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2006 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Brownell (2nd title)
MVPT. J. Carter (UNC-Wilmington)
TelevisionComcast, ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments← 20052007 →
2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Northeastern 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
VCU 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Drexel 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Towson 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Delaware 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Georgia State 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
William & Mary 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
James Madison 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2006 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–6, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was UNC Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. George Mason, who lost to Hofstra in the semi-finals of the tournament, earned an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the CAA's first since 1986. George Mason would advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the first CAA team to do so.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Final
Monday, March 6
            
1 UNC Wilmington 69
9 Delaware 56
8 Drexel 49
9 Delaware 52
1 UNC Wilmington 69
5 Northeastern 54
4 Old Dominion 63
5 Northeastern 71
5 Northeastern 74
12 James Madison 56
1 UNC Wilmington 78
3 Hofstra 67
2 George Mason 61*
10 Georgia State 56
7 Towson 64
10 Georgia State 71
2 George Mason 49
3 Hofstra 58
3 Hofstra 72
6 Virginia Commonwealth 66
6 Virginia Commonwealth 52
11 William & Mary 49

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team Player School Position
T. J. Carter UNC-Wilmington Guard
John Goldsberry UNC-Wilmington Guard
Shawn James Northeastern Forward
Carlos Rivera Hofstra Guard
Loren Stokes Hofstra Guard
Beckham Wyrick UNC-Wilmington Forward

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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