2024 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Opens Friday in D.C.
Miles McQuiggan
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2024) – North Carolina A&T will face William & Mary and Elon will take on Hampton on Friday afternoon to open the 2024 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, which runs through Tuesday at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
The Championship will begin with two Friday First Round games, as No. 12 North Carolina A&T (7-24, 5-13) and No. 13 William & Mary (9-22, 4-14) having the honors of opening 13 games in five days in the nation’s capital at 2 p.m. The Tribe’s three-point attack has been led by
Gabe Dorsey, who is seventh in the nation in three-pointers per game (3.35). The Aggies were victorious in the regular season meeting in Greensboro, winning 76-69 on a 27-point night from
Landon Glasper, who ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring before being limited down the stretch.
No. 11 Elon (13-18, 6-12) takes on No. 14 Hampton (8-23, 3-15) in Friday’s second game. Both teams picked up impressive wins in the closing weeks of league play, as Elon won at the buzzer in Wilmington on February 17, while Hampton was victorious at home against Towson that same day. Elon won the regular season matchup, 80-74.
The winners of Friday’s contests will join six other teams who have secured a spot in Saturday’s Second Round. The afternoon will open with No. 8 Monmouth (17-14, 10-8) taking on No. 9 Campbell (14-17, 8-10) at 12 p.m. The teams’ previous meeting was a Game of the Year contender in the CAA, as
Anthony Dell’Orso’s 31 points for the Camels were outdueled by 37 from Monmouth’s
Xander Rice, the final three of which came on a half-court buzzer-beater to win, 88-87.
No. 5 Towson (18-13, 11-7) will play the winner of the N.C. A&T/William & Mary game at 2:30 p.m. The Tigers won their regular season matchups with both teams, including a 26-point victory in Greensboro last Thursday. Towson’s
Tyler Tejada was voted by the league’s coaches as Rookie of the Year.
The Saturday evening session begins with No. 7 Stony Brook (17-14, 10-8) facing No. 10 Northeastern (12-19, 7-11) at 6 p.m. The teams opened conference play against each other on January 4 with the Seawolves picking up a road victory behind 21 points from second-team All-CAA selection
Tyler Stephenson-Moore. Northeastern’s
Bill Coen leads all coaches in league history with 19 wins in the Championship.
No. 6 Delaware (18-13, 10-8) closes out Saturday against the winner of Elon/Hampton at 8:30 p.m. The Blue Hens split against their potential opponents in the regular season, winning by 27 over Hampton and falling at Elon. Delaware’s
Christian Ray is the CAA’s leading rebounder (9.0) and the Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Top-seeded Charleston (24-7, 15-3) will open Sunday’s Quarterfinal competition at noon with No. 4 UNCW (21-9, 12-6) to follow at 2:30 p.m. The evening session will feature No. 2 Drexel (20-11, 13-5) at 6 p.m. and No. 3 Hofstra (19-12, 12-6) at 8:30 p.m.; all four teams will take on the winners of Saturday matchups.
The top three seeds combined for four major conference awards with Charleston earning Coach of the Year (
Pat Kelsey) and Sixth Man of the Year (
Bryce Butler), Drexel seeing
Amari Williams collect his league-record third-straight CAA Defensive Player of the Year honor, and Hofstra’s
Tyler Thomas becoming the sixth Hofstra player in the last nine seasons to win CAA Player of the Year.
Semifinal Monday will be played Monday, March 11, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. with the CAA Championship Final tipping off Tuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m.
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For those unable to attend, the action of the first three rounds can be seen on
FloHoops with Monday and Tuesday’s semifinals and final nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
2024 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Entertainment & Sports Arena – Washington, D.C.
Friday, March 8 – First Round
Game 1: No. 12 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 William & Mary – 2 p.m., FloHoops
Game 2: No. 11 Elon vs. No. 14 Hampton – 4:30 p.m., FloHoops
Saturday, March 9 – Second Round
Game 3: No. 8 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Campbell – 12 p.m., FloHoops
Game 4: No. 5 Towson vs. Game 1 Winner – 2:30 p.m., FloHoops
Game 5: No. 7 Stony Brook vs. No. 10 Northeastern – 6 p.m., FloHoops
Game 6: No. 6 Delaware vs. Game 2 Winer – 8:30 p.m., FloHoops
Sunday, March 10 - Quarterfinals
Game 7: No. 1 Charleston vs. Game 3 Winner – 12 p.m., FloHoops
Game 8: No. 4 UNCW vs. Game 4 Winner – 2:30 p.m., FloHoops
Game 9: No. 2 Drexel vs. Game 5 Winner – 6 p.m., FloHoops
Game 10: No. 3 Hofstra vs. Game 6 Winner – 8:30 p.m., FloHoops
Monday, March 11 - Semifinals
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 8:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Tuesday, March 12 – Championship Final
Game 13: Game 11 Winner vs Game 12 Winner – 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
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