#CAAHoops MBB Notebook – Jan. 14, 2026
CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK – JAN. 14, 2026
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CAA CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DJ Smith, Campbell
Graduate Student | Guard | North Little Rock, Ark.
Smith averaged 29.0 factors per recreation in a 1-1 week for the Camels, together with a season-high 32 at Elon. The North Little Rock, Ark., native began the week with 26 factors in a house 86-72 win over Hampton. He shot an environment friendly 12-of-13 on the free-throw line in opposition to the Pirates, whereas developing with two rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals within the recreation. He was pink scorching at Elon, pouring in 19 of his 32 factors within the opening body earlier than ending with a career-high seven 3-pointers and a 9-of-10 exhibiting on the charity stripe. The graduate guard logged 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Smith has 11 20-point video games this season and has scored 20+ in 4 straight CAA video games.
CAA CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cruz Davis, Hofstra
Junior | Guard | Plano, Texas
Davis led the Pride to a pair of CAA wins to increase the win streak to eight consecutive video games. The junior averaged 25.5 factors, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and a couple of.0 steals per recreation in victories over Towson and Monmouth. The Pride’s guard poured in 21 of his 32 factors within the first half earlier than ending with six rebounds, two assists, and two steals in Thursday’s 78-67 win over preseason CAA favourite Towson. Davis hit three 3-pointers within the recreation and was 13-14 from the free throw line en path to his second 30-point efficiency of the season. The Plano, Texas native had a stellar second half with 16 of his 19 factors coming after intermission as Hofstra overcame a five-point halftime deficit to seize a 67-64 time beyond regulation victory over Monmouth. He as soon as once more hit three 3-pointers and was an ideal 8-8 from the free throw line to go together with six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Davis has scored in double figures in all 17 video games this season and has 20 or extra factors in 5 of the final six video games.
CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Freshman | Guard | Deer Park, N.Y.
Edmead had one other robust week in serving to the Pride lengthen their win streak to eight video games, posting 21.0 factors, 6.5 rebounds, and a couple of.0 assists. Hofstra’s newcomer additionally performed in 84 of the doable 85 minutes final week. In Thursday’s highway win at Towson, the freshman guard notched 18 factors, a career-high seven rebounds and two assists. He additionally knocked down three 3-pointers within the win. Edmead adopted up with a season-high 24 factors together with six rebounds and two assists. He confirmed up in crunch time with a 13-for-15 exhibiting from the charity stripe, together with a pair of makes to seal the sport in time beyond regulation. Davis has scored in double figures 14 occasions this season.
SATURDAY’S THRILLERS
Freshman Preston Edmead knocked down 13 of his season-high 24 factors from the charity stripe, together with a pair of late free throws in time beyond regulation, to assist Hofstra safe a 67-64 win over Monmouth. The Pride’s main scorer dominated contained in the arc, going 4-for-7 from in shut and pulled down six boards. Cruz Davis notched 19 factors, six boards, three assists and a pair of steals in his 45 minutes of motion. The Pride picked up their eighth straight win and recorded a 4-0 begin to open league play for the reason that 2018-19 season.
Colby Duggan and Jlynn Counter accounted for 41 mixed factors en path to Charleston’s seventh straight win, a 74-70 victory over Hampton. The Cougars shot 51.1% from the ground (23-45 FG). Duggan racked up 22 factors and noticed 4 of his seven makes come from distance. Counter posted 19 factors on 5-of-10 taking pictures from the ground and 9-of-11 from the road to go together with seven assists and three blocks.
UNCW went off for 54 factors within the second half to erase a 24-point deficit and seize its sixth consecutive win with a 75-71 victory in opposition to Stony Brook. The Seahawks have been down by 22 factors after the opening body and erased the biggest halftime deficit in a victory in an NCAA Division I recreation this season, surpassing the 21-point halftime differential BYU overcame in opposition to Clemson in December. The comeback victory additionally marked the fourth time UNCW has erased a double-digit deficit in a win. Nolan Hodge notched 17 of his 22 factors within the second half alone, hitting 5 triples within the last 20 minutes of motion. Patrick Wessler notched his league-leading ninth double-double with a 14-point, 12-rebound efficiency.
