The 2024–25 CAA men's basketball season was the 39th season of Coastal Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2024 and March 2025. The season ended with the 2025 CAA men's basketball tournament.
This was the final CAA season for Delaware, which joins the C-USA on July 1, 2025.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Chris Mack replaced Pat Kelsey as Charleston's head coach. Ivan Thomas replaced Edward Joyner as Hampton's head coach. Brian Earl replaced Dane Fischer as William & Mary's head coach.
Coaches TeamHead coachPrevious jobYear at schoolRecord at schoolCAA recordCAA championshipsNCAA tournamentsCampbellKevin McGeehanRichmond (assoc.)12169–1828–1000CharlestonChris MackLouisville (HC)10–00–000DelawareMartin IngelsbyNotre Dame (asst.)9131–11763–7211DrexelZach SpikerArmy (HC)9113–13059–7611ElonBilly TaylorIowa (asst.)321–4312–2400HamptonIvan ThomasGeorgetown (assoc. HC)10–00–000HofstraSpeedy ClaxtonHofstra (asst.)466–3441–1300MonmouthKing RiceVanderbilt (asst.)14207–20815–2100North Carolina A&TMonté RossTemple (asst.)27–255–1300NortheasternBill CoenBoston College (asst.)19282–284169–14522Stony BrookGeno FordStony Brook (Interim HC)778–7816–2000TowsonPat SkerryPittsburgh (asst.)14213–199121–10500UNC WilmingtonTakayo SiddleNC State (asst.)579–3941–2100William & MaryBrian EarlCornell (HC)10–00–000 Notes:
All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2024–25 season. Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source RankTeamPoints1Towson (10)1662Charleston (3)1573UNC Wilmington (1)1434Hofstra1225Delaware1026Northeastern967William & Mary918Monmouth879Stony Brook8010North Carolina A&T6711Drexel6612Elon4613Campbell2714Hampton24 () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference teams AwardRecipientsFirst TeamAnte Brzovic (Charleston) Gabe Dorsey (William & Mary) Landon Glasper (North Carolina A&T) Kyrese Mullen (Hampton) Tyler Tejada (Towson)Second TeamCJ Fulton (Charleston) Christian May (Towson) TK Simpkins (Elon) Masai Troutman (Northeastern) Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)Honorable MentionDerrin Boyd (Charleston) Joshua Corbin (UNC Wilmington) Jack Collins (Monmouth) Chase Lowe (William & Mary) Bo Montgomery (UNC Wilmington) Joe Octave (Stony Brook) Camian Shell (North Carolina A&T) Jasin Sinani (Campbell) Dylan Williamson (Towson) Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Regular season
Rankings +Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous weekRV Received votes(Italics) Number of first place votes
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Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. CampbellCharlestonDelawareDrexelElonHamptonHofstraMonmouthNorth Carolina A&TNortheasternStony BrookTowsonUNC WilmingtonWilliam & Maryvs. Campbell–0-00–00–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–0vs. Charleston0–0–0–00–00–00–10–11–00–00–00–00–10–00–0vs. Delaware0–00–0–0–00–01–00–00–10–11–00–00–00–00–0vs. Drexel1–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–10–00–11–00–00–0vs. Elon0–00–00–00–0–0–10–00–00–10–00–00–00–01–0vs. Hampton1–01–00–10–01–0–0–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–0vs. Hofstra0–01–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–10–00–00–11–0vs. Monmouth0–00–11–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–10–01–00–0vs. North Carolina A&T0–00–01–01–01–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–01–0vs. Northeastern0–00–00–10–00–00–01–00–00–0–0–11–00–00–0vs. Stony Brook0–00–00–01–00–00–00–01–00–01–0–0–00–01–0vs. Towson0–01–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–10–0–0–10–0vs. UNC Wilmington0–10–00–00–00–00–01–00–10–00–00–01–0–0–0vs. William & Mary0–00–00–00–00–10–00–10–00–10–00–10–00–0–Total2-13–12–22–22–12–32–22–20–52–20–43–12–24–0
Postseason
Coastal Athletic Association tournament
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament. SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship14WestUNC Wilmington Bye L 72–82 vs. Texas Tech DNPBidsW-L (%):TOTAL:
