2006 CAA men's basketball tournament

2006 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	12
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	UNC Wilmington (4th title)
Winning coach	Brad Brownell (2nd title)
MVP	T. J. Carter (UNC-Wilmington)
Television	Comcast, ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
George Mason	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Hofstra	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Northeastern	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
VCU	11	–	7		.611			19	–	10		.655
Drexel	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Towson	8	–	10		.444			12	–	16		.429
Delaware	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Georgia State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
William & Mary	3	–	15		.167			8	–	20		.286
James Madison	2	–	16		.111			5	–	23		.179
† 2006 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2006 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. 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.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
First Round – Friday, March 3
1	1	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Drexel vs. No. 9 Delaware	49–52	Comcast
	2	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Northeastern vs. No. 12 James Madison	74–56
2	3	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Towson vs. No. 10 Georgia State	64–71
	4	8:30 p.m.	No. 6 VCU vs. No. 11 William & Mary	62–59
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3	5	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 9 Delaware	69–56	Comcast
	6	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Northeastern	63–71
4	7	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 10 Georgia State	61–56OT
	8	8:30 p.m.	No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 6 VCU	72–66
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
5	9	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Northeastern	69–54	Comcast
	10	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Hofstra	49–58
Championship – Monday, March 6
6	11	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 3 Hofstra	78–67	ESPN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 3					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4					Semifinals Sunday, March 5					Championship Monday, March 6
						1	UNC Wilmington	69
						9	Delaware	56
	8	Drexel	49
	9	Delaware	52
											1	UNC Wilmington	69
											5	Northeastern	54
						4	Old Dominion	63
						5	Northeastern	71
	5	Northeastern	74
	12	James Madison	56
																1	UNC Wilmington	78
																3	Hofstra	67
						2	George Mason	61*
						10	Georgia State	56
	7	Towson	64
	10	Georgia State	71
											2	George Mason	49
											3	Hofstra	58
						3	Hofstra	72
						6	VCU	66
	6	VCU	52
	11	William & Mary	49

Quarterfinal summary

Comcast

Saturday, March 4 6:00 PM EST

No. 2 George Mason Patriots 61, No. 10 Georgia State Panthers 56 (OT)
Pts: W. Thomas – 19 Rebs: J. Lewis – 13 Asts: G. Norwood – 4		Pts: B. Copeland, H. Favors – 11 Rebs: D. Dickerson, M. Minier – 7 Asts: H. Favors – 5 Halftime Score: George Mason, 27–25 End of Regulation: 47–47

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 6,158 Referees: Steve Gordon, Sam Croft, Mike Lindsay

Semifinal summary

Comcast

Sunday, March 5 6:00 PM EST

No. 3 Hofstra Pride 58, No. 2 George Mason Patriots 49
Pts: C. Rivera – 25 Rebs: C. Rivera – 10 Asts: C. Rivera – 4		Pts: W. Thomas – 17 Rebs: J. Lewis – 7 Asts: F. Campbell – 3 Halftime Score: George Mason, 33–27

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 5,310 Referees: Bryan Kersey, Mike Eades, Tim Nestor

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School	Position
	T. J. Carter	UNC-Wilmington	Guard
	John Goldsberry	UNC-Wilmington	Guard
	Shawn James	Northeastern	Forward
	Carlos Rivera	Hofstra	Guard
	Loren Stokes	Hofstra	Guard
	Beckham Wyrick	UNC-Wilmington	Forward