2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record15–16 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Geoff Arnold (5th season)
  • Mike Connors (5th season)
  • Tony Chiles (2nd season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Northeastern 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
VCU 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Drexel 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Towson 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Delaware 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Georgia State 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
William & Mary 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
James Madison 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
2006 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Roster

2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tramayne Hawthorne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Steelton-Highspire Steelton, PA
G 1 Bobby Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Kenell Sanchez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bishop Eustace Camden, NJ
G 3 Scott Rodgers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Central HS Philadelphia, PA
G 5 Bashir Mason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Jersey City, NJ
F 10 Randy Hampton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dunbar HS Washington, D.C.
G 11 Mike Radio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Nazareth HS Nazareth, PA
G 15 Frank Elegar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Bronx, NY
F 20 Chaz Crawford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr St. Raymond's Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Jake Rauchbach (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pendleton School Chapel Hill, NC
C 22 Tim Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Dominick Mejia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr NC State Voorhees, NJ
F 25 Randy Oveneke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Saint Anna College Antwerpen, Belgium
F 42 Kenny Tribbett Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Chester (Pa.) Berlin, NJ
F 44 Matt Stevenson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Loch Raven HS Towson, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 14, 2005*
7:30 pm
at Princeton
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 54–41  1–0
 18  Meija   14  Oveneke   5  Mason  Jadwin Gymnasium (2,352)
Princeton, NJ
November 17, 2005*
8:00 pm
Sam Houston State
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 72–61  2–0
 18  Mason   7  Elegar   7  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,437)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2005*
7:30 pm
Rider W 72–60  3–0
 19  Mejia   7  Sanchez   7  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,357)
Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2005*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 1 Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 68–78  3–1
 25  Mejia   9  Crawford   5  Mason  Madison Square Garden (9,766)
New York, NY
November 25, 2005*
4:30 pm
vs. No. 16 UCLA
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd Place Game
L 56–57  3–2
 14  Sanchez   6  Tied   3  Sanchez  Madison Square Garden (12,129)
New York, NY
November 26, 2005*
2:00 pm
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
L 60–68  3–3
 17  Elegar   10  Tied   4  Mejia  Palestra (6,241)
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2005*
6:00 pm
No. RV vs. Saint Joseph's L 59–69  3–4
 16  Mason   10  Elegar   3  Rodgers  Palestra (6,249)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2005*
12:00 pm
No. RV vs. La Salle
Big 5 Classic
L 50–62  3–5
 18  Elegar   13  Elegar   6  Tied  Palestra (7,022)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2005
8:00 pm
James Madison W 68–57  4–5
(1–0)
 21  Tied   8  Tied   5  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2005
3:00 pm, WSKY4/CN8
No. RV Old Dominion W 61–42  5–5
(2–0)
 27  Mejia   7  Tied   11  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,273)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2005*
7:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 54–49  6–5
 16  Sanchez   7  Sanchez   3  Tied  Rothman Center (1,307)
Teaneck, NJ
December 20, 2005*
7:30 pm
Ball State W 56–51  7–5
 14  Mejia   11  Elegar   3  Rodgers  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,025)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2005*
4:00 pm
at Monmouth W 53–49  8–5
 18  Mejia   11  Elegar   3  Tied  William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,421)
West Long Branch, NJ
CAA Regular Season
January 5, 2006
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 57–46  9–5
(3–0)
 17  Elegar   12  Crawford   2  Tied  Kaplan Arena (1,916)
Williamsburg, VA
January 7, 2006
7:30 pm
at Virginia Commonwealth L 60–62  9–6
(3–1)
 24  Mejia   12  Crawford   1  Tied  Siegel Center (5,092)
Richmond, VA
January 12, 2006
7:30 pm
UNC Wilmington L 60–66 OT 9–7
(3–2)
 15  Elegar   8  Crawford   5  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,083)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2006
1:00 pm
at Northeastern L 60–63  9–8
(3–3)
 21  Mejia   7  Elegar   8  Mason  Cabot Center (2,135)
Boston, MA
January 19, 2006
7:30 pm
Georgia State W 73–57  10–8
(4–3)
 18  Mejia   12  Crawford   5  Mejia  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,023)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2006
1:00 pm
Delaware W 55–44  11–8
(5–3)
 17  Mejia   12  Crawford   3  Sanchez  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,209)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2006
7:30 pm
Towson W 69–61  12–8
(6–3)
 20  Elegar   8  Crawford   7  Mejia  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,012)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2006
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 67–74  12–9
(6–4)
 34  Mejia   10  Sanchez   8  Mason  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,914)
Norfolk, VA
January 28, 2006
4:00 pm
No. RV Hofstra L 75–76 OT 12–10
(6–5)
 19  Mason   10  Sanchez   6  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,278)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2006
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 58–65  12–11
(6–6)
 22  Mason   10  Mason   1  Tied  Trask Coliseum (6,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2006
4:00 pm
at Towson L 80–84  12–12
(6–7)
 21  Mason   14  Sanchez   6  Mason  Towson Center (2,548)
Towson, MD
February 9, 2006
7:30 pm
Northeastern W 83–47  13–12
(7–7)
 26  Mejia   9  Elegar   6  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,063)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2006
2:00 pm
at Delaware L 68–75  13–13
(7–8)
 23  Mejia   6  Tied   3  Mason  Bob Carpenter Center (3,458)
Newark, DE
February 15, 2006
7:00 pm
at No. RV George Mason L 48–67  13–14
(7–9)
 13  Mejia   10  Crawford   2  Mason  EagleBank Arena (4,476)
Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2006*
5:00 pm
Vermont
ESPN Bracket Busters
W 56–42  14–14
 17  Sanchez   12  Tied   7  Mason  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,077)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2006
7:30 pm
William & Mary W 61–56  15–14
(8–9)
 17  Elegar   8  Elegar   7  Sanchez  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,157)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2006
4:00 pm
at Hofstra L 68–70  15–15
(8–10)
 15  Elegar   7  Elegar   4  Mejia  Mack Sports Complex (5,047)
Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 3, 2006
12:00 pm
(8) vs. (9) Delaware
First Round
L 49–52  15–16
 11  Elegar   11  Sanchez   3  Tied  Richmond Coliseum (2,192)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) 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 Post Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV

Awards

Chaz Crawford
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
Bashir Mason
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
Dominick Mejia
  • CAA All-Conference Third Team
  • CAA Player of the Week
Kenell Sanchez
  • CAA All-Academic Team

References

  1. ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved December 2, 2016.