2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to James Madison.

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record9–23 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (1st season)
  • Justin Jennings (1st season)
  • Rob O'Driscoll (1st season)
MVPRodney Williams (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833  296  .829
College of Charleston144 .778  2510  .714
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
Elon108 .556  1814  .563
William & Mary108 .556  1714  .548
Northeastern810 .444  1516  .484
Hofstra711 .389  1517  .469
James Madison711 .389  1023  .303
Delaware513 .278  1320  .394
Drexel315 .167  923  .281
2017 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.

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

On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.[2]

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ahmad Fields1G6'5"195RS SophomorePhiladelphia, PACareer Ending Injury; Transferred to Cal State LA
Tavon Allen11G/F6'7"190RS SeniorNew Haven, CTGraduated; Signed to BC Khimik
Terrell Allen12G6'2"180FreshmanUpper Marlboro, MDTransferred to UCF[3]
Rashaan London13G6'2"185JuniorPhiladelphia, PATransferred to North Carolina Central
Kazembe Abif32F6'7"220RS SeniorElizabeth, NJGraduated; Signed to SC Rasta Vechta
Chandler Fraser-Pauls33G6'0"175RS SeniorPennington, NJGraduated; Hired as Director of Player Development at Rider

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Harper
PG
Philadelphia, PA Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 69
Tramaine Isabell
SG
Seattle, WA Missouri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jul 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
    • Troy Harper and Tramaine Isabell were not eligible to play in the 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Both were redshirts for the season and entered the 2017–18 season as redshirt juniors with 2 years of eligibility remaining.

    2016 Recruiting Class

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Sam Green
    SF
    Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 30, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
    Jeremy Peck
    PF
    Houston, TX St. Thomas High School (TX) N/A 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 6, 2015 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
    Kurk Lee Jr
    PG
    Baltimore, MD St. Frances (MD) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 2, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 57
    Kári Jónsson
    SG
    Reykjavík, Iceland Haukar Hafnarfjörður 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 1, 2016 
    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:

      Class of 2017 early commitments

      Roster

      2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Miles Overton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrSaint Joseph's Prep/Wake Forest Philadelphia, PA
      G 1 Kurk Lee Jr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrSt. Frances (MD) Baltimore, MD
      G 2 Tramaine Isabell (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGarfield HS (WA)/Missouri Seattle, WA
      G 3 Troy Harper (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrNeumann-Goretti HS/Campbell Philadelphia, PA
      F 4 Sam Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBishop McNamara HS Forestville, MD
      F 5 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrTrinity Episcopal HS Richmond, VA
      G 12 Kári Jónsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrHaukar Hafnarfjörður Reykjavík, Iceland
      G 14 Kris Alford (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrValley Christian Los Angeles, CA
      G 15 Sammy Mojica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBrimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA
      G 22 Elgin Ford, Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrArabia Mountain Lithonia, GA
      F/C 23 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
      F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSt. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, VA
      G 25 Major Canady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrThe Kiski School (PA) Wilson, NC
      G 30 John Moran (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrThe Hill School/Richmond Phoenixville, PA
      F 34 Jeremy Peck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSt. Thomas HS Houston, TX
      F 35 Andrew Cartwright (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNokomis Regional HS Guilford, ME
      F 55 Tyshawn Myles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrWashington Heights Queens, NY
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster
      Last update: November 28, 2016

