2006 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2006 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was UNC Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Mason, who lost to in the semi-finals of the tournament, earned an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the CAA's first since 1986. George Mason would advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the first CAA team to do so.

Schedule SessionGameTime*MatchupScoreTelevision First Round – Friday, March 31112:00 p.m.No. 8 Drexel vs. No. 9 Delaware49–52Comcast22:30 p.m.No. 5 Northeastern vs. No. 12 James Madison74–56236:00 p.m.No. 7 Towson vs. No. 10 Georgia State64–7148:30 p.m.No. 6 VCU vs. No. 11 William & Mary62–59 Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 43512:00 p.m.No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 9 Delaware69–56Comcast62:30 p.m.No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Northeastern63–71476:00 p.m.No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 10 Georgia State61–56OT88:30 p.m.No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 6 VCU72–66 Semifinals – Sunday, March 5593:30 p.m.No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Northeastern69–54Comcast106:00 p.m.No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Hofstra49–58 Championship – Monday, March 66117:00 p.m.No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 3 Hofstra78–67ESPN *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round summary

Quarterfinal summary

Semifinal summary

Championship summary

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position T. J. Carter UNC-Wilmington Guard John Goldsberry UNC-Wilmington Guard Shawn James Northeastern Forward Carlos Rivera Hofstra Guard Loren Stokes Hofstra Guard Beckham Wyrick UNC-Wilmington Forward

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