2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2013–14 record	16–14 (8–8 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (13th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Connors (6th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Collier (4th year)
Assistant coach	Bobby Jordan (2nd year)
MVP	Chris Fouch, Frantz Massenat
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware †	14	–	2	.875	25	–	10	.714
Towson	13	–	3	.813	25	–	11	.694
William & Mary	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
Drexel	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Northeastern	7	–	9	.438	11	–	21	.344
College of Charleston	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
James Madison	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
Hofstra	5	–	11	.313	10	–	23	.303
UNC Wilmington	3	–	13	.188	9	–	23	.281


† 2014 CAA Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 13th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On November 18, 2013, head coach Bruiser Flint recorded his 300th career win as an NCAA basketball head coach in defeating Elon.^[1] This game was also Bruiser's 214th win as the head coach at Drexel University, making him the winningest coach in Drexel basketball history. Bruiser was recognized for his accomplishments before the home-opener against Cleveland State on December 4.

They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Northeastern.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Casey Carroll	20	F	6'8"	225	RS Fr	Canfield, Ohio	Transferred to Nova Southeastern^[2]
Aquil Younger	2	G	6'0"	163	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Shaw University^[3]
Derrick Thomas	32	G	6'4"	195	Sr	New York City, New York	Graduated
Daryl McCoy	44	F	6'9"	280	Sr	Hartford, Connecticut	Graduated, signed to Ferroviario de Beira (Mozambique, D1)^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Freddie Wilson PG	New Haven, CT	Seton Hall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A
Freddie Wilson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
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:

Junior point guard Freddie Wilson was not eligible to play until the end of the fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules.^[5]

Class of 2013 commitments

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Major Canady SG	Wilson, NC	Kiski School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 29, 2012
Major Canady SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 65
Mohamed Bah C	Bamako, Mali	Lee Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Oct 16, 2012
Mohamed Bah C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 67
Rodney Williams PF	Richmond, VA	St. Christopher's School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 9, 2012
Rodney Williams PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 65
Khris Lane PF	Richmond, VA	Benedictine High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 12, 2013
Khris Lane PF	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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

Class of 2014 early commitments

2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rashann London SG	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 22, 2013
Rashann London SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sammy Mojica SG	Chestnut Hill, MA	Brimmer and May School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Aug 28, 2013
Sammy Mojica SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tyshawn Myles PF	Bronx, NY	Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Nov 4, 2013
Tyshawn Myles PF	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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Wilson, FreddieFreddie Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hillhouse H.S.	New Haven, Connecticut
1.5 !G	3	Fouch, ChrisChris Fouch (6th Year Sr)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Rice H.S.	New York City, New York
1.5 !G	4	Massenat, FrantzFrantz Massenat	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Trenton Catholic H.S.	Ewing, New Jersey
1.5 !G	5	Manojlovic, StevanStevan Manojlovic	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 197 lb (89 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Hill Academy (Toronto, CA)	Toronto, Ontario
2.5 !G/F	11	Allen, TavonTavon Allen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Hillhouse H.S.	New Haven, Connecticut
4.5 !F/C	13	Pantovic, GoranGoran Pantovic	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Life Center Academy (NJ)	Belgrade, Serbia
2.5 !G/F	14	Lee, DamionDamion Lee	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Calvert Hall H.S.	Baltimore, Maryland
4.5 !F/C	15	Bah, MohamedMohamed Bah	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lee Academy (ME)	Bamako, Mali
3.5 !F	21	Lane, KhrisKhris Lane	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Benedictine H.S.	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	22	Lerner, JakeJake Lerner (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Abington Friends School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	24	Williams, RodneyRodney Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Christopher's School (VA)	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	25	Canady, MajorMajor Canady	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Kiski School (PA)	Wilson, North Carolina
3.5 !F	32	Abif, KazembeKazembe Abif	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	University H.S. (NJ)	Elizabeth, New Jersey
4.5 !F/C	35	Ruffin, DartayeDartaye Ruffin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Hamption H.S.	Stoughton, Massachusetts

Head coach

James "Bruiser" Flint (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Connors (Ithaca College)
Matt Collier (Massachusetts)
Bobby Jordan (Drexel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Shooting guard Chris Fouch is coming off his second red-shirt season, after suffering a second season-ending injury in 2012. He is classified as a graduate student.^[6]

