2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season #072e67 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball Coastal Athletic Association logo.svg 175px November, 2014 – March, 2015 10 Regular Season William & Mary,UNC Wilmington,Northeastern,& James Madison Co-champions Hofstra Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year Damion Lee (Drexel) Tournament 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Northeastern William & Mary Quincy Ford (Northeastern) CAA men's basketball 2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season 2013–14 2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season 2015–16 The 2014–15 CAA men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2014 and March 2015. Practices commenced in October 2014, and the season ended with the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament. This was the first CAA season for Elon, which had spent the previous 11 seasons in the Southern Conference. Preseason Coaching changes After 3 consecutive 20-loss seasons and a 42-82 record in four seasons, UNCW head coach Buzz Peterson was fired and replaced by former Louisville assistant coach Kevin Keatts. College of Charleston head coach Doug Wojcik was fired on August 5, 2014 amid allegations of verbal abuse toward players and assistant coaches.McConnell Glenn Important Message to the Campus Community http://www.cofcsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=209605171 CofCSports.com 6 August 2014 He was replaced by former Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant. Preseason poll RankTeamhttp://caasports.com/news/2014/10/20/MBB_1020140924.aspx NORTHEASTERN PICKED TO WIN CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE IN 2014-15; Colonial Athletic Association Colonial Athletic Association October 21, 2014 October 21, 20141 Northeastern2 William & Mary3 Hofstra4 Drexel5 James Madison6 College of Charleston7 Towson8 Delaware9 UNC Wilmington10 Elon Preseason All-Conference Teams Award Recipients First Team Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Damion Lee (Drexel) Andre Nation (James Madison) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Second TeamAdjehi Baru (College of Charleston) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Dion Nesmith (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Cedrick Williams (UNCW) Honorable MentionTavon Allen (Drexel) Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Ron Curry (James Madison) David Walker (Northeastern) Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Marcus Thornton, William & Mary Regular season Head coaches Earl Grant, Charleston Monté Ross, Delaware Bruiser Flint, Drexel Matt Matheny, Elon Joe Mihalich, Hofstra Matt Brady, James Madison Bill Coen, Northeastern Pat Skerry, Towson Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington Tony Shaver, William & Mary Rankings + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalCollege of Charleston AP C Delaware AP C Drexel AP C Elon AP C Hofstra AP RV RV NR C James Madison AP C Northeastern AP RV NR C Towson AP C UNC Wilmington AP C William & Mary AP C Postseason Colonial Athletic Association tournament 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament March 6–9, 2015: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland Northeastern defeated William & Mary, 72–61, in the finals of the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The CAA has one bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Northeastern by winning the conference tournament. Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 14 Midwest Northeastern Bye Eliminated by Notre Dame 65–69 BidsW-L (%):0–0 0 00–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 0–1 0 1 National Invitation tournament 2015 National Invitation Tournament The CAA has one bid to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of William & Mary by winning the conference's regular season championship. Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 7 William & Mary Eliminated by Tulsa 67–70 BidsW-L (%):0–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 0–1 0 1 College Basketball Invitational 2015 College Basketball Invitational Hofstra was invited to play in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational. School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Hofstra Eliminated by Vermont 81–85 W-L (%):0–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 0–1 0 1 CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament James Madison and UNC Wilmington were both invited to play in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship James Madison Eliminated by USC Upstate 72–73 UNC Wilmington Eliminated by Sam Houston State 71–87 W-L (%):0–2 0 20–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 0–2 0 2 Awards and honors Regular season CAA Player-of-the-Week 35em Nov. 17 – Brian Bernardi, Hofstra and David Walker, Northeastern Nov. 24 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern Dec. 1 – Ameen Tanksley, Hofstra and Marcus Thornton, William & Mary Dec. 8 – Ameen Tanksley, Hofstra (2) Dec. 15 – Luke Eddy, Elon Dec. 22 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern (2) Dec. 29 – Juan'ya Green, Hofstra Jan. 5 – T. J. Williams, Northeastern and Elijah Bryant, Elon Jan. 12 – Freddie Jackson, UNCW and Terry Tarpey, William & Mary Jan. 19 – Addison Spruill, UNCW Jan. 26 – Damion Lee, Drexel and Ron Curry, James Madison Feb. 2 – Damion Lee, Drexel (2) Feb. 9 – Ron Curry, James Madison (2) Feb. 16 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern (3) Feb. 23 – David Walker, Northeastern (2) Mar. 2 – Ron Curry, James Madison (3) CAA Rookie-of-the-Week 35em Nov. 17 – Donovan Gilmore, College of Charleston Nov. 24 – Elijah Bryant, Elon Dec. 1 – Elijah Bryant, Elon (2) Dec. 8 – Kory Holden, Delaware Dec. 15 – Jordon Talley, UNCW Dec. 22 – Hari Hall, James Madison Dec. 29 – Elijah Bryant, Elon (3) Jan. 5 – Elijah Bryant, Elon (4) Jan. 12 – Kory Holden, Delaware (2) Jan. 19 – Tyshawn Myles, Drexel Jan. 26 – Kory Holden, Delaware (3) Feb. 2 – Mike Morsell, Towson Feb. 9 – Sammy Mojica, Drexel and Joey McLean, James Madison Feb. 16 – Jordon Talley, UNCW (2) Feb. 23 – Elijah Bryant, Elon (5) and Greg Malinowski, William & Mary Mar. 2 – Elijah Bryant, Elon (6) and Kory Holden, Delaware (4) Postseason CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards Award Recipients Coach of the Year Kevin Keatts (UNCW) Player of the Year Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Defensive Player of the Year Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Rookie of the Year Elijah Bryant (Elon) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Tom Schalk (William & Mary) First Team Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Damion Lee (Drexel) Addison Spruill (UNCW) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Second Team Ron Curry (James Madison) Freddie Jackson (UNCW) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) Third Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Elijah Bryant (Elon) Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison) John Davis (Towson) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) All-Defensive Team Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison) Freddie Jackson (UNCW) Damion Lee (Drexel) All-Rookie Team Elijah Bryant (Elon) Chivarsky Corbett (Delaware) Kory Holden (Delaware) Mike Morsell (Towson) Jordon Talley (UNCW) All-Academic Team Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Canyon Barry (Charleston) Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison) Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Luke Eddy (Elon) Christian Hairston (Elon) Kevin Hickson (UNCW) Damion Lee (Drexel) Four McGlynn (Towson) Dion Nesmith (Hofstra) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Tom Schalk (William & Mary) Michael Schlotman (William & Mary) Rodney Williams (Drexel) Ryan Winters (Elon) All-Tournament Team Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) Tournament MVP Quincy Ford (Northeastern) 2014-15 All-CAA Men's Basketball Release http://caasports.com/documents/2015/3/5/2015ALLCAAMBB.pdf CAASports.com 6 March 2015 NORTHEASTERN REIGNS IN BALTIMORE http://caasports.com/news/2015/3/9/MBB_0309151301.aspx CAASports.com 10 March 2015 a References