1996 CAA men's basketball tournament

1996 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
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

1995–96 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.

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