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
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
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
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/15/2011*
6:00 AM, ESPN
at Rider
ESPN College Tip Off Maraton
W 80–62  1–0
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
11/18/2011*
1:00 PM
vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam First Round
L 56–61  1–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2011*
3:30 PM
vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam Consolation Round
L 35–49  1–2
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011*
1:00 PM
vs. Winthrop
Paradise Jam 7th Place Game
W 68–45  2–2
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2011*
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 49–62  2–3
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2011
4:00 PM, TCN
at Delaware L 60–71  2–4 (0–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,421)
Newark, DE
12/10/2011*
4:00 PM
Princeton W 64–60  3–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225)
Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2011*
7:00 PM
at Niagara W 71–58  4–4
Gallagher Center (1,248)
Lewiston, NY
12/17/2011*
4:00 PM
Bradley W 73–68  5–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2011*
7:00 PM
at Binghamton W 68–44  6–4
Binghamton University Events Center (1,895)
Vestal, NY
12/28/2011*
7:00 PM
Fairfield W 77–69  7–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2011*
7:00 PM
Saint Francis (PA) W 63–42  8–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2012
7:00 PM
at Georgia State L 44–58  8–5 (0–2)
GSU Sports Arena (872)
Atlanta, GA
01/04/2012
7:00 PM
Towson W 60–27  9–5 (1–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651)
Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2012
8:00 PM, CSN
VCU W 64–58  10–5 (2–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2012
8:00 PM, ESPNU
George Mason W 60–53  11–5 (3–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2012
7:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington W 79–57  12–5 (4–2)
Trask Coliseum (3,838)
Wilmington, NC
01/18/2012
7:00 PM
at Hofstra W 56–50  13–5 (5–2)
Hofstra Arena (1,554)
Hempstead, NY
01/21/2012
4:00 PM, TCN
Northeastern W 79–65  14–5 (6–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2012
7:00 PM
at William & Mary W 64–48  15–5 (7–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,795)
Williamsburg, VA
01/25/2012
7:00 PM, TCN
Georgia State W 68–46  16–5 (8–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2012
2:00 PM
Delaware W 71–55  17–5 (9–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2012
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northeastern W 61–53  18–5 (10–2)
Matthews Arena (1,374)
Boston, MA
02/04/2012
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Towson W 65–57  19–5 (11–2)
Towson Center (1,390)
Towson, MD
02/08/2012
7:00 PM
at James Madison W 63–56  20–5 (12–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,143)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/11/2012
4:00 PM
Hofstra W 78–67  21–5 (13–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251)
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2012
7:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary W 63–61  22–5 (14–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2012*
11:00 AM, ESPNU
at Cleveland State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 69–49  23–5
Wolstein Center (2,583)
Cleveland, OH
02/22/2012
7:00 PM, ESPNU
James Madison W 78–61  24–5 (15–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2012
4:00 PM, CSN
at Old Dominion W 73–72  25–5 (16–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012
12:00 PM, TCN
(1) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 59–47  26–5
Richmond Coliseum (5,889)
Richmond, VA
03/04/2012
2:00 PM, TCN
(1) vs. (4) Old Dominion
Semifinals
W 68–51  27–5
Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2012
7:00 PM, ESPN
(1) vs. (2) VCU
Championship Game
L 56–59  27–6
Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
2012 NIT
03/14/2012*
7:15 PM, ESPN3
(3) (6) UCF
First Round
W 81–56  28–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821)
Philadelphia, PA
03/18/2012*
11:00 AM, ESPN
(3) (7) Northern Iowa
Second Round
W 65–67  29–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
Philadelphia, PA
03/20/2012*
7:00 PM, ESPN
(3) (5) Massachusetts
Quarterfinals
L 70–72  29–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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