CAA, Field of 68 to Host Basketball Media Day on Oct. 15

CAA, Field of 68 to Host Basketball Media Day on Oct. 15

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Dylan Smith

RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 6, 2026) – The CAA and The Field of 68 will team up for the fourth consecutive year to host the league’s Basketball Media Day.
 
The Field of 68 will host a live show on Thursday, Oct. 15, with coach interviews from all 26 of the league’s programs along with the men’s and women’s preseason All-CAA teams and players of the year.
 
The men’s media day show begins at 10 a.m., hosted by Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster, followed by the women’s show at 1 p.m., with Amanda Poole and Monika Moore handling host duties.
 
The Field of 68 Media Network debuted in 2020 by longtime college basketball reporters Goodman and Dauster. The duo has built an expansive series of shows and podcasts hosted by some of the top reporters and analysts in college basketball. The Field of 68’s After Dark show on YouTube has become must-watch viewing for fans during the college basketball season and includes interviews with coaches and student-athletes from across the country. Furthermore, the prominent college basketball network produced a brand-new podcast in September 2025, “The Mid-Major Show,” with Vince Wolfram, Rocco Miller and Sean Paul. In addition to its shows, the Field of 68 produces a daily newsletter with the latest information from the world of college basketball.
 
CAA men’s basketball enters the 2026-27 campaign with five double-digit scorers returning to their respective institutions: UNCW’s Patrick Wessler (13.6 ppg), Elon’s Bryson Cokley (12.3 ppg), Elon’s Randall Pettus II (11.0 ppg), Monmouth’s Stefanos Spartalis (10.7 ppg) and Northeastern’s Mike Loughnane (10.2 ppg).
 
Hofstra captured its second CAA men’s basketball title a year ago and was within two possessions in the final five minutes of its NCAA Tournament showdown with eventual Sweet 16 team Alabama. Defending regular season champion UNCW posted its fifth consecutive 20-win campaign with a 27-7 record last season, while increasing its win total to a league-best 126 victories over that five-year span. The Seahawks also stunned Yale with their sixth double-digit comeback of the season, taking down the Bulldogs, 68-67, in the opening round of the 2026 National Invitation Tournament before falling to No. 2 Dayton.
 
CAA women’s basketball also has a plethora of returners for the upcoming campaign, including five of the league’s top 10 scorers from a season ago: Monmouth’s Gigi Gamble (15.2 ppg) and Divine Dibula (13.9 ppg), William & Mary’s Cassidy Geddes (13.7 ppg), Hampton’s Kiarra McElrath (13.2 ppg) and Drexel’s Laine McGurk (12.8 ppg).
 
Charleston became the first No. 1 seed to capture the CAA Championship since 2017 with its 68-56 win over Hofstra last season. The Cougars hung around with No. 3 Duke in their inaugural appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Monmouth and Drexel secured spots in the 2026 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, with the Hawks advancing to the second round with a 72-62 victory against Lehigh.
 
The Field of 68 CAA Basketball Media Day show will air live on The Field of 68 YouTube channel (@TheFieldOf68) and X account (@TheFieldOf68), as well as FloCollege for CAA Basketball fans to watch. The schedule for the live show is listed below.
 
2026-27 CAA Basketball Field of 68 Media Day Show – Thursday, Oct. 15
10:00 a.m. – Men's Preseason All-CAA Reveal
10:05 a.m. – Hofstra head coach Speedy Claxton
10:15 a.m. – Stony Brook head coach Geno Ford
10:25 a.m. – Monmouth head coach King Rice
10:35 a.m. – Northeastern head coach Bill Coen
10:50 a.m. – UNCW head coach Takayo Siddle
11:00 a.m. – Campbell head coach Jimmie Williams
11:10 a.m. – Elon head coach Billy Taylor
11:20 a.m. – Towson head coach Pat Skerry
11:40 a.m. – Charleston head coach John Groce
11:50 a.m. – North Carolina A&T head coach Monté Ross
12:00 p.m. – Hampton head coach Ivan Thomas
12:10 p.m. – Drexel head coach Zach Spiker
12:20 p.m. – William & Mary head coach Brian Earl
12:30 p.m. – CAA Commissioner Joe D’Antonio
1:00 p.m. – Women's Preseason All-CAA Reveal
1:05 p.m. – Charleston head coach Amanda Butler
1:15 p.m. – Hofstra head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson
1:25 p.m. – North Carolina A&T head coach Tarrell Robinson
1:35 p.m. – Towson head coach Laura Harper
1:50 p.m. – Monmouth head coach Cait Wetmore
2:00 p.m. – William & Mary head coach Erin Dickerson Davis
2:10 p.m. – Northeastern head coach Priscilla Edwards-Lloyd
2:20 p.m. – Elon head coach Charlotte Smith
2:40 p.m. – Stony Brook head coach Joy McCorvey
2:50 p.m. – Hampton head coach Tamisha Augustin
3:00 p.m. – UNCW head coach Nicole Woods
3:10 p.m. – Drexel head coach Amy Mallon
3:20 p.m. – Campbell head coach Ali Jacques
3:30 p.m. - CAA Commissioner Joe D’Antonio
 
In addition to The Field of 68’s coverage of CAA Basketball Media Day, the annual preseason teleconference for local and national media with CAA head coaches and players will be held via Zoom; details on that event will be provided directly to media members.
 
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