Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Just over a week has gone by since the earlier-than-ever start of this college basketball season, and the CAA has started non-conference play a healthy 15-11. George Mason has defeated three mid-majors at home: Vermont, Cleveland State and Dayton. Drexel has also beaten […]

Colonial Athletic Association 2007-08 Preview by Jay Pearlman It’s arguably the fastest growing league in the country. Like the ACC, it stretches up and down the eastern seaboard, from Atlanta to Boston. Four teams in post-season in each of the last two years – and not the same teams. Followed […]

Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Tournament Beckons With the regular season behind us, it’s on to the conference tournament in Richmond. As noted a couple of weeks ago, the conference basically separates into three tiers of teams, led by the top four of VCU, red-hot Old Dominion, Hofstra […]

Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Picture Taking Shape As the season nears the home stretch, the picture is becoming clearer, with three tiers of four teams battling for position. That said, the picture also got a little muddled over the weekend inside each tier. The top tier has […]

Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Rams Continue to Win VCU’s win over William & Mary on Monday night made the Rams the second CAA team ever to start conference play with 11 consecutive wins. They join the 1985-86 Richmond team with that distinction. The Rams will have a […]

Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Late Surge Leads to Even Record As conference play begins in earnest save for the BracketBusters games in February, now is a good time to look back at the CAA’s non-conference showing. Overall, it’s been decidedly a mixed bag. After Sunday’s games, the […]

Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first few weeks of non-conference play haven’t been easy for CAA teams. With many watching after the success of the conference last season, CAA teams have struggled with some unexpected losses and a sub-.500 record overall. Another interesting note is that there […]

Colonial Athletic Association 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2005-06 season was one for the books for the CAA. That was true even before the great run of George Mason to the Final Four, which along with Old Dominion reaching the NIT Final Four (defeating fellow CAA member Hofstra to […]

Colonial Athletic Association 2005-06 Season Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2005-06 season won’t soon be forgotten as far as the Colonial Athletic Association is concerned. It was arguably the best season in the conference’s history after the conference tournament in early March, and then the CAA made waves in both […]