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2006 CAA men's basketball tournament

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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
← 2005
2007 →
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.[1] 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

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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

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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

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