title: 1996 CAA men's basketball tournament
text: # 1996 CAA men's basketball tournament
  
  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 | First round Friday, March 1 | First round Friday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2 | Semifinals Sunday, March 3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 3 | Final Monday, March 4 | Final Monday, March 4 | Final Monday, March 4 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | VCU | 89 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 9 | Richmond | 55 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | George Mason | 77 | 9 | Richmond | 55 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Richmond | 93 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Bernard Hopkins | VCU |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Darren Moore | UNC-Wilmington |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Darren McLinton | James Madison |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Stan Simmons | UNC-Wilmington |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Ben Peabody | VCU |
  | CAA All-Tournament Team | Joe Bunn | Old Dominion |
  