2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record9–23 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (1st season)
  • Justin Jennings (1st season)
  • Rob O'Driscoll (1st season)
MVPRodney Williams (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303
Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 CAA tournament winner


The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.

Previous season

Main article: 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.

On March 7, 2016, after the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.[1]

On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.[2]

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ahmad Fields 1 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Career Ending Injury; Transferred to Cal State LA
Tavon Allen 11 G/F 6'7" 190 RS Senior New Haven, CT Graduated; Signed to BC Khimik
Terrell Allen 12 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred to UCF[3]
Rashaan London 13 G 6'2" 185 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to North Carolina Central
Kazembe Abif 32 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Elizabeth, NJ Graduated; Signed to SC Rasta Vechta
Chandler Fraser-Pauls 33 G 6'0" 175 RS Senior Pennington, NJ Graduated; Hired as Director of Player Development at Rider

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Harper
PG 		Philadelphia, PA Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 69
Tramaine Isabell
SG 		Seattle, WA Missouri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jul 20, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 70
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:

  • "Drexel 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  • Troy Harper and Tramaine Isabell were not eligible to play in the 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Both were redshirts for the season and entered the 2017–18 season as redshirt juniors with 2 years of eligibility remaining.

2016 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Green
SF 		Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 30, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Peck
PF 		Houston, TX St. Thomas High School (TX) N/A 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 6, 2015 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kurk Lee Jr
PG 		Baltimore, MD St. Frances (MD) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 2, 2016 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:1/5 stars   ESPN grade: 57
Kári Jónsson
SG 		Reykjavík, Iceland Haukar Hafnarfjörður 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 1, 2016 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Class of 2017 early commitments

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarvis Doles
PF 		Columbia, MD Mount Zion Preparatory School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Nov 16, 2016 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tim Perry
PF 		Cherry Hill, NJ The Phelps School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 11, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:1/5 stars   ESPN grade: 58
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:

Roster

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Miles Overton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Saint Joseph's Prep/Wake Forest Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Kurk Lee Jr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr St. Frances (MD) Baltimore, MD
G 2 Tramaine Isabell (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Garfield HS (WA)/Missouri Seattle, WA
G 3 Troy Harper (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Neumann-Goretti HS/Campbell Philadelphia, PA
F 4 Sam Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara HS Forestville, MD
F 5 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Trinity Episcopal HS Richmond, VA
G 12 Kári Jónsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Haukar Hafnarfjörður Reykjavík, Iceland
G 14 Kris Alford (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Valley Christian Los Angeles, CA
G 15 Sammy Mojica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA
G 22 Elgin Ford, Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Arabia Mountain Lithonia, GA
F/C 23 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, VA
G 25 Major Canady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr The Kiski School (PA) Wilson, NC
G 30 John Moran (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr The Hill School/Richmond Phoenixville, PA
F 34 Jeremy Peck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr St. Thomas HS Houston, TX
F 35 Andrew Cartwright (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nokomis Regional HS Guilford, ME
F 55 Tyshawn Myles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Washington Heights Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Keiser L 71–76  0–1
  18 – Mojica   12 – R. Williams   5 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth L 65–78  0–1
  17 – Lee   10 – R. Williams   3 – Lee  OceanFirst Bank Center (3,738)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 13, 2016*
4:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers
Scarlet Knight Showcase 		L 66–87  0–2
  24 – R. Williams   7 – Mojica   6 – Lee  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,056)
Piscataway, NJ
November 18, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Hartford
Scarlet Knight Showcase 		W 87–73  1–2
  24 – Lee   11 – A. Williams   3 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,025)
Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm 		at North Texas
Scarlet Knight Showcase 		W 83–62  2–2
  20 – R. Williams   9 – Mojica   5 – R. Williams  Super Pit (1,457)
Denton, TX
November 23, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Niagara
Scarlet Knight Showcase 		L 74–93  2–3
  17 – Mojica   7 – A. Williams   7 – Lee  Gallagher Center (863)
Lewiston, NY
November 27, 2016*
4:00 pm 		La Salle
City 6 		L 78–89  2–4
  21 – Lee   8 – Mojica   5 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (931)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2016*
8:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 74–70  3–4
  14 – Tied   7 – R. Williams   3 – Mojica  Kirby Sports Center (1,134)
Easton, PA
December 3, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at High Point W 78–72  4–4
  25 – Jónsson   12 – A. Williams   8 – Lee  Millis Center (1,106)
High Point, NC
December 11, 2016*
6:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's
City 6 		L 71–72  4–5
  29 – R. Williams   10 – R. Williams   6 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,252)
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Rider L 82–90  4–6
  23 – R. Williams   9 – A. Williams   4 – Lee  Alumni Gymnasium (1,531)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 18, 2016*
4:30 pm 		Kean W 84–44  5–6
  16 – Tied   11 – A. Williams   10 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (895)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Quinnipiac W 91–74  6–6
  25 – R. Williams   12 – A. Williams   9 – Lee  TD Bank Sports Center (823)
Hamden, CT
December 28, 2016*
4:00 pm, TCN 		at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street 		L 67–75  6–7
  19 – Overton   9 – Mojica   6 – Lee  Palestra (3,836)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
December 31, 2016
2:00 pm 		at James Madison L 67–78  6–8
(0–1) 		 14 – Overton   11 – R. Williams   4 – Overton  JMU Convocation Center (3,212)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2017
4:30 pm 		Northeastern L 70–75 OT 6–9
(0–2) 		 20 – R. Williams   9 – R. Williams   8 – Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (899)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2017
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington L 72–90  6–10
(0–3) 		 17 – R. Williams   11 – R. Williams   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2017
4:00 pm 		at William & Mary Postponed to January 30 (Snow) Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 75–92  6–11
(0–4) 		 18 – Mojica   8 – A. Williams   5 – Lee  Matthews Arena (1,417)
Boston, MA
January 14, 2017
4:00 pm 		Delaware W 76–60  7–11
(1–4) 		 15 – R. Williams   15 – Mojica   10 – Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,788)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 73–93  7–12
(1–5) 		 15 – Tied   6 – R. Williams   4 – Jónsson  Alumni Gym (1,452)
Elon, NC
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm, TCN 		at UNC Wilmington L 74–87  7–13
(1–6) 		 15 – Mojica   10 – R. Williams   5 – Lee  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
January 26, 2017
7:00 pm 		Hofstra W 81–80 OT 8–13
(2–6) 		 22 – R. Williams   8 – R. Williams   4 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (717)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm, ASN 		College of Charleston L 76–90  8–14
(2–7) 		 17 – Jónsson   9 – A. Williams   6 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,602)
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2017
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary
Rescheduled from January 7 		L 85–108  8–15
(2–8) 		 25 – Lee   4 – Tied   8 – Lee  Kaplan Arena (1,895)
Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Towson L 103–104 2OT 8–16
(2–9) 		 27 – R. Williams   16 – R. Williams   5 – Tied  SECU Arena (1,905)
Towson, MD
February 4, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 77–79  8–17
(2–10) 		 26 – R. Williams   8 – Tied   5 – Lee  Mack Sports Complex (2,819)
Hempstead, NY
February 9, 2017
7:00 pm 		William & Mary W 79–61  9–17
(3–10) 		 23 – Jónsson   8 – A. Williams   6 – Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (533)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2017
4:00 pm 		Towson L 65–69  9–18
(3–11) 		 18 – Lee   6 – Tied   5 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,009)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Delaware L 67–68  9–19
(3–12) 		 21 – Lee   9 – Bah   4 – Tied  Bob Carpenter Center (2,248)
Newark, DE
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm 		Elon L 65–66  9–20
(3–13) 		 18 – Bah   12 – Bah   6 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2017
7:00 pm 		James Madison L 64–70  9–21
(3–14) 		 18 – Tied   9 – Bah   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (858)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2017
5:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 67–80  9–22
(3–15) 		 13 – Lee   8 – Tied   3 – Lee  TD Arena (3,111)
Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
March 3, 2017
8:30 pm 		(10) vs. (7) James Madison
First round 		L 70–80  9–23
  15 – Mojica   7 – R. Williams   7 – Lee  North Charleston Coliseum (1,889)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Team statistics

