2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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. 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.

2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, L 70–72
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2011–12 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
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel162 .889  297  .806
VCU153 .833  297  .806
George Mason144 .778  249  .727
Old Dominion135 .722  2113  .618
Delaware126 .667  1814  .563
Georgia State117 .611  2211  .667
Northeastern99 .500  1417  .452
James Madison513 .278  1220  .375
UNCW513 .278  1021  .323
William & Mary414 .222  626  .188
Hofstra315 .167  1022  .313
Towson117 .056  131  .031
2012 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

Class of 2011 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Tavon Allen
SF
New Haven, Connecticut Worcester Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Casey Carroll
PF
Youngstown, Ohio Kiski School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Damion Lee
PF
Owings Mills, Maryland St. Thomas More School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Aquil Younger
PF
Philadelphia Penn Wood High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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
    11/15/2011*
    6:00 am, ESPN
    at Rider
    ESPN College Tip Off Maraton
    W 80–62  1–0
    Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey
    11/18/2011*
    1:00 pm
    vs. Norfolk State
    Paradise Jam First Round
    L 56–61  1–1
    Sports and Fitness Center (2,845)
    Saint Thomas, USVI
    11/19/2011*
    3:30 pm
    vs. Virginia
    Paradise Jam Consolation Round
    L 35–49  1–2
    Sports and Fitness Center (1,677)
    Saint Thomas, USVI
    11/21/2011*
    1:00 pm
    vs. Winthrop
    Paradise Jam 7th Place Game
    W 68–45  2–2
    Sports and Fitness Center (500)
    Saint Thomas, USVI
    11/30/2011*
    7:00 pm
    at Saint Joseph's L 49–62  2–3
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia
    12/03/2011
    4:00 pm, TCN
    at Delaware L 60–71  2–4
    (0–1)
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,421)
    Newark, Delaware
    12/10/2011*
    4:00 pm
    Princeton W 64–60  3–4
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
    Philadelphia
    12/13/2011*
    7:00 pm
    at Niagara W 71–58  4–4
    Gallagher Center (1,248)
    Lewiston, New York
    12/17/2011*
    4:00 pm
    Bradley W 73–68  5–4
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
    Philadelphia
    12/22/2011*
    7:00 pm
    at Binghamton W 68–44  6–4
    Binghamton University Events Center (1,895)
    Vestal, New York
    12/28/2011*
    7:00 pm
    Fairfield W 77–69  7–4
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469)
    Philadelphia
    12/31/2011*
    7:00 pm
    Saint Francis (PA) W 63–42  8–4
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,247)
    Philadelphia
    01/02/2012
    7:00 pm
    at Georgia State L 44–58  8–5
    (0–2)
    GSU Sports Arena (872)
    Atlanta
    01/04/2012
    7:00 pm
    Towson W 60–27  9–5
    (1–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651)
    Philadelphia
    01/08/2012
    8:00 pm, CSN
    VCU W 64–58  10–5
    (2–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
    Philadelphia
    01/12/2012
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    George Mason W 60–53  11–5
    (3–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
    Philadelphia
    01/14/2012
    7:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington W 79–57  12–5
    (4–2)
    Trask Coliseum (3,838)
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    01/18/2012
    7:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 56–50  13–5
    (5–2)
    Hofstra Arena (1,554)
    Hempstead, New York
    01/21/2012
    4:00 pm, TCN
    Northeastern W 79–65  14–5
    (6–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
    Philadelphia
    01/23/2012
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary W 64–48  15–5
    (7–2)
    Kaplan Arena (1,795)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    01/25/2012
    7:00 pm, TCN
    Georgia State W 68–46  16–5
    (8–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
    Philadelphia
    01/28/2012
    2:00 pm
    Delaware W 71–55  17–5
    (9–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
    Philadelphia
    02/01/2012
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Northeastern W 61–53  18–5
    (10–2)
    Matthews Arena (1,374)
    Boston
    02/04/2012
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Towson W 65–57  19–5
    (11–2)
    Towson Center (1,390)
    Towson, Maryland
    02/08/2012
    7:00 pm
    at James Madison W 63–56  20–5
    (12–2)
    JMU Convocation Center (3,143)
    Harrisonburg, Virginia
    02/11/2012
    4:00 pm
    Hofstra W 78–67  21–5
    (13–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251)
    Philadelphia
    02/14/2012
    7:00 pm, CSN
    William & Mary W 63–61  22–5
    (14–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627)
    Philadelphia
    02/18/2012*
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    at Cleveland State
    ESPN BracketBusters
    W 69–49  23–5
    Wolstein Center (2,583)
    Cleveland
    02/22/2012
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    James Madison W 78–61  24–5
    (15–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
    Philadelphia
    02/25/2012
    4:00 pm, CSN
    at Old Dominion W 73–72  25–5
    (16–2)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
    Norfolk, Virginia
    2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
    03/03/2012
    12:00 pm, TCN
    (1) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
    Quarterfinals
    W 59–47  26–5
    Richmond Coliseum (5,889)
    Richmond, Virginia
    03/04/2012
    2:00 pm, TCN
    (1) vs. (4) Old Dominion
    Semifinals
    W 68–51  27–5
    Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
    Richmond, Virginia
    03/05/2012
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    (1) vs. (2) VCU
    Championship
    L 56–59  27–6
    Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
    Richmond, Virginia
    2012 NIT
    03/14/2012*
    7:15 pm, ESPN3
    (3) (6) UCF
    First Round
    W 81–56  28–6
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
    Philadelphia
    03/18/2012*
    11:00 am, ESPN
    (3) (7) Northern Iowa
    Second Round
    W 67–65  29–6
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
    Philadelphia
    03/20/2012*
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    (3) (5) Massachusetts
    Quarterfinals
    L 70–72  29–7
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293)
    Philadelphia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

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