2021–22 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2021–22 CAA men's basketball season is the 36th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2021 and March 2022. Practices began in October 2021, and the season ended with the 2022 CAA men's basketball tournament .
This is the final CAA season for James Madison , which joins the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[ 1]
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Coaches
Notes:
All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
Preseason
Preseason poll
Source[ 2]
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source[ 2]
Award
Recipients
First Team
James Butler (Drexel) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Dylan Painter (Delaware) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Second Team
Ryan Allen (Delaware) Connor Kochera (William & Mary) Vado Morse (James Madison) Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern) Shaquille Walters (Northeastern)
Honorable Mention
John Meeks (Charleston) Kevin Anderson (Delaware) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Jerald Gillens-Butler (Elon) Kvonn Cramer (Hofstra) Takal Molson (James Madison) Mike Okauru (UNC Wilmington) Jaylen Sims (UNC Wilmington)
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Regular season
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
College of Charleston
AP
C
Delaware
AP
C
Drexel
AP
C
Elon
AP
C
Hofstra
AP
C
James Madison
AP
C
Northeastern
AP
C
Towson
AP
C
UNC Wilmington
AP
C
William & Mary
AP
C
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Charleston
Delaware
Drexel
Elon
Hofstra
James Madison
Northeastern
Towson
UNC Wilmington
William & Mary
vs. Charleston
–
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Delaware
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Drexel
1–1
1–1
–
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
vs. Elon
2–0
2–0
2–0
–
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
vs. Hofstra
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
–
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
vs. James Madison
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
–
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Northeastern
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
–
1–1
2–0
1–1
vs. Towson
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
vs. UNC Wilmington
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
–
0–2
vs. William & Mary
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
–
Total
8–10
10–8
10–8
7–11
13–5
6–12
2–16
15–3
15–2
4–14
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association tournament
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , that being the automatic bid of Delaware by winning the conference tournament.
Seed
Region
School
First Four
First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
15
South
Delaware
Bye
Eliminated by (2) Villanova 60–80
Bids
W-L (%):
0–0 (–)
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)
National Invitation tournament
Towson received an automatic bid to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament as regular season conference champions.
Seed
School
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
7
Towson
Eliminated by (2) Wake Forest 64–74
Bids
W-L (%):
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)
College Basketball Invitational
UNC Wilmington was invited to play in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational .
The Basketball Classic
Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player of the Week
Nov. 15 – Zach Cooks (Hofstra)
Nov. 22 – Ryan Allen (Delaware)
Nov. 29 – Cam Holden (Towson)
Dec. 6 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Dec. 13 – Jason Gibson (Towson)
Dec. 20 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(2)
Dec. 27 – Nicolas Timberlake (Towson)
Jan. 3 – Darius Burford (Elon)
Jan. 10 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(3)
Jan. 17 – Charles Falden (James Madison)
Jan. 24 – Dylan Painter (Delaware), Shykeim Phillips (UNCW)
Jan. 31 – Charles Thompson (Towson)
Feb. 7 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(4)
Feb. 14 – Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)(5)
Feb. 21 – Jaylen Sims (UNCW)
Feb. 28 – Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston), Amari Williams (Drexel)
CAA Rookie of the Week
Nov. 15 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Nov. 22 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(2)
Nov. 29 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(3)
Dec. 6 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(4)
Dec. 13 – Ben Burnham (Charleston)
Dec. 20 – Trazarien White (UNCW)
Dec. 27 – Ben Burnham (Charleston)(2)
Jan. 3 – Julian Lewis (William & Mary)
Jan. 10 – Ben Burnham (Charleston)(3)
Jan. 17 – Langdon Hatton (William & Mary)
Jan. 24 – Reyne Smith (Charleston)(5)
Jan. 31 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)
Feb. 7 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(2)
Feb. 14 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(3)
Feb. 21 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(4)
Feb. 28 – Jyare Davis (Delaware)(5)
Postseason
CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award
Recipients
Player of the Year
Aaron Estrada (Hofstra)
Coach of the Year
Takayo Siddle (UNCW)
Rookie of the Year
Jyare Davis (Delaware)
Defensive Player of the Year
Amari Williams (Drexel)
Sixth Man of the Year
Zach Cooks (Hofstra)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
Matey Juric (Drexel)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Hunter McIntosh (Elon)
First Team
Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) Cam Holden (Towson) Jaylen Sims (UNCW) Nicolas Timberlake (Towson) Camren Wynter (Drexel)
Second Team
John Meeks (Charleston) Vado Morse (James Madison) Jameer Nelson Jr. (Delaware) Mike Okauru (UNCW) Charles Thompson (Towson)
Third Team
Darius Burford (Elon) Hunter McIntosh (Elon) Jalen Ray (Hofstra) Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston) Amari Williams (Drexel)
All-Defensive Team
Cam Holden (Towson) Shykeim Phillips (UNCW) Charles Thompson (Towson) Dimitrius Underwood (Charleston) Amari Williams (Drexel)
All-Rookie Team
Ben Burnham (Charleston) Jyare Davis (Delaware) Julian Lewis (William & Mary) Tyler Rice (William & Mary) Reyne Smith (Charleston)
Attendance
Team
Arena
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
Game 15
Game 16
Charleston
TD Arena
5,100
4,448
4,151
4,166
5,203
3,852
3,648
3,394
3,635
60,783
4,052
79%
3,844
3,230
3,719
4,634
3,516
4,283
5,060
Delaware
Bob Carpenter Center
5,100
2,032
1,451
1,434
1,636
1,396
1,560
1,664
1,574
25,652
1,832
36%
2,844
2,347
1,916
1,298
1,706
2,794
Drexel
Daskalakis Athletic Center
2,509
1,846
852
1,155
624
857
788
1,710
743
12,159
1,013
40%
838
872
690
1,184
Elon
Schar Center
5,100
1,949
1,638
1,522
3,158
1,256
1,487
1,821
1,684
26,785
1,913
38%
1,585
2,405
2,690
1,232
1,902
2,456
Hofstra
Mack Sports Complex
5,023
2,424
1,845
1,775
1,978
1,117
1,465
1,106
1,398
25,933
1,852
37%
3,793
1,359
2,556
1,454
2,247
1,416
James Madison
Atlantic Union Bank Center
8,500
3,691
5,011
4,505
3,390
8,439
4,713
3,527
2,783
69,327
4,333
51%
3,878
4,721
3,927
4,590
3,414
4,538
3,032
5,168
Northeastern
Matthews Arena
6,000
1,699
872
912
1,252
1,197
0
0
0
10,364
740
12%
564
667
817
518
749
1,117
Towson
SECU Arena
5,200
2,040
1,742
1,121
1,357
1,565
732
918
968
22,301
1,593
31%
1,273
1,587
1,683
1,832
3,032
2,451
UNC Wilmington
Trask Coliseum
5,200
3,229
4,101
3,067
2,172
2,378
2,959
2,595
4,146
51,094
3,650
70%
4,206
4,310
5,250
3,020
4,411
5,250
William & Mary
Kaplan Arena
8,600
2,799
1,614
2,286
2,007
1,673
1,778
1,693
2,496
32,265
2,305
27%
1,783
2,472
2,352
3,885
2,295
3,132
References
Teams Championships & awards Seasons