2012 CAA men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2012 CAA I Men's 200px Tournament Logo 12 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA VCU 5th Shaka Smart 1st 47,833 Comcast SportsNetESPN The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 2–52012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=742371 CAASports.com November 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015202227/http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=742371 October 15, 2011 dead at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA to crown a champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The tournament winner, Virginia Commonwealth University, received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament Seeding 2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker1†‡ Drexel 16–2 26–5 2† VCU 15–3 26–6 3† George Mason 14–4 24–8 4† Old Dominion 13–5 20–12 5 Delaware 12–6 18–13 6 Georgia State 11–7 21–11 7 Northeastern 9–9 14–17 8 James Madison 5–13 12–20 1–0 vs UNCW9 UNC Wilmington 5–13 10–21 0–1 vs JMU10 William & Mary 4–14 6–26 11 Hofstra 3–15 10–22 12 Towson 1–17 1–31 ‡ – CAA regular season champions.† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round – Friday, March 21112:00 PM#8 UNCW vs. #9 James MadisonComcast Network22:30 PM#5 Delaware vs. #12 TowsonComcast Network236:00 PM#7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & MaryComcast Network48:30 PM#6 Georgia State vs. #11 HofstraComcast Network Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 33512:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #8 UNCWComcast Network5,88962:30 PM#4 Old Dominion vs. #5 DelawareComcast Network476:00 PM#2 VCU vs. #7 NortheasternComcast Network11,20088:30 PM#3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia StateComcast Network Semifinals – Sunday, March 4592:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #4 Old DominionComcast Network11,200104:30 PM#2 VCU vs. #3 George MasonComcast Network and ESPN3 Championship Game – Monday, March 56117:00 PM#1 Drexel vs. #2 VCUESPN11,200 *Game Times in ET . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundFriday, March 2, 2012 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 3, 2012 SemifinalsSunday, March 4, 2012 Championship GameMonday, March 5, 2012 8 James Madison 59 9 UNC Wilmington 70 5 Delaware 72 12 Towson 65 7 Northeastern 57 10 William & Mary 49 6 Georgia State 85 11 Hofstra 50 1 Drexel 59 9 UNC Wilmington 47 4 Old Dominion 88 5 Delaware 74 2 VCU 75 7 Northeastern 65 3 George Mason 61 6 Georgia State 59 1 Drexel 68 4 Old Dominion 51 2 VCU 74 3 George Mason 64 1 Drexel 56 2 VCU 59 Honors CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year Darius Theus VCU G Junior Damion Lee Drexel G FreshmanFrantz Massenat Drexel G Sophomore Bradford Burgess VCU G Senior Mike Morrison George Mason F Senior Rob Brandenberg VCU G Sophomore See also Colonial Athletic Association References Category:Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Tournament CAA men's basketball tournament CAA men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:2010s in Richmond, Virginia