      Schedule and results

      Date
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      October 27, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      Keiser L 71–76  0–1
       18  Mojica  12  R. Williams  5  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
      Philadelphia, PA
      Non-conference regular season
      November 11, 2016*
      7:00 pm, ESPN3
      at Monmouth L 65–78  0–1
       17  Lee  10  R. Williams  3  Lee  OceanFirst Bank Center (3,738)
      West Long Branch, NJ
      November 13, 2016*
      4:00 pm, BTN
      at Rutgers
      Scarlet Knight Showcase
      L 66–87  0–2
       24  R. Williams  7  Mojica  6  Lee  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,056)
      Piscataway, NJ
      November 18, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      Hartford
      Scarlet Knight Showcase
      W 87–73  1–2
       24  Lee  11  A. Williams  3  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,025)
      Philadelphia, PA
      November 20, 2016*
      2:00 pm
      at North Texas
      Scarlet Knight Showcase
      W 83–62  2–2
       20  R. Williams  9  Mojica  5  R. Williams  Super Pit (1,457)
      Denton, TX
      November 23, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      at Niagara
      Scarlet Knight Showcase
      L 74–93  2–3
       17  Mojica  7  A. Williams  7  Lee  Gallagher Center (863)
      Lewiston, NY
      November 27, 2016*
      4:00 pm
      La Salle
      City 6
      L 78–89  2–4
       21  Lee  8  Mojica  5  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (931)
      Philadelphia, PA
      November 30, 2016*
      8:00 pm
      at Lafayette W 74–70  3–4
       14  Tied  7  R. Williams  3  Mojica  Kirby Sports Center (1,134)
      Easton, PA
      December 3, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      at High Point W 78–72  4–4
       25  Jónsson  12  A. Williams  8  Lee  Millis Center (1,106)
      High Point, NC
      December 11, 2016*
      6:00 pm
      Saint Joseph's
      City 6
      L 71–72  4–5
       29  R. Williams  10  R. Williams  6  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,252)
      Philadelphia, PA
      December 16, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      at Rider L 82–90  4–6
       23  R. Williams  9  A. Williams  4  Lee  Alumni Gymnasium (1,531)
      Lawrenceville, NJ
      December 18, 2016*
      4:30 pm
      Kean W 84–44  5–6
       16  Tied  11  A. Williams  10  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (895)
      Philadelphia, PA
      December 21, 2016*
      7:00 pm
      at Quinnipiac W 91–74  6–6
       25  R. Williams  12  A. Williams  9  Lee  TD Bank Sports Center (823)
      Hamden, CT
      December 28, 2016*
      4:00 pm, TCN
      at Penn
      Battle of 33rd Street
      L 67–75  6–7
       19  Overton  9  Mojica  6  Lee  Palestra (3,836)
      Philadelphia, PA
      CAA regular season
      December 31, 2016
      2:00 pm
      at James Madison L 67–78  6–8
      (0–1)
       14  Overton  11  R. Williams  4  Overton  JMU Convocation Center (3,212)
      Harrisonburg, VA
      January 2, 2017
      4:30 pm
      Northeastern L 70–75 OT 6–9
      (0–2)
       20  R. Williams  9  R. Williams  8  Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (899)
      Philadelphia, PA
      January 5, 2017
      7:00 pm
      UNC Wilmington L 72–90  6–10
      (0–3)
       17  R. Williams  11  R. Williams  3  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
      Philadelphia, PA
      January 7, 2017
      4:00 pm
      at William & Mary Postponed to January 30 (Snow) Kaplan Arena 
      Williamsburg, VA
      January 12, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at Northeastern L 75–92  6–11
      (0–4)
       18  Mojica  8  A. Williams  5  Lee  Matthews Arena (1,417)
      Boston, MA
      January 14, 2017
      4:00 pm
      Delaware W 76–60  7–11
      (1–4)
       15  R. Williams  15  Mojica  10  Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,788)
      Philadelphia, PA
      January 19, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at Elon L 73–93  7–12
      (1–5)
       15  Tied  6  R. Williams  4  Jónsson  Alumni Gym (1,452)
      Elon, NC
      January 21, 2017
      4:00 pm, TCN
      at UNC Wilmington L 74–87  7–13
      (1–6)
       15  Mojica  10  R. Williams  5  Lee  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
      Wilmington, NC
      January 26, 2017
      7:00 pm
      Hofstra W 81–80 OT 8–13
      (2–6)
       22  R. Williams  8  R. Williams  4  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (717)
      Philadelphia, PA
      January 28, 2017
      2:00 pm, ASN
      College of Charleston L 76–90  8–14
      (2–7)
       17  Jónsson  9  A. Williams  6  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,602)
