2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2012 CAA Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, L 70–72
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	29–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Connors (4th season); Ashley Howard (2nd season); Matt Collier (2nd season);
MVP	Samme Givens (2nd year)
MVP	Frantz Massenat (1st year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in CAA play to be crowned CAA regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the CAA Basketball Tournament to VCU. As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they defeated UCF in the first round and Northern Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Massachusetts.

Pre-season[]

Class of 2011 commitments[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kazembe Abif PF	Elizabeth, New Jersey	Lawrenceville School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Kazembe Abif PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Tavon Allen SF	New Haven, Connecticut	Worcester Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Tavon Allen SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Casey Carroll PF	Youngstown, Ohio	The Kiski School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Casey Carroll PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Damion Lee PF	Owings Mills, Maryland	St. Thomas More School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Damion Lee PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Aquil Younger PF	Philadelphia	Penn Wood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Aquil Younger PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

Roster[]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Kazembe Abif	Center	6–7	210	Freshman	Elizabeth, New Jersey
2	Aquil Younger	Guard	6–0	163	Freshman	Philadelphia
3	Chris Fouch	Guard	6–2	178	Junior	New York City
4	Frantz Massenat	Guard	6–4	185	Sophomore	Ewing, New Jersey
5	Stevan Manojlovic	Guard	6–5	197	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario
11	Tavon Allen	Forward	6–7	170	Freshman	New Haven, Connecticut
14	Damion Lee	Guard	6–6	200	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland
20	Casey Carroll	Forward	6–8	225	Freshman	Canfield, Ohio
22	Jake Lerner	Guard	6–2	190	Sophomore	Philadelphia
32	Derrick Thomas	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	New York City
33	Goran Pantovic	Forward	6–10	230	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia
35	Dartaye Ruffin	Forward	6–8	250	Sophomore	Stoughton, Massachusetts
44	Daryl McCoy	Forward	6–9	270	Junior	Hartford, Connecticut
45	Samme Givens	Forward	6–5	220	Senior	Philadelphia

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2011* 6:00 am, ESPN		at Rider ESPN College Tip Off Maraton	W 80–62	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
11/18/2011* 1:00 pm		vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam First Round	L 56–61	1–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,845) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2011* 3:30 pm		vs. Virginia Paradise Jam Consolation Round	L 35–49	1–2	Sports and Fitness Center (1,677) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011* 1:00 pm		vs. Winthrop Paradise Jam 7th Place Game	W 68–45	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (500) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–62	2–3	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia
12/03/2011 4:00 pm, TCN		at Delaware	L 60–71	2–4 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,421) Newark, Delaware
12/10/2011* 4:00 pm		Princeton	W 64–60	3–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225) Philadelphia
12/13/2011* 7:00 pm		at Niagara	W 71–58	4–4	Gallagher Center (1,248) Lewiston, New York
12/17/2011* 4:00 pm		Bradley	W 73–68	5–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 68–44	6–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,895) Vestal, New York
12/28/2011* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 77–69	7–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469) Philadelphia
12/31/2011* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 63–42	8–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,247) Philadelphia
01/02/2012 7:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 44–58	8–5 (0–2)	GSU Sports Arena (872) Atlanta
01/04/2012 7:00 pm		Towson	W 60–27	9–5 (1–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651) Philadelphia
01/08/2012 8:00 pm, CSN		VCU	W 64–58	10–5 (2–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia
01/12/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU		George Mason	W 60–53	11–5 (3–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia
01/14/2012 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 79–57	12–5 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,838) Wilmington, North Carolina
01/18/2012 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 56–50	13–5 (5–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,554) Hempstead, New York
01/21/2012 4:00 pm, TCN		Northeastern	W 79–65	14–5 (6–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia
01/23/2012 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 64–48	15–5 (7–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,795) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/25/2012 7:00 pm, TCN		Georgia State	W 68–46	16–5 (8–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017) Philadelphia
01/28/2012 2:00 pm		Delaware	W 71–55	17–5 (9–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia
02/01/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northeastern	W 61–53	18–5 (10–2)	Matthews Arena (1,374) Boston
02/04/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Towson	W 65–57	19–5 (11–2)	Towson Center (1,390) Towson, Maryland
02/08/2012 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 63–56	20–5 (12–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,143) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/11/2012 4:00 pm		Hofstra	W 78–67	21–5 (13–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251) Philadelphia
02/14/2012 7:00 pm, CSN		William & Mary	W 63–61	22–5 (14–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627) Philadelphia
02/18/2012* 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Cleveland State ESPN BracketBusters	W 69–49	23–5	Wolstein Center (2,583) Cleveland
02/22/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU		James Madison	W 78–61	24–5 (15–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia
02/25/2012 4:00 pm, CSN		at Old Dominion	W 73–72	25–5 (16–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, Virginia
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012 12:00 pm, TCN	(1)	vs. (9) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	W 59–47	26–5	Richmond Coliseum (5,889) Richmond, Virginia
03/04/2012 2:00 pm, TCN	(1)	vs. (4) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 68–51	27–5	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, Virginia
03/05/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	vs. (2) VCU Championship	L 56–59	27–6	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, Virginia
2012 NIT
03/14/2012* 7:15 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) UCF First Round	W 81–56	28–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia
03/18/2012* 11:00 am, ESPN	(3)	(7) Northern Iowa Second Round	W 67–65	29–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884) Philadelphia
03/20/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(3)	(5) Massachusetts Quarterfinals	L 70–72	29–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293) Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV														RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV												RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

v t Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951; 3 games) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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