Starting guard Damion Lee suffered a Torn ACL in a game against Arizona on November 27, 2013.^[7] He is expected to Redshirt this season, and maintain 2 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2014–15 season

Junior forward Kazembe Abif fractured his left hand during practice on February 6, 2014, which required season ending surgery. Prior to this injury, Abif missed 5 games due to a sprained knee, and 1 game due to a concussion.^[8]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Dartaye Ruffin	Mohamed Bah	Goran Pantovic
PF	Kazembe Abif	Rodney Williams	Khris Lane
SF	Damion Lee	Tavon Allen
SG	Chris Fouch	Major Canady	Stevan Manojlovic	Jake Lerner
PG	Frantz Massenat	Freddie Wilson

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013*	at #22 UCLA	L 67–72	0–1	20 - Massenat	13 - Ruffin	5 - Massenat	Pauley Pavilion (6,859)
November 12, 2013*	at Illinois State	W 78–70	1–1	26 - Fouch	13 - Abif	7 - Massenat	Redbird Arena (4,313)
November 18, 2013*	vs. Elon (NIT Season Tip-Off First Round)	W 71–64	2–1	22 - Fouch	9 - Abif	3 - Massenat	The RAC (2,106)
November 19, 2013*	at Rutgers (NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)	W 70–59	3–1	21 - Allen	9 - Ruffin	9 - Massenat	The RAC (3,025)
November 27, 2013*	vs. #4 Arizona (NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals)	L 62–66	3–2	29 - Fouch	10 - Williams	2 - Tied	Madison Square Garden (8,741)
November 29, 2013*	vs. Alabama (NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game)	W 85–83 ^3OT	4–2	19 - Fouch	11 - Abif	4 - Tied	Madison Square Garden (13,266)
December 4, 2013*	Cleveland State	W 85–82 ^3OT	5–2	23 - Allen	14 - Ruffin	9 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,127)
December 7, 2013*	Tennessee State	W 75–61	6–2	21 - Massenat	8 - Tied	6 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,997)
December 15, 2013*	at Davidson	W 72–58	7–2	25 - Massenat	11 - Ruffin	2 - Tied	John M. Belk Arena (3,430)
December 18, 2013*	at Saint Joseph's	L 55–75	7–3	20 - Allen	10 - Williams	4 - Tied	Hagan Arena (3,651)
December 22, 2013*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 59–49	8–3	15 - Fouch	11 - Abif	6 - Allen	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,523)
December 29, 2013*	Buffalo	L 52–55	8–4	14 - Allen	12 - Ruffin	5 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,503)
January 3, 2014*	at Southern Miss	L 49–66	8–5	15 - Allen	4 - Fouch	4 - Massenat	Reed Green Coliseum (6,082)
CAA regular season
January 8, 2014	at William & Mary	L 73–85	8–6 (0–1)	19 - Massenat	7 - Pantovic	4 - Massenat	Kaplan Arena (2,729)
January 11, 2014	Northeastern	W 93–88 ^2OT	9–6 (1–1)	31 - Fouch	12 - Massenat	8 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
January 14, 2014	Towson	L 68–80	9–7 (1–2)	28 - Fouch	14 - Williams	4 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,672)
January 18, 2014	at UNC Wilmington	W 79–63	10–7 (2–2)	30 - Massenat	8 - Williams	8 - Massenat	Trask Coliseum (3,614)
January 20, 2014	Delaware	L 77–90	10–8 (2–3)	20 - Massenat	6 - Ruffin	10 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
January 25, 2014	William & Mary	L 66–68	10–9 (2–4)	31 - Fouch	9 - Ruffin	4 - Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,457)
January 29, 2014	at Hofstra	W 77–74	11–9 (3–4)	32 - Massenat	8 - Ruffin	9 - Massenat	Hofstra Arena (778)
February 1, 2014	at Towson	L 73–75	11–10 (3–5)	18 - Massenat	10 - Ruffin	5 - Massenat	SECU Arena (3,870)
February 3, 2014	UNC Wilmington	W 61–50	12–10 (4–5)	17 - Allen	6 - Ruffin	5 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (917)
February 8, 2014	James Madison	W 78–60	13–10 (5–5)	26 - Fouch	10 - Williams	4 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,023)
February 13, 2014	at College of Charleston	L 46–47	13–11 (5–6)	16 - Massenat	10 - Allen	1 - Tied	TD Arena (3,613)
February 16, 2014	Hofstra	W 74–63	14–11 (6–6)	24 - Massenat	9 - Ruffin	7 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,814)
February 19, 2014	at James Madison	L 61–63 ^OT	14–12 (6–7)	15 - Massenat	11 - Ruffin	2 - Massenat	JMU Convocation Center (3,011)
February 23, 2014	at Delaware	W 69–65	15–12 (7–7)	25 - Allen	11 - Ruffin	4 - Allen	Bob Carpenter Center (5,122)
February 26, 2014	College of Charleston (Senior night)	W 58–45	16–12 (8–7)	24 - Massenat	10 - Ruffin	4 - Massenat	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,016)
March 1, 2014	at Northeastern	L 52–54	16–13 (8–8)	26 - Fouch	7 - Ruffin	4 - Massenat	Matthews Arena (1,123)
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2014	vs. Northeastern (Quarterfinals)	L 81–90	16–14	30 - Fouch	7 - Tied	5 - Allen	Baltimore Arena (2,998)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) 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	16	12	30.6	7.2	6.6	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.9	.468	.750	.500
Tavon Allen	28	10	29.5	11.7	3.0	1.9	0.7	0.3	1.6	.396	.654	.280
Mohamed Bah	24	1	11.7	2.0	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.1	.633	.526	.000
Major Canady	30	14	16.0	2.1	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.6	.333	.576	.214
Chris Fouch	30	30	35.4	18.3	3.2	2.0	0.9	0.1	1.3	.399	.822	.324
Khris Lane	4	0	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	.000	.000	.000
Damion Lee	5	5	26.8	13.0	4.2	2.2	0.6	0.2	1.4	.370	.864	.273
Jake Lerner	5	0	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.000	.000	.000
Stevan Manojlovic	7	1	2.1	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.000	.000	1.000
Frantz Massenat	30	30	36.8	17.5	3.8	4.7	0.8	0.4	1.9	.405	.721	.353
Goran Pantovic	12	3	13.4	1.2	3.4	0.2	0.3	1.6	0.3	.500	.400	.000
Dartaye Ruffin	28	26	29.6	5.0	7.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.9	.581	.567	.000
Rodney Williams	30	18	20.8	5.4	5.0	0.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	.518	.639	.000
Freddie Wilson	19	0	11.1	2.6	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.6	.313	.667	.222
Team	30	-	-	69	36	12	5	4	9	.421	.709	.314