      Philadelphia, PA
      January 30, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at William & Mary
      Rescheduled from January 7
      L 85–108  8–15
      (2–8)
       25  Lee  4  Tied  8  Lee  Kaplan Arena (1,895)
      Williamsburg, VA
      February 2, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at Towson L 103–104 2OT 8–16
      (2–9)
       27  R. Williams  16  R. Williams  5  Tied  SECU Arena (1,905)
      Towson, MD
      February 4, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at Hofstra L 77–79  8–17
      (2–10)
       26  R. Williams  8  Tied  5  Lee  Hofstra Arena (2,819)
      Hempstead, NY
      February 9, 2017
      7:00 pm
      William & Mary W 79–61  9–17
      (3–10)
       23  Jónsson  8  A. Williams  6  Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (533)
      Philadelphia, PA
      February 11, 2017
      4:00 pm
      Towson L 65–69  9–18
      (3–11)
       18  Lee  6  Tied  5  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,009)
      Philadelphia, PA
      February 16, 2017
      7:00 pm
      at Delaware L 67–68  9–19
      (3–12)
       21  Lee  9  Bah  4  Tied  Bob Carpenter Center (2,248)
      Newark, DE
      February 18, 2017
      2:00 pm
      Elon L 65–66  9–20
      (3–13)
       18  Bah  12  Bah  6  Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217)
      Philadelphia, PA
      February 23, 2017
      7:00 pm
      James Madison L 64–70  9–21
      (3–14)
       18  Tied  9  Bah  3  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (858)
      Philadelphia, PA
      February 25, 2017
      5:00 pm
      at College of Charleston L 67–80  9–22
      (3–15)
       13  Lee  8  Tied  3  Lee  TD Arena (3,111)
      Charleston, SC
      CAA Tournament
      March 3, 2017
      8:30 pm
      (10) vs. (7) James Madison
      First round
      L 70–80  9–23
       15  Mojica  7  R. Williams  7  Lee  North Charleston Coliseum (1,889)
      North Charleston, SC
      *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%
      Kris Alford 5 0 3.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 .125 .000 .143
      Mohamed Bah 24 5 12.6 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 .583 .588 .000
      Major Canady 21 2 9.2 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 .250 .429 .227
      Andrew Cartwright 4 0 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .333 .000 .500
      Elgin Ford 5 1 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 1.000
      Sam Green 14 0 6.8 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 .444 .000 .450
      Kári Jónsson 28 21 28.5 10.1 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.4 .468 .829 .436
      Kurk Lee 32 30 32.9 14.9 3.9 5.0 1.6 0.0 2.9 .415 .678 .400
      Sammy Mojica 32 31 31.6 11.2 5.3 2.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 .388 .731 .312
      John Moran 31 5 13.4 2.8 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.1 .275 .619 .316
      Tyshawn Myles 25 0 12.4 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 .479 .476 .000
      Miles Overton 22 6 23.8 9.5 2.0 1.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 .284 .763 .252
      Jeremy Peck 19 0 6.4 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 .500 .778 .400
      Austin Williams 31 27 21.8 7.1 6.3 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.5 .613 .480 .000
      Rodney Williams 32 32 30.4 15.6 6.8 1.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 .526 .674 .231
      Team 32 - - 74.9 36.8 14.5 5.8 3.0 13.3 .435 .666 .345

      Awards

      Rodney Williams
      • Team Most Valuable Player
      • "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
      • CAA All-Conference Third Team
      • CAA All-Academic Team
      • CAA Player of the Week
      • Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention
      Kurk Lee
      • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
      • CAA All-Rookie Team
      • CAA Rookie of the Week (2)
      Kári Jónsson
      • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
      • CAA Rookie of the Week
      John Moran
      • Team Academic Award
      • CAA All-Academic Team
      Austin Williams
      • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
      Sam Green
      • Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)

      See also

      References

      1. Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (7 March 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
      2. Hermann, Adam. "Source: Drexel hires Zach Spiker as m. bball head coach". thetriangle.org. Drexel Triangle. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
      3. Terrell, Allen. "Terrell Allen's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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