2008 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Printable & Viewable Bracket Link: 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Mens Basketball Tournament Bracket
Participants/Overview: The 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament will be held in Richmond, Virginia for the 19th consecutive year. This conference houses some of the most underrated programs in the nation as well as a stable full of intelligent coaches all looking to poached away by the big programs.
Normally the tournament selection committee sticks it to the Colonial conference and 2007 was no different. Although 2 teams VCU and Old Dominion made the field, a strong case could have been made for Hofstra or Drexel. Both bids went unanswered and the Pride & Dragons were sent NIT packing.
This year the defending league and tournament champs Virginia Commonwealth have the only legitimate shot for an at-large bid. With an RPI in the 40s and a decent non conference schedule which includes wins over Houston, at Maryland, and at Akron, a realist would assume they are a deserving club.
Everyone else must win to get in as they say. The biggest test the Rams will face in the 2008 CAA tournament will be George Mason. While GM is not stacked like the 2006 edition, they still have a head man that is one of the best in the business in Jim Larranaga. Don't be surprised if there is still some magic in that slipper for the Patriots.
Venue: Richmond Coliseum
Sponsor: Aeropostale
Dates: March 7th-March 10th
TV: It looks like the only televised game with be the championship final on March 10th. ESPN will televise and if you haven't had a chance to watch any Colonial Athletic basketball this season, we strongly advise tuning in.
CAA Tournament Schedule
March 7th - Opening Round
March 8th - Quarterfinals
March 9th - Semifinals
March 10th - Championship
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here for the updated Colonial Athletic Association tournament bracket
Last Years Winner
VCU Rams. Anthony Grant's Virginia Commonwealth Rams defeated George
Mason 65-59 in the championship game to earn the automatic birth
into the NCAA tournament.
Eric Maynor led the Rams with 20 points, with 14 of coming in the second half. Maynor also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists. He was selected as the Colonial Athletic Association tournament MVP.
While it was nice for George Mason to make a run in the tournament after the cinderella performance in the 06 tournament, ultimately the Patriots win over Hofstra in the quarterfinals, cost the Colonial Athletic Association 3 bids into the tournament. Drexel was also hoping for an at large bid but needed a win over VCU in the semifinals to tighten the noose on the selection committee.
VCU played Duke in the first round of the 2007 tournament. 99% of fans would have said Duke had the coaching advantage with Duke's Mike Krzyzewski going against the young Anthony Grant, but the purest who knows the game of basketball, would have taken Virginia Commonwealth's head man in this matchup. Sure enough smarts out-weighed talent once again as VCU ended Dukes run of 9 straight sweet sixteen appearances. If you were a Duke hater it was a great day. If you were a Maddux Sports basketball client, it was an even better day as VCU + the points was an easy 5 unit winner.
Previous Years CAA Tournament Bracket
2007 Champion: Virginia Commonwealth
2006
Champion: UNC-Wilmington
2005
Champion: Old Dominion
Off Site Links
Colonial Athletic Association Official
Website
Richmond Coliseum Venue
Website
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