2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

CAA Regular Season Champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	29–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (11th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Connors (4th year)
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Matt Collier (2nd year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA Tournament winner As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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, Pennsylvania
3	Chris Fouch	Guard	6–2	178	Junior	New York City, New York
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, Pennsylvania
32	Derrick Thomas	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	New York City, New York
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, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/15/2011*	at Rider (ESPN College Tip Off Maraton)	W 80–62	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
11/18/2011*	vs. Norfolk State (Paradise Jam First Round)	L 56–61	1–1	Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
11/19/2011*	vs. Virginia (Paradise Jam Consolation Round)	L 35–49	1–2	Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
11/21/2011*	vs. Winthrop (Paradise Jam 7th Place Game)	W 68–45	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
11/30/2011*	at Saint Joseph's	L 49–62	2–3	Hagan Arena (4,200)
12/03/2011	at Delaware	L 60–71	2–4 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,421)
12/10/2011*	Princeton	W 64–60	3–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
12/13/2011*	at Niagara	W 71–58	4–4	Gallagher Center (1,248)
12/17/2011*	Bradley	W 73–68	5–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
12/22/2011*	at Binghamton	W 68–44	6–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,895)
12/28/2011*	Fairfield	W 77–69	7–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469)
12/31/2011*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 63–42	8–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
01/02/2012	at Georgia State	L 44–58	8–5 (0–2)	GSU Sports Arena (872)
01/04/2012	Towson	W 60–27	9–5 (1–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651)
01/08/2012	VCU	W 64–58	10–5 (2–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
01/12/2012	George Mason	W 60–53	11–5 (3–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
01/14/2012	at UNC Wilmington	W 79–57	12–5 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,838)
01/18/2012	at Hofstra	W 56–50	13–5 (5–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,554)
01/21/2012	Northeastern	W 79–65	14–5 (6–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
01/23/2012	at William & Mary	W 64–48	15–5 (7–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,795)
01/25/2012	Georgia State	W 68–46	16–5 (8–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
01/28/2012	Delaware	W 71–55	17–5 (9–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
02/01/2012	at Northeastern	W 61–53	18–5 (10–2)	Matthews Arena (1,374)
02/04/2012	at Towson	W 65–57	19–5 (11–2)	Towson Center (1,390)
02/08/2012	at James Madison	W 63–56	20–5 (12–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,143)
02/11/2012	Hofstra	W 78–67	21–5 (13–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251)
02/14/2012	William & Mary	W 63–61	22–5 (14–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627)
02/18/2012*	at Cleveland State (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 69–49	23–5	Wolstein Center (2,583)
02/22/2012	James Madison	W 78–61	24–5 (15–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
02/25/2012	at Old Dominion	W 73–72	25–5 (16–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012	vs. UNC Wilmington (Quarterfinals)	W 59–47	26–5	Richmond Coliseum (5,889)
03/04/2012	vs. Old Dominion (Semifinals)	W 68–51	27–5	Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
03/05/2012	vs. VCU (Championship Game)	L 56–59	27–6	Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
2012 NIT
03/14/2012*	UCF (First Round)	W 81–56	28–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
03/18/2012*	Northern Iowa (Second Round)	W 65–67	29–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
03/20/2012*	Massachusetts (Quarterfinals)	L 70–72	29–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Venues	32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Penn

Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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