A pair of 13-point efforts from Shane Blakeney and Kevon Vanderhorst propelled Drexel to a 64-58 victory over William & Mary. The Dragons’ high scorers mixed to shoot 11-for-23 within the win, with Blakeney notching three 3-pointers, six rebounds and 5 assists. Josh Reed additionally reached double figures in scoring with an 11-point, four-rebound, two-assist outing on Saturday. The Dragons logged an help on 18 of their 24 makes from the ground and shot 51.1% from the ground (24-47 FG).
Towson picked up its first convention win of the season behind a 60.7% taking pictures clip (34-56 FG) as a workforce to take down Northeastern, 87-78, on the highway. Dylan Williamson went 10-for-15 from the ground en path to a 22-point, four-rebound, four-assist efficiency. Jaquan Womack notched 17 factors on 7-of-11 taking pictures and pulled down 4 boards. Tyler Coleman recorded 15 factors and 7 rebounds, whereas Tyler Tejada chipped in 14 factors to spherical out these in double figures.
Elon escaped Saturday’s finale with an 83-82 dwelling victory over Campbell, due to a pair of 20-point efforts from Chandler Cuthrell and Kacper Klaczek. The duo mixed to shoot 17-for-31 from the ground with 5 triples to go together with 13 boards and 6 assists. Ja’Juan Carr and Randall Pettus II additionally rattled off 17 factors apiece, each watching two of their seven makes go down from distance.
PRIMETIME BATTLE
The CAA is again on CBS Sports Network on Thursday as Charleston will put its seven-game successful streak on the road in opposition to Towson in an 8 p.m. showdown. Pat McCarthy and Dalen Cuff shall be on the decision from SECU Arena. The Cougars have emerged victorious in six of their final seven conferences with the Tigers. Towson will look to safe its first dwelling win over Charleston since Jan. 20, 2022, when it picked up a 74-67 victory.
Elon will head to Northeastern for a 7 p.m. battle on FloCollege. The Huskies maintain an 11-6 benefit within the all-time collection. Elon Head Coach Billy Taylor picked up his 250th profession win in final season’s assembly, securing a 71-60 victory at dwelling.
William & Mary will return to Williamsburg to welcome North Carolina A&T for a 7 p.m. showdown on FloCollege. The two applications have break up their 4 all-time conferences evenly; nevertheless, the Tribe will look to make it three straight wins on Thursday. William & Mary’s Keller Boothby surprised the Aggies in the latest matchup with a brand triple on the buzzer to safe an 81-78 win.
Hofstra will journey east on Long Island to face crosstown rival Stony Brook in a 7 p.m. tilt on FloCollege. The Pride have the upperhand with a 22-8 file in opposition to the Seawolves. Stony Brook picked up its third straight win within the collection after posting an 8-0 run to finish the sport and safe a 59-56 win at dwelling on Feb. 27, 2025.
Monmouth will play host to Drexel in a 7 p.m. contest on FloCollege. The Dragons have a slight 4-3 benefit in opposition to the Hawks since their opponent joined the CAA. The final time these two groups performed inside OceanFirst Bank Center, Monmouth edged Drexel, 104-97, in a double-overtime thriller.
UNPHASED AND UNBEATEN
Three groups are undefeated in convention play and driving successful streaks getting into the week. Hofstra is 4-0 in league motion and has secured eight straight wins, the second-longest successful streak by a CAA workforce this season. Charleston matches the Pride’s file in CAA play and has jumped out to a seven-game successful streak. UNCW is the lone 5-0 workforce in convention motion and has emerged victorious in six straight video games. The CAA is certainly one of two Division I conferences with three or extra groups on successful streaks of six video games or extra (Big 12 – 3).
CAMPBELL CAMELS (9-9; 3-2 CAA)
- Dovydas Butka is the one participant by 5 convention video games to achieve double figures in each scoring and rebounding with 12.8 ppg and 12.0 rpg.
