2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Conference tournament that was held at the Richmond Coliseum on March 7–10, 2008, to decide the Colonial Athletic Association conference champion. The winner advances to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament, a 64-team tournament to decide a national champion of college basketball.

2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsGeorge Mason (4th title)
Winning coachJim Larranaga (3rd title)
MVPFolarin Campbell [1] (George Mason)
TelevisionComcast, ESPN
2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
VCU15–3 .833  24–8  .750
UNC Wilmington12–6 .667  20–13  .606
George Mason†12–6 .667  23–11  .676
Old Dominion11–7 .611  18–16  .529
William & Mary10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Northeastern9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Delaware9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Hofstra8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Towson7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Drexel5–13 .278  12–20  .375
James Madison5–13 .278  13–17  .433
Georgia State5–13 .278  9–21  .300
† CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
Final
Monday, March 10
                                     
8 Hofstra 66  
9 Towson 81  
  9 Towson 46  
    1 VCU 57  
 
  1 VCU 54  
  5 William & Mary 56  
5 William & Mary 58  
12 Georgia State 57  
  5 William & Mary 63
    4 Old Dominion 60  
 
  5 William & Mary 59
  3 George Mason 68
 
 
  2 UNC Wilmington 82
    7 Delaware 59  
7 Delaware 60
10 Drexel 51  
  2 UNC Wilmington 41
  3 George Mason 53  
 
 
  3 George Mason 63
    6 Northeastern 52  
6 Northeastern 73
11 James Madison 55  

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year
Folarin Campbell George Mason Guard Senior
Laimis Kisielius William & Mary Forward Senior
Eric Maynor Virginia Commonwealth Guard Junior
David Schneider William & Mary Guard Sophomore
Danny Sumner William & Mary Forward Sophomore
Will Thomas George Mason Forward Senior

Notable games

First Round

  • William and Mary d. Georgia State 58–57: David Schneider made a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to eliminate the Panthers one year after the Tribe lost to GSU the same way.

Quarterfinals

  • George Mason d. Northeastern 63–52: One week prior to this game, Northeastern had beaten GMU in the regular season finale.

Semifinals

  • William and Mary d. VCU 56–54: Laimus Kisielius banked in a layup with 3 seconds left to earn W&M its first-ever trip to the CAA Championship game. The fans stormed the Richmond Coliseum court.

Championship

  • George Mason d. William and Mary 68–59: The win secured GMU coach Jim Larranaga's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the Patriots since 1998.

References

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