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2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

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2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2011 – March, 2012
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Comcast Network, ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionDrexel
  Runners-upVCU
Season MVPRyan Pearson (George Mason)
Tournament
ChampionsVCU
  Runners-upDrexel
Finals MVPDarius Theus (VCU)
CAA men's basketball seasons
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
VCU 15 3   .833 29 7   .806
George Mason 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Delaware 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Georgia State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
James Madison 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
William & Mary 4 14   .222 6 26   .188
Hofstra 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Towson 1 17   .056 1 31   .031
2012 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 CAA men's basketball season marked the 27th season of Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball, taking place between November 2011 and March 2012. Practices commenced in October 2011, and the season ended with the 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament.

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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  • Ron Hunter was hired to be the new head coach for Georgia State on March 21, 2011.[1]
  • Pat Skerry replaced Pat Kennedy as head coach for Towson after finishing 0–18 in CAA play during the 2010–11 season.[2]

Preseason poll

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Rank Team[3]
1 Drexel
2 George Mason
3 VCU
4 Old Dominion
5 James Madison
6 William & Mary
7 Delaware
8 Hofstra
9 Northeastern
10 UNC Wilimgton
11 Georgia State
12 Towson

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Award Recipients[3]
First Team Kent Bazemore (Old Dominion)

Bradford Burgess (VCU)
Samme Givens (Drexel)
Quinn McDowell (William & Mary)
Ryan Pearson (George Mason)

Second Team Chris Fouch (Drexel)

Devon Moore (James Madison)
Mike Moore (Hofstra)
Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington)
Devon Saddler (Delaware)

CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion

Regular season

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Head coaches

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Notes

Rankings

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Final
Delaware AP
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Drexel AP
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George Mason AP
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Georgia State AP
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Hofstra AP
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James Madison AP
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Northeastern AP
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Old Dominion AP
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Towson AP
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UNC Wilmington AP
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VCU AP
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William & Mary AP
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Postseason

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Conference tournament

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VCU defeated Drexel, 59–56, in the finals of the 2012 CAA tournament to win the conference.[4] They earned an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship Game
Monday, March 5
            
1 Drexel 59
9 UNC Wilmington 47
8 James Madison 59
9 UNC Wilmington 70
1 Drexel 68
4 Old Dominion 51
4 Old Dominion 88
5 Delaware 74
5 Delaware 72
12 Towson 65
1 Drexel 56
2 VCU 59
2 VCU 75
7 Northeastern 65
7 Northeastern 57
10 William & Mary 49
2 VCU 74
3 George Mason 64
3 George Mason 61
6 Georgia State 59
6 Georgia State 85
11 Hofstra 50

NCAA tournament

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The CAA had one bid to the NCAA Division I tournament, that being the automatic bid of the VCU Rams.

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
12 South VCU Bye W vs. (5) Wichita State 62–59 L vs. (4) Indiana 61–63
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 – 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia State Names Ron Hunter Head Men?s Basketball Coach". Georgia State University. March 21, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pat Skerry to take over at Towson". ESPN. April 4, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MBB: Hofstra Picked Eighth In Preseason Poll, Moore Named To Second Team;". Hofstra Pride. Hofstra University. October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Narducci, Marc (March 5, 2012). "Drexel falls to VCU in final, 59-56". Inquirer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.