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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| Basketball seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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
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1. Old Dominion |
7. Drexel |
Notable upsets
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Score | Notes |
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| 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 | George Mason went 31-of-44 from the free throw line which helped them overcome 40 percent shooting from the field and 26.7 percent shooting from 3-point range. |
| 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); the win was the Tribe's 9th in a row, good for the second longest winning streak in program history. |
References
- http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204800362
- http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269
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