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2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season

2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
Colonial Athletic Association logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration November, 2016 – March, 2017
Number of teams 10
Regular Season
Champions UNC Wilmington
Runners-up College of Charleston
Season MVP T. J. Williams
Top scorer T. J. Williams (Northeastern)
Tournament
Champions UNC Wilmington
  Runners-up College of Charleston
Finals MVP C.J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington)
Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833     29 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 4   .778     25 10   .714
Towson 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
Elon 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
William & Mary 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Northeastern 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Hofstra 7 11   .389     15 17   .469
James Madison 7 11   .389     10 23   .303
Delaware 5 13   .278     13 20   .394
Drexel 3 15   .167     9 23   .281
2017 CAA Tournament winner

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.

Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)

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

UNC Wilmington defeated Charleston, 78–69, in the finals of the 2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The CAA had one bid to the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.

The College of Charleston was invited to play in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament.

Towson was invited to play in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational, but declined the invitation.

No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.


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