The 2022–23 CAA men's basketball season was the 37th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2022 and March 2023. The season ended with the 2023 CAA men's basketball tournament.
This was the first CAA season after James Madison left to join the Sun Belt Conference, and also the first season for four new CAA members—Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, and Stony Brook.
This was also the last season for the conference under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association.
Head coaches
Coaching changes Billy Taylor replaced Mike Schrage as Elon head coach. Willie Jones was fired as North Carolina A&T head coach before the season began. Phillip Shumpert was hired as interim head coach.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Record at school CAA record CAA championships NCAA tournamentsCharlestonPat KelseyWinthrop217–158–1000DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)795–8645–5411DrexelZach SpikerArmy776–10336–6311ElonBilly TaylorIowa (asst.)10–00–000HamptonEdward JoynerHampton (asst.)14206–2090–003HofstraSpeedy ClaxtonHofstra (asst.)221–1113–500MonmouthKing RiceVanderbilt (asst.)12182–1660–000North Carolina A&TPhillip Shumpert (interim)North Carolina A&T (asst.)00–00–000NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)17260–244156–12222Stony BrookGeno FordStony Brook (Interim HC)537–410–000TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)12172–17398–9200UNC WilmingtonTakayo SiddleNC State (asst.)334–1916–900William & MaryDane FischerGeorge Mason (asst.)433–4821–2500 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2022–23 season. Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2021–22 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source
RankTeamPoints1 Towson (12) 1442 Hofstra 1223 Delaware 1214 Charleston (1) 1195 UNC Wilmington 1016 Northeastern 847 Drexel 828 William & Mary 529 Stony Brook 5010 Monmouth 4911 North Carolina A&T 3512 Elon 3013 Hampton 25 () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients First Team Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Cam Holden (Towson) Jameer Nelson Jr (Delaware) Charles Thompson (Towson) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Second TeamJyáre Davis (Delaware) Shykeim Phillips (UNC Wilmington) Reyne Smith (Charleston) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) Amari Williams (Drexel) Honorable MentionBen Burnham (Charleston) Aaron Clarke (Stony Brook) Deuce Dean (Hampton) Chris Doherty (Northeastern) Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra) Marcus Watson (North Carolina A&T) Ben Wight (William & Mary)
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Regular season
Rankings + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week RV Received votes (Italics) Number of first place votes
Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalCharleston APRVRVRVRVRVRV23221818RVRVRVRVRVRVCRVRVRVRVRVRVRV242118RVRVRVDelaware APCDrexel APCElon APCHampton APCHofstra APCMonmouth APCNorth Carolina A&T APCNortheastern APCStony Brook APCTowson AP CUNC Wilmington APCWilliam & Mary APC
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. CharlestonDelawareDrexelElonHamptonHofstraMonmouthNorth Carolina A&TNortheasternStony BrookTowsonUNC WilmingtonWilliam & Maryvs. Charleston – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Delaware0–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Drexel0–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Elon0–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Hampton0–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Hofstra0–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Monmouth0–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. North Carolina A&T0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–00–0vs. Northeastern0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–00–0vs. Stony Brook0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–00–0vs. Towson0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–00–0vs. UNC Wilmington0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – 0–0vs. William & Mary0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0 – Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association tournament
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of Charleston by winning the conference tournament.
Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 12 South Charleston Bye vs (12) San Diego State BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
National Invitation tournament
Hofstra received an automatic bid to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament as regular-season conference champions.
Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Hofstra vs Rutgers BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
College Basketball Invitational
Seed School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship BidsW-L (%): TOTAL:
The Basketball Classic
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player of the Week
Nov. 14 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Nov. 21 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra), Ryan Larson (Charleston) Nov. 28 – Cam Holden (Towson) Dec. 5 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware), Jordan Nesbitt (Hampton) Dec. 12 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Dec. 19 – Jyáre Davis (Delaware)(2) Dec. 26 – Maleeck Harden-Hayes (UNCW) Jan. 2 – Amari Williams (Drexel) Jan. 9 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(2), Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(2) Jan. 16 – Dalton Bolon (Charleston) Jan. 23 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)(3) Jan. 30 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(3) Feb. 6 – Tyler Thomas (Hofstra) Feb. 13 – Pat Robinson III (Charleston) Feb. 20 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(2) Feb. 27 – Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware)(3)
CAA Rookie of the Week
Nov. 14 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra) Nov. 21 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(2) Nov. 28 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(3) Dec. 5 – Jack Collins (Monmouth) Dec. 12 – Amar’e Marshall (Hofstra)(4) Dec. 19 – Noah Ross (UNCW) Dec. 26 – Max Mackinnon (Elon), Jared Turner (Northeastern) Jan. 2 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T) Jan. 9 – Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)(2) Jan. 16 – Charlie Williams (William & Mary) Jan. 23 – Justin Moore (Drexel) Jan. 30 – Jack Collins (Monmouth)(2) Feb. 6 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(2) Feb. 13 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(3) Feb. 20 – Max Mackinnon (Elon)(4) Feb. 27 – Kyrese Mullen (Hampton)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients Player of the Year Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Coach of the Year Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Rookie of the Year Max Mackinnon (Elon) Defensive Player of the Year Amari Williams (Drexel) Sixth Man of the Year Pat Robinson III (Charleston) Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Coleman Stucke (Northeastern) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Zac Ervin (Elon) First Team Dalton Bolon (Charleston) Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Amari Williams (Drexel) Second Team Cam Holden (Towson) Tyler Thomas (Hofstra) Charles Thompson (Towson) Trazarien White (UNCW) Kam Woods (North Carolina A&T) Third Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston) Jyáre Davis (Delaware) Ryan Larson (Charleston) Tyler Stephenson-Moore (Stony Brook) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) All-Defensive Team Jaquan Carlos (Hofstra) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Jaylon Scott (Charleston) Charles Thompson (Towson) Amari Williams (Drexel) All-Rookie Team Jack Collins (Monmouth) Max Mackinnon (Elon) Justin Moore (Drexel) Kyrese Mullen (Hampton) Duncan Powell (North Carolina A&T)All-Tournament TeamAnte Brzovic (Charleston) Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Ryan Larson (Charleston) Donovan Newby (UNCW) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Trazarien White (UNCW)Tournament MVPRyan Larson (Charleston)
Attendance TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Charleston TD Arena 5,100 Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 Elon Schar Center 5,100 Hampton Hampton Convocation Center 7,200 Hofstra Mack Sports Complex 5,023 Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 4,100 North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center 5,000 Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena 4,160 Towson SECU Arena 5,200 UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600
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