2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November, 2011 – March, 2012
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	Comcast Network, ESPN
Regular Season
Champion	Drexel
Runners-up	VCU
Season MVP	Ryan Pearson (George Mason)
Tournament
Champions	VCU
Runners-up	Drexel
Finals MVP	Darius Theus (VCU)
CAA men's basketball seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 , →

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Coaching changes

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

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

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

Head coaches

Monté Ross, Delaware
Bruiser Flint, Drexel
Paul Hewitt, George Mason
Ron Hunter, Georgia State
Mo Cassara, Hofstra
Matt Brady, James Madison
Bill Coen, Northeastern
Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion
Pat Skerry, Towson
Buzz Peterson, UNC Wilmington
Shaka Smart, VCU
Tony Shaver, William & Mary

Notes

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
Delaware	AP
Delaware	C
Drexel	AP
Drexel	C
George Mason	AP
George Mason	C
Georgia State	AP
Georgia State	C
Hofstra	AP
Hofstra	C
James Madison	AP
James Madison	C
Northeastern	AP
Northeastern	C
Old Dominion	AP
Old Dominion	C
Towson	AP
Towson	C
UNC Wilmington	AP
UNC Wilmington	C
VCU	AP
VCU	C
William & Mary	AP
William & Mary	C

Postseason

Conference tournament

March 2–5, 2012: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia

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

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

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
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)	TOTAL: 1–1 (.500)

References

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

[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.

[preseasonfaves-3] 1 2 "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.

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