National Invitation tournament
Towson received an automatic bid to the 2025 National Invitation Tournament as regular-season conference champions. SeedSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionshipBidsW-L (%):TOTAL:
College Basketball Invitational
SchoolFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionshipElon L 78–83 vs. Army DNPW-L (%):TOTAL:
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player & Rookie of the Week Week Date Awarded Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference Week 1 November 11 Ante Brzovic – Charleston Collin O'Connor – Stony Brook Week 2 November 18 Jean Aranguren – Hofstra Ryan Williams – Northeastern Abdi Bashir Jr. – Monmouth Week 3 November 25 Nick Dorn – Elon Izaiah Pasha – Delaware Week 4 December 2 Cruz Davis – Hofstra Izaiah Pasha – Delaware Week 5 December 9 Rashad King – Northeastern Collin O'Connor – Stony Brook Week 6 December 16 Nolan Dorsey – Campbell Justas Stonkus – Charleston Week 7 December 23 Donovan Newby – UNC Wilmington Etienne Strothers – Hampton Sam Sherry – Elon Week 8 December 30 Deywilk Tavarez – Charleston Daniel Johnson – Hampton Week 9 January 6 Ante Brzovic – Charleston Isaiah Mbeng – William & Mary Week 10 January 13 Nendah Tarke – Towson Caleb Embeya – Towson Week 11 January 20 John Camden – Delaware Izaiah Pasha – Delaware Deywilk Tavarez – Charleston Week 12 January 27 Colby Duggan – Campbell Isaiah Mbeng – William & Mary Bo Montgomery – UNC Wilmington Week 13 February 3 Madison Durr – Monmouth Collin O'Connor – Stony Brook Week 14 February 10 Ante Brzovic – Charleston Izaiah Pasha – Delaware Rashad King – Northeastern Week 15 February 17 Colby Duggan – Campbell Izaiah Pasha – Delaware Rashad King – Northeastern Week 16 February 24 Jahnathan Lamothe – North Carolina A&T Izaiah Pasha – Delaware TK Simpkins – Elon Week 17 March 3 Abdi Bashir Jr. - Monmouth Collin O'Connor - Stony Brook
Postseason
CAA All-Conference teams and awards AwardRecipientsPlayer of the YearTyler Tejada (Towson)Coach of the YearPat Skerry (Towson)Rookie of the YearIzaiah Pasha (Delaware)Defensive Player of the YearNolan Dorsey (Campbell)Sixth Man of the YearNendah Tarke (Towson)Dean Ehlers Leadership AwardKhamari McGriff (UNC Wilmington)Scholar-Athlete of the YearCJ Fulton (Charleston)First TeamTyler Tejada (Towson) Ante Brzovic (Charleston) Colby Duggan (Campbell) Abdi Bashir Jr. (Monmouth) Rashad King (Northeastern)Second TeamTK Simpkins (Elon) John Camden (Delaware) Donovan Newby (UNC Wilmington) Dylan Williamson (Towson) Gabe Dorsey (William & Mary)Third TeamDerrin Boyd (Charleston) CJ Fulton (Charleston) Kobe MaGee (Drexel) Noah Farrakhan (Hampton) CJ Luster (Stony Brook)All-Defensive TeamNolan Dorsey (Campbell) Cole Hargrove (Drexel) Matthew Van Komen (Elon) Collin Metcalf (Northeastern) Sean Moore (UNC Wilmington)All-Rookie TeamIzaiah Pasha (Delaware) Justas Stonkus (Charleston) Daniel Johnson (Hampton) Collin O'Connor (Stony Brook) Isaiah Mbeng (William & Mary)All-Tournament TeamDonovan Newby (UNC Wilmington) Khamari McGriff (UNC Wilmington) Noah Ross (UNC Wilmington) John Camden (Delaware) Niels Lane (Delaware) Izaiah Pasha (Delaware)Tournament MVPDonovan Newby (UNC Wilmington) Source
Attendance TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16CampbellJohn W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center3,095CharlestonTD Arena5,100DelawareBob Carpenter Center5,100DrexelDaskalakis Athletic Center2,509ElonSchar Center5,100HamptonHampton Convocation Center7,200HofstraMack Sports Complex5,023MonmouthOceanFirst Bank Center4,100North Carolina A&TCorbett Sports Center5,000NortheasternMatthews Arena6,000Stony BrookIsland Federal Credit Union Arena4,160TowsonSECU Arena5,200UNC WilmingtonTrask Coliseum5,200William & MaryKaplan Arena8,600
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