1987 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
Champions Navy (3rd title)
Winning coach Paul Evans (3rd title)
MVP David Robinson (Navy)
CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1986  1988»

The 1987 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 2 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.[1]

Navy defeated UNC Wilmington in the championship game, 53–50, to win their third consecutive CAA/ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Midshipmen, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 28
Semifinals
Sunday, March 1
Championship
Monday, March 2
                           
  1  Navy 63  
8  William & Mary 52  
  1  Navy 85  
    4  James Madison 64  
5  George Mason 64
  4  James Madison 68  
    1  Navy 53
  2  UNC Wilmington 50
  3  Richmond 75  
6  American 62  
3  Richmond 63
    2  UNC Wilmington 69  
7  East Carolina 58
  2  UNC Wilmington 59  

References

  1. "1986-87 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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