2024–25 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball season

2024–25 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember, 2024 – March, 2025
Number of teams14
Regular season
ChampionTowson
  Runners-upUNC Wilmington
Season MVPTyler Tejada (Towson)
Top scorerAbdi Bashir Jr. (Monmouth)
Tournament
ChampionsUNC Wilmington
  Runners-upDelaware
Finals MVPDonovan Newby (UNC Wilmington)
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 16 2   .889 22 11   .667
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Charleston 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
William & Mary 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Campbell 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Monmouth 10 8   .556 13 20   .394
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Drexel 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Elon 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Hampton 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Hofstra 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Delaware 5 13   .278 16 20   .444
Stony Brook 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
North Carolina A&T 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2025 CAA tournament winner

The 2024–25 CAA men's basketball season was the 39th season of Coastal Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2024 and March 2025. The season ended with the 2025 CAA men's basketball tournament.

This was the final CAA season for Delaware, which joins the C-USA on July 1, 2025.[1]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Record at school CAA record CAA championships NCAA tournaments
Campbell Kevin McGeehan Richmond (assoc.) 12 169–182 8–10 0 0
Charleston Chris Mack Louisville (HC) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Delaware Martin Ingelsby Notre Dame (asst.) 9 131–117 63–72 1 1
Drexel Zach Spiker Army (HC) 9 113–130 59–76 1 1
Elon Billy Taylor Iowa (asst.) 3 21–43 12–24 0 0
Hampton Ivan Thomas Georgetown (assoc. HC) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Hofstra Speedy Claxton Hofstra (asst.) 4 66–34 41–13 0 0
Monmouth King Rice Vanderbilt (asst.) 14 207–208 15–21 0 0
North Carolina A&T Monté Ross Temple (asst.) 2 7–25 5–13 0 0
Northeastern Bill Coen Boston College (asst.) 19 282–284 169–145 2 2
Stony Brook Geno Ford Stony Brook (Interim HC) 7 78–78 16–20 0 0
Towson Pat Skerry Pittsburgh (asst.) 14 213–199 121–105 0 0
UNC Wilmington Takayo Siddle NC State (asst.) 5 79–39 41–21 0 0
William & Mary Brian Earl Cornell (HC) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
  • Overall and CAA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[5]

Rank Team Points
1 Towson (10) 166
2 Charleston (3) 157
3 UNC Wilmington (1) 143
4 Hofstra 122
5 Delaware 102
6 Northeastern 96
7 William & Mary 91
8 Monmouth 87
9 Stony Brook 80
10 North Carolina A&T 67
11 Drexel 66
12 Elon 46
13 Campbell 27
14 Hampton 24

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference teams

Award Recipients
First Team Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Gabe Dorsey (William & Mary)
Landon Glasper (North Carolina A&T)
Kyrese Mullen (Hampton)
Tyler Tejada (Towson)
Second Team CJ Fulton (Charleston)
Christian May (Towson)
TK Simpkins (Elon)
Masai Troutman (Northeastern)
Jaret Valencia (Monmouth)
Honorable Mention Derrin Boyd (Charleston)
Joshua Corbin (UNC Wilmington)
Jack Collins (Monmouth)
Chase Lowe (William & Mary)
Bo Montgomery (UNC Wilmington)
Joe Octave (Stony Brook)
Camian Shell (North Carolina A&T)
Jasin Sinani (Campbell)
Dylan Williamson (Towson)

Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Ante Brzovic (Charleston)

Regular season

Rankings

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(Italics)   Number of first place votes
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Final
Campbell AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Charleston AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Delaware AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Drexel AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Elon AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Hampton AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Hofstra AP NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Monmouth AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
North Carolina A&T AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Northeastern AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Stony Brook AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Towson AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UNC Wilmington AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
William & Mary AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Campbell Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hampton Hofstra Monmouth North Carolina A&T Northeastern Stony Brook Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary
vs. Campbell 0-0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
vs. Charleston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
vs. Delaware 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Drexel 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Elon 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
vs. Hampton 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Hofstra 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Monmouth 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0
vs. North Carolina A&T 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
vs. Northeastern 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stony Brook 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
vs. Towson 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
vs. UNC Wilmington 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
vs. William & Mary 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
Total 2-1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–5 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 4–0

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

NCAA tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Towson received an automatic bid to the 2025 National Invitation Tournament as regular-season conference champions.

