2008 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2008 CAA men's basketball tournament was an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Conference tournament that was held at the Richmond Coliseum on March 7–10, 2008, to decide the Colonial Athletic Association conference champion. The winner advanced to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament, a 64-team tournament to decide a national champion of college basketball.

2008 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	12
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	George Mason (4th title)
Winning coach	Jim Larranaga (3rd title)
MVP	Folarin Campbell (George Mason)
Television	Comcast, ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
George Mason †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			18	–	16		.529
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Hofstra	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Towson	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Drexel	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
James Madison	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
† 2008 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 7					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8					Semifinals Sunday, March 9					Final Monday, March 10
	8	Hofstra	66
	9	Towson	81
						9	Towson	46
						1	VCU	57
											1	VCU	54
											5	William & Mary	56
	5	William & Mary	58
	12	Georgia State	57
						5	William & Mary	63
						4	Old Dominion	60
																5	William & Mary	59
																3	George Mason	68
						2	UNC Wilmington	82
						7	Delaware	59
	7	Delaware	60
	10	Drexel	51
											2	UNC Wilmington	41
											3	George Mason	53
						3	George Mason	63
						6	Northeastern	52
	6	Northeastern	73
	11	James Madison	55

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School	Position	Year
	Folarin Campbell	George Mason	Guard	Senior
	Laimis Kisielius	William & Mary	Forward	Senior
	Eric Maynor	Virginia Commonwealth	Guard	Junior
	David Schneider	William & Mary	Guard	Sophomore
	Danny Sumner	William & Mary	Forward	Sophomore
	Will Thomas	George Mason	Forward	Senior

Notable games

First round

• William and Mary d. Georgia State 58–57: David Schneider made a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to eliminate the Panthers one year after the Tribe lost to GSU the same way.

Quarterfinals

• George Mason d. Northeastern 63–52: One week prior to this game, Northeastern had beaten GMU in the regular season finale.

Semifinals

• William and Mary d. VCU 56–54: Laimus Kisielius banked in a layup with 3 seconds left to earn W&M its first-ever trip to the CAA Championship game. The fans stormed the Richmond Coliseum court.

Championship

• George Mason d. William and Mary 68–59: The win secured GMU coach Jim Larranaga's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the Patriots since 1998.