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 Delaware outlasts UNCW to capture first CAA title since 2014 (Photo: CAA)
Delaware outlasts UNCW to capture first CAA title since 2014 - Mar 9, 2022 
Fifth-seeded Delaware went on a game-ending 6-0 run to rally past #2 UNCW, 59-55, and capture its first conference title since 2014 before a spirited crowd at the 2022 CAA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Jersey Mike's on Tuesday night at the Entertainment & Sports Arena.Delaware (22-12), which became the first No. 5 seed to ever win the CAA championship, earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history, but just the second in the past 23 years. UNCW fell to 23-9 after the setback. UD freshman post player Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) scored a team-best 18 points and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Andrew Carr (6'9''-F-2002) recorded his second double-double of the season with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Jameer Nelson Jr. (6'1''-G), Jr. and Ryan Allen (6'2''-G-1998) tallied 10 points apiece. Senior guard Jaylen Sims (6'6''-G) poured in a team-high 18 points for UNCW and backcourt mate Mike Okauru chipped in 10 points. In a hard-fought contest that featured 10 ties and seven lead changes, UNCW went on top, 55-53 on a Sims jumper with 2:30 remaining. Davis trimmed the deficit to one with a free throw and then put the Blue Hens ahead, 56-55, on a short jumper in the lane with 1:01 to go. The Seahawks were unable to convert on a pair of field goal attempts and Carr grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 14 seconds remaining. Carr hit the first free throw and missed the second, but Ebby Asamoah (6'4''-G) was able to pull down the rebound and was fouled. The junior sank both free throws with 11 seconds to play to push the lead to four and the Seahawks misfired on a pair of shots in the waning seconds. Delaware shot 39.3% from the floor, but grabbed 15 offensive rebounds that it turned into 16 second chance points. UNCW made 37% of its field goal attempts, but only 26.1% in the second half. UNCW jumped out to an early 8-3 lead behind five points from Sims, but a three-pointer from Nelson, Jr. evened the contest at 8-8. The game was tied four more times over the next seven minutes before Jamahri Harvey (6'5''-G)'s trey gave the Seahawks their largest lead of the half, 30-24, with 3:38 to go. A rebound dunk from Carr brought Delaware within two, but Shykeim Phillips (6'0''-PG) hit a turnaround jumper in the lane to give UNCW a 34-30 halftime edge. Carr tallied team-highs of 11 points and seven boards to pace UD in the first 20 minutes, while Okauru paced a balanced UNCW offense with eight points. Trailing by seven early in the second half, Davis made back-to-back jumpers as part of a 6-0 run that trimmed the deficit to 39-38 with 16:07 on the clock. Kevin Anderson's rebound bucket at the 8:44 mark put the Blue Hens on top, 44-43, for the first time since midway through the first half. Neither team led by more than four points the rest of the way. Delaware became the second team in tournament history, and first since 1993, to defeat three higher-seeded teams on the way to the championship. Davis was joined by Blue Hens' teammates Carr and Anderson on the all-tournament team. UNCW was represented by Sims and Okauru and Charleston's John Meeks rounded out the squad. Courtesy of caasports.com CAA Tournament Final: UNCW - Delaware 55-59 CAA Tournament Semifinals: Towson - Delaware 56-69 UNCW - College of Charleston 60-57 All-CAA Awards 2022 - Mar 9, 2022
All-Tournament MVP:  Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) of DelawarePlayer of the Year: Aaron Estrada (6'4''-G) of HofstraDefensive Player of the Year:  Amari Williams (6'10''-F-2002) of DrexelRookie of the Year: Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) of DelawareSixth Man of the Year: Zach Cooks (5'9''-PG) of HofstraScholar-Athlete of the Year: Hunter McIntosh (6'2''-G-2001) of ElonLeadership Award:  Matey Juric (5'11''-PG) of DrexelCoach of the Year: Takayo Siddle of UNCW
First Team Aaron Estrada (6'4''-G) of Hofstra Cameron Holden (6'5''-G/F-2000) of Towson Jaylen Sims (6'6''-G) of UNCW Nicolas Timberlake (6'4''-G) of Towson Camren Wynter (6'2''-G) of Drexel
Second Team John Meeks (6'6''-F-1999) of Charleston Vado Morse (6'0''-PG-1999) of JMU Jameer Nelson Jr. (6'1''-G) of Delaware Mike Okauru (6'3''-G) of UNCW Charles Thompson (6'7''-F) of Towson
Third Team Darius Burford (6'0''-PG) of Elon Hunter McIntosh (6'2''-G-2001) of Elon Jalen Ray (6'2''-G) of Hofstra Dimitrius Underwood (6'4''-G/F) of Charleston Amari Williams (6'10''-F-2002) of Drexel
All-Defensive Team Cameron Holden (6'5''-G/F-2000) of Towson Shykeim Phillips (6'0''-PG) of UNCW Charles Thompson (6'7''-F) of Towson Dimitrius Underwood (6'4''-G/F) of Charleston Amari Williams (6'10''-F-2002) of DrexelAll-Rookie Team Benjamin Burnham (6'7''-F) of Charleston Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) of Delaware Julian Lewis (6'6''-G) of William & Mary Tyler Rice (6'1''-PG) of William & Mary Reyne Smith (6'2''-G-2002) of CharlestonAll-Tournament Team Kevin Anderson (6'5''-G-1998) of Delaware Andrew Carr (6'9''-F-2002) of Delaware Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) of Delaware John Meeks (6'6''-F-1999) of Charleston Mike Okauru (6'3''-G) of UNCW Jaylen Sims (6'6''-G) of UNCW Jyare Davis (6'7''-F-2002) of Delaware |
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