts
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance =
| referee = Robert Testa, Sean Casady, John Gwynn
| TV = Comcast SportsNet
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 8
| time = 8:30 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400541029 Recap]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| team1 = #6 College of Charleston
| score1 = 59
| team2 = #3 William & Mary
| score2 = 70
| H1 = 40-28
| H2 = 19-42
| points1 = Hall - 15
| rebounds1 = Hall - 14
| assist1 = Stitt - 4
| otherstat1 = Thomas - 14 Pts
| points2 = Tied - 16
| rebounds2 = Tarpey - 8
| assist2 = Prewitt - 2
| otherstat2 = Tarpey - 9 Pts
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance = 4,897
| referee = Matt Oblas, Louie Andrakakos, Clarence Armstrong
| TV = Comcast SportsNet
}}
=Semifinals=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #ffdead
| date = March 9
| time = 2:30 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400543741 Recap]
| team1 = #5 Northeastern
| score1 = 74
| team2 = #1 Delaware
| score2 = 87
| H1 = 37-39
| H2 = 37-48
| points1 = Eatherton - 20
| rebounds1 = Tied - 8
| assist1 = Pollard - 3
| otherstat1 = Spencer - 18 Pts, 8 Rebs
| points2 = Usher - 20
| rebounds2 = Threatt - 11
| assist2 = Saddler - 9
| otherstat2 = Threatt - 19 Pts
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance =
| referee = William Humes, Joe Lindsay, Mike Eades
| TV = NBCSN
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 9
| time = 5:00 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400543826 Recap]
| team1 = #3 William & Mary
| score1 = 75
| team2 = #2 Towson
| score2 = 71
| H1 = 36-36
| H2 = 39-35
| points1 = Thornton - 21
| rebounds1 = Tied - 4
| assist1 = Tied - 4
| otherstat1 = Britt - 16 Pts
| points2 = Benimon - 18
| rebounds2 = Tied - 5
| assist2 = Damas - 3
| otherstat2 = Burwell - 17 Pts
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance = 4,051
| referee = William Covington, Tim Comer, Ted Nestor
| TV = NBCSN
}}
=Championship=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #ffdead
| date = March 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400544554 Recap]
| team1 = #3 William & Mary
| score1 = 74
| team2 = #1 Delaware
| score2 = 75
| H1 = 33-39
| H2 = 41-36
| points1 = Thornton - 22
| rebounds1 = Tarpey - 8
| assist1 = Tied - 4
| otherstat1 = Rusthoven - 16 Pts, 3 Blks
| points2 = Baptiste - 24
| rebounds2 = Usher - 10
| assist2 = Tied - 5
| otherstat2 = Threatt - 18 Pts, 7 Rebs
| place = Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
| attendance = 5,414
| referee = Roger Ayers, Les Jones, Jamie Luckie
| TV = NBCSN
}}
References
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