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Sports season
2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
File:ColonialAthleticAssociation.png
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular Season
ChampionsOld Dominion
Tournament
ChampionsOld Dominion
Basketball seasons
← 08–0910–11 →
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 20 – 13   .606
William & Mary 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
George Mason 12 – 6   .667 17 – 15   .531
VCU 11 – 7   .611 27 – 9   .750
Drexel 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Hofstra 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Towson 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
UNCW 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
James Madison 4 – 14   .222 13 – 20   .394
Delaware 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
† 2010 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 CAA men's basketball season marks the 25th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball. The conference is doing numerous "Silver Anniversary" programs and highlights throughout the season.

Preseason

On September 23, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association announced that all 12 CAA teams had been named to ESPN's BracketBusters, for the fourth consecutive year, which is set for February 19-20, 2010. Home games will be played by Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, Northeastern and Virginia Commonwealth (VCU). Drexel, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson and William & Mary are all road teams. The league has posted an 11–5 record in televised contests in BracketBusters over the past five years.

CAA Media Day

On October 20, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association held their annual Media Day at the ESPN Zone in Washington, D.C. The results of a vote of the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media was announced to unveil the predicted order of finish for the CAA teams in the conference as well as the preseason all-conference teams.

2009–10 Preseason All-CAA Team

First Team Class Position Height Hometown / Previous School(s)
Matt Janning, Northeastern Sr. G/F 6'4" Watertown, MN / Watertown-Mayer
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra Jr. G 6'3" Queens, N.Y. / Springfield Gardens
Gerald Lee, Old Dominion Sr. C/F 6'10" Uusikaupunki, Finland / Korhait
Cam Long, George Mason Jr. G 6'4" Palm Bay, FL / Freedom (VA)
Larry Sanders, VCU Jr. F 6'11" Fort Pierce, FL / Port St. Lucie
Second Team Class Position Height Hometown / Previous School(s)
Manny Adako, Northeastern Sr. F 6'8" Decatur, GA / Towers / Winchendon Prep
Joe Dukes, Georgia State Sr. G 6'1" Cuthbert, GA / Randolph Clay / Wake Forest
David Schneider, William & Mary Sr. G 6'3" Phoenix, AZ / Brophy Prep
Chad Tomko, UNC Wilmington Jr. G 5'11" Charlotte, NC / Independence
Julius Wells, James Madison So. F 6'5" Toledo, OH / Libbey
CAA Preseason Co-Players of the Year
Charles Jenkins (Hofstra) and Gerald Lee (Old Dominion)
Honorable Mention
Ben Finney, Jr., G/F, Old Dominion; Jawan Carter, Jr., G, Delaware; Chaisson Allen, Jr., G, Northeastern

CAA Preseason Poll

1. Old Dominion
2. Northeastern
3. VCU
4. George Mason
5. James Madison
6. Hofstra

7. Drexel
8. Georgia State
9. Towson
10. William and Mary
11. Delaware
12. UNC Wilmington

Notable upsets

Date Winner Opponent Score Notes
11/19/2009 UNCW Penn State 80–69 Penn State came into the 2009–10 season as the defending NIT champion.
11/21/2009 VCU #17 Oklahoma 82–69 Marked former VCU head coach Jeff Capel's return to Richmond; was the first ranked team to play in the Siegel Center, which opened in 1999.
11/28/2009 William & Mary Wake Forest 78–68 The Tribe became the first Wake Forest opponent ever to win at Joel Coliseum during the month of November, while also becoming the first unranked, non-BCS opponent to win at the facility; snapped a 23-game home non-conference winning streak for Wake Forest.
12/12/2009 George Mason Creighton 75–72
12/19/2009 Old Dominion #11 Georgetown 61–57 Old Dominion handed Georgetown their first loss of the season; the win was ODU's 10th over a ranked team since the 1976–77 season; the Monarchs upended the then-No. 8 Hoyas, 75–62, the last time the squads met in the nation's capitol three years prior.
12/30/2009 William & Mary Maryland 83–77 William & Mary completed their season sweep of Atlantic Coast Conference opponents (2–0), marking the first time in school history that they have defeated two ACC foes on the road in the same season; the win was the Tribe's 9th in a row, good for the second longest winning streak in program history.

References

  1. http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204800362
  2. http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269
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