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2008-2009 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 6 - 9, 2009
Tournament Champions: Virginia Commonwealth
Tournament Runner Up: George Mason
Tournament MOP/MVP: Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.), Junior Hairston (Towson, Sr.), Gerald Lee (Old Dominion, Jr.), Cam Long (George Mason, Jr.), Larry Sanders (Virginia Commonwealth, So.), Dre Smith (George Mason, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Roger Ayers, Sean Cassidy, Bernard Clifton, Tony Dawkins, Brian Dorsey, Mike Eades, Dwayne Gladden, Sean Hull, William Humes, Les Jones, Tim Kelly, Bryan Kersey, Jamie Luckie, Raymond Naitili, Tim Nestor, Raymond Styons, Raymond Styons, Rob Testa, Ron Tyburski, Mike Wood
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (66)
Total Rebounds:Larry Sanders (Virginia Commonwealth, So.) (40)
Total Assists:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (16)
Total Steals:Troy Franklin (Towson, Fr.) (8)
Total Blocks:Larry Sanders (Virginia Commonwealth, So.) (11)
Total Minutes:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (107)
Total FIC:Larry Sanders (Virginia Commonwealth, So.) (43.8)
Total Fouls:Robert Nwankwo (Towson, So.) (10)
Total Turnovers:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (10)
Total FGs:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (23)
Total 3PM:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (7), Dre Smith (George Mason, Sr.) (7)
Total FTs:Charles Jenkins (Hofstra, So.) (15)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Georgia State 54
9 Delaware 41
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Hofstra 79
12 North Carolina-Wilmington 66
 
7 James Madison 70
10 William & Mary 48
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Drexel 62
11 Towson 73
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Virginia Commonwealth 61
8 Georgia State 52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Old Dominion 52
5 Hofstra 51
2 George Mason 61
7 James Madison 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Northeastern 54
11 Towson 58
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Virginia Commonwealth 61
4 Old Dominion 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 George Mason 56
11 Towson 48
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Virginia Commonwealth 71
2 George Mason 50

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 James Madison 18  13  58.06% 9  9  50.00%
5 Hofstra 20  10  66.67% 11  7  61.11%
3 Northeastern 18  11  62.07% 12  6  66.67%
12 North Carolina-Wilmington 7  24  22.58% 3  15  16.67%
2 George Mason 20  9  68.97% 13  5  72.22%
6 Drexel 15  13  53.57% 10  8  55.56%
9 Delaware 13  18  41.94% 6  12  33.33%
8 Georgia State 11  19  36.67% 8  10  44.44%
4 Old Dominion 20  9  68.97% 12  6  66.67%
11 Towson 10  21  32.26% 5  13  27.78%
1 Virginia Commonwealth 21  9  70.00% 14  4  77.78%
10 William & Mary 10  19  34.48% 5  13  27.78%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 6, 2009
 North Carolina-Wilmington Hofstra 66-79 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 27. Charles Jenkins
REB: 12. Greg Washington
AST: 9. Charles Jenkins 		PTS: 22. Johnny Wolf
REB: 6. Johnny Wolf
AST: 2. Johnny Wolf
Mar 6, 2009
 William & Mary James Madison 48-70 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 19. Pierre Curtis
REB: 6. Pierre Curtis
AST: 3. Ben Louis 		PTS: 19. Danny Sumner
REB: 6. Danny Sumner
AST: 2. Kendrix Brown
Mar 6, 2009
 Delaware Georgia State 41-54 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 15. Joe Dukes
REB: 13. Rashad Chase
AST: 5. Joe Dukes 		PTS: 11. Marc Egerson
REB: 9. Jim Ledsome
AST: 3. Brian Johnson
Mar 6, 2009
 Towson Drexel 73-62 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 11. Daryl McCoy
REB: 11. Leon Spencer
AST: 1. Daryl McCoy 		PTS: 24. Junior Hairston
REB: 8. Robert Nwankwo
AST: 4. Brian Morris
Mar 7, 2009
 James Madison George Mason 53-61 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 12. Cam Long
REB: 9. Louis Birdsong
AST: 3. John Vaughan 		PTS: 16. Pierre Curtis
REB: 8. Juwann James
AST: 2. Ben Louis
Mar 7, 2009
 Georgia State Virginia Commonwealth 52-61 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 18. Eric Maynor
REB: 6. Larry Sanders
AST: 4. Eric Maynor 		PTS: 24. Joe Dukes
REB: 6. Joe Dukes
AST: 2. Joe Dukes
Mar 7, 2009
 Towson Northeastern 58-54 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 23. Manny Adako
REB: 10. Chaisson Allen
AST: 2. Baptiste Bataille 		PTS: 14. Junior Hairston
REB: 6. Robert Nwankwo
AST: 4. Troy Franklin
Mar 7, 2009
 Hofstra Old Dominion 51-52 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 30. Gerald Lee
REB: 10. Gerald Lee
AST: 2. Jonathan Adams 		PTS: 27. Charles Jenkins
REB: 6. Charles Jenkins
AST: 2. Cornelius Vines
Mar 8, 2009
 Towson George Mason 48-56 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 15. Darryl Monroe
REB: 9. Louis Birdsong
AST: 5. Luke Hancock 		PTS: 15. Josh Thornton
REB: 10. Junior Hairston
AST: 5. Rocky Coleman
Mar 8, 2009
 Old Dominion Virginia Commonwealth 53-61 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 23. Eric Maynor
REB: 14. Larry Sanders
AST: 4. Eric Maynor 		PTS: 14. Frank Hassell
REB: 7. Kent Bazemore
AST: 3. Jonathan Adams
Mar 9, 2009
 George Mason Virginia Commonwealth 50-71 Richmond Coliseum PTS: 25. Eric Maynor
REB: 20. Larry Sanders
AST: 8. Eric Maynor 		PTS: 23. Dre Smith
REB: 6. Cam Long
AST: 3. Cam Long