James Madison, William & Mary Basketball Dominate CAA Postseason Awards

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James Madison and William & Mary were well represented when the CAA revealed their 2020-21 postseason awards. In fact, they pretty much dominated. JMU’s Matt Lewis, the league’s leading scorer, won CAA Player of the Year honors, while first-year Dukes’ head coach Mark Byington won CAA Coach of the Year honors after their worst-to-first season. As for the Tribe, star freshman Connor Kochera headlined their honorees by taking home the CAA Rookie of the Year trophy.

Lewis also made first-team all-conference, while his teammate Vado Morse was a third-team pick. William & Mary’s Luke Loewe was a second-team all-conference pick. Loewe and teammate Mehkel Harvey were also chosen for the CAA All-Defensive Team, while Kochera and James Madison freshman Justin Amadi were CAA All-Rookie Team selections.

A complete list of 2021 CAA Postseason Awards can be found below:

2021 CAA Basketball Postseason Awards

CAA Player of the Year: Matt Lewis, James Madison
CAA Rookie of the Year: Connor Kochera, William & Mary
CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Walker, Northeastern
CAA Sixth Man of the Year: Jahmyl Telfort, Northeastern
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award: Tareq Coburn, Hofstra
CAA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tareq Coburn, Hofstra
CAA Coach of the Year: Mark Byington, James Madison

First Team All-CAA

Matt Lewis, James Madison
Dylan Painter, Delaware
Jalen Ray, Hofstra
Tyson Walker, Northeastern
Camren Wynter, Drexel

Second Team All-CAA

Zep Jasper, Charleston
Isaac Kante, Hofstra
Luke Loewe, William & Mary
Zane Martin, Towson
Hunter McIntosh, Elon

Third Team All-CAA

Ryan Allen, Delaware
James Butler, Drexel
Tareq Coburn, Hofstra
Vado Morse, James Madison
Mike Okauru, UNCW

All-Rookie Team

Connor Kochera, William & Mary
Justin Amadi, James Madison
Darius Burford, Elon
Kvonn Cramer, Hofstra
Jahmyl Telfort, Northeastern

All-Defensive Team

Mehkel Harvey, William & Mary
Zep Jasper, Charleston
Luke Loewe, William & Mary
Dylan Painter, Delaware
Charles Thompson, Towson
Tyson Walker, Northeastern

The 2021 CAA Tournament has already begun. An updated bracket with results can be found here.