Hofstra is the top seed for the 2020 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, which will be held March 7-10 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
First-round action opens on Saturday as eighth-seeded Drexel (13-18, 6-12 CAA) faces No. 9 UNCW (10-21, 5-13 CAA) at 4 p.m., followed by No. 7 Elon (11-20, 7-11 in CAA) against No. 10 James Madison (9-20, 2-16 in CAA) at 6:30 p.m.
#Hofstra captured its second straight outright regular season @CAABasketball title yesterday! Check out the highlights from the game – that included a SCHOOL RECORD 20 three-pointers! #RoarWithPride pic.twitter.com/7DZBV6TOBi
— Hofstra Men's Basketball (@HofstraMBB) March 1, 2020
The CAA quarterfinals tip off at Noon on Sunday with the Drexel/UNCW winner meeting regular-season champion and top-seeded Hofstra (23-8, 14-4 CAA). At 2:30 p.m., No. 4 Charleston (17-13, 11-7 CAA) takes on No. 5 Delaware (21-10, 11-7 CAA). The evening session features second-seeded William & Mary (21-10, 13-5 CAA) facing the Elon/JMU winner at 6 p.m., and No. 3 Towson (19-12, 12-6 in CAA) challenging No. 6 Northeastern (15-15, 9-9 CAA) at 8:30 p.m. All games in the first round and quarterfinals can be seen on FloHoops.
The semifinal games of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship are set for 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, with the two winners facing off for the conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10. The semifinal games and championship game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network.
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster and the Entertainment and Sports Arena box office (202-437-4591).
For more information on the 2020 CAA Basketball Championship, visit our official championship page at CAASports.com/MBB. Fans can join the social media conversation by using the official CAA Basketball hashtag, #CAAHoops, on both Instagram and Twitter.
2020 Hercules Tires CAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Entertainment and Sports Arena – Washington, D.C.
Opening Round – Saturday, March 7 (all times Eastern)
Game 1: #8 Drexel vs. #9 UNCW – 4 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 2: #7 Elon vs. #10 James Madison – 6:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 8
Game 3: # 1 Hofstra vs. Game 1 winner – Noon (FloHoops)
Game 4: #4 Charleston vs. #5 Delaware – 2:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 5: #2 William & Mary vs. Game 2 winner – 6 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 6: #3 Towson vs. #6 Northeastern – 8:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner – 6 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner – 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Championship – Tuesday, March 10
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Photo: @HofstraMBB
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