1996 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

1996 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 9
Site Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
Champions VCU (1st title)
Winning coach Sonny Smith (1st title)
MVP Bernard Hopkins (VCU)
Television ESPN
CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1995  1997»

The 1996 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 14, 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.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Final
Monday, March 4
                                     
   
  1  VCU 89  
    9  Richmond 55  
8  George Mason 77
9  Richmond 93  
  1  VCU 75  
  5  East Carolina 60  
   
   
  4  American 60
    5  East Carolina 76  
 
   
  1  VCU 46
  3  UNC-Wilmington 43
   
   
  2  Old Dominion 75
    7  James Madison 72  
 
   
  2  Old Dominion 39
  3  UNC-Wilmington 59  
   
   
  3  UNC-Wilmington 63
    6  William & Mary 55  
 

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team Player School
Bernard Hopkins VCU
Darren Moore UNC-Wilmington
Darren McLinton James Madison
Stan Simmons UNC-Wilmington
Ben Peabody VCU
Joe Bunn Old Dominion

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