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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 11–19 (9–9 CAA) |
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MVP | Damion Lee (2nd year) |
Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
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William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to the College of Charleston.
Previous season
[edit]The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 18-16 after losing to Northeastern in the 2014 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 8–8 in the CAA regular season, and was the 4 seed in the conference tournament.
Off season
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Chris Fouch | 3 | SG | 6'2" | 185 | Graduate | New York City | Graduated, signed by BK Iskra Svit[1] |
Frantz Massenat | 4 | PG | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Ewing, New Jersey | Graduated, signed by Mitteldeutscher BC |
Stevan Manojlovic | 5 | SG | 6'5" | 197 | Senior | Toronto | Graduated, committed to Western Ontario[2] |
Goran Pantovic | 13 | PF/C | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan) |
Khris Lane | 21 | PF | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred to Longwood University[3] |
Jake Lerner | 22 | SG | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Philadelphia | Graduated |
Dartaye Ruffin | 35 | PF | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Stoughton, Massachusetts | Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan) |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ahmad Fields SG |
Washington, D.C. | University of Utah | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 22, 2014 | |
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Sooren Derboghosian C |
Tehran, Iran | UCLA | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jun 15, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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- Ahmad Fields is not eligible to play in the 2014–15 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Fields will redshirt and enter the 2015–16 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.[4]
2014 Recruiting Class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Rashann London SG |
Philadelphia | Roman Catholic HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 22, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Sammy Mojica SG |
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Brimmer and May School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 28, 2013 | |
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Tyshawn Myles PF |
Bronx, New York | Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Nov 4, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Austin Williams PF |
Richmond, Virginia | Trinity Episcopal HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 2, 2014 | |
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Roster
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- On April 15, 2014, Drexel announced that senior forward Kazembe Abif would miss the entire 2014–15 season due to a right ACL injury. Abif also missed a large part of the previous season due to a variety of injuries, including a fractured hand. Abif redshirted the season and retained one year of eligibility entering the 2015–16 season.[5]
- On October 31, 2014, Drexel announced that sophomore point guard Major Canady would miss the 2014–15 season due to a right ankle injury. Canady redshirted the season and retained 3 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2015–16 season.[6]
- On November 19, 2014, Drexel announced that freshman forward Austin Williams was expected to miss "approximately 6-8 weeks due to a left foot injury." He recorded 6 rebounds in the team's season opener against Colorado and sat out the following game before the injury was announced.[7] Williams returned earlier than expected on January 3, 2015.
- On December 28, 2014, it was reported that redshirt senior Sooren Derboghosian suffered a major knee injury that would require surgery, and would miss the remainder of the season.[8]
- On December 29, 2014, forward Rodney Williams tweeted that he suffered a stress fracture in his foot, and would miss the next 4–6 weeks.[9] He returned on January 28, 2015 against Northeastern.
- On February 22, 2015, the school announced that redshirt junior Damion Lee suffered a fractured right hand the previous day in a game against Northeastern, and would miss the rest of the season.[10]
- On February 26, 2015, the school announced that freshman guard Sammy Mojica suffered a sprained MCL in practice earlier in the week, and would miss the remainder of the season.[11]
Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Mohamed Bah | Sooren Derboghosian | Tyshawn Myles |
PF | Kazembe Abif | Rodney Williams | Austin Williams |
SF | Tavon Allen | Sammy Mojica | |
