Richmond, VA - The Colonial Athletic Association has announced its men's basketball conference schedule for the 2018-19 campaign.

This season will be the first of a five-year rotating conference schedule that pairs each school with a travel partner. With the exception of the opening weekend (Friday/Sunday), teams will compete in a Thursday/Saturday format that features back-to-back games at home or on the road. During the two weeks in which a team faces its travel partner, both squads will have a bye on Thursday night before playing on Saturday.

Teams will once again conduct an 18-game league schedule with all 10 CAA teams facing each other at home and on the road. The regular-season slate opens on Friday, December 28 and concludes on Saturday, March 2.

The 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship will be held March 9-12 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C. for the third consecutive year.
"The new travel partner schedule provides better balance and equality for all teams," CAA Commissioner Joe D'Antonio said. "We believe playing a full double round-robin format is the best way to begin the process of determining a true conference champion."

In 2017-18, the CAA was ranked 12th among the nation's 32 Division I conferences in the final NCAA RPI and three teams were among the top 100. The CAA race was extremely competitive with every team recording at least six conference victories for the first time in league history.

Four of the five members of the 2017-18 All-CAA first team return this season – UNCW senior forward Devontae Cacok, Northeastern senior guard Vasa Pusica, Charleston junior guard Grant Riller and Hofstra senior guard Justin Wright-Foreman. They are joined by second-team All-CAA honorees Jarrell Brantley of Charleston, Nathan Knight of William & Mary and Tyler Seibring of Elon, as well as third-team all-conference picks Stuckey Mosley of James Madison and Justin Pierce of William & Mary.

"The CAA has built a reputation as one of the most competitive conferences in the country and our schools are committed to challenging themselves against quality non-conference competition, with the goal of increasing its number of postseason opportunities." D'Antonio said.

2018-19 CAA Men's Basketball Composite Conference Schedule

Dec. 28    Towson at Elon – 7 pm
    James Madison at William & Mary – 7 pm
    Delaware at Hofstra – 7 pm
    Drexel at Northeastern – 7 pm

Dec. 29    Charleston at UNCW – 7 pm

Dec. 30    Drexel at Hofstra – 4 pm
    Towson at William & Mary – 4 pm
    James Madison at Elon – 4 pm
    Delaware at Northeastern – 4 pm
    
Jan. 3    UNCW at James Madison  - 7 pm
    Charleston at Towson – 7 pm
    Elon at Drexel – 7 pm
    William & Mary at Delaware – 7 pm

Jan. 5    UNCW at Towson – 2 pm
    Charleston at James Madison – 4 pm
    Northeastern at Hofstra – 4 pm
    William & Mary at Drexel – 4 pm
    Elon at Delaware – 7 pm

Jan. 10    Drexel at Charleston – 7 pm
    Delaware at UNCW – 7 pm
    Northeastern at Elon – 7 pm
    Hofstra at William & Mary – 7 pm

Jan. 12    Drexel at UNCW – 2 pm
    Towson at James Madison – 4 pm
    Delaware at Charleston – 4 pm
    Northeastern at William & Mary – 4 pm
    Hofstra at Elon – 7 pm

Jan. 17    UNCW at Hofstra – 7 pm
    Towson at Drexel – 7 pm
    James Madison at Delaware – 7 pm
    Charleston at Northeastern – 7 pm

Jan. 19    James Madison at Drexel – 2 pm
    Elon at Willliam & Mary – 4 pm
    UNCW at Northeastern – 4 pm
    Charleston at Hofstra – 4 pm
    Towson at Delaware – 7 pm

Jan. 24    Northeastern at Towson – 7 pm
    Hofstra at James Madison – 7 pm
    Elon at Charleston – 7 pm
    William & Mary at UNCW – 7 pm

Jan. 26    Drexel at Delaware – 2 pm
    Hofstra at Towson – 2 pm
    Northeastern at James Madison – 4 pm
    William & Mary at Charleston – 4 pm
    Elon at UNCW – 4 pm

Jan. 31    Towson at UNCW – 7 pm
    James Madison at Charleston – 7 pm
    Drexel at William & Mary – 7 pm
    Delaware at Elon – 7 pm

Feb. 2    Hofstra at Northeastern – 4 pm
    Delaware at William & Mary – 4 pm
    Towson at Charleston – 4 pm
    Drexel at Elon – 7 pm
    James Madison at UNCW – 7 pm

Feb. 7    Charleston at Delaware – 7 pm
    UNCW at Drexel – 7 pm
    Elon at Hofstra – 7 pm
    William & Mary at Northeastern – 7 pm

Feb. 9    James Madison at Towson – 2 pm
    Elon at Northeastern – 4 pm
    Charleston at Drexel – 4 pm
    William & Mary at Hofstra – 4 pm
    UNCW at Delaware – 7 pm

Feb. 14    Hofstra at Charleston – 7 pm
    Northeastern at UNCW – 7 pm
    Delaware at Towson – 7 pm
    Drexel at James Madison – 7 pm

Feb. 16    Drexel at Towson – 2 pm
    Northeastern at Charleston – 4 pm
    William & Mary at Elon – 7 pm
    Hofstra at UNCW – 7 pm
    Delaware at James Madison – 8 pm

Feb. 21    Towson at Hofstra – 7 pm
    James Madison at Northeastern – 7 pm
    Charleston at William & Mary – 7 pm
    UNCW at Elon – 7 pm

Feb. 23    Towson at Northeastern – 1 pm
    James Madison at Hofstra – 4 pm
    UNCW at William & Mary – 4 pm
    Delaware at Drexel – 5 pm
    Charleston at Elon – 7 pm

Feb. 28    William & Mary at Towson – 7 pm
    Elon at James Madison – 7 pm
    Hofstra at Drexel – 7 pm
    Northeastern at Delaware – 7 pm

Mar. 2    Elon at Towson – 2 pm
    UNCW at Charleston – 4 pm
    William & Mary at James Madison – 4 pm
    Northeastern at Drexel – 4 pm
    Hofstra at Delaware – 4 pm
    
Mar. 9-12    CAA Men's Basketball Championship
    North Charleston Coliseum – North Charleston, S.C.

TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE