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2001 CAA men's basketball tournament

American collegiate postseason men's basketball tournament


American collegiate postseason men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year2001
ConferenceCAA
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Teams8
ArenaRichmond Coliseum
CityRichmond, Virginia
ChampionsGeorge Mason
TitleCount3rd
CoachJim Larranaga
CoachCount2nd
MVPErik Herring
MVPTeamGeorge Mason
TelevisionESPN

The 2001 CAA men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 2001, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was George Mason, who received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Richmond, East Carolina, and American were not permitted by the Colonial Athletic Association to participate in the 2001 conference tournament as penalty for leaving the CAA to join the Atlantic 10 Conference, Conference USA, and the Patriot League, respectively, at the end of the 2000–2001 season.

Bracket

| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=William & Mary | RD1-score1=47 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Old Dominion | RD1-score2=53*

| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=VCU | RD1-score3=57 | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=James Madison | RD1-score4=67

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=UNC-Wilmington | RD2-score1=57 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Old Dominion | RD2-score2=54

| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=George Mason | RD2-score3=62 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=James Madison | RD2-score4=36

| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=UNC-Wilmington | RD3-score1=33 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=George Mason | RD3-score2=35

Honors

CAA All-Tournament TeamPlayerSchoolPosition
Erik HerringGeorge MasonForward
Craig CallahanUNC-WilmingtonForward
Brett BlizzardUNC-WilmingtonGuard
George EvansGeorge MasonForward
Jon LarranagaGeorge MasonForward
Barron ThelmanUNC-WilmingtonGuard

References

References

  1. (March 5, 2001). "UNC-Wilmington waved off at buzzer". [[ESPN]].
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