2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = CAA
Gender = Men's


ImageSize = 250px
Caption = George Mason d. Northeastern, 63-52, during the quarterfinals.
Teams = 12
Arena = Richmond Coliseum
City = Richmond, Virginia
Champions = George Mason
TitleCount = 4th
Coach = Jim Larranaga
CoachCount = 3rd
MVP = Folarin Campbell [ [http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=1409635 GEORGE MASON WINS 2008 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP] . Accessed March 19, 2008.]
MVPTeam = George Mason
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The 2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Conference tournament that was held at the Richmond Coliseum on March 7–10, 2007, to decide the Colonial Athletic Association conference champion. The winner advances to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament, a 64-team tournament to decide a national champion of college basketball.

March 7: Opening round (Game 1: 8 vs 9, Game 2: 5 vs 12 , Game 3: 7 vs 10, Game 4: 6 vs 11 )
March 8: Quarterfinals(Game 5: 1 vs 8/9, Game 6: 4 vs 5/12, Game 7: 2 vs 7/10, Game 8: 3 vs 6/11)
March 9: Semifinals(Game 9: Winner of 5 vs 6, Game 10: Winner of 7 vs 8)
March 10: Championship(Game 11: Winner of 9 vs 10)

"Champion": George Mason
"Runner-up": William & Mary

Bracket and Results

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First Round Friday, March 7
RD2=Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8
RD3=Semifinals Sunday, March 9
RD4=Final Monday, March 10
group1=
group2=
RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Hofstra
RD1-score01=66
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Towson
RD1-score02=81
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=
RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=
RD1-score04=
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=William & Mary
RD1-score05=58
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Georgia State
RD1-score06=57
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=
RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=
RD1-score08=
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=
RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=
RD1-score10=
RD1-seed11=7
RD1-team11=Delaware
RD1-score11=60
RD1-seed12=10
RD1-team12=Drexel
RD1-score12=51
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=
RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=
RD1-score14=
RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=Northeastern
RD1-score15=73
RD1-seed16=11
RD1-team16=James Madison
RD1-score16=55
RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Towson
RD2-score01=46
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=VCU
RD2-score02=57
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=William & Mary
RD2-score03=63
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Old Dominion
RD2-score04=60
RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=UNC Wilmington
RD2-score05=82
RD2-seed06=7
RD2-team06=Delaware
RD2-score06=59
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=George Mason
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Northeastern
RD2-score08=52
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=VCU
RD3-score01=54
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=William & Mary
RD3-score02=56
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=UNC Wilmington
RD3-score03=41
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=George Mason
RD3-score04=53
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=William & Mary
RD4-score01=59
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=George Mason
RD4-score02=68

Notable Games

(First Round) William and Mary d. Georgia State 58-57: David Schneider made a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to eliminate the Panthers one year after the Tribe lost to GSU the same way.
(Quarterfinals) George Mason d. Northeastern 63-52: One week prior to this game, Northeastern had beaten GMU in the regular season finale.
(Semifinals) William and Mary d. VCU 56-54: Laimus Kisielius banked in a layup with 3 seconds left to earn W&M its first-ever trip to the CAA Championship game.
(Championship) George Mason d. William and Mary 68-59: The win secured GMU coach Jim Larranaga's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the Patriots since 1998.

ee also

* Colonial Athletic Association

External links

* [http://www.caasports.com/pdf1/113751.pdf?ATCLID=1402043&SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500 CAA Tournament Bracket]

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