- DJ Smith holds the highest spot in scoring with 24.4 ppg in convention play. He can also be third within the league with a 89.7% effectivity on the charity stripe and fifth with 2.0 spg..
CHARLESTON COUGARS (11-6; 4-0 CAA)
- Charleston rides a seven-game successful streak, seeing Counter common 20.7 ppg on 57.9% taking pictures from the ground (44-76 FG) to go together with 6.1 rpg, 6.3 apg and 1.9 spg.
- Chol Machot produced six blocks within the workforce’s win over Hampton, marking the third time this season he eclipsed six swats in a recreation. With one other six-block effort, Machot could be the second participant within the final decade to log 4 in the identical season (W&M’s Nathan Knight – 2018)..
DREXEL DRAGONS (8-10; 2-3 CAA)
- The Dragons are one of many league’s high defensive groups, holding the opposition beneath 60 factors on 5 events this season, good for the CAA’s high spot. Drexel held Stony Brook (37) and William & Mary (58) to their lowest scoring totals of the season in wins final week.
- Drexel paces the CAA by 5 convention video games by surrendering simply 60.4 factors per contest. The Dragons rank first in 3-point protection after permitting the opposition to shoot simply 25.2% from deep.
ELON PHOENIX (11-6; 3-1 CAA)
- The Phoenix have received seven of their final 9 video games, together with back-to-back convention wins. Elon is recording a league-best 84.0 factors and 19.0 assists per league recreation.
- Chandler Cuthrell is second within the CAA and sixteenth within the nation, averaging 21.3 ppg. The Phoenix’s main scorer has reached double figures in 15 of 16 contests this season, together with 20-point efforts on 13 events. He can also be certainly one of six gamers nationally to common at the least 21 factors and 6 rebounds this season (6.6 rpg).
HAMPTON PIRATES (8-10; 2-3 CAA)
- The Pirates return dwelling to Convocation Center for the following three video games, beginning with N.C. A&T on Jan. 19. Hampton rides a nine-game dwelling successful streak into Monday’s recreation, together with a 5-0 file this season. Hampton is averaging 83.0 ppg at dwelling this yr.
- Michael Eley’s 43-point efficiency in opposition to Campbell was the best scoring output in a convention contest since Hofstra’s Desure Buie posted 44 factors in opposition to Elon on Jan. 4, 2020. His exhibiting additionally tied this system’s benchmark since elevating to Division I and is tied for the eighth-highest whole in CAA historical past.
HOFSTRA PRIDE (13-4; 4-0 CAA)
- Cruz Davis is averaging 24.1 ppg on 49.6% taking pictures to go together with 4.9 apg through the Pride’s eight-game successful streak. Preston Edmead can also be averaging in double figures with 15.0 ppg, going 21-for-51 from distance (41.2%) over that span.
- Davis has been instrumental to the Pride’s skill to begin video games robust, producing double-digit scoring efforts within the first half of 12 of 16 video games this season. Furthermore, Davis has scored 19 or extra factors within the opening 20 minutes on three events, greater than the remainder of the league mixed (two occasions throughout the remaining 12 CAA groups).
MONMOUTH HAWKS (8-9; 2-2 CAA)
- Jason Rivera-Torres has been important to the Hawks this season, being the one CAA participant to safe high 10 marks in scoring (16.1 ppg, eighth), rebounding (7.8 rpg, fifth), steals (1.9 spg, 2nd) and blocks (1.7 bpg, 2nd).
- The Hawks stay the CAA’s high blocking workforce, averaging 5.5 swats per recreation (fifteenth in NCAA). Rivera-Torres ranks second within the league with 28 whole blocks. Dok Muordar picked up 4 swats within the Hawks’ win over the Tigers, shifting him into third within the CAA with 26 stuffs.
N.C. A&T AGGIES (7-8; 0-4 CAA)
- N.C. A&T has turned to Zamoku Weluche-Ume for the reason that begin of convention play, rattling off 15.3 factors and eight.8 rebounds throughout 34.6 minutes of motion.
- The Aggies’ Lewis Walker leads all CAA rookies with 17.4 ppg (fifth in CAA total) on 47.9% taking pictures from the ground and 87.7% from the road in 14 appearances this season.