SG | Damion Lee | Rashaan London | |
PG | Major Canady | Freddie Wilson |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 26, 2014* |
at Beijing Univ. of Tech. | W 85–79 | 30 – Allen | – | – | BJUT Gymnasium Beijing, China | |||||
August 28, 2014* |
at Beijing Sport Univ. | W 65–60 | 16 – R. Williams | – | – | BSU Gymnasium Beijing, China | |||||
August 30, 2014* |
at Jiao Tong University | W 82–49 | 21 – Wilson | – | – | SJTU Sports Arena Shanghai, China | |||||
September 1, 2014* |
at Shanghai Sharks | L 56–65 | – | – | – | Practice Facility Shanghai, China | |||||
November 1, 2014* |
at George Washington | L 49–95 | – | – | – | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||
November 8, 2014* |
at Temple | W 64–61 | – | – | – | Liacouras Center Philadelphia | |||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 14, 2014* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Colorado | L 48–65 | 0–1 |
16 – Allen | 7 – R. Williams | 2 – Tied | Coors Events Center (10,058) Boulder, Colorado | ||||
November 17, 2014* 7:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | L 49–52 | 0–2 |
23 – Lee | 8 – R. Williams | 2 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509) Philadelphia | ||||
November 20, 2014* 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Miami (FL) Charleston Classic Quarterfinals |
L 46–66 | 0–3 |
13 – Allen | 8 – R. Williams | 2 – Lee | TD Arena (1,131) Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
November 21, 2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. USC Charleston Classic consolation round |
L 70–72 | 0–4 |
32 – Lee | 8 – Bah | 8 – Allen | TD Arena (855) Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
November 23, 2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Cornell Charleston Classic 7th place game |
W 61–59 | 1–4 |
28 – Lee | 14 – R. Williams | 3 – Lee | TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
November 30, 2014* 5:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 59–36 | 2–4 |
22 – Lee | 10 – Myles | 4 – Myles | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,092) Philadelphia | ||||
December 4, 2014* 7:00 pm |
USciences | L 52–54 | 2–5 |
17 – Lee | 10 – R. Williams | 2 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,181) Philadelphia | ||||
December 13, 2014* 1:00 pm |
La Salle | L 55–65 | 2–6 |
19 – Lee | 11 – R. Williams | 3 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,613) Philadelphia | ||||
December 16, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Buffalo | L 70–80 | 2–7 |
24 – Lee | 6 – Tied | 4 – Lee | Alumni Arena (2,402) Buffalo, New York | ||||
December 20, 2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Penn State | L 68–73 | 2–8 |
15 – Allen | 8 – Tied | 3 – Lee | PPL Center (4,914) Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||||
December 28, 2014* 1:00 pm |
Iona | L 62–81 | 2–9 |
18 – Tied | 9 – R. Williams | 6 – Wilson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,101) Philadelphia | ||||
CAA Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2015 4:00 pm |
Elon | L 67–77 | 2–10 (0–1) |
29 – Lee | 6 – Tied | 6 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061) Philadelphia | ||||
January 5, 2015 7:00 pm |
William & Mary | L 47–73 | 2–11 (0–2) |
18 – Lee | 7 – Lee | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,051) Philadelphia | ||||
January 8, 2015 7:00 pm |
at Towson | W 55–41 | 3–11 (1–2) |
16 – Lee | 7 – Lee | 3 – Mojica | SECU Arena (1,285) Towson, Maryland | ||||
January 10, 2015 7:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | L 57–64 | 3–12 (1–3) |
32 – Lee | 8 – Lee | 4 – Mojica | Trask Coliseum (3,643) Wilmington, North Carolina | ||||
January 15, 2015 7:00 pm, TCN |
James Madison | L 35–54 | 3–13 (1–4) |
14 – Lee | 7 – Bah | 3 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,186) Philadelphia | ||||
January 17, 2015 4:00 pm, CSN |
at Delaware | W 66–62 | 4–13 (2–4) |
17 – Lee | 11 – Tied | 4 – Lee | Bob Carpenter Center (3,275) Newark, Delaware | ||||
January 21, 2015 7:00 pm |
at Hofstra | L 58–86 | 4–14 (2–5) |
27 – Lee | 7 – Tied | 4 – Allen | Mack Sports Complex (1,020) Hempstead, New York | ||||
January 24, 2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
College of Charleston | W 53–51 | 5–14 (3–5) |
21 – Lee | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,343) Philadelphia | ||||
January 28, 2015 7:00 pm |
Northeastern | W 65–60 | 6–14 (4–5) |
33 – Lee | 7 – Myles | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011) Philadelphia | ||||
January 31, 2015 4:00 pm |
UNC Wilmington | L 76–85 | 7–14 (5–5) |
32 – Lee | 13 – Lee | 5 – Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,404) Philadelphia | ||||
February 5, 2015 7:00 pm |
at Elon | W 67–63 | 8–14 (6–5) |
16 – Lee | 9 – Bah | 5 – Lee | Alumni Gym (1,184) Elon, North Carolina | ||||
February 7, 2015 5:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | W 59–45 | 9–14 (7–5) |
