Английская Википедия:2008 CAA men's basketball tournament

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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.

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.