2006 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2006 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.[1] The winner of the tournament was UNC Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Mason, who lost to Hofstra in the semi-finals of the tournament, earned an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the CAA's first since 1986. George Mason would advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the first CAA team to do so.

2006 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Brownell (2nd title)
MVPT. J. Carter (UNC-Wilmington)
TelevisionComcast, ESPN
← 2005
2007 →
2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason153 .833278 .771
UNC Wilmington153 .833258 .758
Hofstra144 .778267 .788
Old Dominion135 .7222410 .706
Northeastern126 .6671911 .633
VCU117 .6111910 .655
Drexel810 .4441516 .484
Towson810 .4441216 .429
Delaware414 .222921 .300
Georgia State315 .167722 .241
William & Mary315 .167820 .286
James Madison216 .111523 .179
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Final
Monday, March 6
            
1UNC Wilmington69
9Delaware56
8Drexel49
9Delaware52
1UNC Wilmington69
5Northeastern54
4Old Dominion63
5Northeastern71
5Northeastern74
12James Madison56
1UNC Wilmington78
3Hofstra67
2George Mason61*
10Georgia State56
7Towson64
10Georgia State71
2George Mason49
3Hofstra58
3Hofstra72
6Virginia Commonwealth66
6Virginia Commonwealth52
11William & Mary49

Honors

CAA All-Tournament TeamPlayerSchoolPosition
T. J. CarterUNC-WilmingtonGuard
John GoldsberryUNC-WilmingtonGuard
Shawn JamesNortheasternForward
Carlos RiveraHofstraGuard
Loren StokesHofstraGuard
Beckham WyrickUNC-WilmingtonForward

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