- 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] . AccessedMarch 19 ,2008 .]
MVPTeam = George Mason
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Points =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 theColonial Athletic Association conference champion. The winner advances to theNCAA 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 & MaryBracket 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
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RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Hofstra
RD1-score01=66
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Towson
RD1-score02=81
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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
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RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08=
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RD1-score08=
RD1-seed09=
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RD1-seed10=
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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=
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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=68Notable 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 coachJim Larranaga 's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the Patriots since 1998.ee also
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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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