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2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

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The 2011–12 CAA men's basketball season marked the 27th season of Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball, taking place between November 2011 and March 2012. Practices commenced in October 2011, and the season ended with the 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament.

DurationNovember, 2011 – March, 2012
Teams12
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2011–12 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2011 – March, 2012
Teams12
TV partner(s)Comcast Network, ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionDrexel
  Runners-upVCU
Season MVPRyan Pearson (George Mason)
Tournament
ChampionsVCU
  Runners-upDrexel
Finals MVPDarius Theus (VCU)
CAA men's basketball seasons
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2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel16–2 .88929–7  .806
VCU†15–3 .83329–7  .806
George Mason14–4 .77824–9  .727
Old Dominion13–5 .72221–13  .618
Delaware12–6 .66718–14  .563
Georgia State11–7 .61122–11  .667
Northeastern9–9 .50014–17  .452
James Madison5–13 .27812–20  .375
UNCW5–13 .27810–21  .323
William & Mary4–14 .2226–26  .188
Hofstra3–15 .16710–22  .313
Towson1–17 .0561–31  .031
† 2012 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Preseason

Coaching changes

  • Ron Hunter was hired to be the new head coach for Georgia State on March 21, 2011.[1]
  • Pat Skerry replaced Pat Kennedy as head coach for Towson after finishing 0–18 in CAA play during the 2010–11 season.[2]

Preseason poll

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Award Recipients[3]
First Team Kent Bazemore (Old Dominion)

Bradford Burgess (VCU)
Samme Givens (Drexel)
Quinn McDowell (William & Mary)
Ryan Pearson (George Mason)

Second Team Chris Fouch (Drexel)

Devon Moore (James Madison)
Mike Moore (Hofstra)
Keith Rendleman (UNC Wilmington)
Devon Saddler (Delaware)

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CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion

Regular season

Head coaches

Notes

Rankings

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Delaware AP
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Drexel AP
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George Mason AP
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Hofstra AP
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Postseason

Conference tournament

VCU defeated Drexel, 59–56, in the finals of the 2012 CAA tournament to win the conference.[4] They earned an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship Game
Monday, March 5
            
1 Drexel 59
9 UNC Wilmington 47
8 James Madison 59
9 UNC Wilmington 70
1 Drexel 68
4 Old Dominion 51
4 Old Dominion 88
5 Delaware 74
5 Delaware 72
12 Towson 65
1 Drexel 56
2 VCU 59
2 VCU 75
7 Northeastern 65
7 Northeastern 57
10 William & Mary 49
2 VCU 74
3 George Mason 64
3 George Mason 61
6 Georgia State 59
6 Georgia State 85
11 Hofstra 50

NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the NCAA Division I tournament, that being the automatic bid of the VCU Rams.

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Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32
12 South VCU Bye W vs. (5) Wichita State 62–59 L vs. (4) Indiana 61–63
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 1–0 (1.000) TOTAL: 1–1 (.500)
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