2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record16–14 (8–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Connors (6th season)
  • Matt Collier (4th season)
  • Bobby Jordan (2nd season)
MVPChris Fouch (1st year)
MVPFrantz Massenat (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 10   .714
Towson 13 – 3   .813 25 – 11   .694
William & Mary 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Drexel 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Northeastern 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344
College of Charleston 6 – 10   .375 14 – 18   .438
James Madison 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355
Hofstra 5 – 11   .313 10 – 23   .303
UNC Wilmington 3 – 13   .188 9 – 23   .281
† 2014 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 13th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On November 18, 2013, head coach Bruiser Flint recorded his 300th career win as an NCAA basketball head coach in defeating Elon.[1] This game was also Bruiser's 214th win as the head coach at Drexel University, making him the winningest coach in Drexel basketball history. Bruiser was recognized for his accomplishments before the home-opener against Cleveland State on December 4.

They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Casey Carroll 20 F 6'8" 225 RS Fr Canfield, Ohio Transferred to Nova Southeastern[2]
Aquil Younger 2 G 6'0" 163 So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Shaw University[3]
Derrick Thomas 32 G 6'4" 195 Sr New York City, New York Graduated
Daryl McCoy 44 F 6'9" 280 Sr Hartford, Connecticut Graduated, signed to Ferroviario de Beira (Mozambique, D1)[4]

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Freddie Wilson
PG 		New Haven, Connecticut Seton Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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:

  • Junior point guard Freddie Wilson was not eligible to play until the end of the fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules.[5]

Class of 2013 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Major Canady
SG 		Wilson, North Carolina The Kiski School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 29, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 65
Mohamed Bah
C 		Bamako, Mali Lee Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Oct 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 67
Rodney Williams
PF 		Richmond, Virginia St. Christopher's School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 9, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 65
Khris Lane
PF 		Richmond, Virginia Benedictine High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 12, 2013 
Recruiting 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hillhouse H.S. New Haven, Connecticut
G 3 Chris Fouch (6th Year Sr) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Rice H.S. New York City, New York
G 4 Frantz Massenat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Trenton Catholic H.S. Ewing, New Jersey
G 5 Stevan Manojlovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Martingrove Collegiate Institute Toronto, Ontario
G/F 11 Tavon Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Hillhouse H.S. New Haven, Connecticut
F/C 13 Goran Pantovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Life Center Academy (NJ) Belgrade, Serbia
G/F 14 Damion Lee Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Calvert Hall H.S. Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 15 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
F 21 Khris Lane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Benedictine H.S. Richmond, Virginia
G 22 Jake Lerner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Abington Friends School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, Virginia
G 25 Major Canady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Kiski School (PA) Wilson, North Carolina
F 32 Kazembe Abif Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr University H.S. (NJ) Elizabeth, New Jersey
F/C 35 Dartaye Ruffin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr New Hampton H.S. Stoughton, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Shooting guard Chris Fouch is coming off his second red-shirt season, after suffering a second season-ending injury in 2012. He is classified as a graduate student.[6]
  • Starting guard Damion Lee suffered a Torn ACL in a game against Arizona on November 27, 2013.[7] He is expected to Redshirt this season, and maintain 2 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2014–15 season
  • Junior forward Kazembe Abif fractured his left hand during practice on February 6, 2014, which required season ending surgery. Prior to this injury, Abif missed 5 games due to a sprained knee, and 1 game due to a concussion.[8]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Dartaye Ruffin Mohamed Bah Goran Pantovic
PF Kazembe Abif Rodney Williams Khris Lane
SF Damion Lee Tavon Allen
SG Chris Fouch Major Canady Stevan Manojlovic Jake Lerner
PG Frantz Massenat Freddie Wilson

