2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record11–19 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Connors (7th season)
  • Matt Collier (5th season)
  • Bobby Jordan (3rd season)
MVPDamion Lee (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
William & Mary126 .667  2013  .606
UNC Wilmington126 .667  1814  .563
Northeastern126 .667  2312  .657
James Madison126 .667  1914  .576
Hofstra108 .556  2014  .588
Delaware99 .500  1020  .333
Drexel99 .500  1119  .367
Elon612 .333  1518  .455
Towson513 .278  1220  .375
College of Charleston315 .167  924  .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Fouch3SG6'2"185GraduateNew York CityGraduated, signed by BK Iskra Svit[1]
Frantz Massenat4PG6'4"185SeniorEwing, New JerseyGraduated, signed by Mitteldeutscher BC
Stevan Manojlovic5SG6'5"197SeniorTorontoGraduated, committed to Western Ontario[2]
Goran Pantovic13PF/C6'10"225SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)
Khris Lane21PF6'6"215FreshmanRichmond, VirginiaTransferred to Longwood University[3]
Jake Lerner22SG6'2"190SeniorPhiladelphiaGraduated
Dartaye Ruffin35PF6'8"250SeniorStoughton, MassachusettsGraduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahmad Fields
SG
Washington, D.C. University of Utah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 67
Sooren Derboghosian
C
Tehran, Iran UCLA 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
    • 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

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Rashann London
    SG
    Philadelphia Roman Catholic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 22, 2013 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
    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: Scout: N/A   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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

      Roster

      2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      C 0 Sooren Derboghosian  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrGlendale CC Tehran, Iran
      G 1 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg) SrHillhouse HS New Haven, Connecticut
      G 2 Sammy Mojica  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBrimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
      F 5 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrTrinity Episcopal HS Richmond, Virginia
      G/F 11 Tavon Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrHillhouse HS New Haven, Connecticut
      G 13 Rashann London 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRoman Catholic HS Philadelphia
      G/F 14 Damion Lee  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCalvert Hall HS Baltimore
      F/C 15 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
      F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoSt. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, Virginia
      G 25 Major Canady   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoThe Kiski School (PA) Wilson, North Carolina
      F 32 Kazembe Abif   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrUniversity HS (NJ) Elizabeth, New Jersey
      F 55 Tyshawn Myles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrWashington Heights Queens, New York
      G Ahmad Fields (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMassanutten Academy Washington, D.C.
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster

      • 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

      Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
      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

      Date
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
      city, state
      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  Hofstra Arena (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

      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%
      Tavon Allen292732.811.23.02.30.80.62.1.315.800.283
      Mohamed Bah303021.93.94.60.50.50.60.8.545.805.000
      Sooren Derboghosian806.61.81.80.00.00.00.6.667.667.000
      Damion Lee272738.121.46.12.31.50.31.9.438.887.385
      Rashaan London303030.37.02.11.60.70.11.8.376.634.269
      Sammy Mojica24424.76.32.91.71.00.11.1.393.464.369
      Tyshawn Myles27011.61.63.40.20.10.50.3.386.500.000
      Austin Williams201210.60.51.70.30.20.40.3.400.200.000
      Rodney Williams221430.58.27.01.30.41.51.7.433.591.000
      Freddie Wilson30621.25.31.51.50.60.11.2.331.615.303
      Team 30 - - 60 32 11 5 4 10 .391 .745 .326

      Awards

      Damion Lee
      • 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

      2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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