2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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CAA Regular Season Champions | |
NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, L 70–72 | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2011–12 record | 29–7 (16–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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MVP | Samme Givens (2nd year) |
MVP | Frantz Massenat (1st year) |
Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNCW | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 31 | .031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kazembe Abif PF |
Elizabeth, New Jersey | Lawrenceville School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
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Tavon Allen SF |
New Haven, Connecticut | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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Casey Carroll PF |
Youngstown, Ohio | The Kiski School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
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Damion Lee PF |
Owings Mills, Maryland | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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Aquil Younger PF |
Philadelphia | Penn Wood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
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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 | ||||||
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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[]
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 |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | N/A | |||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References[]
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