1996 CAA men's basketball tournament

1996 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams9
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coachSonny Smith (1st title)
MVPBernard Hopkins (VCU)
TelevisionESPN
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 14 2   .875 24 9   .727
Old Dominion 12 4   .750 18 13   .581
UNC Wilmington 9 7   .563 13 16   .448
American 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
East Carolina 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
William & Mary 6 10   .375 10 16   .385
James Madison 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
George Mason 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Richmond 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
1996 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996 CAA men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4, 1996, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was VCU, who received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

  1. ^ "VCU earns CAA title". Daily Press. March 5, 1996. Retrieved February 19, 2024.