UNCW SEAHAWKS (16-2; 5-0 CAA)
- UNCW has received 15 of its final 16 video games, together with six straight contests getting into the week. The Seahawks are certainly one of 13 NCAA Division I groups with 16 or extra victories, as of Wednesday.
- Nolan Hodge has averaged 17.2 ppg by the workforce’s energetic six-game successful streak, with 18 of his 29 makes over that stretch coming from distance. Patrick Wessler added 14.0 ppg on 64.2% taking pictures to go together with 9.4 rpg and a couple of.3 bpg. Greedy Williams has been the workforce’s principal distributor with 5.2 apg.
NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES (5-11; 1-4 CAA)
- William Kermoury has emerged as one of many league’s high 3-point shooters with a forty five.3% taking pictures clip from distance, good for fifteenth within the nation. Since the beginning of convention play, Kermoury has knocked down 55.8% from distance (24-43 3FG), averaging 4.8 triples per recreation.
- The Huskies have three gamers successfully limiting miscues throughout league play, all three sitting within the high 10 for help/turnover ratio. Kermoury and Luca Soroa Schaller are tied for third at +3.0, whereas Mike Loughnane sits tenth with a +1.8 mark.
STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (9-9; 1-4 CAA)
- Erik Pratt is averaging 18.6 ppg total, good for fourth within the CAA. Pratt has logged double-digit scoring efforts in 12 straight video games following 24 factors versus UNCW.
- Rob Brown III has emerged as a risk from distance for the Seawolves in convention play, averaging 3.6 treys per contest, good for second within the CAA. The sharpshooter has knocked down 46.2% of his pictures from distance (18-39 3FG).
TOWSON TIGERS (9-9; 1-4 CAA)
- Towson has been one of many nation’s finest rebounding groups on the offensive glass, flattening 14.4 per contest (eleventh in NCAA). Caleb Embeya paces the workforce with 3.3 offensive boards per contest.
- After dealing with Charleston on Thursday, the Tigers will tackle Drexel on Monday. The two applications went to battle in all three conferences final season, all happening to the wire. Towson picked up the victory all three video games, together with a 93-82 time beyond regulation thriller in Philadelphia and a 55-54 win at dwelling..
WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (11-6; 2-3 CAA)
- William & Mary paces the CAA with 17.9 fastbreak factors (eleventh in NCAA), 18.4 assists (twenty first) and 9.2 steals per contest. Their 3-point protection has additionally been stellar this season, holding the opposition to a 28.8% clip from distance, good for twentieth within the nation.
- In convention play alone, The Tribe has accounted for 5 of the league’s high swipers, all of which rank inside the highest 15: Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi (1.6 spg), Chase Lowe (1.4 spg), Jo’el Emanuel (1.2 spg), Kilian Brockhoff (1.2 spg) and Kyle Pulliam (1.2 spg)..
Schedule and Results
Saturday, January 10
Hofstra 67, Monmouth 64 (OT)
Drexel 64, William & Mary 58
Towson 87, Northeastern 78
Charleston 74, Hampton 70
UNCW 75, Stony Brook 71
Elon 83, Campbell 82
Thursday, January 15
Elon at Northeastern (FloCollege) 7:00 P.M.
N.C. A&T at William & Mary (FloCollege/MASN) 7:00 P.M.
Hofstra at Stony Brook (FloCollege/SNY) 7:00 P.M.
Drexel at Monmouth (FloCollege) 7:00 P.M.
Charleston at Towson (CBS Sports Network) 8:00 P.M.
Saturday, January 17
Elon at Hofstra (CBS Sports Network) 12:00 P.M.
Charleston at Stony Brook (FloCollege/SNY) 4:00 P.M.
Campbell at UNCW (FloCollege/WITN) 7:00 P.M.
Monday, January 19
Northeastern at Monmouth (CBS Sports Network) 11:00 A.M.
Drexel at Towson (CBS Sports Network) 1:00 P.M.
N.C. A&T at Hampton (CBS Sports Network) 9:00 P.M.