2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November, 2016 – March, 2017
Number of teams	10
Regular Season
Tournament

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
College of Charleston	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Delaware	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Drexel	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Elon	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Hofstra	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
James Madison	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Northeastern	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Towson	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
William & Mary	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2017 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 CAA men's basketball season will mark the 32nd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2016 and March 2017. Practices will commence in October 2016, and the season will end with the 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Coaching Changes

• Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint was fired on March 7, 2016 after 15 seasons with the team, and was replaced by Zach Spiker on March 24, 2016.
• James Madison head coach Matt Brady was fired on March 14, 2016 after 8 seasons with the team.
• Delaware head coach Monte Ross was fired on March 18, 2016 after 10 seasons with the team.

Preseason Poll

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award	Recipients
First Team
Second Team
Honorable Mention

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year:

Regular Season

Head Coaches

• Earl Grant, Charleston
• Vacant, Delaware
• Zach Spiker, Drexel
• Matt Matheny, Elon
• Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
• Vacant, James Madison
• Bill Coen, Northeastern
• Pat Skerry, Towson
• Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington
• Tony Shaver, William & Mary

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
College of Charleston	AP
	C
Delaware	AP
	C
Drexel	AP
	C
Elon	AP
	C
Hofstra	AP
	C
James Madison	AP
	C
Northeastern	AP
	C
Towson	AP
	C
UNC Wilmington	AP
	C
William & Mary	AP
	C

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

Main article: 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

• March 3–6, 2017: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

• The winner of the conference tournament will be awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2017 National Invitation Tournament

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2017 College Basketball Invitational

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Main article: 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Vegas 16 Tournament

Main article: 2017 Vegas 16 Tournament

Awards and honors

Regular Season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

• Nov. 14 –
• Nov. 21 –
• Nov. 28 –
• Dec. 5 –
• Dec. 12 –
• Dec. 19 –
• Dec. 26 –
• Jan. 2 –

• Jan. 9 –
• Jan. 16 –
• Jan. 23 –
• Jan. 30 –
• Feb. 6 –
• Feb. 13 –
• Feb. 20 –
• Feb. 27 –

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

• Nov. 14 –
• Nov. 21 –
• Nov. 28 –
• Dec. 5 –
• Dec. 12 –
• Dec. 19 –
• Dec. 26 –
• Jan. 2 –

• Jan. 9 –
• Jan. 16 –
• Jan. 23 –
• Jan. 30 –
• Feb. 6 –
• Feb. 13 –
• Feb. 20 –
• Feb. 27 –

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award	Recipients
Coach of the Year
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Defensive Team
All-Rookie Team
All-Academic Team
All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP