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The 2015–16 CAA men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices commenced in October 2015, and the season ended with the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament.
| 2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November, 2015 – March, 2016 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Co-champions | Hofstra, UNC Wilmington |
| Runners-up | Towson, James Madison, William & Mary |
| Season MVP | Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) |
| Top scorer | David Walker (Northeastern) |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | UNC Wilmington |
| Runners-up | Hofstra |
| Finals MVP | Chris Flemmings (UNCW) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 CAA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team[1] |
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| 1 | Hofstra |
| 2 | James Madison |
| 3 | Northeastern |
| 4 | William & Mary |
| 5 | Delaware |
| 6 | UNC Wilmington |
| 7 | Towson |
| 8 | Drexel |
| 9 | College of Charleston |
| 10 | Elon |
| Award | Recipients |
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| First Team | Ron Curry (James Madison) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) |
| Second Team | Yohanny Dalembert (James Madison) John Davis (Towson) |
| Honorable Mention | Tavon Allen (Drexel) Canyon Barry (College of Charleston) |
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Juan'ya Green, Hofstra
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| Decrease in ranking | ||
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| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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| Delaware | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Drexel | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elon | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hofstra | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| James Madison | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Northeastern | AP | RV | NR | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Towson | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| UNC Wilmington | AP | RV | RV | NR | |||||||||||||||||
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| William & Mary | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UNC Wilmington defeated Hofstra, 80–73 (OT), in the finals of the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament to win the conference, and earn an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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| 13 | West | UNC Wilmington | Bye | Eliminated by Duke 85–93 | |||||
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–1 (.000) |
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference's regular season championship.
| Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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| 5 | Hofstra | Eliminated by George Washington 80–82 | ||||
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–1 (.000) |
Towson was invited to play in the 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament.
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
| Award | Recipients |
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| Coach of the Year | Kevin Keatts (UNC Wilmington) |
| Player of the Year | Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) |
| Rookie of the Year | Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) |
| Dean Ehlers Leadership Award | Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) |
| First Team | Ron Curry (James Madison) Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Omar Prewitt (William & Mary) David Walker (Northeastern) |
| Second Team | William Adala Moto (Towson) Quincy Ford (Northeastern) Kory Holden (Delaware) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) |
| Third Team | Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington) Cameron Johnson (Charleston) Marvin King-Davis (Delaware) Mike Morsell (Towson) |
| All-Defensive Team | Ron Curry (James Madison) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Payton Hulsey (College of Charleston) Cameron Johnson (College of Charleston) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Towson) Terry Tarpey (William & Mary) |
| All-Rookie Team | Terrell Allen (Drexel) Jarrell Brantley (College of Charleston) C. J. Bryce (UNC Wilmington) Marquise Pointer (Charleston) Tyler Seibring (Elon) |
| All-Academic Team | William Adala Moto (Towson) Jack Anton (Elon) Evan Bailey (College of Charleston) Canyon Barry (College of Charleston) Dimitrije Cabarkapa (James Madison) Caleb Donnelly (Northeastern) Luke Eddy (Elon) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Christian Hairston (Elon) |
| All-Tournament Team | Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) Juan'ya Green (Hofstra) Rokas Gustys (Hofstra) Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington) Craig Ponder (UNC Wilmington) Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra) |
| Tournament MVP | Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington) |
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