Awards

Frantz Massenat

Team co-Most Valuable Player^[9]
First Team NABC All-District Team
First Team All-CAA
Assist Award (team leader in assists)
CAA Player Of The Week (3)
2013 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team^[10]
Preseason CAA All-Conference Team

Chris Fouch

Team co-Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Performer of the Year
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Team (held a 3.56 GPA)
Second Team NABC All-District Team
Second Team All-CAA
CAA Player Of The Week

Rodney Williams

Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA Rookie Of The Week (2)

Damion Lee

Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team

Tavon Allen

Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)

Dartaye Ruffin

"Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)

Steve Manojlovic

Team Academic Award (held a 3.62 GPA)

Jake Lerner

Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award

References

↑ Jerardi, Dick. "Dragons make Flint their all-time winningest coach". Philly.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
↑ "Casey Carroll - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". Nova Southeastern Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
↑ "Aquil Younger". Shaw University Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
↑ "Daryl McCoy to Beira in Mozambique". court-side.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ "Freddie Wilson - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
↑ "Chris Fouch - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
↑ Pennington, James. "Drexel's Damion Lee out for season with torn ACL". Philly.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
↑ "Kazembe Abif to Miss Remainder of Season Due to Injury". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
↑ "Men's Basketball Hands Out Awards at Postseason Banquet". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
↑ "2013-2014 NIT Season Tip-Off". RealGM. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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

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

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