2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

August 2023 2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season #072e67 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball Coastal Athletic Association logo.svg 175px November, 2015 – March, 2016 10 Regular Season Hofstra,UNC Wilmington Co-champions Towson,James Madison,William & Mary Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year David Walker (Northeastern) Tournament 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament UNC Wilmington Hofstra Chris Flemmings (UNCW) CAA men's basketball 2014–15 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season 2014–15 2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season 2016–17 The 2015–16 CAA men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices commenced in October 2015, and the season ended with the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament. Preseason Preseason Poll RankTeamWashburn Rob HOFSTRA, GREEN HEADLINE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON HONORS http://caasports.com/news/2015/10/26/MBB_1026155931.aspx 27 October 20151 Hofstra2 James Madison3 Northeastern4 William & Mary5 Delaware6 UNC Wilmington7 Towson8 Drexel9 College of Charleston10 Elon Preseason All-Conference Teams Award Recipients First Team Ron Curry (James Madison) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) Second TeamYohanny Dalembert (James Madison) John Davis (Towson) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Kory Holden (Delaware) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Honorable MentionTavon Allen (Drexel) Canyon Barry (College of Charleston) Arnaud William Andala Moto (Towson) Craig Ponder (UNCW) Tanner Samson (Elon) Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Juan'ya Green, Hofstra 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 2015–16 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 C James Madison AP C Northeastern AP RV NR C Towson AP C UNC Wilmington AP RV RV NR C William & Mary AP C Postseason Colonial Athletic Association tournament 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament March 4–7, 2016: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland UNC Wilmington defeated Hofstra, 80–73 (OT), in the finals of the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The CAA had one bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament. Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 13 West UNC Wilmington Bye Eliminated by Duke 85–93 BidsW-L (%): 0 0 y 0 1 y 0 0 y 0 0 y 0 0 y 0 0 yTOTAL: 0 1 y National Invitation tournament 2016 National Invitation Tournament The CAA had one bid to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference's regular season championship. Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 5 Hofstra Eliminated by George Washington 80–82 BidsW-L (%): 0 1 y 0 0 y 0 0 y 0 0 yTOTAL: 0 1 y Vegas 16 tournament 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament Towson was invited to play in the 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament. School Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Towson Eliminated by Oakland 72–90 W-L (%): 0 1 y 0 0 yTOTAL: 0 1 y College Basketball Invitational 2016 College Basketball Invitational No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational. CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Awards and honors Regular season CAA Player-of-the-Week 35em Nov. 16 – Shakir Brown (James Madison), David Walker (Northeastern) Nov. 23 – Canyon Barry (Charleston), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Nov. 30 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Dec. 7 – Tanner Samson (Elon) Dec. 14 – Canyon Barry (Charleston) (2), Marvin King-Davis (Delaware) Dec. 21 – Ron Curry (James Madison), Kory Holden (Delaware) Dec. 28 – Canyon Barry (Charleston) (3), Quincy Ford (Northeastern) (2) Jan. 4 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern) (3), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) (2) Jan. 11 – Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Jan. 18 – Chris Flemmings (UNCW), Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Jan. 25 – Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) (3) Feb. 1 – Chris Flemmings (UNCW) (2) Feb. 8 – Ron Curry (James Madison) (2), Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Feb. 15 – Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) (2) Feb. 22 – Quincy Ford (Northeastern) (4), Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) (4) Feb. 29 – Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) (5) CAA Rookie-of-the-Week 35em Nov. 16 – Terrell Allen (Drexel) Nov. 23 – Dainan Swoope (Elon) Nov. 30 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW) Dec. 7 – Nick Harris (Charleston) Dec. 14 – Jeremy Miller (Northeastern) Dec. 21 – Tyler Seibring (Elon) Dec. 28 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW) (2) Jan. 4 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) Jan. 11 – Tyler Seibring (Elon) (2) Jan. 18 – Tyler Seibring (Elon) (3) Jan. 25 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW) (3) Feb. 1 – Marquise Pointer (Charleston) Feb. 8 – C. J. Bryce (UNCW) (4) Feb. 15 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) (2) Feb. 22 – Terrell Allen (Drexel) (2) Feb. 29 – Jarrell Brantley (Charleston) (3) Postseason CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards Award Recipients Coach of the Year Kevin Keatts (UNC Wilmington) Player of the Year Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Defensive Player of the Year Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Rookie of the Year Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) First Team Ron Curry (James Madison) Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) Second Team William Adala Moto (Towson) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Kory Holden (Delaware) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) Third Team Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington) Cameron Johnson (Charleston) Marvin King-Davis (Delaware) Mike Morsell (Towson) All-Defensive Team Ron Curry (James Madison) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Payton Hulsey (College of Charleston) Cameron Johnson (College of Charleston) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) All-Rookie Team Terrell Allen (Drexel) Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington) Marquise Pointer (Charleston) Tyler Seibring (Elon) All-Academic Team William Adala Moto (Towson) Jack Anton (Elon) Evan Bailey (College of Charleston) Canyon Barry (College of Charleston) Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison) Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Luke Eddy (Elon) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Christian Hairston (Elon) Kevin Hickson (UNC Wilmington) Sean Locke (Delaware) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Michael Schlotman (William & Mary) Sean Sheldon (William & Mary) Rodney Williams (Drexel) All-Tournament Team Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington) Craig Ponder (UNC Wilmington) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Tournament MVP Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) References