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013*
11:59 pm, P12N 		at No. 22 UCLA L 67–72  0–1
  20 – Massenat   13 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Pauley Pavilion (6,859)
Los Angeles
November 12, 2013*
8:00 pm, TCN/ESPN3 		at Illinois State W 78–70  1–1
  26 – Fouch   13 – Abif   7 – Massenat  Redbird Arena (4,313)
Normal, Illinois
November 18, 2013*
5:00 pm 		(8) vs. (6) Elon
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round 		W 71–64  2–1
  22 – Fouch   9 – Abif   3 – Massenat  The RAC (2,106)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 19, 2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(8) at (4) Rutgers
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals 		W 70–59  3–1
  21 – Allen   9 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  The RAC (3,025)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 27, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Arizona
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals 		L 62–66  3–2
  29 – Fouch   10 – Williams   2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (8,741)
New York City
November 29, 2013*
3:30 pm, ESPN2 		(8) vs. (3) Alabama
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game 		W 85–83 3OT 4–2
  19 – Fouch   11 – Abif   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (13,266)
New York City
December 4, 2013*
7:00 pm 		Cleveland State W 85–82 3OT 5–2
  23 – Allen   14 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,127)
Philadelphia
December 7, 2013*
4:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 75–61  6–2
  21 – Massenat   8 – Tied   6 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,997)
Philadelphia
December 15, 2013*
2:00 pm 		at Davidson W 72–58  7–2
  25 – Massenat   11 – Ruffin   2 – Tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,430)
Davidson, North Carolina
December 18, 2013*
7:00 pm, TCN 		at Saint Joseph's L 55–75  7–3
  20 – Allen   10 – Williams   4 – Tied  Hagan Arena (3,651)
Philadelphia
December 22, 2013*
2:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 59–49  8–3
  15 – Fouch   11 – Abif   6 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,523)
Philadelphia
December 29, 2013*
2:00 pm 		Buffalo L 52–55  8–4
  14 – Allen   12 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,503)
Philadelphia
January 3, 2014*
2:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 49–66  8–5
  15 – Allen   4 – Fouch   4 – Massenat  Reed Green Coliseum (6,082)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CAA regular season
January 8, 2014
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary L 73–85  8–6
(0–1) 		 19 – Massenat   7 – Pantovic   4 – Massenat  Kaplan Arena (2,729)
Williamsburg, Virginia
January 11, 2014
2:00 pm, TCN 		Northeastern W 93–88 2OT 9–6
(1–1) 		 31 – Fouch   12 – Massenat   8 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
Philadelphia
January 14, 2014
7:00 pm, CSN 		Towson L 68–80  9–7
(1–2) 		 28 – Fouch   14 – Williams   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,672)
Philadelphia
January 18, 2014
2:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 79–63  10–7
(2–2) 		 30 – Massenat   8 – Williams   8 – Massenat  Trask Coliseum (3,614)
Wilmington, North Carolina
January 20, 2014
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		Delaware L 77–90  10–8
(2–3) 		 20 – Massenat   6 – Ruffin   10 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
Philadelphia
January 25, 2014
4:00 pm 		William & Mary L 66–68  10–9
(2–4) 		 31 – Fouch   9 – Ruffin   4 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,457)
Philadelphia
January 29, 2014
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 77–74  11–9
(3–4) 		 32 – Massenat   8 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  Mack Sports Complex (778)
Hempstead, New York
February 1, 2014
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Towson L 73–75  11–10
(3–5) 		 18 – Massenat   10 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  SECU Arena (3,870)
Towson, Maryland
February 3, 2014
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 61–50  12–10
(4–5) 		 17 – Allen   6 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (917)
Philadelphia
February 8, 2014
2:00 pm 		James Madison W 78–60  13–10
(5–5) 		 26 – Fouch   10 – Williams   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,023)
Philadelphia
February 13, 2014
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		at College of Charleston L 46–47  13–11
(5–6) 		 16 – Massenat   10 – Allen   1 – Tied  TD Arena (3,613)
Charleston, South Carolina
February 16, 2014
8:00 pm, CSN 		Hofstra W 74–63[dead link‍]  14–11
(6–6) 		 24 – Massenat   9 – Ruffin   7 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,814)
Philadelphia
February 19, 2014
7:00 pm, CSN 		at James Madison L 61–63 OT 14–12
(6–7) 		 15 – Massenat   11 – Ruffin   2 – Massenat  JMU Convocation Center (3,011)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 23, 2014
3:00 pm, CSN 		at Delaware W 69–65  15–12
(7–7) 		 25 – Allen   11 – Ruffin   4 – Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (5,122)
Newark, Delaware
February 26, 2014
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston
Senior night 		W 58–45  16–12
(8–7) 		 24 – Massenat   10 – Ruffin   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,016)
Philadelphia
March 1, 2014
1:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 52–54  16–13
(8–8) 		 26 – Fouch   7 – Ruffin   4 – Massenat  Matthews Arena (1,123)
Boston
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2014
2:30 pm, CSN 		(4) vs. (5) Northeastern
Quarterfinals 		L 81–90  16–14
  30 – Fouch   7 – Tied   5 – Allen  Baltimore Arena (2,998)
Baltimore
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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%
Kazembe Abif 16 12 30.6 7.2 6.6 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 .468 .750 .500
Tavon Allen 28 10 29.5 11.7 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 .396 .654 .280
Mohamed Bah 24 1 11.7 2.0 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 .633 .526 .000
Major Canady 30 14 16.0 2.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.6 .333 .576 .214
Chris Fouch 30 30 35.4 18.3 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.3 .399 .822 .324
Khris Lane 4 0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000
Damion Lee 5 5 26.8 13.0 4.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.4 .370 .864 .273
Jake Lerner 5 0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
Stevan Manojlovic 7 1 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.000 .000 1.000
Frantz Massenat 30 30 36.8 17.5 3.8 4.7 0.8 0.4 1.9 .405 .721 .353
Goran Pantovic 12 3 13.4 1.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.3 .500 .400 .000
Dartaye Ruffin 28 26 29.6 5.0 7.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 .581 .567 .000
Rodney Williams 30 18 20.8 5.4 5.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.9 .518 .639 .000
Freddie Wilson 19 0 11.1 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 .313 .667 .222
Team 30 - - 69 36 12 5 4 9 .421 .709 .314

Awards

Frantz Massenat
  • Team co-Most Valuable Player[9]
  • First Team NABC All-District Team
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
  • CAA Player Of The Week (3)
  • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team[10]
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Team
Chris Fouch
  • Team co-Most Valuable Player
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Performer of the Year
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Team (held a 3.56 GPA)
  • Second Team NABC All-District Team
  • CAA All-Conference Second Team
  • CAA Player Of The Week
Rodney Williams
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie Of The Week (2)
Damion Lee
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
Tavon Allen
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
Dartaye Ruffin
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
Steve Manojlovic
  • Team Academic Award (held a 3.62 GPA)
Jake Lerner
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award

References

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  3. ^ "Aquil Younger". Shaw University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Daryl McCoy to Beira in Mozambique". court-side.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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  6. ^ "Chris Fouch – 2013-14 Men's Basketball". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  7. ^ Pennington, James. "Drexel's Damion Lee out for season with torn ACL". Philly.com. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "Kazembe Abif to Miss Remainder of Season Due to Injury". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Hands Out Awards at Postseason Banquet". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "2013–2014 NIT Season Tip-Off". RealGM. Retrieved February 2, 2014.