Seed School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

College Basketball Invitational

Seed School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

Awards and honors

Regular season

CAA Player & Rookie of the Week

Week Date Awarded Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference
Week 1 November 11 Ante BrzovicCharleston Collin O'Connor – Stony Brook [6]
Week 2 November 18 Jean Aranguren – Hofstra Ryan Williams – Northeastern [7]
Abdi Bashir Jr. – Monmouth
Week 3 November 25 Nick Dorn – Elon Izaiah Pasha – Delaware [8]
Week 4 December 2 Cruz Davis – Hofstra Izaiah Pasha (2) – Delaware [9]
Week 5 December 9 Rashad King – Northeastern Collin O'Connor (2) – Stony Brook [10]
Week 6 December 16 Nolan Dorsey – Campbell Justas Stonkus – Charleston [11]
Week 7 December 23 Donovan Newby – UNC Wilmington Etienne Strothers – Hampton [12]
Sam Sherry – Elon
Week 8 December 30 Deywilk Tavarez – Charleston Daniel Johnson – Hampton [13]
Week 9 January 6 Ante Brzovic (2) – Charleston Isaiah Mbeng – William & Mary [14]
Week 10 January 13 Nendah Tarke – Towson Caleb Embeya – Towson [15]
Week 11 January 20 John Camden – Delaware Izaiah Pasha (3) – Delaware [16]
Deywilk Tavarez (2) – Charleston
Week 12 January 27 Colby Duggan – Campbell Isaiah Mbeng (2) – William & Mary [17]
Bo Montgomery – UNC Wilmington
Week 13 February 3 Madison Durr – Monmouth Collin O'Connor (3) – Stony Brook [18]
Week 14 February 10 Ante Brzovic (3) – Charleston Izaiah Pasha (4) – Delaware [19]
Rashad King (2) – Northeastern
Week 15 February 17 Colby Duggan (2) – Campbell Izaiah Pasha (5) – Delaware [20]
Rashad King (3) – Northeastern
Week 16 February 24 Jahnathan Lamothe – North Carolina A&T Izaiah Pasha (6) – Delaware [21]
TK Simpkins – Elon
Week 17 March 3 Abdi Bashir Jr. (2) - Monmouth Collin O'Connor (4) - Stony Brook [22]

Postseason

CAA All-Conference teams and awards

Award Recipients
Player of the Year Tyler Tejada (Towson)
Coach of the Year Pat Skerry (Towson)
Rookie of the Year Izaiah Pasha (Delaware)
Defensive Player of the Year Nolan Dorsey (Campbell)
Sixth Man of the Year Nendah Tarke (Towson)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Khamari McGriff (UNC Wilmington)
Scholar-Athlete of the Year CJ Fulton (Charleston)
First Team Tyler Tejada (Towson)
Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
Colby Duggan (Campbell)
Abdi Bashir Jr. (Monmouth)
Rashad King (Northeastern)
Second Team TK Simpkins (Elon)
John Camden (Delaware)
Donovan Newby (UNC Wilmington)
Dylan Williamson (Towson)
Gabe Dorsey (William & Mary)
Third Team Derrin Boyd (Charleston)
CJ Fulton (Charleston)
Kobe MaGee (Drexel)
Noah Farrakhan (Hampton)
CJ Luster (Stony Brook)
All-Defensive Team Nolan Dorsey (Campbell)
Cole Hargrove (Drexel)
Matthew Van Komen (Elon)
Collin Metcalf (Northeastern)
Sean Moore (UNC Wilmington)
All-Rookie Team Izaiah Pasha (Delaware)
Justas Stonkus (Charleston)
Daniel Johnson (Hampton)
Collin O'Connor (Stony Brook)
Isaiah Mbeng (William & Mary)
All-Tournament Team Donovan Newby (UNC Wilmington)
Khamari McGriff (UNC Wilmington)
Noah Ross (UNC Wilmington)
John Camden (Delaware)
Niels Lane (Delaware)
Izaiah Pasha (Delaware)
Tournament MVP Donovan Newby (UNC Wilmington)

Source[23][24]

Attendance

Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16
Campbell John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center 3,095 0%
Charleston TD Arena 5,100 0%
Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 5,100 0%
Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,509 0%
Elon Schar Center 5,100 0%
Hampton Hampton Convocation Center 7,200 0%
Hofstra Mack Sports Complex 5,023 0%
Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 4,100 0%
North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center 5,000 0%
Northeastern Matthews Arena 6,000 0%
Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena 4,160 0%
Towson SECU Arena 5,200 0%
UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum 5,200 0%
William & Mary Kaplan Arena 8,600 0%

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