18 – Allen | 6 – Mojica | 5 – Allen | TD Arena (3,769) Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
February 10, 2015 6:00 pm, TCN |
Towson | W 53–49 | 10–14 (8–5) |
23 – Lee | 6 – Bah | 3 – Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,301) Philadelphia | ||||
February 15, 2015 5:00 pm, TCN |
Hofstra | L 57–81 | 10–15 (8–6) |
20 – Allen | 5 – Tied | 2 – Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,501) Philadelphia | ||||
February 18, 2015 7:00 pm |
at James Madison | L 78–82 | 10–16 (8–7) |
26 – Lee | 6 – Tied | 6 – London | JMU Convocation Center (3,282) Harrisonburg, Virginia | ||||
February 21, 2015 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
at Northeastern | L 73–83 OT | 10–17 (8–8) |
30 – Lee | 8 – R. Williams | 4 – Mojica | Matthews Arena (1,925) Boston | ||||
February 26, 2015 7:00 pm, TCN |
Delaware | L 44–58 | 10–18 (8–9) |
12 – Wilson | 12 – R. Williams | 5 – Wilson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,689) Philadelphia | ||||
February 28, 2015 2:00 pm, TCN |
at William & Mary | W 80–66 | 11–18 (9–9) |
24 – Wilson | 9 – R. Williams | 4 – Tied | Kaplan Arena (5,312) Williamsburg, Virginia | ||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2015 8:30 pm |
(7) | vs. (10) College of Charleston First round |
L 48–56 | 11–19 |
17 – Wilson | 8 – R. Williams | 2 – R. Williams | Royal Farms Arena (2,552) Baltimore | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Team statistics
[edit]As of the end of the season.
Indicates team leader in each category.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
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Tavon Allen | 29 | 27 | 32.8 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .315 | .800 | .283 |
Mohamed Bah | 30 | 30 | 21.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .545 | .805 | .000 |
Sooren Derboghosian | 8 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .667 | .667 | .000 |
Damion Lee | 27 | 27 | 38.1 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | .438 | .887 | .385 |
Rashaan London | 30 | 30 | 30.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .376 | .634 | .269 |
Sammy Mojica | 24 | 4 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .393 | .464 | .369 |
Tyshawn Myles | 27 | 0 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .386 | .500 | .000 |
Austin Williams | 20 | 12 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .400 | .200 | .000 |
Rodney Williams | 22 | 14 | 30.5 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .433 | .591 | .000 |
Freddie Wilson | 30 | 6 | 21.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | .331 | .615 | .303 |
Team | 30 | - | - | 60 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .391 | .745 | .326 |
Awards
[edit]- Team Most Valuable Player
- First Team NABC All-District Team
- CAA All-Conference First Team
- CAA All-Defensive Team
- CAA All-Academic Team
- CAA Player of the Week (2)
- Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
- Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
- Tavon Allen
- Assist Award (team leader in assists)
- Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
- Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention
- Rodney Williams
- "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
- CAA All-Academic Team
- Team Academic Award
- Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award[12]
- Sammy Mojica
- Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
- CAA Rookie of the Week
- Tyshawn Myles
- CAA Rookie of the Week
See also
[edit]2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "Guido Guida's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ Hayes, Barry. "Barry Haye's Tweet". HoopsStars Canada. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Hermann, Adam. "Adam Hermann's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Verlin, Josh. "Drexel Adds Utah Transfer Ahmad Fields". City Of Basketball Love. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ Rothstein, John. "Jon Rothstein's Tweet". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Drexel's Canady to Miss 2014-15 Season Due to Injury". drexeldragons.com. Drexel University. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Neiburg, Jeff. "Drexel's Austin Williams to miss 6-8 weeks". CityOfBasketballLove. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ Bracy, Aaron. "Aaron Bracy's tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Rodney. "Rodney William's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Damion Lee to Miss Rest of Season Due to Injury". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "Dragons Mojica to Miss Rest of Season with Knee Injury". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Hold 2014-15 Banquet". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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