2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–25 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Connors (8th season); Matt Collier (6th season); Bobby Jordan (4th season);
MVP	Kazembe Abif (1st year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 ⊟

2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
James Madison	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
College of Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Elon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Drexel	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Delaware	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† 2016 CAA tournament winner

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 15th 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 6–25, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in ninth place in the regular season. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Hofstra.

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

Previous season

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 10-18 after losing to the College of Charleston in the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 9–9 in the CAA regular season, and was the 7 seed in the conference tournament.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sooren Derboghosian	0	C	6'10"	255	RS Senior	Tehran, Iran	Graduated
Freddie Wilson	1	PG	6'3"	204	Senior	New Haven, CT	Graduated
Damion Lee	14	G/F	6'6"	200	RS Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Louisville^[2]

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahmad Fields SG	Washington, D.C.	Utah	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 22, 2014
Ahmad Fields SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 67
Miles Overton SG	Philadelphia, PA	Wake Forest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 26, 2015
Miles Overton SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Chandler Fraser-Pauls G	Pennington, NJ	Lafayette	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Chandler Fraser-Pauls G	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: "Drexel 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

Miles Overton was not eligible to play in the 2015–16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Overton redshirted and entered the 2016–17 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.

2015 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terrell Allen PG	Upper Marlboro, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 10, 2014
Terrell Allen PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 64
Andrew Cartwright F	Guilford, ME	Nokomis Regional High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Andrew Cartwright F	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: "Drexel 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Miles Overton (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Saint Joseph's Prep/Wake Forest	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Ahmad Fields	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Massanutten Academy/Utah	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Sammy Mojica	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Brimmer and May School	Chestnut Hill, MA
F	5	Austin Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Trinity Episcopal HS	Richmond, VA
G/F	11	Tavon Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Hillhouse HS	New Haven, CT
G	12	Terrell Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	13	Rashann London	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Roman Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
F/C	15	Mohamed Bah	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Lee Academy (ME)	Bamako, Mali
F	24	Rodney Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. Christopher's School (VA)	Richmond, VA
G	25	Major Canady	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	The Kiski School (PA)	Wilson, NC
F	32	Kazembe Abif	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	University HS (NJ)	Elizabeth, NJ
G	33	Chandler Fraser-Pauls (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	The Pennington School/Lafayette	Pennington, NJ
F	35	Andrew Cartwright (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Nokomis Regional HS	Guilford, ME
F	55	Tyshawn Myles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Washington Heights	Queens, NY

Head coach

Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Connors (Ithaca)
Matt Collier (UMass)
Bobby Jordan (Drexel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