As of the end of the season.
  Indicates team leader in each category.

(FG%, FT% leader = minimum 50 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.)
Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% FT% 3P%
Kris Alford 5 0 3.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 .125 .000 .143
Mohamed Bah 24 5 12.6 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 .583 .588 .000
Major Canady 21 2 9.2 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 .250 .429 .227
Andrew Cartwright 4 0 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .333 .000 .500
Elgin Ford 5 1 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 1.000
Sam Green 14 0 6.8 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 .444 .000 .450
Kári Jónsson 28 21 28.5 10.1 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.4 .468 .829 .436
Kurk Lee 32 30 32.9 14.9 3.9 5.0 1.6 0.0 2.9 .415 .678 .400
Sammy Mojica 32 31 31.6 11.2 5.3 2.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 .388 .731 .312
John Moran 31 5 13.4 2.8 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.1 .275 .619 .316
Tyshawn Myles 25 0 12.4 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 .479 .476 .000
Miles Overton 22 6 23.8 9.5 2.0 1.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 .284 .763 .252
Jeremy Peck 19 0 6.4 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 .500 .778 .400
Austin Williams 31 27 21.8 7.1 6.3 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.5 .613 .480 .000
Rodney Williams 32 32 30.4 15.6 6.8 1.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 .526 .674 .231
Team 32 - - 74.9 36.8 14.5 5.8 3.0 13.3 .435 .666 .345

Awards

Rodney Williams
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
  • CAA All-Conference Third Team
  • CAA All-Academic Team
  • CAA Player of the Week
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention
Kurk Lee
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie of the Week (2)
Kári Jónsson
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
  • CAA Rookie of the Week
John Moran
  • Team Academic Award
  • CAA All-Academic Team
Austin Williams
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
Sam Green
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)

See also

References

  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 7, 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Hermann, Adam. "Source: Drexel hires Zach Spiker as m. bball head coach". thetriangle.org. Drexel Triangle. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Terrell, Allen. "Terrell Allen's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2016.