2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2013–14 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November, 2013-March, 2014
Number of teams	9
Regular Season
Champion	Delaware
Runners-up	Towson
Season MVP	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Top scorer	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Tournament
Champions	Delaware
Runners-up	William & Mary
Finals MVP	Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)

2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	10		.714
Towson	13	–	3		.813			25	–	11		.694
William & Mary	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Drexel	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Northeastern	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
James Madison	6	–	10		.375			11	–	20		.355
Hofstra	5	–	11		.313			10	–	23		.303
UNC Wilmington	3	–	13		.188			9	–	23		.281
† 2014 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 CAA men's basketball season marked the 29th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2013 and March 2014. Practices commenced in October 2013, and the season ended with the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Coaching Changes

• Joe Mihalich was hired after a year of turmoil on and off the court led to Head Coach Mo Cassara being relieved of duties on March 22, 2013.^[1]

Preseason Poll

Rank	Team[2]
1	Towson
2	Drexel
3	College of Charleston
4	Delaware
5	William & Mary
6	Northeastern
7	James Madison
8	UNC Wilmington
9	Hofstra

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Award	Recipients[2]
First Team	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) Damion Lee (Drexel) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Devon Saddler (Delaware) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary)
Second Team	Adjehi Baru (College of Charleston) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Andre Nation (James Madison) Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary) Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Jerrelle Benimon, Towson

Regular Season

Head Coaches

• Doug Wojcik, Charleston
• Monté Ross, Delaware
• Bruiser Flint, Drexel
• Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
• Matt Brady, James Madison
• Bill Coen, Northeastern
• Pat Skerry, Towson
• Buzz Peterson, UNC Wilmington
• Tony Shaver, William & Mary

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		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
James Madison	AP
	C
Northeastern	AP
	C
Towson	AP		RV	NR
	C
UNC Wilmington	AP
	C
William & Mary	AP
	C

Postseason

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

• March 7–10, 2014: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland

Delaware defeated William & Mary, 75–74, in the finals of the 2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

The CAA had one bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Delaware.

Seed	Region	School	First Four	Round of 64	Round of 32	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
13	East	Delaware	Bye	Eliminated by Michigan State 78-93
	Bids	W-L (%):	0–0 –	0–1 .000	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	TOTAL: 0–1 .000

National Invitation Tournament

No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament.

College Basketball Invitational

No teams from the CAA were invited to play in the 2014 College Basketball Invitational.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Towson was invited to play in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

School	First Round	Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
Towson	Defeated USC Upstate 63-60	Defeated East Tennessee State 83-77	Eliminated by Murray State 73-85
W-L (%):	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	0–1 .000	0–0 –	TOTAL: 2–1 .667

Awards and honors

Regular Season

CAA Player-of-the-Week

Nov. 11 - Frantz Massenat, Drexel Nov. 18 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson Nov. 25 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern Dec. 2 – Chris Fouch, Drexel Dec. 9 – Kyle Anderson, Delaware Dec. 16 – Frantz Massenat, Drexel (2) Dec. 23 – Ron Curry, James Madison Dec. 30 – Willis Hall, Charleston Jan. 6 – Willis Hall, Charleston (2), and Marcus Thornton, William and Mary

Jan. 13 – Devon Saddler, Delaware Jan. 20 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (2) Jan. 27 – Scott Eatherton, Northeastern (2), and Devon Saddler, Delaware (2) Feb. 3 – Frantz Massenat, Drexel (3), and Marcus Thornton, William and Mary (2) Feb. 10 – Davon Usher, Delaware Feb. 17 – Davon Usher, Delaware (2) Feb. 24 - Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (3), and Zeke Upshaw, Hofstra Mar. 3 – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (4)

CAA Rookie-of-the-Week

Nov. 11 - Jamall Robinson, Hofstra Nov. 18 – Canyon Barry, College of Charelston and Omar Prewitt, William and Mary Nov. 25 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (2) Dec. 2 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (3) Dec. 9 – Jackson Kent, James Madison Dec. 16 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (2) Dec. 23 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (4) Dec. 30 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (3) Jan. 6 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (5)

Jan. 13 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (6) Jan. 20 – Rodney Williams, Drexel Jan. 27 – Jackson Kent, James Madison (2) Feb. 3 – Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (4) Feb. 10 – T. J. Williams, Northeastern Feb. 17 – Yohanny Dalembert, James Madison and Rodney Williams, Drexel (2) Feb. 24 - T. J. Williams, Northeastern (2) Mar. 3 – Omar Prewitt, William and Mary (7), and Jamall Robinson, Hofstra (5)

Postseason

CAA All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award	Recipients
Coach of the Year	Monté Ross (Delaware)
Player of the Year	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson)
Defensive Player of the Year	Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Rookie of the Year	Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award	Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
First Team	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Devon Sadler (Delaware) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Davon Usher (Delaware)
Second Team	Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Chris Fouch (Drexel) Willis Hall (Charleston) Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary) Zeke Upshaw (Hofstra)
Third Team	Carl Baptiste (Delaware) Charles Cooke (James Madison) Marcus Damas (Towson) Rafriel Guthrie (Towson) Andre Nation (James Madison) Dion Nesmith (Delaware)
All-Defensive Team	Jerrelle Benimon (Towson) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern) Davon Usher (Delaware) David Walker (Northeastern) Adjehi Baru (Charleston)
All-Rookie Team	Jamall Robinson (Hofstra) Canyon Barry (Charleston) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) Rodney Williams (Drexel) TJ Williams (Northeastern)
All-Academic Team	Kyle Anderson (Delaware) Canyon Barry (Charleston) Brandon Britt (William & Mary) Kyle Gaillard (William & Mary) Willis Hall (Charleston) Tanner Milson (UNCW) Dion Nesmith (Hofstra) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Shane Reybold (UNCW) Tim Rusthoven (William & Mary)
All-Tournament Team	Jarvis Threatt (Delaware) Carl Baptiste (Delaware) Devon Sadler (Delaware) Marcus Thornton (William & Mary) Brandon Britt (William & Mary) Scott Eatherton (Northeastern)
Tournament MVP	Jarvis Threatt (Delaware)

References

1. MBB: Mihalich Named Men's Basketball Coach
2. "Blue Hens Picked Fourth in CAA Men's Basketball Preseason Poll;". Delaware Blue Hens. University of Delaware. October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.