2023 CAA men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|U.S. collegiate basketball event}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2023
| Conference = CAA
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 250px
| Caption = Tournament Logo
| Teams = 13
| Arena = Entertainment and Sports Arena
| City = Washington, D.C.
| Champions = Charleston
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Pat Kelsey
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Ryan Larson
| MVPTeam = Charleston
| Attendance =
| TopScorer =
| TopScorerTeam =
| Points =
| Television = FloHoops, CBSSN
}}
{{2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings}}
The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 3–7, 2023 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Rob |title=CAA Announces Dates And Sites For 2022-23 Conference Championships |url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/6/13/general-caa-announces-dates-and-sites-for-2022-23-conference-championships.aspx |website=CAASports.com |publisher=CAA |access-date=17 October 2022 |location=Richmond, VA |language=English |format=Web |date=14 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=2023 Men's #CAAHoops Championship Presented By Jersey Mike's |url=https://caasports.com/tournaments/?id=191 |website=CAASports.com |publisher=CAA |access-date=December 21, 2022 |language=English |format=Web}} Charleston won the tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
This was the final men's basketball tournament held under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association. The name change did not affect the CAA initialism, and the conference kept its existing logo.{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2023/7/20/baseball-caa-changes-official-conference-name-to-coastal-athletic-association.aspx |title=CAA Changes Official Conference Name to Coastal Athletic Association |publisher=Coastal Athletic Association |date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023}}
Seeds
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conf. !Tiebreaker |
| 1
|align=left|Hofstra |16–2 |align=left|1–0 vs. Charleston |
| 2
|align=left|Charleston |16–2 |align=left|0–1 vs. Hofstra |
| 3
|align=left|Towson |12–6 |align=left| 1–0 vs. UNC Wilmington |
| 4
|align=left|UNC Wilmington |12–6 |align=left| 0–1 vs. Towson |
| 5
|align=left|Drexel |10–8 |align=left| |
| 6
|align=left|Delaware |8–10 |align=left|1–0 vs. North Carolina A&T |
| 7
|align=left|North Carolina A&T |8–10 |align=left|0–1 vs. Delaware |
| 8
|align=left|William & Mary |7–11 |align=left| |
| 9
|align=left|Elon |6–12 |align=left|2–0 vs. Northeastern/Stony Brook |
| 10
|align=left|Stony Brook |6–12 |align=left|1–1 vs. Northeastern; 1–0 vs. Drexel |
| 11
|align=left|Northeastern |6–12 |align=left|1–1 vs. Stony Brook; 0–2 vs. Drexel |
| 12
|align=left|Hampton |5–13 |align=left|2–0 vs. Monmouth |
| 13
|align=left|Monmouth |5–13 |align=left|0–2 vs. Hampton |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup !Score !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Friday, March 3 |
|---|
| 1
|1 |2:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 12 Hampton vs. No. 13 Monmouth |64–100 |
| colspan=6| Second round – Saturday, March 4 |
| rowspan=2|2
|2 |12:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 8 William & Mary vs. No. 9 Elon |73–51 |rowspan=4|FloHoops |
| 3
|2:30{{nbsp}}pm |No. 5 Drexel vs. No. 13 Monmouth |64–45 |
| rowspan=2|3
|4 |6:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 7 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 10 Stony Brook |61–76 |
| 5
|8:30{{nbsp}}pm |No. 6 Delaware vs. No. 11 Northeastern |77–74OT |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5 |
| rowspan=2|4
|6 |12:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 8 William & Mary |94–46 |rowspan=4|FloHoops |
| 7
|2:30{{nbsp}}pm |No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Drexel |73–68 |
| rowspan=2|5
|8 |6:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 10 Stony Brook |74–52 |
| 9
|8:30{{nbsp}}pm |No. 3 Towson vs. No. 6 Delaware |86–60 |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Monday, March 6 |
| rowspan=2|6
|10 |6:00{{nbsp}}pm |No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 4 UNC Wilmington |73–79OT |rowspan=2|CBSSN |
| 11
|8:30{{nbsp}}pm |No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 3 Towson |77–72 |
| colspan=6| Championship – Tuesday, March 7 |
| 7
|12 |7:00{{nbsp}}pm | No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 2 Charleston | 58–63 |CBSSN |
| colspan=6| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{13TeamBracket-StepladderToQF
| RD1=First round
Friday, March 3
FloHoops
| RD2=Second round
Saturday, March 4
FloHoops
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 5
FloHoops
| RD4=Semifinals
Monday, March 6
CBS Sports Network
| RD5=Championship
Tuesday, March 7
CBS Sports Network
| team-width=12em
| RD1-seed01 = 12
| RD1-team01 = Hampton
| RD1-score01 = 64
| RD1-seed02 = 13
| RD1-team02 = Monmouth
| RD1-score02 = 100
| RD2-seed01 = 8
| RD2-team01 = William & Mary
| RD2-score01 = 73
| RD2-seed02 = 9
| RD2-team02 = Elon
| RD2-score02 = 51
| RD2-seed03 = 5
| RD2-team03 = Drexel
| RD2-score03 = 64
| RD2-seed04 = 13
| RD2-team04 = Monmouth
| RD2-score04 = 45
| RD2-seed05 = 7
| RD2-team05 = North Carolina A&T
| RD2-score05 = 61
| RD2-seed06 = 10
| RD2-team06 = Stony Brook
| RD2-score06 = 76
| RD2-seed07 = 6
| RD2-team07 = Delaware
| RD2-score07 = 77*
| RD2-seed08 = 11
| RD2-team08 = Northeastern
| RD2-score08 = 74
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = Hofstra
| RD3-score01 = 94
| RD3-seed02 = 8
| RD3-team02 = William & Mary
| RD3-score02 = 46
| RD3-seed03 = 4
| RD3-team03 = UNC Wilmington
| RD3-score03 = 73
| RD3-seed04 = 5
| RD3-team04 = Drexel
| RD3-score04 = 68
| RD3-seed05 = 2
| RD3-team05 = Charleston
| RD3-score05 = 74
| RD3-seed06 = 10
| RD3-team06 = Stony Brook
| RD3-score06 = 52
| RD3-seed07 = 3
| RD3-team07 = Towson
| RD3-score07 = 86
| RD3-seed08 = 6
| RD3-team08 = Delaware
| RD3-score08 = 60
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = Hofstra
| RD4-score01 = 73
| RD4-seed02 = 4
| RD4-team02 = UNC Wilmington
| RD4-score02 = 79*
| RD4-seed03 = 2
| RD4-team03 = Charleston
| RD4-score03 = 77
| RD4-seed04 = 3
| RD4-team04 = Towson
| RD4-score04 = 72
| RD5-seed01 = 4
| RD5-team01 = UNC Wilmington
| RD5-score01 = 58
| RD5-seed02 = 2
| RD5-team02 = Charleston
| RD5-score02 = 63
}}
Honors
| class="wikitable" border="1"
! rowspan="7" valign="middle" |CAA All-Tournament Team !Player !School |
| Ante Brzovic
|Charleston |
| Aaron Estrada
|Hofstra |
| Ryan Larson (MVP)
|Charleston |
| Donovan Newby
|UNC Wilmington |
| Nicolas Timberlake
|Towson |
| Trazarien White
|UNC Wilmington |
See also
References
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External links
{{CAA men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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