Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Drexel Dragons

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

University

Drexel University

Conference

CAA

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Bruiser Flint (14th year)

Arena

Daskalakis Athletic Center
(Capacity: 2,532)

Nickname

Dragons

Student section

DAC Pack

Colors

Blue and Gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1996

NCAA Tournament appearances

(8) Div. I - 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996
Div. II - 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967

Conference tournament champions

1986, 1994, 1995, 1996

Conference regular season champions

1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2012

The Drexel Dragons men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously, the Dragons played their home games at the 33rd Street Armory from 1969 to 1975. The Dragons are currently coached by Bruiser Flint.

History

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Drexel was the 5th US school to start up collegiate basketball, their first season being 1895. In 110 years, Drexel has an all-time record of 1130 wins and 959 losses. The Dragons joined Division I in 1973. Drexel has received bids to four NCAA Basketball tournaments in 1986, 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the 1996 tournament, Malik Rose led the team to their only second round appearance after an upset of fifth-seeded Memphis.^[1] Prior to this, Drexel had appeared in four Division II NCAA tournaments in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1967, including the very first Division II tournament in 1957. Drexel's men's basketball team was ranked as high as 35th nationally in 2007, finishing the season with a 23–9 record while making the National Invitational Tournament tournament for the fourth time in the prior five years.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Dragons have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round	Louisville	L 73–93
1994	First Round	Temple	L 39–61
1995	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 49–73
1996	First Round Second Round	Memphis Syracuse	W 75–63 L 58–69

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Dragons have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1957	First Round	Rider	L 61–63
1960	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Fairfield Upsala	L 44–56 L 69–74
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Long Island Albright	L 54–62 L 61–78
1967	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Cheyney Wagner	L 53–75 L 53–61

NIT results

The Dragons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1997	First Round	Bradley	L 53–66
2003	Opening Round	Temple	L 59–68
2004	First Round	Villanova	L 70–85
2005	Opening Round	Buffalo	L 76–81
2007	First Round	NC State	L 56–63
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	UCF Northern Iowa Massachusetts	W 81–56 W 65–63 L 70–72

Honors

Retired Numbers

#00 Malik Rose
#10 Michael Anderson

CAA Coach Of The Year

2001-02 Bruiser Flint
2003-04 Bruiser Flint
2008-09 Bruiser Flint
2011-12 Bruiser Flint

CAA Player Of The Year

None

CAA Rookie of the Year

2010 - Chris Fouch
2012 - Damion Lee

References

↑ Friend, Tom (March 17, 1996). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

External links

Official Website

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

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball

Teams	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hofstra Pride James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe

Championships & awards	CAA Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16