Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Coastal Athletic Association |
Number of teams | 14 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Entertainment and Sports Arena |
Current location | Washington, DC |
Played | 1980–present [1] |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Charleston Cougars (3) |
Most championships | Old Dominion Monarchs (8) |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network |
Official website | Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball |
Host stadiums | |
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2020, 2022–2027) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2021) North Charleston Coliseum (2017–2019) Royal Farms Arena (2014–2016) Richmond Coliseum (1990–2013) Patriot Center (1986) William & Mary Hall (1985) Convocation Center (1984) Robins Center (1983) Norfolk Scope (1982) Hampton Coliseum (1980–1981, 1987–1989) | |
Host locations | |
Washington, DC (2020, 2022–2027) North Charleston, SC (2017–2019) Baltimore, MD (2014–2016) Richmond, VA (1990–2013) Fairfax, VA (1986) Williamsburg, VA (1985) Harrisonburg, VA (1984, 2021) Richmond, VA (1983) Norfolk, VA (1982) Hampton, VA (1980–1981, 1987–1989) |
The Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association). The tournament has been held every year since at least 1980; for the 1979-80 to 1984-85 seasons the conference was known as the ECAC South. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament.
† | Denotes game went into overtime |
School | Championships | Years |
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Old Dominion ‡ | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011 |
UNC Wilmington | 6 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017 |
VCU ‡ | 5 | 1996, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
Richmond ‡ | 5 | 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 |
George Mason ‡ | 4 | 1989, 1999, 2001, 2008 |
James Madison ‡ | 4 | 1981, 1983, 1994, 2013 |
Charleston | 3 | 2018, 2023, 2024 |
Navy ‡ | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Northeastern | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
Delaware | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
Hofstra | 1 | 2020 |
Drexel | 1 | 2021 |
East Carolina ‡ | 1 | 1993 |
William & Mary | 0 | — |
Elon | 0 | — |
Stony Brook | 0 | — |
‡Former member of the CAA
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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2022 | Westwood One | Scott Graham | Rex Walters |
2021 | Ed Cohen | Doug Gottlieb | |
2020 | Gary Cohen | Will Perdue | |
2017 | HSRN | Mike Corey | Brian Mull |
2016 | Westwood One | Scott Graham | John Thompson |
2015 | Kevin Grevey | ||
2014 | Dial Global Sports | John Thompson | |
2013 [13] | |||
2012 [14] | |||
2011 | Westwood One | ||
2010 [15] | |||
2009 [16] | Tom McCarthy | Kevin Grevey |
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