2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
NIT tournament Quarterfinals, L 70–72
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
APNo. RV
Record29–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Connors (4th season)
  • Ashley Howard (2nd season)
  • Matt Collier (2nd season)
MVPSamme Givens (2nd year)
MVPFrantz Massenat (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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.[1] 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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kazembe Abif
PF 		Elizabeth, New Jersey Lawrenceville School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Tavon Allen
SF 		New Haven, Connecticut Worcester Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Casey Carroll
PF 		Youngstown, Ohio The Kiski School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Damion Lee
PF 		Owings Mills, Maryland St. Thomas More School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Aquil Younger
PF 		Philadelphia Penn Wood High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   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
November 15, 2011*
6:00 am, ESPN 		No. RV at Rider
ESPN College Tip Off Maraton 		W 80–62  1–0
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 30, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's L 49–62  2–3
 Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2011
4:00 pm, TCN 		at Delaware L 60–71  2–4
(0–1) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,421)
Newark, DE
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm 		Princeton W 64–60  3–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Niagara W 71–58  4–4
 Gallagher Center (1,248)
Lewiston, NY
December 17, 2011*
4:00 pm 		Bradley W 73–68  5–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Binghamton W 68–44  6–4
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,895)
Vestal, NY
December 28, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Fairfield W 77–69  7–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 63–42  8–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,247)
Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 44–58  8–5
(0–2) 		GSU Sports Arena (872)
Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2012
7:00 pm 		Towson W 60–27  9–5
(1–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2012
8:00 pm, CSN 		VCU W 64–58  10–5
(2–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		George Mason W 60–53  11–5
(3–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 79–57  12–5
(4–2) 		Trask Coliseum (3,838)
Wilmington, NC
January 18, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 56–50  13–5
(5–2) 		Hofstra Arena (1,554)
Hempstead, NY
January 21, 2012
4:00 pm, TCN 		Northeastern W 79–65  14–5
(6–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2012
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 64–48  15–5
(7–2) 		Kaplan Arena (1,795)
Williamsburg, VA
January 25, 2012
7:00 pm, TCN 		Georgia State W 68–46  16–5
(8–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2012
2:00 pm 		Delaware W 71–55  17–5
(9–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northeastern W 61–53  18–5
(10–2) 		Matthews Arena (1,374)
Boston, MA
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Towson W 65–57  19–5
(11–2) 		Towson Center (1,390)
Towson, MD
February 8, 2012
7:00 pm 		at James Madison W 63–56  20–5
(12–2) 		JMU Convocation Center (3,143)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 11, 2012
4:00 pm 		Hofstra W 78–67  21–5
(13–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2012
7:00 pm, CSN 		William & Mary W 63–61  22–5
(14–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2012*
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at Cleveland State
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 69–49  23–5
 Wolstein Center (2,583)
Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. RV James Madison W 78–61  24–5
(15–2) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2012
4:00 pm, CSN 		No. RV at Old Dominion W 73–72  25–5
(16–2) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
March 3, 2012
12:00 pm, TCN 		(1) No. RV vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals 		W 59–47  26–5
 Richmond Coliseum (5,889)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2012
2:00 pm, TCN 		(1) No. RV vs. (4) Old Dominion
Semifinals 		W 68–51  27–5
 Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. RV vs. (2) No. RV VCU
Championship 		L 56–59  27–6
 Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
2012 NIT
March 14, 2012*
7:15 pm, ESPN3 		(3) No. RV (6) UCF
First Round 		W 81–56  28–6
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
March 18, 2012*
11:00 am, ESPN 		(3) No. RV (7) Northern Iowa
Second Round 		W 67–65  29–6
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
Philadelphia, PA
March 20, 2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. RV (5) Massachusetts
Quarterfinals 		L 70–72  29–7
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617PostFinal
APRVRVRVRVRVRVN/A
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

Awards

Bruiser Flint
Samme Givens
  • CAA All-Conference Second Team
  • CAA Player of the Week
Damion Lee
  • CAA Rookie of the Year
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA All-Tournament Team
  • CAA Rookie of the Week (4)
Frantz Massenat
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • CAA All-Tournament Team
  • CAA Player of the Week

References

  1. ^ "Darius Theus helps send VCU back to NCAA tournament". ESPN. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.