On 18 November 2015, the team announced that Redshirt Sophomore guard Major Canady would miss his second consecutive full season due to a knee injury.^[3] Canady redshirted the season for the second consecutive year, and retained 3 years of eligibility entering the 2016–17 season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, PHL17		at Saint Joseph's	L 81–82	0–1	20 – Ta. Allen	7 – Abif	4 – Te. Allen	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm		High Point	L 66–75	0–2	21 – Ta. Allen	8 – Abif	4 – Te. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,413) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm		Monmouth	L 74–82	0–3	20 – London	13 – Abif	5 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,522) Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2015* 11:59 pm, CBSSN		vs. UNC Asheville Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	L 66–85	0–4	19 – Te. Allen	8 – Abif	6 – Te. Allen	Alaska Airlines Center (2,542) Anchorage, AK
November 27, 2015* 6:00 pm		vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Consolation	L 65–71	0–5	20 – Mojica	10 – R. Williams	6 – Mojica	Alaska Airlines Center (2,478) Anchorage, AK
November 28, 2015* 4:00 pm		vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game	L 59–62	0–6	15 – Mojica	11 – Abif	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Center (2,193) Anchorage, AK
December 5, 2015* 2:00 pm		at La Salle	W 66–53	1–6	25 – Ta. Allen	13 – R. Williams	3 – Tied	Tom Gola Arena (2,004) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		at South Carolina	L 54–79	1–7	18 – Ta. Allen	4 – A. Williams	4 – Ta. Allen	Colonial Life Arena (8,418) Columbia, SC
December 19, 2015* 7:00 pm		Penn State	L 57–63	1–8	18 – Te. Allen	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Palestra (3,033) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm		Penn Battle of 33rd Street	W 53–52 ^OT	2–8	16 – Ta. Allen	14 – Abif	3 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,334) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Iona	L 70–77	2–9	20 – Mojica	8 – R. Williams	3 – Ta. Allen	Hynes Athletic Center (2,177) New Rochelle, NY
CAA regular season
December 31, 2015 1:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 63–75	2–10 (0–1)	15 – R. Williams	15 – R. Williams	5 – London	Trask Coliseum (3,599) Wilmington, NC
January 2, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN		at Elon	L 78–82	2–11 (0–2)	19 – Tied	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Alumni Gym (1,134) Elon, NC
January 7, 2016 7:00 pm		William & Mary	L 63–72	2–12 (0–3)	13 – Tied	7 – R. Williams	4 – Te. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2016 4:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 61–54	3–12 (1–3)	19 – R. Williams	6 – Te. Allen	5 – Mojica	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2016 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 61–69	3–13 (1–4)	16 – Abif	10 – Abif	5 – Te. Allen	Mack Sports Complex (1,102) Hempstead, NY
January 16, 2016 4:00 pm, CSN		at Towson	L 50–69	3–14 (1–5)	15 – Te. Allen	6 – Bah	4 – London	SECU Arena (2,000) Towson, MD
January 21, 2016 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 45–86	3–15 (1–6)	15 – Abif	5 – R. Williams	3 – Tied	JMU Convocation Center (2,807) Harrisonburg, VA
January 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN		UNC Wilmington	Postponed to January 24 (Snow)					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2016 1:00 pm, ASN		UNC Wilmington	L 71–77	3–16 (1–7)	17 – R. Williams	6 – Ta. Allen	5 – Te. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (332) Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2016 7:00 pm		Towson	L 70–77	3–17 (1–8)	17 – Mojica	7 – Abif	7 – Te. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (962) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN		Hofstra	L 64–70	3–18 (1–9)	33 – Ta. Allen	10 – Mojica	4 – Mojica	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,510) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2016 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 56–78	3–19 (1–10)	12 – Mojica	10 – Abif	5 – Ta. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2016 4:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 38–60	3–20 (1–11)	8 – R. Williams	6 – Mojica	1 – Tied	TD Arena (3,456) Charleston, SC
February 11, 2016 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 60–69	3–21 (1–12)	16 – Mojica	7 – Abif	5 – Te. Allen	Bob Carpenter Center (1,946) Newark, DE
February 13, 2016 1:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 60–70	3–22 (1–13)	23 – R. Williams	5 – Te. Allen	5 – Te. Allen	Matthews Arena (1,238) Boston, MA
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm		Elon	L 76–81	3–23 (1–14)	18 – Te. Allen	9 – Abif	7 – Te. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (976) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2016 2:00 pm, CSN		at William & Mary	W 74–69	4–23 (2–14)	20 – Te. Allen	12 – Abif	4 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (3,948) Williamsburg, VA
February 25, 2016 6:00 pm, CSN		Delaware	W 74–64	5–23 (3–14)	19 – Te. Allen	13 – Abif	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2016 4:00 pm		Northeastern	L 59–61	5–24 (3–15)	27 – Ta. Allen	7 – Tied	4 – Ta. Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,307) Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 4, 2016 6:00 pm	(9)	vs. (8) Elon First Round	W 57–56	6–24	17 – Ta. Allen	10 – R. Williams	2 – Tied	Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore, MD
March 5, 2016 12:00 pm, CSN	(9)	vs. (1) Hofstra Quarterfinals	L 67–80	6–25	20 – R. Williams	11 – R. Williams	8 – Te. Allen	Royal Farms Arena (3,904) Baltimore, MD
*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%
Kazembe Abif	31	30	29.9	9.3	7.0	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.3	.466	.621	.111
Tavon Allen	31	19	29.8	13.1	2.8	2.1	0.7	0.5	1.7	.364	.827	.366
Terrell Allen	31	29	32.9	9.8	3.0	3.5	1.5	0.1	1.8	.407	.838	.321
Mohamed Bah	26	2	13.1	2.3	2.9	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	.431	.469	.000
Andrew Cartwright	6	0	2.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	.200	1.000	.200
Ahmad Fields	3	1	15.7	6.0	5.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	.286	.667	.400
Chandler Fraser-Pauls	5	1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000	.000
Rashann London	31	24	30.1	7.5	2.3	2.3	0.4	0.0	1.5	.344	.700	.279
Sammy Mojica	31	20	28.4	8.9	3.5	2.0	0.8	0.6	1.6	.351	.623	.338
Tyshawn Myles	23	0	9.3	1.6	2.5	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.4	.438	.333	.000
Austin Williams	17	0	7.8	1.0	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.4	.353	.500	.000
Rodney Williams	30	29	26.2	10.5	5.6	1.2	0.4	1.1	1.5	.457	.675	.000
Team	31	-	-	63.2	33.0	12.4	4.5	3.5	11.1	.393	.685	.329

Awards

Terrell Allen

CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA Rookie of the Week (2)

Kazembe Abif

Team Most Valuable Player
"Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)

Rodney Williams

CAA All-Academic Team
Team Academic Award

Tavon Allen

Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention

Terrell Allen

Assist Award (team leader in assists)

Sammy Mojica

Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)

Chandler Fraser-Pauls

Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award

References

^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 7, 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ Parrish, Gary. "Louisville lands Damion Lee". CBSSports. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^ Verlin, Josh. "Drexel's Canady to miss second consecutive season due to injury". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[1] Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 7, 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[2] Parrish, Gary. "Louisville lands Damion Lee". CBSSports. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

[3] Verlin, Josh. "Drexel's Canady to miss second consecutive season due to injury". City of Basketball Love. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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See also

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